I almost laughed out loud when my mom mentioned there was a special talk this coming Sunday...because I already knew. Then, she said one of the elders had let it out there was going to be a new OM book. She seemed disappointed that she knew before the talk. She should be happy she knows she will need to give a donation ahead of time. At least since she mentioned it, I can ask her what it was all about on Monday. lol
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A Pivotal Date: March 20
by ezekiel3 ini am just giggling myself inside out with the stupid antics regarding the march 20 release of the new org book.. of course, in great irony, only the apostates seem to know what's going on.. meanwhile in the congregations, a excitment tinged with mystery and suspense is tweaking the r&f.
my entire book study was just about begging the conductor for any hint.. to emphasize the surprise, congregations that meet on saturday (march 19) are actually moving their public/wt meetings to sunday just for the event.
just imagine the drool letdown when they find out the truth, that old br.
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Were you invited to the Memorial?
by JH inhas anybody invited you to go to the memorial this year?
do you expect to be invited?.
usually elders come over a few days before to invite me, but they didn't come yet....
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My mom told me when it was and told me I should go. Then, she looked up the address to a KH in my city and emailed it to me. I told her I wasn't going to go, and she didn't say anymore.
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More conversations with my wife - birthdays this time
by ithinkisee ini was out to lunch with my wife today and she was telling me how our child did not want to go to school that day because they were doing a bunch of st patricks day stuff.
our child really can't stand being different and left out.
i feel so bad for my child.
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Mamacat
I'm not sure if early Jehovah's Witnesses celebrated birthdays, but I'd be inclined to say they did based on this. They celebrated Christmas! My grandma's KH has a huge library of old books, and there were Christmas songs in the first JW songbook! I couldn't believe it when I saw that!
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Anyone ever beat a speeding ticket (not that I would have one)
by zman inok this friend of mine (hahahah) got a ticket in san antonio.
he was guilty as sin, 79 in a 65 and passed a plain jane cop car, the three lane changes (no signal) did'nt help.
this 'guy' now has ten tickets in three states, he always says he will fight one.
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I've only had one speeding ticket. I've been driving over 10 years, and it was the only time I ever got pulled over for anything!
I was going 75 in a 55. The transportation cop was not having any sympathy on me...my son was crying in the backseat.."Is mommy going to jail?" :( I was trying to get them to school on time because I usually do not speed when they are in the car. The cop yelled at me for speeding with 3 kids in the car...and I felt bad enough about it already.
I was facing 2 points and $135 dollar fine. I went to court and pleaded guilty. Of course, the cop was there, and the whole docket of over 300 names were all his cases! The cop gave me PBJ (probation before judgement) and lowered the fine to $70 and no points. He said if I got another ticket within a year, then the full fine and points could be reinstated, but I didn't get another one. When he asked me if I wanted to say anything else, I said no. I talked as little as possible, so the cop didn't need to say anything. I didn't care about the fine, but I did not want those points!
I saw several people there who hired lawyers, were going the same speed as me, and they all got the same reduced fine that I did. But...someone lied about whether they had another ticket in the last three years. They said they didn't, but the judge could look up the driving record on his computer. He threw the book at her, and she had a huge fine and points assessed. -
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JW cd-rom availability?
by spider ini was looking for a watchtower cd rom, and as i can't go through official chanels, i looked at e-bay to see if they had it.
yes, there it was - but i found to my surprise that people are making copies and selling it - there is one here which is going for $31 dollars so far, and its still got a day and half to go.
check it out (paste it into address field).
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A few weeks ago, I was asking my mom what is wrong with Easter. So, she copied a bunch of stuff from her CD-ROM into email for me...Then, when we were there last weekend, she gave me her 2001 copy. She found out I had lost my bible...so she gave me her old one. She won't give me my old English/Greek one though.
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For the women: Clothes shopping right before the memorial
by catchthis ini have noticed now and in the past that most, if not all sisters, go clothes shopping right before the memorial.
they make it out to be this huge deal.
almost to the point where if they do not get that new dress from nordstroms, they won't be able to be seen at the memorial.
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I always got a new frilly dress when I was little...It kinda reminded me of Easter.
Do you know how hard it was in some years to even find a dress when they weren't in style? And then, it had to be modest, not flashy, etc. Sometimes it took 3 days of shopping just to find something acceptable! -
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Birthdays are a good memory
by Big Tex inyesterday was my son turned 9 years old.
he's going to have his birthday party this saturday but we took him out last night for his birthday dinner (he chose red lobster).
he had been dying to see what we had bought him for his birthday and begged (with those big puss n boots eyes) to open "just one" present yesterday morning.
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Aww! I am glad you got to share that with him!
My oldest son is 10, and he told me his favorite birthday was when I made cupcakes for his class and they all the number 6 on them in frosting. I brought them to school, and he was slightly embarrassed by all the attention, but he loved it! -
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How do you women feel about acting stupid to please men and the borg?
by Dragonlady76 inthe quote below was part of a talk in the 90's.
i heard this as a child and thought to myself, how can any woman accept such a draconian veiw?
i was not sure if i had understood correctly so, i brought it up to my bible study conductor maggie, i was appalled that she agreed with this veiw, we debated it back and forth, until i got the upper hand, then she told me that i was to "rebellious and strong willed", and that i "should never get married", that i way i would not have to submit to male "headshit" "headship".
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Mamacat
That view of women is just disgusting.
I grew up watching my mom give into every whim my dad had and never questioning anything. It felt wrong, and I would be no part of it. She still asks his permission to do almost anything, and she even went so far as to say she didn't think my dad would let her drive that far by herself (3 hours) to come visit me at my new house. In the end, he decided to come too, and I don't think he would have had any trouble with her coming by herself. I really think she hides behind the "I'd have to talk to your dad" excuse, and I've pushed her on it a few times. I'll call my dad when she is at the KH, and he will tell me that he is fine with whatever, and say my mom never brought it up!
Gee, if I never used my brain around this house, the bills would never be paid! My husband just doesn't remember due dates and such, so I take care of all of that. I don't mind at all since my background is accounting. We discuss any major decision, and usually I get my way. lol -
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Evolution or Creationism: CNY Schools Tread Lightly!
by Voyager inhttp://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1110879631169140.xml .
http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1110879631169140.xml .
***********************************************************************************************************more from the post-standard | subscribe to the post-standardevolution or creationism: cny schools tread lightly tuesday, march 15, 2005 by sapna kollali staff writer .
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Mamacat
There was a huge debate here about teaching Intelligent Design along with Darwin's theories. As a result, they have to read this statement to all 9th grade biology classes:
THE STATEMENT
Dover Area School District administrators read the following statement to ninth-grade students Tuesday as part of the biology curriculum, and are scheduled to read it again today:
"The Pennsylvania Academic Standards require students to learn about Darwin's Theory of Evolution and eventually to take a standardized test of which evolution is a part.
"Because Darwin's Theory is a theory, it continues to be tested as new evidence is discovered. The Theory is not a fact. Gaps in the Theory exist for which there is no evidence. A theory is defined as a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations.
"Intelligent Design is an explanation of the origin of life that differs from Darwin's view. The reference book, Of Pandas and People, is available for students who might be interested in gaining an understanding of what Intelligent Design actually involves.
"With respect to any theory, students are encouraged to keep an open mind. The school leaves the discussion of the Origins of Life to individual students and their families. As a Standards-driven district, class instruction focuses upon preparing students to achieve proficiency on Standards-based assessments."
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JW Birthdays
by AuntieJane ini have a family member with a special birthday coming up; but he is a jw.
we have no connection other than internet anymore.
i'm really wanting to wish him well on his birthday.
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Mamacat
I loved to get a birthday card from someone when I was growing up, because it meant someone remembered me and my birthday! Someone that worked with my dad would send me cards for Easter and Christmas too, and I loved getting them. It also meant that I got mail, which I usually never got anything.
A few years ago, I sent everyone in my family (even the JW's) Christmas cards! LOL I had gotten professional pictures taken of my boys, and since we lived so far away and I already had bought the Christmas cards, I wasn't about to go out and buy regular cards just in order to send the pictures so they wouldn't get bent. No one ever said anything about it either. They all knew by that time that my family celebrated Christmas.
There is no harm in sending the card and seeing what happens. If the person gets offended, you could just apologize and say you just wanted to let them know you were thinking of them.