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  I'm Dating . . .

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. humour

  because i am still very much held a prisoner to past beliefs and practice, i dress in suit and tie and bring a briefcase on my frequent dates.. i talk business during the entire happy meal (macdonalds), displaying ad brochures and spreadsheets relative to whatever business plan i happen to be hawking that day.

  i count the venture as a business expense and jws who frequent this fine diner know i am not on a date.

  there are no smirks, no snickering, no knowing glances.

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  millie210

  I came here to type -

  Someone is a lucky lady to get to have a date with our very own CC!
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  Two (circumstantial) lines of evidence for the real motivation behind the Russian lobbying?

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1. in bro sandersons latest video (in which he shows a very impressive skill with russian) he mentions two likely results of the imminent russian ban: the liquidation of the branch office and its assets, and the individual brothers capacity to worship freely.

  no prizes for guessing which one gets mentioned first!.

  2. why have the gb never attempted in the past, and are not interested in attempting now, such a letter writing campaign in other communist countries where the work is under similar restrictions, like china, or vietnam?

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  I wonder if they are also massively hoping this letter writing will take the focus off the Australian Royal Comission findings.
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  Amazing Video, modern-day miracle: "Chairs for Thousands"

  by neat blue dog in

  1. social
  2. humour

  god provides.

  https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodourorganization/pub-jwb_201703_4_video.

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  The direct expenses associated with this exercise (cleaning supplies, cost of truck transportation, transporting a film crew to document the whole thing, etc.) and the indirect expenses (the cost of people's time, their transportation and food expenses, etc.) probably total more than what it would have cost to simply rent a facility with the appropriate number of chairs.

  
  

  Great point!
  
  
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  Observations From an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Searching for the Lost Sheep

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  "what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

  " - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.

  i am happy to be left alone.

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  I think you deserve the consideration of lots of follow up to "try to help you" even though I know you dont really want or need that.

  Problem is, theyve got nothing.

  They dont have any resources for helping people who have walked away.

  I spent 40 years within and am now "without", gladly and by choice (what they would call inactive not DFd).

  The most effort extended on my behalf has been by the lowly ones in the Kingdom Hall. And their attempts are woefully trite and composed of little one liners from the Org and emotional thoughts of their own.

  Thats it.

  As for Elders and C.O.s, they act stern as though I am a traitor (perhaps I am but how do they know that without asking?)

  They also act a little afraid which is somewhat amusing.

  Nice reading your thoughts on your own experience. I imagine many of us here can relate so very much to your words.
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  Words for the Day; please share

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  How about Blether, blather and blither?

  You do blather on.

  Must you blether so?

  He is a blithering idiot!

  All with similar meanings.

  What a fun thread this is.
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  A major misadventure!

  by Bungi Bill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi, everyone.. i haven't posted here much in quite a while, but having just been laid low by injury, i'll likely be a frequent visitor for some time to come!.

  two weeks ago, i was involved in a workplace accident that left me with my lower l.h.

  leg fractured in three places (the tibia and fibular both broken clean through, plus another crack in the "neck" of the fibular for good measure!

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  Good to have you back (sorry about the reason).

  It will be good to read your posts!
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  A woman's Heartfelt message to the Governing Body

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just watched this lovely lady's heartfelt message to the governing body.

  i hope that the men she named and all lurkers who have some clout at bethel listen to this message and stop this cruel and divisive shunning policy that has ruined so many family's around the world.

  this is just one voice of many many people who feel this way about your (governing body) destructive policy.

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  She is completely right.

  However, JWs would dismiss her words as "emotional".
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  For those who have been out of the Borg for awhile do you have a Authentic Personality? Six points to look at.

  by Still Totally ADD in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i remember when i first came on this site back in 2007 many of the threads talk about after you leave a cult you need to find your authentic personality.

  i have found this takes a lot of effort.

  i found this article from the huffington post under healthy living date 7-29-2014.

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  I am working on it and think I am doing better now that I am away from being told how to think by the pages of the -Watchtower- .

  Number 3 is a challenge because I have so much family still in and I constantly am trying to balance honesty with tact and patience.

  Very hard to find that balance!
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  It seems that many witnesses simply dont care about facts?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i often wonder if the current crop of witnesses, especially the youth and younger ones simply don't care about facts?.

  i mean for some, even with knowledge of the past scandals, misleading teachings, mistruths, etc etc, they simply don't care.

  "it is the truth after all".. they are so intertwined in the operations and activities of the society, that they cant see anything outside of it.

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  If you are an "in" JW, it is much easier to ignore the facts than to face taking action about them.

  One look at the extended family members who would be crushed by upsetting the status quo is about all it takes to keep the average person compliant.
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  What Do Witnesses Do For Fun These Days?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when i was in , i went on many vacations, ate out at restaurants a lot and drank alcohol.

  loved music and dancing too.... do jws do anything but watch watchtower videos now?

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  millie210

  In my area the JWs make a "get together" (party) out of anything...

  someone leaving for a privilege of service? Party

  Someone coming home from the same? Party

  Time to study Watchtower as a group before the meeting? Drag out the chips and dip!

  On and on it goes. The "party" is usually in someones home or yard because there is no money when you are a JW, if youve done it the way you're supposed to.

  The food is predictable, the mood is also. "Arent we glad we are the happiest people on earth? No one gets together and has as much fun as we do!"

  The drink is soft drinks and maybe beer if youre lucky. The mental drink is of course ...kool aid