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  If You Were A Bro(tm) Did You Enjoy The Prestiage Of Giving A Talk? Do You Miss It?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  i was a sister(tm).

  i was only allowed to give talks to my householder.. you brother's(tm), all eyes were on you.. what was that like?.

  did you enjoy it?.

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  I still love giving talks. I am restricted to five minute talks and I am always careful to only say what i am comfortable with. The preparation needs to be meticulous. It is possible to plant doubts in peoples' minds and to leave the audience in a quandry without saying anything explicitly apostate.

  I have been frequently congratulated on this refreshing approach by people who don't realise how subversive it really is. I answer in the same way. One day someone is going to pick up on what is going on.

  My wife knows how I feel and think and is constantly on the edge of her seat in case I cross the line. I know that my position is hypocritical but I have never felt happier walking the line between subversive and out on his ear. I stick with it for family reasons. They all know how I feel. I am as open as is possible without leaving them all behind. But that is the nature of this two faced, ostrich minded sorry assed bunch I had the bad luck to be born into.
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  Annual Meeting Question

  by grumblecakes in

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  good morning everybody!!.

  ok ive heard only "activejws in good standing" can attend, what if youre irreguar?

  how are they enforcing this?

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  Here in the UK. I have heard of an elder's wife, inactive for 6 years with an invite. A couple baptised in th 1040s still active... no invite. All invitations have been ratified through London Bethel.
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  This WT book allows one raised as a JW to do a critical review of the religion and elders can't go against it.

  by EndofMysteries in

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  i love this gem, it was taken off the jw.org website, it seems only material after 1990 is up now, but it's here, http://www.scribd.com/doc/5472988/the-time-for-true-submission-to-god .

  page 6, "the need to search for the truth".

  says this....and i couldn't agree with it more!

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  It's still there in the WT Library CD 2012 Edition.
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  Premarital sex--how prevalent?

  by wafflesandpancakes in

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  in my old congregation, everyone seems clean.

  mostly chaste courtship, kingdom hall wedding, blah blah.. well there are lots of cases of fondling but they were soon forgotton.

  when my husband and i confessed to sex before marriage, the elders were disgusted.

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  I wonder how it compares to post-marital sex?
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  new book printed in Germany, not wallkill-why?

  by factfinder in

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  i just recieved a copy of the new book "imitate their faith" and notice it was printed in the german branch, not at wallkill.. why would they ship books here (the us) from germany instead of printing them in wallkill?.

  the new tracts were printed in canada.. is something going on at the wallkill printery that would would hinder book production there?.

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  "He mentioned that they're very busy with the remodeling going on at Walkill and that they're also supporting the building work at Tuxedo and Warwick. "

  Tuxedo? Whats goin on there?
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  Does Bethel etc close on public/bank holidays?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  does printing and administrative work carry on as normal throughout the year without regard to christmas, new year, public and bank holidays in the various bethel premises throughout the world?.

  it is a bank holiday tomorrow in most of the uk so will london bethel be working as normal?

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  No, they keep going, bank holidays, xmas, easter even "the lords evening meal" none of them count.
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  Drunkess

  by d in

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  i went with some coworkers to a bar and got very wasted.

  has anybody else experienced blacked out drunkess..

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  It happened to me once. I had a hell of a job driving home.
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  Pioneer School - 2 weeks long???

  by Lynnie in

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  i talked to my 83 year old pioneer mother over the weekend and she said she's going.

  pioneer school for 2 weeks starting today in lynnwood, wa.

  is that how long they usually are?.

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  Always was. That is probably a large part of the rest of the poor dear's life.
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  My daughter got her A Levels yesterday and is off to university in September

  by Xanthippe in

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  she took english, maths and physics and acheived a* a* and a. .

  it is the best thing possible for me, even better than seeing her opening birthday presents or the day she won the halloween fancy dress prize at school.. her dad died five years ago but she has coped and done so well at school.

  it has shown me that despite what happens in life you can still do well and reach your goals, especially if you take a cult upbringing out of the equation!

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  I could not be happier for you and your daughter. What a precious thing to have done your job so well that she has flourished under your care and protection. She has shown her mettle and you can take credit for helping her achieve that after the turmoil you must have been through.

  I think that going off to uni is similar to the happy/sad feeling you get when your daughter gets maaried. On one hand it is what you have worked and dreamed of, your baby on her way to an independant fulfilling life. On the other hand she off doing that on her own. It is what you work for but it kind of gives you a bit of a stab in the heart. Xanthippe, you did a great job, what a great future you have with your daughter.

  Which uni is she going to?
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  Breaking News --- England Retain the Ashes. Up yours Aussies.

  by Slidin Fast in

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  it wasn't pretty, it wasn't how we wanted it but we are in england and it rains here.

  you can't argue with two good wins previously.

  can the aussies rescue their pride for the rest of the series?.

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  Ahem, I hate to raise this subject again but ..................