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  Witless

  by JW83 in

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  i was just typing 'witness literature' & it came out 'witless'.

  does anyone else have this problem?

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  It's for my thesis, that's why I was writing it. I thought it was pretty amusing, but I don't think the markers would!
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  Witless

  by JW83 in

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  i was just typing 'witness literature' & it came out 'witless'.

  does anyone else have this problem?

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  I was just typing 'Witness literature' & it came out 'Witless'. Does anyone else have this problem?!
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  Anyone know anything about the Puritans?

  by JW83 in

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  hi, just wondering if any scholars out there can point me in the direction of good stuff on the puritans?

  thanks, jayne

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  Stephanus, I pm'd you! Ta!
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  True Funny WW2 Experience

  by JW83 in

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  this is taken from daily telegraph, sydney, 22.9.42, after a convention had not been allowed to go ahead.

  mrs inez stoop, a jws tract distributor, said yesterday: 'do not ask me why the conference was not held.

  you are from a newspaper, and all newspapers and their reporters are of the devil.

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  Explanation: During WW2 newspaper copy was censored before it could be published. This story was brought to the censor's attention because it involved a banned organisation, JWs. So I got this story from newspaper copy which passed before the censors (in a letter between censors, I think) & I haven't checked whether it was actually printed or not. I got it from the actual government file on censorship WW2 re Jehovah's Witnesses (National Archives, Canberra). It would be an easy matter to check whether it was published or not, but that isn't really important except for the issue of access.

  In other words, a journalist wrote this story & the censors checked it. Whether it made publication or not has no relevance to its authenticity.

  Hope this helps!
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  New Ex JW Group

  by Lehaa in

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  2. experiences

  as many of you are aware i organise the ex jw meetup group here in melbourne, australia.. th organisers of the meetup boars have made a few changes, including charging a monthly fee, so we have moved our group.

  decided the money would be better spent on a party.. here's the link:.

  http://groups.msn.com/melbourneexjehovahswitness/.

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  Hi Lehaa, you want to bring your bunch to Sydney so we can have some cocktails too?!
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  Anyone know anything about the Puritans?

  by JW83 in

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  hi, just wondering if any scholars out there can point me in the direction of good stuff on the puritans?

  thanks, jayne

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  Me too, that's why I need help!
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  Hello ScrappyKat!!!

  by misspeaches in

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  i would just like to send a big hug to my sister scrappykat who has just recently joined this board.

  jwd has been such an eye opener and making me think and now hopefully she will experience the same things i have.

  just having it reconfirmed in our minds that it is not the 'troof' can be so damned comforting!

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  Hello ScrappyKat!
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  Mum acknowledged my Bday - for the 1st time

  by misspeaches in

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  yesterday i turned 30.

  (i am so wise now.

  ) being startled enough that i came to this age so damned quickly was nothing compared to hearing from my mother.

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  Happy Birthday Miss Peaches!
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  List options for my escape here.

  by tsunami_rid3r in

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  problem: .

  want a normal life of going to college, freedom.

  in return will get kicked out of the house.

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  Hi, I was in the same situation just after high school. I don't know how it works in the US, but here there are always share houses for uni kids - you pay a fifth of the rent, or whatever, & live off cans of tuna - get a part-time job to pay for it, it works out okay. We don't have fees for school here, though.

  If you absolutely can't get by without your parent's support, then just bite the bullet & do it. Education is priceless, & as soon as you have finished, you can move out & live your own life!
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  Letting go.....

  by bikerchic in

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  sometimes when i'm feeling stuck and all the jw "stuff" of my past overwhelms me i get out my old recovery literature and go through it.

  this little gem really helped me recently and i thought i would share it with you, maybe it will help someone else struggling with the "what ifs" of life and moving on.. .

  letting go.

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  Hi Bikerchic

  To "let go" is not to adjust everything to my desires but to take each day as it comes, and cherish myself in it.

  I like that one - I always think that I can change people. Sometimes it works, often it doesn't. Cherishing yourself is a great concept!