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  JW Talk Radio Launches This Month

  by PublishingCult in

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  jw talk radio will launch this month on wed 5/11/11, 12pm pst.. .

  here is a sneak peak of jw talk radio's first discussion topic.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft83y58xyy0.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Just clicked on your link. "non-prophet" lol

  Is that you narrating at the end of the YouTube clip? If so you have a great voice for radio. GL, I'll try to check it out when it airs live.
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  Pennsylvania witnesses shot at

  by Siddhashunyata in

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  http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20110501/news90/105010338/-1/news.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  I remember hearing from the platform that it was ok to go to house that had a "No Soliciting" sign. The reasoning being that we weren't selling anything so we weren't soliciting. We were told that if there was a "No Trespassing" sign clearly visible to ignore the house. It was implied that if the sign was not clearly visible (partially obscured by plants, faded, not visible from the street, etc.) that we should knock on the door. We were also told that unless the householder actually said to not "ever" come back or "never" come back (key being to NEVER come back) that we were not to put them on the do not call list no matter how angry or aggressive they were because they could have a change of heart in the future. If they just said don't come back we were to continue calling on them.

  Personally I would skip any house that had a no soliciting or no trespassing sign regardless of whether it was partially obscured. If it was at the front door and I didn't see it until I got up to it I would turn around. If people said to not come back I would put them down as a DNC even if they left out the word ever (or never). I worked with JWs that were very argumentative when the householder was not interested. I saw people stick their foot in the door so they could finish their pitch when the householder tried to cut them off and shut the door. There were a few times I really hoped the householder wasn't going to shoot us. Stopping someone from shutting the door is extremely aggressive. If someone were to do that to me at my house they would either get a) foot slammed in the door and cops called b) punched in the face and cops called c) business end of a pistol and cops called (but only if I really felt in danger).

  The WBTS really needs to give firm direction stating to pass over homes that have no soliciting signs. Using a legal loophole that most people are unaware of is sneaky and asking to put JWs in danger. They also need to make it clear that if people say to not come back it's the same as never come back or don't ever come back. Unless you were ever affiliated with the JWs how are you supposed to know that there is a do not call list but you have to be very specific to be put on it? Again, they are just asking for trouble.
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  iPhone apps

  by poopsiecakes in

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  2. friends

  so tell me - what are your favorites?

  i'm obsessed with sky view...it's powerful awesome.

  i also like the whitenoise app - i fell asleep to the sound of a thunderstorm last night.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Educational/Reading: Kindle, ChemTouch, Wolfram Alpha, Khan Academy, Google Translate, SkyView, 3D Brain

  Movies/TV/Music: hulu+, Netflix, Local Concerts, Pandora, SoundHound

  Photography: Photoshop Express

  Dining/Travel: iBartender, Urbanspoon, Zagat, MotionX GPS, Trapster, Wi-Fi Finder, Worldmate Gold, Southwest Airlines, GateGuru

  Sports: ESPN ScoreCenter, iFitness, Nike + iPod, PADI

  Most of the major news apps (Fox, CNN, NY Times, USA Today, etc) and my local paper's app

  Humor: Dilbert, Cyanide & Happiness, Onion News Network, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, [adult swim]

  Shopping: Amazon, CraigsPro, eBay, Groupon, LivingSocial, RedLaser, Qponomics

  Misc. Utilities: iHandyLevel, Flashlight, Google Voice, Skype, Beejive IM

  Games: all of the Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies, Infinity Blade, Rage HD, The Impossible Game, Broken Sword, Age of Zombies, Family Guy: Time Warped, Family Guy: Uncensored, The Simpsons Arcade, Hungry Shark 2, The Idiot Test 3, The Moron Test, Today is the Day I Die, The Stupid Test 5, 0.03s, Crush the Castle, Duke Nukem 3D, WordFeud, Words With Friends, Cat Physics, ChuChu Rocket, Cut the Rope, :Shift:, Zen Bound
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  Got my first tattoo since DA'ing

  by WhatWasIThinking in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  on the inside of my arm.

  first one in probably 7+ years.

  i forgot what it felt like and how sensitive the armpit is..

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Followed, PM sent
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  Im now out...

  by MrFreeze in

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  2. experiences

  despite the fact that i officially left the jws last october i still had a big issue to deal with.

  i was still living at home.

  many of you are aware of the kind of pressure that parents can put on you.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Congratulations and good luck. Moving out can be tough but is definitely worth it, especially if your family is in and doesn't respect your decision to get out.
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  It's Carrots birthday

  by watersprout in

  1. jw
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  it's the big 3 0 for carrot today!.

  happy birthday you vegetable!.

  peace.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Happy birthday Carrot! My 30th birthday was the last one I officially acknowledge. Now I just celebrate anniversaries of my 30th (this year will be my 3rd 30th birthday anniversary).
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  So angry with myself right now....

  by Reality79 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  earlier today i was at a local tyre shop standing outside getting a couple of my wheels replaced when this 'sister' who i haven't seen for a number of years decided to approach me.

  i didn't even recognise her at first because her hairstyle was different and she was wearing these oversized shades, but this is someone who was always funny with me from day one and hardly ever said a word to me even when i used to be in her book study group that was in her home back in the 90s.. anyway, she asked if it was me and then she said who she was in case i didn't remember.

  she told me she saw my sister at the memorial last night (my sister who is inactive wasn't even going to attend that particular memorial, but because this f**king elder i used to hate called her out of the blue to "encourage" her to attend, she went along) blah blah blah but didn't get to speak to her for too long.. so she asked me what congregation i go to but then quickly asked if i'm still in the "truth".

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  WhatWasIThinking

  It happens. You were caught off-guard. I don't have to worry about that since everyone knows I'm DA'd (thinks I'm DF'd is more likely) and when I see people I know they make the effort to put as much distance between us as possible. Being a fader isn't easy.
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  Cruel Hearted People

  by EXMS in

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  2. experiences

  i can't believe how people in the "organization" can be so cold hearted.. .

  last october, i got an invitation to a friends wedding where i grew up in portland, oregon.

  i now live in san diego, california.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Someone who I considered a very good friend got DF'd while I was still in. I never shunned her. She asked to borrow money to pay a medical bill (no insurance) and I gave it to her. She paid me back but it took over a year. I didn't care about the money, I cared about her. She was my friend and I never would turn my back on a friend. After I DA'd she immediately shunned me and refuses to have any contact with me. She's a hypocrite and her friendship is conditional as most JWs are.

  What your "friend" did was wrong. If it had been me I very well may have knocked him out. With friends like most JWs you don't need enemies.
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  Quick question, what does it mean when its announced that someone is no longer a Jehovah's witness?

  by Joey Jo-Jo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as the title asks, does this mean that the person has been disfellowship on the basis on what the wb&ts considers as a sin or would this more like the person no longer wants to be a jw?.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  They do the same announcement for DF'd and DA'd but people seem to assume it's DF'd. I mean, why would anyone voluntarily leave?

  After my announcement was read (DA) the few people that still talk to me told me they heard I got DF'd. One is inactive and the other three go to different halls so they all heard it rhough the grapevine. I told them I DA'd and they still talk to me. They are the only true friends I made in the org.
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  One year out

  by WhatWasIThinking in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the last meeting i attended was the memorial last year.

  i haven't stepped foot in a kh since then.

  since i didn't go to the memorial today, i'm considering it my one year anniversary of snapping out of my stupidity and regaining my freedom.

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  WhatWasIThinking

  Walk On, they hear what they want to hear. Anything else is Satan's lies. They are fooled into thinking they do real research, but all they are allowed to research is their own publications. It's sad.

  Plenty of people face violent opposition everyday due to their race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, etc. While what happed to the JWs in Bulgaria is terrible and wrong, as you pointed out they are not the only ones going through it in that area.