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  While you were a JW, what did you say when people ask you how was your Thanksgiving and Christmas?

  by Iamallcool in

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  ''I don't celebrate Christmas. Its against my religion''

  then I'd hang my head with embarrassment. I was a child
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  Since leaving the truth, do you celebrate holidays, and does your participation in such bring you happiness?

  by Stand for Pure Worship in

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  i ask this respectfully, and do so after watching a favorite show of mine's season opener which had a new years storyline.

  hollywood tends to make movies and television show episodes centered around holiday themes appear warm and blissful.

  while i'm thankful to have never participated in such holidays, i can't deny my curiosity about ex-jws that do celebrate.

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  I love all holidays. I'm already so excited about Christmas. I just love it all. I love spending time with family, playing games, decorating the house just the whole build up to it. But before I had a child I didn't care too much for it. Now its the best thing ever.

  I enjoy Halloween and Easter too but Christmas is the big one.
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  Should I ''respect'' Bible and Koran believers?

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  believers in the koran/islam, that's all of them, not just so called extremists, believe that i, as an unbeliever, will be the fuel for the fires of hell.

  that's nice.. they, along with all bible believers, worship a god who is, according to his written publications, a right bastard.

  i despise their god/s.. i find that i do not respect their beliefs.. i cannot help but think that when all the philosophical talking of this, that and the other is done, they're just idiots.. i, on my down days, find that i do not respect them as human beings.

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  Well you know my views on Muslims Thomas. Say no more
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  Dubs & Halloween

  by Nathan Natas in

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  My parents always put a flyer in their window saying 'No Trick or Treaters at this house please. Enjoy your evening'

  But do they abide by signs on peoples doors stating 'no uninvited callers here please' - No they don't
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  Are you the huggy sort?

  by Ucantnome in

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  i don't really do hugs and kisses.

  my wife went to hug me this morning and i instinctively backed away.

  we laughed.

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  Not me. I do it with family and close friends but it doesn't come natural to me. I don't enjoy it. It doesn't sit right with me. But I do it anyway.
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  Why no children allowed at the annual meeting?

  by not bitter in

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  i've never even heard of this annual meeting or whatever its called.

  is it a new thing?

  sure it wasn't around in my day.. my elderly parents must have gone to it yesterday.

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  Thank you for clarifyng that. I thought it was a bit of a strange rule even for them
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  Why no children allowed at the annual meeting?

  by not bitter in

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  i've never even heard of this annual meeting or whatever its called.

  is it a new thing?

  sure it wasn't around in my day.. my elderly parents must have gone to it yesterday.

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  Oh and I did notice a grey bible on their table earlier. I thought it was one of those old video cassette holders from the 80's. I didn't realise it was actually a book.
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  Why no children allowed at the annual meeting?

  by not bitter in

  1. watchtower
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  i've never even heard of this annual meeting or whatever its called.

  is it a new thing?

  sure it wasn't around in my day.. my elderly parents must have gone to it yesterday.

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  I've never even heard of this annual meeting or whatever its called. Is it a new thing? Sure it wasn't around in my day.

  My elderly parents must have gone to it yesterday. They'd both had flu and pneumonia jabs the day before and both reacted very badly to it. My mother tells me they'd never felt so ill in their lives and got no sleep but they still attended a special meeting the next day in Bristol. That makes me angry in itself.

  But why no children?
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  Thinking of visiting a Kingdom Hall after 20 years in disguise

  by not bitter in

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  i have been to my old kh for 2 funerals since i left 20 yrs ago but i don't think they count.

  so i am thinking of visiting a different hall on a sunday for the public talk and wt study.

  i want to go just to remind myself how simple minded it is and to hopefully help me appreciate how wonderful and free my life now is.

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  Why are things not the same? I know some of their teachings have changed but surely the people and the structure of the meetings are the same.
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  Thinking of visiting a Kingdom Hall after 20 years in disguise

  by not bitter in

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  i have been to my old kh for 2 funerals since i left 20 yrs ago but i don't think they count.

  so i am thinking of visiting a different hall on a sunday for the public talk and wt study.

  i want to go just to remind myself how simple minded it is and to hopefully help me appreciate how wonderful and free my life now is.

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  Ha ha! I meant I would go to the hall in disguise. Bad grammar on my part