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  the love of animals

  by Aussie Oz in

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  no, not that sort of 'love'.

  how do you feel about animals?.

  never been one for pets although when a jw we had our fair share.. these days i just love looking out the window in the morning and seeing the wild rabbits eating our long grass (even though out here we are supposed do do out bit to eradicate the 'pest').

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  My girlfriend and I are training for a run coming up in a month and we had a 7 mile scheduled on Sunday. For some reason it was a hard run, the sun was beating down on us while were pounded the pavement. Towards the end of the run- we were feeling pretty tired and off in the dstance we see a couple geese crossing the street. As we run closer we can see it is about 10 geese and they have about 15 babies in tow. We had to stop just to admire them and wonder at the impossibility. We herded them off the road and into a dirt lot so they would not get run over.

  We were running in a hot, all pavement, quiet industrial area with very little shade, having a tough run, and these geese were just minding their own business, cruising the street. We did not even know of a pond or lake nearby. It struck us both - the contrast with the nature and the pavement.

  Anyway - it made us smile and we ended our run on a upbeat note.
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  POSITIVE POST TIME!! We just want to know 3 things you are FOR.

  by Terry in

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  on this topic we don't care what you are against.. let's be positive and tell three things we are for which are meaningful to us.. .

  1.music lessons for kids.

  learning to read music and play an instrument.. 2.memory training and math strategies in schools.

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  World peace, no hunger and all that is good stuff (which I am all for) - on a smaller and more personal scale:

  1. a new cupcake recipe

  2. support the troops

  3. thin crust pizza and merlot

  Great thread !
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  Of All of The Automobils You Have Ever Owned Which One Was Your Favorite?

  by Was New Boy in

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  they say the average person will own about 25 cars in their life time.. from 1982 to 1988 i owned a 1971 dodge challenger convertible.

  it had a 340 with a 4 speed stick.

  i loved that car.. i didnt cry when my wife left me....i did cry when that car drove out of my life!.

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  My first car - a 1968 Chevy Camaro with a 350 / 700R4 trans

  Lost forever after the Holley carb leaked and I barley had enough time to jump out of the car when it was engulfed in fire. It was not reliable, got horrible gas mileage - but oh was it pretty !
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  everyone read this so U all can help make my point

  by TheLoveDoctor in

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  when reading all of the variety of toppics on this site it appears by the lack of responses that some dont really care about your subject?

  or they just cant find the word to say, or they mosly like reading but not commenting.

  and some subjects ive read that have had many comments compared to others are just plane stupid as hell.

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  FirstLastName

  I will only post if I think I can add something new to the conversation - or I am personally very moved by the post.
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  JW superstitions about the memorial -

  by james_woods in

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  now that we are all thinking about jw memorial - i was just remembering all the silly superstitions the jws have put around this - their only holiday.

  as far as i can tell, none of these are actually biblical:.

  1) - it must be held only once per year.. 2) - it must be held on "nisan 14".. 3) - it must be held after sundown.. 4) - the bread must be unleavened.. 5) - the wine must be plain (not fortified) red wine.

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  When my dad was an elder - I remember my mom washing the plates and and glasses that were used for the memorial. We never used those plates or glasses except when my mom got them out for the memorial. When my dad stepped down from elder - they never asked to use our special plates and glasses anymore.

  I was only 11 but I think even I felt remotely snubbed.
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  My JW mom refuses to attend my wedding!?!?!?

  by d_yell in

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  ok...i just don't understand this.

  i am getting married in a few months and i thought this would be the happiest part of my life.

  right now it is the most agonizing!

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  When I re married - it was to a non JW - and at a reception hall with a non religious service. And yet my elder brother still decided not to come " due to his obligation to Jehovah". He admitted years later after much bad blood, that is was a mistake and that he should have come - he regretted his choice.
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  Good talk with mum and dad

  by boyzone in

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  she's 77 and both mum and dad have been witnesses for nearly 30 years.

  they've been pretty hardline in their time but just recently things have changed.

  today, to my joy, mum wanted to celebrate her birthday so i bought her a big bunch of flowers and a box of chocolates (yeah i know, not very imaginative) and intend to take them out to lunch tomorrow when i've got more time.

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  What a great story - one can only hope for such a great outcome !
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  The classic features of a JW wedding are:

  by highdose in

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  firstly a wedding/sales talk that mostly features heavily on how the woman should behave (hint, doormat) and lightly brushes over the fact of the husbands bevhaviour ( oh yeah he should treat her well).

  the reception normaly at some crummy comunity hall with yellowed ceilings and chucks of damp plaster falling off the walls.

  the seats normaly arranged facing eachother all around the edge, so that theres a huge unused space in the middle and everyone is climbing over everyone elses legs to get to their chair.. a big spread donated by everyone, normaly an ode to food poisoning.

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  When I married my ex - the wedding was at the KH and they charged me a hall rental, which I thought was ridiculous. I remember it was $400. No secular music - only kingdom melodies. One of my brides maids was privately reproved and she could not be on stage - even though it was private.
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  why are witnesses so ridiculous????

  by mochamint22 in

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  so it's been a while since i've posted on the site to hello everyone.

  i just am so irritated by these fools that i have to tell you guys about this.

  so my husband was on his way to the store and he stopped to pump gas and there were some witnesses doing street witnessing and this brother gets out and comes up to him (i was at home, this is my hubby telling me about this) this happens to be the po of the spanish hall my mother goes to.

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  FirstLastName

  Perhaps tell the annoying JW student that the online school is not the place for religious debate and then if she would like to discuss religious ideas to join her for a "discussion" on jehovahs-witnesses.net

  hehe
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  Hi, new to this forum. Figured I'd let everyone know about my story before I got involved.

  by JonathanH in

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  if you just want the juicy details where i leave, i'll make disclaimer where it begins, if you just want to know what happened with the elders and organization after i realized it wasn't true, i'll mark that seperately.

  we didn't do jack shit in service, or in the congregation.

  maybe this was how jehovah came about?

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  FirstLastName

  Welcome from warm sunny California - a great read !