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  What do you do for work and play?

  by roybatty in

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  im just wondering what kind of work people who post here do.

  i believe amazing is a mechanical engineer (like me), xena is an office manager and you know washes windows.

  and when youre not working, what does everyone do with their free time now that they dont have to knock on doors when the weekend rolls around.

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  I work for WorldCom Wireless.

  For fun I like to tell people I work for WorldCom Wireless.

  Just kidding.
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  Does being called an 'apostate' upset you?

  by wholewheat in

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  do all of you ex-jehovah's witnesses get upset when you are called an apostate?

  you all call each other apostates, so why should you all get upset if i call you apostates?

  if you don't like being called 'apostate', what title would you prefer?

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  You could call me ANYTHING but a JW and it would'nt bother me.
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  Circuit Overseers and Corruption

  by MARTINLEYSHON in

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  as an ex presiding overseer and public affairs spokesperson who is now disfellowshipped!!!

  i am new to this site and have read with keen interest the many and varied topics that have been posted.

  during my 9 years of presiding i encountered certain corrupt c/os for example the friends would treat them like little demy gods, hanging onto their every word, they would, on their visit influence the brothers to part with cash for privledges.

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  Positions within any org. can be abused. Just like police, there are sincere ones that are really doing their job to protect and serve and then there are the other ones that are in it for the power over other people's lives. Same with elders and po's and co's. Some are sincere in their job to serve and some are there to be served. But us "regular" people put these people on a pedestal and tend to treat them as though they are some kind of "Gods". When I was in the org. and it was time for a co visit, people were stumbling all over each other to out do the next one with what they could do for him. With some, it is bound to go to their heads. Just like with the police, the elders,the po's, the co's are in the position and have the capacity to destroy your life.

  People think if they kiss police, elder, etc., butt they might be spared. And some of these guys take advantage of their positions.
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  Newbie experience.....

  by zamzummim in

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  what better way to join the board than jumping in with both feet?

  (sorry if it's too long).

  my experience is somewhat similar to the ones i've read here.

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  Hello, ((((((((((ZAM)))))))))) and welcome aboard !
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  The friends, the truth and loaded language

  by detective in

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  as many people already know, using the term "the truth" to describe an organization's teachings is a brilliant way to constantly reaffirm it's validity subconsciously.

  it's a great use of repetition to establish as fact that which is only opinion.. i keep hearing the phrase "the friends".

  aside from the fact that i really don't like the terminology, i couldn't help but wonder if this isn't just another use of repetition and loaded language to enforce the belief that all of the people who share the same religion actually are your friends.. in some ways, i think it would be beneficial for some folks to drop "the truth" and "the friends" from their vocabulary so that they aren't continuing to immerse themselves in group-lingo that's intended to elicit certain emotional responses and associations.. what other loaded language can you come up with that is quasi-specific to jehovah's witnesses?

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  Apostasy: an abandoning of what one has believed in, as a faith, cause or principles.

  Apostate: a person quilty of apostasy; renegade

  Definitions taken from Websster's New World Dictionary

  Definition of the above from a JW point of view:

  Apostasy: an abandoning of God

  Apostate: a person guilty of being SATAN in the flesh
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  What's Your Pet Peeve?

  by DB in

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  of course, the wts is pretty much a pet peeve of almost everyone here.

  but besides that, what's your pet peeve?

  i'm in a playful mood today, so here's mine, with some tongue-in-cheekiness, of course: .

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  Mine is when someone calls my house and says, Who is this?" AH HELLO dumb ass you called ME !!!
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  The MEANEST Mom in the World! :)

  by BeautifulGarbage in

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  i had an experience with my son the other day and thought i would share it with the board.. i decided to take my son out to dinner.

  my daughter was off with friends and my husband was working.

  with it only being the two of us, i really didnt feel like making a mess in the kitchen and then have to clean it up.

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  This reminds me of a little story someone told me about their son acting up in the super market. When he and Mom reached the check out, he decided he needed bubble gum tape. A round case containing about 3 feet of rolled up bubble gum. Well, she tells him no as she has spent enough money and he got other stuff. He proceeds to object very loudly about not getting the gum. Everyone looking and whispering at the way this little "brat" is acting. So to shut him up she buys it.

  So they go merrily on their way out of the store and load up the car. She starts driving and he is saying in the most pleasant voice ever, "Mommy can I have my gum now?". She picks it up and says, "Oh yeah Mommy forgot, this gum honey?" He is sitting there with the biggest, honey sweet smile on his face and says, "yes Mommy".(one little happy camper)

  Until, she says again, "this gum honey? He says, "yes" and she proceeds to open her window and through it out on the road. She told him he will NEVER act like that again in the store. After a bit of crying he accepted the fact and never acted that way in the store again. Mean can be a VERY good thing sometimes.
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  making meetings more interesting

  by openminded in

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  do you keep falling asleep during meetings and assemblies?

  long and boring home studies?

  > here's a way to change all of that.. > > .

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  Open,
  You are just too friggin funny!!! One problem though, I don't ever intend on going to another meeting so I won't get to play. You should call like Hasbro or Milton Bradley or someone and see about marketing the game. Then there would have to be commercials to advertise it. Billboards !! Any ideas for advertising guys?
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  If You Can't Face A Witness Funeral Again..

  by Englishman in

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  i posted recently about how i attended a humanist funeral for my pal knocker john.

  no prayers, no hymns, just a natural goodbye that, in itself, contained a healing element that somewhat counteracted our feelings of grief.. then i think back to the funeral of my dad in the 80s.

  it was, quite simply, nothing more than a commercial for the witness religion.

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  Dear Englishman,
  I know too of what you are saying. It was this way for my father's funeral and will be for my mothers. What are we supposed to do when it is what our parents want? To make matters worse (or better, depending on how you look at it) non of the children in my family are jws. On one hand we could just go ahead and do whatever we want, who would have more say then us? But on the other hand my mother would want a jw funeral. Any good suggestions out there???
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  DATELINE VIEWERS BEWARE!!!

  by 144thousand_and_one in

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  to all those who watched the dateline episode regarding the handling of child molestation incidents by the jehovahs witnesses:.

  your television is now demonized as it received signals from satan himself.

  you must get rid of it immediately.

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  If you guys think watching Dateline and Harry Potter makes the demons act up-you should see what happens when you slip a porno in!!!!!