Quendi-So very, very kind of you to reach out to him. He probably hasn't had a stimulating conversation regarding religion in years. About his wanting to be reinstated: As humans, we often long for things we no longer have, we remember the good old days, even if they were quite difficult. People pine for their lost teen years and/or salad days. Maybe that is what he is doing, rather than remembering the tedious meetings, the boring talks, getting ready to go the meetings and driving to the KH regardless of the weather. He's probably forgotten th chore that field service was, and only remembers the coffee, donuts.
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Conversing With a Disfellowshipped Elder
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They love jehovah's money in pensylvania
by Talk22 inhttp://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=415098.
if only they new its like having a nazi rally.
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PaintedToeNail
I'm sure Reading does love the money. Plus, the people attending have been instructed to be on their best behavior. When attending there about 6 years ago, we (the JW's) were advised we could not use the parking garages on Friday. We had to find parking on the street. Sovereign Center is in a run down barrio neighborhood. We had to park between 3/4 - 1 mile away and hoof it carrying toddlers, bookbags, lunch, cushions, sweaters and various other misc. We were afraid our car would be stolen by the time we got back in the evening. We had to pass by lots of young people hanging around and looking scary. Nary a word of English could be heard spoken by the locals. Our car was intact, however, my feet were not, after walking in heels on the concrete sidewalks all that distance, packed down like a mule.
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Hi guys!!!
by thinking_not_believing inbeen reading threads in this forum for a few days... love the post by all!
i was waiting for approval (not trolling) just wanted to say hello n give my story... .
my parents converted when i was in 3rd grade ... and i went with it cuz i was a good boy... baptized at 15 and pioneered at 16... though i always had doubts about different doctrines.
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PaintedToeNail
Welcome, enjoyed your brief bio.
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RANT! Old JWs make me so mad!
by lil.lady.03 inya know what!
i'm tired of being polite and nice to jws.
esp when they try to shame you to your face with a smile.
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lil-why do you bother with Granny? She sounds mean spirited and selfish. It might be better for you to shun her, stop having any contact with her, don't show her your precious baby. She is toxic for you, especially right now. I wonder if she would've gone to the baby showers for the daughters of Lot, if they would've had them. They certainly should have known it wasn't right to bop you daddy while he was drunk.
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For a Monday Morning
by PaintedToeNail inrudderless, i sail through life,.
bumping into unfriendly shores,.
seeking a safe place to hide,.
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Cobalt-I enjoy your blog, your writing is humorous and really echos so many things I have observed and thought.
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For a Monday Morning
by PaintedToeNail inrudderless, i sail through life,.
bumping into unfriendly shores,.
seeking a safe place to hide,.
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PaintedToeNail
Yes, I did. Thanks for the compliment.
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For a Monday Morning
by PaintedToeNail inrudderless, i sail through life,.
bumping into unfriendly shores,.
seeking a safe place to hide,.
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Rudderless, I sail through life,
Bumping into unfriendly shores,
Seeking a safe place to hide,
My compass is broken,
My direction unsure,
The horizon is before me,
Yet, I know not how to reach it.
ptn
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Why do I love this story so much?
by Terry iniran cleric pummeled by badly covered woman after warning by ladane nasseri - sep 19, 2012 9:23 am ctan iranian cleric said he was beaten by a woman in the northern province of semnan after giving her a warning for being badly covered, the state-run mehr news agency reported.. hojatoleslam ali beheshti said he encountered the woman in the street while on his way to the mosque in the town of shahmirzad, and asked her to cover herself up, to which she replied you, cover your eyes, according to mehr.
the cleric repeated his warning, which he said prompted her to insult and push him.. enlarge imageveiled iranian shiite muslim women in downtown tehran, iran.
photographer: vahid salemi/ap photo.
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PaintedToeNail
I love this too and it deserves a BUMP!
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A lunchtime spotting of JWs on their break from door-knocking...
by Jim_TX innot that big of a deal, but it is kind of humorous.... my wife and i went to a local mcdonald's for lunch.
yes, i know all the bad things that are in their foods... but it's difficult to find lunch places that are 'healthy' and low-cost.. anyway, she went and sat down, and i ordered the food.
as i came round the corner with the tray filled with burger, fries and the cups for our sodas, i spotted a group of four women sitting at one of the tables.. folks... i just want to make one thing very clear.
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PaintedToeNail
On the floral dress issue: Most of those dresses are like mumus, big, comfortable for all day wear, and they render one completely unsexy...it would have been plain wrong to look sexy out in the field ministry.
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Favorite JW Urban Legends
by Christ Alone inwhat are your favorite urban legends that you heard as a jw?.
here's mine:.
a brother, through his work, was asked to give a speech to the united nations.
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PaintedToeNail
How about this one-Two sisters went on a singles cruise. One of the sisters fell for a man on the ship and proceeded to have sex with him. When the cruise was ending, this man brought the sister a present, a momento of their time together. Upon opening the small jewerly box, their was a little golden coffin, and a note which read 'You are dead, I just gave you AIDS'.