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  My JW wife wanted to throw a costume party. Any advice.

  by garyneal in

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  to all active and former witnesses (elders especially), i have a question.. .

  she indicated that she wanted to include her witness friends as well.

  however, given the fact that we are in the month of october and costume parties in this month are associated with halloween, she did not know how to throw a costume party without making it look like a halloween party.

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  It depends on how anal the elders are in the hall, and how easily some can be "stumbled." We used to have dress up parties in the hall, but the elders put an end to them...even for the kids! "Decade" parties were "glorifying an era" , and "tacky parties" could be mean to people who dress tacky.

  One sister successfully had a "Bible" party where kids could dress up as Bible characters and play Bible games.

  Good luck! When I was young I went to lots of JW dress-up parties (in the summer) and they were fun.
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  Dating a JW for 3 yrs

  by justbreathe825 in

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  my bf and i are thinking on getting married.

  i posted a foum early this week on whether or not i should get baptized.

  i decided not to.. now even though he says he "doesn't care" he got upset last night when i mentioned the subject and how confused i was.

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  I think your gut feeling is right on target, and I would listen to what your gut is telling you. Your BF's family means a lot to him (spending 3 or 4 days a week there! wow!), and he's not going to give that up. Would he still spend that much time with his parents once you were married? That could cause a problem. Would your children spend lots of time at his parent's house too? That would make me hesitant to commit.

  I just left this religion after being born into it. I'm in my late 20s! My husband is still kinda "in," but he agreed that our child would grow up neutral and not go to meetings. This makes me comfortable. If he pressed for our child to go to meetings, I would consider putting up a huge fight.

  Sorry about your situation. Take your time, and listen to your gut.
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  Are you a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy/gal?

  by compound complex in

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  or is tofu your bag?.

  coco ambivalent.

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  Nice_Dream

  I don't really like a lot of meat. And I love a tofu stir-fry.
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  Free lectures on the New Testament, online from Yale College

  by moshe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have been watching the youtube videos about the new testament( also covers the gospel of thomas) and i find them very enlightening.

  perhaps former jws can stop worrying what jehovah/jesus might do to them, they will be able to stop worrying about who has the true religion and find out, is aguest a sage or something else?.

  also, these videos might help an ex-jw find a new way to get a spouse out of the kh, without directly attacking the wt organization.

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  Thank you Moshe. I enjoy learning about the canon from a non-WT source.
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  If you have kids who are being exposed to JW beliefs

  by Libelle in

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  2. family

  it's becoming clearer and clearer that i need to muster some sort of strategy for countering the mr's indoctrination of the kids.

  now some of these kids are stepkids, so that makes it a bit hairier.

  but for our youngest, i will need to think about how to teach her other things too.

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  I think that's really cool that you're a pagan! Growing up a JW, I felt like I was left out of everything. Perhaps you could have a solstice party in the winter if your husband would allow that, or create another special "family day" so the stepchildren could participate as well. My husband doesn't mind if I "celebrate the seasons," so that's a way to have special times with your family without actually celebrating Christmas or Easter.

  Just seeing you not go to meetings (and their Mom for the stepkids), might be enough to crack the children's foundation so the kids ask questions when they're older. I always wondered why my friends from school, and all my relatives were going to have to die because they weren't JWs but were still good people.

  Sending you a PM.
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  KS10 Chapter Six Discussion

  by yknot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200524/1/ks10-chapter-one-discussion.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200527/1/ks10-chapter-two-discussion.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200581/1/ks10-chapter-three.

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  I just want to cry

  by sabastious in

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  but it's so hard for me to let out the tears.

  i think it has to do with how my dad raised me.

  crying was very looked down upon.. just got done reading chapter 4 of combatting cult mind control.

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  Watch Marley and Me.
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  WT banned music

  by truth_about_the_truth in

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  it's been a while since the society has been specific about what kind of music to avoid hasn't it?.

  the last i remember was when the said to stay away from rap and heavy metal.

  that was a while ago.

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  One of our COs cautioned against polka music. He was listening to it while driving and felt himself being carried away by the song...very dangerous! LOL
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  What's the best cover version of a song you've ever heard?

  by VampireDCLXV in

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  the title pretty much says it all.. it's true that there are many classics that simply can't be topped but it doesn't stop people from trying anyway.

  and what do ya know; occasionally someone does succeed.

  here i will post at least one notable example.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o9gf_sofbm&p=301f39587863d18d&playnext=1&index=3.

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  Alphaville's original was cool, but I like this one:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQi8wEHMm5Y&feature=related

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_sEtNrYlC4
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  KS10 Chapter Four Discussion

  by yknot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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  4 of 'shepherding the flock of god' by the wts is part of their worldwide non profit bible educational work which is supported by voluntary donation but not required in order for a publication to be placed with 'rightly disposed' persons.. chapter 4 addresses "assisting those who are weak" and is required reading prior to the ks.. it is the hope of this thread to assist those preparing for ks as well and assisting the wts in educating those about the responsibilities and directions elders must adhere.. here are the previous discussion threads:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200524/1/ks10-chapter-one-discussion.

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  Nice_Dream

  Have they always assigned inactive ones to an overseer? They sure make it hard to fade!!! My elders need to listen to the point on making an appointment instead of dropping by whenever.

  Thank you for posting!