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  Awake magazine left in my door

  by mrs rocky2 in

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  i found an awake!

  magazine tucked in my door when i came home from work last night.

  i guess weve been away from the kh long enough for only a handful of them to know where we live.

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  mrs rocky2

  Radical Thoughts,

  There have been several posts speculating why WT stopped the subs. Some think it is to save money, others believe it is so WT has more control keep the WT out of the hands of apostates. They are continuing to deliver by mail until the subscription expiration date that appears on the magazine mailer cover. Thats why well still get them until March. Rockys mom renewed our subscription last March. They are putting warnings on the mailer in red ink. My second to last Awake had printed on it:

  only 1 issue remaining. Subscription service will be discontinued. obtain your personal copy through a congregation of jehovahs witnesses. The last issue says: expired! subscription service will be discontinued. obtain your personal copy through a congregation of jehovahs witnesses.

  Mrs R
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  Shunning? What About The Children??

  by Tish in

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  hi to eveyone,.

  i was d'fd 18 months ago, i was prepared for the shunning within my family and the borg of all my friends (as i never associated with "worldly people") but i have been totally blown away with how nobody cares about my 2 young children!!.

  my kids have not heard from their aunties and uncle since i was thrown out in feb '01.

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  (((((Tish)))))

  We aren't even DF'd or DA'd, we are inactive now for maybe 5 years. Rocky has one brother/sis-in-law still loyal to the WT, I have one sis/bro-in-law and bro/sis-in-law still in. Rocky's sis-in-law avoids any contact with our kids. My brother/sis-in-law haven't talked to the girls for a couple of years, although they talk to the other brother's kids all the time. I remember hearing at conventions that the Organization loves the kids and only wants what is best for them. LOL This shunning business has successfully put more miles between the kids and any hope of them becoming Witnesses - which is OK with me. So my heart goes out to you Tish, and to your children. It's rough helping them adjust to life outside, but believe me, they'll be better off without the Organization. Just love them all you can!

  Mrs R
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  Awake magazine left in my door

  by mrs rocky2 in

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  i found an awake!

  magazine tucked in my door when i came home from work last night.

  i guess weve been away from the kh long enough for only a handful of them to know where we live.

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  Hi Lin,

  Isn't rural life great! I love being miles from nothing.

  So I guess I was surprised a little by the magazine because I do live way out in the country. And besides, Rocky's mom has kept our subscription going so that we will keep getting the magazines in the mail for at least another six months. The magazine in my door was one I already had...I only skim them now because they kinda make me nauseous with all the double speak and hypocrisy. I'm not sure that I would answer the door if I knew it was someone from the KH at my door.

  Mrs R
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  Awake magazine left in my door

  by mrs rocky2 in

  1. jw
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  i found an awake!

  magazine tucked in my door when i came home from work last night.

  i guess weve been away from the kh long enough for only a handful of them to know where we live.

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  mrs rocky2

  I found an Awake! Magazine tucked in my door when I came home from work last night. I guess weve been away from the KH long enough for only a handful of them to know where we live. They even left a handbill with meeting times inside and one of those tracts asking us if we want to know more about the Bible. Hmmm, I think thats what helped us away from the JWs, learning more about the Bible.

  Mrs Rocky
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  THAT FAMILY THAT PISSED YOU OFF

  by minimus in

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  in every kingdom hall, there seems to be that one family that always irritates you.

  in our hall there is this one family that thinks they have been blessed by jehovah himself because nearly all of the children became either bethelites, traveling overseers,or elders.their comments always have that tone which is condescending.

  they always give their "wonderful experiences" of how they helped 2000 people in the "truth".

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  I am the black sheep of that family....at least half of my family, fortunately for me, lives very, very far away...my dad is PO of his congregation, my brother and his wife pioneers. I think they thought they were encouraging us when they shared their experiences. It had the exact opposite effect. It made them look more arrogant, self-centered, self-righteous. And since Rocky and I have never been full time pioneers, servants, etc. we just looked even more pitiful to them because we never ever could come close to having experiences like theirs. I rather like being the black sheep...keeps their arrogant selves away from us. We wouldn't want to soil them now would we?

  Mrs R
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  Higher Education is from Satan the Devil

  by avengers in

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  "higher" education not needed in god's new order

  in the june 8, 1967 issue, the awake!

  magazine printed an article on pages 3-8 entitled "second thoughts about a college education.

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  Whoa and wait a minute! Just because you live in the dorms it doesn't mean you are going to lose all control of your values! Neither of my daughters are Dubs. Both are in college, both in dorms, not in the same school - so they aren't helping each other stick to 'values.' You don't need the fear of WT to keep you from drunkeness, doing drugs, promiscuity, etc. They are both motivated to contribute to the community. Can't do that very well flipping burgers or cleaning toilets for minimum wage. They didn't go 'off the deep end' with the partying business when they started school, don't expect they ever will. So whoever said that dorm life would be a bad influence is misinformed. If your kids want trouble they will find it, whether they are in the Borg or out! Being out does not create a breeding ground for misbehaviour.

  Mrs R
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  Yet Another Deceptive Awake (10/22)

  by metatron in

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  the 'awake' magazine never misses an opportunity to project the thought that.

  the world is frightening - and hopeless.

  the latest (oct.22,2002) is no excception.. on the final page inside, it quotes from a review of a book called "inviting disater -.

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  "Sadly, the braindead rank & file Dubs will sit and lap it up like it is the most accurate, intellectual information available." Reborn2002

  I remember somewhere reading or being told that JWs have the equivalent of a college education because of the information provided in Awake/WT magazines. When my daughter was attending community college she said that a person only needed an 8th grade or less reading level to read/understand the magazines and that most of them could be summed up very simply - all problems are solved by God's Kingdom but in the meantime, pray more, attend all meetings, study, do what the elders tell you to do. They are so gullible!

  Mrs R
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  Ok...College football anyone??

  by safe4kids in

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  this saturday marks the season opener for the university of florida fiiiiiiigghhhhtin' gators!!!!!!

  yahoooooooooo!

  guess what i'll be doin' come saturday evening??

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  Hullo Jeff T - I have one kid at school at WSU and one kid at school at UW. Needless to say I am not going to the Apple Cup this year. I would have to sit on the 50 yard line right in the middle of the field! It's like WWIII...there are others in this little town who have kids at both colleges, they are saying the same thing. If the game were won strictly on school spirit the Cougs would win hands down over UW. But you're right about not playing a real team yet. The Idaho Vandals are just a little bit better than high school football. But at least the kids have fun at the games.

  Mrs R
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  Just The 2 Of Us.

  by Englishman in

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  2. friends

  number 1 son is in australia.. number 2 son has a career, and next week moves into his own flat.. number 3 son leaves for uni at the end of the month.. our parenting days are coming to an end.

  it's a strange feeling.

  some excitement at the freedom, some sadness.. i'll keep you posted.. englishman.

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  Englishman,

  Rocky and I are also just now 'just the 2 of us.' Number one daughter will be at the University in two weeks, is vacationing with friends right now. Number two daughter is already at the University (different schools, hundreds of miles apart). They call it 'empty nest' around here. Kind of like it. They've kept me so busy over the past couple of years. I have been looking forward to some peace and quiet, time at home watching my sunsets, having coffee at a leisurely pace - and getting the house clean and it staying that way! Rocky has other ideas about being alone, hee hee hee.

  Mrs R
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  Poll: Another attack on the US???

  by Quincy in

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  ok everyone...what is everyones opinion on terrorism...i myself, feel that something else is going to happen, possibly on 9/11/02....what is everyone else's thoughts....not necessarily the same as mine...but does anyone think another attack will come?

  if so what do you think, and when?

  just some thoughts for the mind.....q

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  mrs rocky2

  The American public leans toward apathy and complacency. This country is at war, or at least that's what I remember being announced a year ago. Most countries at war have some pretty heavy duty restrictions to personal freedom. But we here have very slight reductions in our freedom. So yep, we have it good (some better than others), and we want to remember why we have it so good and not take these freedoms for granted. A lot of very nice people have died so we can live so well. Even the poorest impoverished person in the USA is better off than most people in developing countries.

  Mrs R