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lostandconfused
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Things that made you cringe at "the meetings"
by i_drank_the_wine ini always cringed so hard when a "brother" or "sister" would make some overly heartfelt comment about jehovah-something, usually related to a personal experience of theirs, and get all teared up and/or start crying.. once this fringe dude that's been df'd twice now was giving a talk and kept having these long awkward pauses where he looked like he was real stressed out, then he would start up again, stutter, slip up, and repeat the process until he looked down and went "i, i just can't do this" and walked off the stage and left the hall.. it also made my spchincter pucker when a young person would give some super devotional comment on how much they love big j and whatnot, which would make the congregation all smile in their hearts and wag their heads in approval..
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New Literature Arrangement
by Quarterback injust recently the org has changed the literature distribution to the congregation members.. the changes are:.
1) publishers are to pick-up their mag's weekly in preparation for what they think they will use that week.
2) group conductors shall now distribute the study article of the wt, and the km.. wonder why they have changed this?.
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lostandconfused
Sweet Pea- I asked my Dad the same question. The congregation is still in "groups", I think according to location. This makes handing out the KM's and Watchtowers easier, and in case of emergency or natural disaster (or armaggedon) the group is supposed to stay in contact with eachother.
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Has Gambling Become A Conscience Issue Among JWs?
by FreeAtLast1914 inthe reason i ask is that i have a coupe of cousins who are still jws who have gone gambling in casinos with us.
i have a brother-in-law who openly brags about his "perfect" blackjack strategy he employs in vegas when he's in town.. i know that growing up as a jw, gambling of any kind was a dfing offense.. is my jw family simply more liberal than most, or has there been a subtle shift in this area since i've been out?.
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NVR2L8 - Haha what a cool story...I think anyone in their right mind would accept that money!! I wish I would get that lucky with my lotto tickets!
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Can you speak in tongues?
by Greybeard inmeo doey oobla qwandabla nowky suuki shamball-la-la qurkyley whadda madda faddda?
kooly-aidies dwinkala gulp gulp mmmmmmmm ahhhhhhhhh .
editway:.
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lostandconfused
mmmmmmmmm beer....
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Can you speak in tongues?
by Greybeard inmeo doey oobla qwandabla nowky suuki shamball-la-la qurkyley whadda madda faddda?
kooly-aidies dwinkala gulp gulp mmmmmmmm ahhhhhhhhh .
editway:.
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lostandconfused
You know that people who speak in tongues are demonized right...? lol
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Religions class!!
by lostandconfused ini'm taking an intro to world religions college class and today was the first day!
(it's a 5 week advanced class) i'm very excited to learn about other religions, since i really have only known one my whole life.
one of our assignments is to visit a place of worship, totally out of our comfort zone and write a report on it.
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lostandconfused
I'll see you there then?
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Religions class!!
by lostandconfused ini'm taking an intro to world religions college class and today was the first day!
(it's a 5 week advanced class) i'm very excited to learn about other religions, since i really have only known one my whole life.
one of our assignments is to visit a place of worship, totally out of our comfort zone and write a report on it.
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WC- I already went through the all-night binge drinking when I was a teen LOL...Oh the joys of the teenage rebellion stage. Now I'm in my mid twenties and just now going back to college
Lil. Lady- Thanks for the encouragment. I'm not so sure I care about being spiritual anymore, I have more of an agnostic approach to life...uhhh yea I remember a part from this Sundays meeting ... "Those with an agnostic view should be ashamed they are denying that they don't know Jehovah"
Anyways...none the less, I thought it would be interesting to learn about what other "wordly" religions are all about.
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Religions class!!
by lostandconfused ini'm taking an intro to world religions college class and today was the first day!
(it's a 5 week advanced class) i'm very excited to learn about other religions, since i really have only known one my whole life.
one of our assignments is to visit a place of worship, totally out of our comfort zone and write a report on it.
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I'm taking an Intro to World Religions college class and today was the first day! (It's a 5 week advanced class) I'm very excited to learn about other religions, since I really have only known one my whole life. One of our assignments is to visit a place of worship, totally out of our comfort zone and write a report on it. My mind was already open, but I feel like it's about to get a little more opened! No wonder the WT doesn't want JWs to get "higher education" ...
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Today's Watchtower Lesson Really Bothered Me...
by dontplaceliterature ini was a hair away from telling my wife i never wanted to go to the kingdom hall again after today's watchtower.
the conductor mentioned something along the lines of..."if you think having to shun your disfellowshipped children is bad...you should read up on the israelites.
when one of their children was disobedient to the law, they had to take the before the judges so that they could be stoned to death...and guess who's job it was throw the first stone?".
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Magwitch- What a wonderful idea
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Tough Question: Should "I" still party with JWs?
by lil.lady.03 in"ello everybody!
it's been a long time.
a couple of months, i guess.. i have a dilemma, kinda, and i would take any suggestions or offers.. so, i've been inactive now for a whole year now.. by now, i'm sure word has spread of my inactiveness.
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lostandconfused
I can relate to having social anxiety. I myself suffer from it; I think it comes from growing up a JW. I get all nervous and weird around people I don't know very well and it's very hard for me to make new friends when I'm not comfortable. IMO, I would be even more uncomfortable knowing someone would be talking about me or judging because I was inactive. Not saying that your friends would, but you know how the usual JW thing goes... Try really hard to make some friends with people you know aren't going to be judging you, it's a lot less stressful...