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  Bound volumes free for the taking

  by jukief in

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  we have several nearly complete sets of watchtower and awake!

  bound volumes, from 1960 through the early 2000s, that we need to get rid of quickly.

  you can have them for the shipping cost.

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  jukief

  Thanks for your comments, folks.

  My husband (AlanF) has been collecting JW literature for a long time. He has an almost complete collection of everything ever published (it's insane). These pieces he wanted to get rid of are a lot of duplicates. They're stuff he bought cheap over the years or people gave to him. There used to be a market for this stuff, but there isn't right now. He's talked to a lot of people he knows to see if anyone is interested in them, and there just isn't much interest. Besides, we're moving in three weeks, and there's no time to sell them piecemeal on eBay, even if someone *did* want to buy them.

  But today he had an idea. One of our neighbors is a retired evangelical pastor. His church is a pretty big one here in Fort Collins. His son-in-law is the pastor now. Anyway, Alan wondered whether members of his church might be interested in having some nice JW literature to help them argue with the dubs, so he went over and had a talk with him. And guess what? He's taking everything that hasn't already been spoken for! We're going to stack everything in his garage, then members of his congregation will come over and select what they want. Then he'll deal with what's left over.

  I thought that was a pretty brilliant idea. :-) Too bad Alan doesn't count time anymore. Can you imagine all the placements he'd have this month? LOL
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  Bound volumes free for the taking

  by jukief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have several nearly complete sets of watchtower and awake!

  bound volumes, from 1960 through the early 2000s, that we need to get rid of quickly.

  you can have them for the shipping cost.

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  jukief

  NeonMadman, he has quite a few, and I'm sure no one is going to want all of them! So send me your email address via a PM, and I'll have him write you. Thanks!
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  Bound volumes free for the taking

  by jukief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have several nearly complete sets of watchtower and awake!

  bound volumes, from 1960 through the early 2000s, that we need to get rid of quickly.

  you can have them for the shipping cost.

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  jukief

  I'm having a terrible time trying to reply to the PMs I've received. I don't know if it's my browser or what, but the text in the header is white, and I can't see any reply button. If you sent me your email address, I'll have the hubby send you an email. If you sent me a PM but didn't include your email address, will you write me again and include it? Sorry!
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  Bound volumes free for the taking

  by jukief in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we have several nearly complete sets of watchtower and awake!

  bound volumes, from 1960 through the early 2000s, that we need to get rid of quickly.

  you can have them for the shipping cost.

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  jukief

  We have several nearly complete sets of Watchtower and Awake! bound volumes, from 1960 through the early 2000s, that we need to get rid of quickly. You can have them for the shipping cost. PM me if you're interested.
  
  Whatever is left in a month or so is going in the dump. Or maybe to recycling if we can find someone to take them.

  Julie
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  News from Bethel Heavy

  by cinnamon1642 in

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  pioneer hour change is legit.

  letters are being mailed out soon to all congregations for announcement in early october right before the tract campaign starts.. .

  elimination of circuit overseers.

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  jukief

  I really appreciate this thread. My brother is a CO, and I'm keen to know what's going to happen to the arrangement. Thanks, folks.
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  How many of you Ex Jehovah's Witnesses married early and it was a disaster?

  by isnrblog in

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  what a common tale.

  you marry early becasue you can't have sex.. i was married at 19 and divorced at 50. the only thing that held it together was our involvement in the jw's.

  otherwise it would have been over in less than 5 years.. my kids are not witnesses and have a terrible relationship with their mother, as she is always trying to shove it down their throats.. this is still happening.

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  Married at 17, a month after graduating from high school; he was 19. I thought if I didn't marry him, I'd never get another chance (there were at least a dozen girls for every boy in our circuit), and I didn't want to have to pioneer. No option to go to college or get a job and move out of my parents' home. It was a terrible mistake. He was a domineering brute. I stayed with him for 13 years, until I had the courage to leave him and the dubs at the same time. I moved to another town and started college and a new life. Never looked back.
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  God is not Great

  by hamsterbait in

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  anybody seen this book,.

  i was at a friends tonite, and read a bit on jihadist cretins in saudi arabia, who have banned george orwells "animal farm" because the farm ends up run by pigs.. godly honest - hearted moslems are also seeking to ban piglet, and charlottes web from schools.. apparently the eyes of innocent moslem babies cannot be defiled by reading about unclean animaux taking over the world, but.

  they can go to market to shop with mommy and see starving thieves having their hand sawn off (but humanely given a novocaine shot in the arm so they can watch but not feel it).

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  Alan just finished it and loved it. He gave it to me last night, so I'll start it next.
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  What do you know about Unitarian Universalists?

  by Good Girl or Bad Girl? in

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  i'm just wondering if anyone has looked into this faith or church or religion or whatever you might call it?

  it seems like a positive community, but i have also read things about it that seem borderline scary to vulnerable people who are looking to fit in somewhere... .

  i'm not looking for a religion to convert to or anything like that.

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  Oh, I wanted to add this: My children were already grown when I found the UUs, but I really liked their childhood education program. I wished at the time that I'd found it earlier, while the boys were still little. And our local UU church has a lot of adult education classes that are really good--much better than what is taught through the local parks and recreation department. I think we benefit from having a lot of educated people in this town and in the local church, so the classes are quite interesting.
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  What do you know about Unitarian Universalists?

  by Good Girl or Bad Girl? in

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  i'm just wondering if anyone has looked into this faith or church or religion or whatever you might call it?

  it seems like a positive community, but i have also read things about it that seem borderline scary to vulnerable people who are looking to fit in somewhere... .

  i'm not looking for a religion to convert to or anything like that.

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  jukief

  I joined my local UU church about 12 years ago. Moved away, came back, and joined again. But I hardly ever go to services. That's the beauty of it! The minister at our church is really fabulous, and he's the biggest draw for me. The very first time I went, his sermon was a mock debate in which he played both characters. The subject of the debate was whether UUism was a relevant religion for the 1990s. After much hilarious back and forth, he turned to the audience and told us that the whole debate was moot because UUism isn't even a religion. Cracked me up, and sold me on the church--and him. I like the whole idea of UUism. The local church here is very liberal, considering how conservative the town is. There's probably an equal mix of people who believe in god and people who don't. Lots of gay families and couples. Lots of university professors (this is a university town--CSU). Lots of community involvement. The only reason I don't go is because I'm too damned lazy to get up on Sunday mornings and go to church. I'd rather be out riding my motorcle or lazing around the house. When I do go, though, I come away feeling very refreshed.
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  My new ride!

  by Bumble Bee in

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  ok, it's not really mine per say, but i will be learning to ride it and i'm so excited!!.

  as i posted on the daily journal thread - we picked this up on saturday.

  hubby has been wanting a bike for so long, and with the price of gas, and his commute - it will pay for itself in no time.. it's a suzuki boulevard m50, 800cc, fuel injected, liquid-cooled, v-twin engine (whatever that means!!)..

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  Dang this forum. Can't use a Mac with it. Let me try that again. Using IE on a PC this time. Hope it works. If not, I give up. :-)

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