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  LAST NIGHT'S MEMORIAL.........

  by Mary in

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  2. friends

  i tried logging on here last night after i got home, but i kept getting a message saying that there was an error and i couldn't get on.

  anyhoo, i walked in the hall last night with my parents, who also roped my inactive brother into going.

  lol!

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  NewYork44M

  The real theme of the memorial is: We are going to pass the bread and wine. But you sure as hell better not take any.
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  Special Announcement and Memorial Talk Outline

  by Elsewhere in

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  click here to download the memorial talk ouline.

  also included is a special accounment that will be read at the end of the memorial talk.

  march 21, 2006 .

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  This was the first memorial that I missed - ever. It is unbelievable that I was not able to hear such an important "special announcement." This announcement may have made me re-evaluate my whole relationship with god's organization.....
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  Andy Rooney on women over 40

  by MsMcDucket in

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  as i grow in age, i value women who are over 40 most.

  here are just a few reasons why: a woman over 40 will never wake.

  you in the middle of the night to ask, "what are you thinking?

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  This has been floating around the internet for a long time. I saw Andy Rooney on 60 minutes several months ago. In reference to these comments about 40+ women, he stated that he was not the author.
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  Sex, Wine and Psychology

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it seems that a popular porn star has branched out into fine wines and is winning rave reviews for the excellence of her product.

  from wine professionals.. when i read things like the above, i think back to the image of wanton, immoral people foisted on us by the watchtower - people.

  laden down with guilt, depression, and paralyzed by sin.

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  NewYork44M

  One of the things that helped me to transform myself and my attitude is listening to some "self help" tapes. I especially liked a tape series from Bryan Tracy. I can't listen to them now because they seem very simplistic and tripe but at the time the tapes were extremely helpful.

  One of his comments had to do with getting rid of the past. He likened all the past wrongs that were done to you as things you put in a knapsack. Whenever something does not go quite right you take all the stuff out of the knapsack and say things like "if only so-and-so didn't do this to me" or "if only my parents didn't do what they did" and so on..... Essentially his advice was that you have to forgive what has been done to you, appoligize for what you did to others, and take responsibility for your life going forward.

  What he described was a very powerful lesson to me. While I still sometimes hold on to some of these things that happened in the past I have really tried to follow his advice.

  Taking responsibility for your own actions is pretty scary, but it can be very rewarding.
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  PREACHING has STOPPED / ARMAGEDDON has BEGUN !!

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  received via email from a supporter,has anyone heard of this watchtower cult development?

  {...i just wanted to let you know about some recent and alarming news in the wts.

  my sister, who is not baptized yet, has been going to the meetings on a regular basis with my mom, who is full time pioneer.

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  So help me out on this one. I was going to go buy some green bananas tonight. Are we close enough to the end that I should not bother? I need to know right away. Thanks.
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  Hate CO Visit

  by thepackage in

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  our cong.

  recently had its co visit, and i realized how fake people can be when the co is around.

  elders take time off of work to go out on service during the week, ms's that want to be elders kiss butt to the co. taking the co and his wife out to lunch become a competition.

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  COs are nothing more than "compliance officers" of a major publishing company.
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  "Evil Slave" or Apostate which term do you prefer used on ex-JW's?

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hate both terms to describe ex-jws.

  i know most people say "apostate" when they refer to an ex-jw that is an opposer now but some will say "so and so" is an "evil slave" now.

  evil slave sounds so "boogie man under the bed" that i just laugh when i hear the term.

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  You can call me an evil apostate. I am a slave to no one.
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  WT celebrates the birthday of the World Health Organization and NGOs

  by Dogpatch in

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  celebrating a birthday with who!

  jehovah's witnesses participated in celebrating the birthday of world health day 2000, with representatives of the world health organization, ngos, and other high ranking government officials.

  what is world health day?

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  Unbelievable. I am speachless.
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  I'm back!!!!

  by RichieRich in

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  2. friends

  hello again from sunny north carolina!!!.

  our state lotto started today, and i won 15 dollars, and only bought 1 $1 card.

  so whoop whoop for gambling.. i was in miami florida last week for the photoshop world conference, but i also got to tour the everglades, where i took some beautiful pictures.

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  IP_SEC wrote: Kinda creepy, the notes in his book are verbatim as the notes in mine.

  Problem solved. We have a couple of ex-elders verify that the marginal notes are the same as what was told to them.

  IP/Stilla/AuldSoul - do you still have your 'Flock' books??

  This is kind of creepy. These notes look just like mine. Must have gone to the same elder's school. I think I am going to get sick.
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  Latest WT study article - preparation for upcoming new light?

  by truth_about_the_truth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

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  the latest wt study article seemed like an article to prep the masses for 'new light' to be revealed in the very near future.. i have never seen an article like this one where they summarized their 'flashes of light' in their history in this manner and bombarded the minds with the need to accept all and any change within the org.. it could be for the purpose of getting the rank and file to accept a pretty big change or a series of big changes very soon.. what do you think?

  what do you think it'll be?.

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  NewYork44M

  No one that I knew saw a change coming in the 1914 generation doctrine...some still haven't.

  I remember having a conversation with a thoughtful sister in the mid-90s. We were talking about the fact that the time was running out for the 1914 generation. Rather than the usual discussion that the end was so near we both talked about how the society had painted itself in a corner and were speculating about what the next "flash of light" would be.

  That was a rare conversation. I rarely was able to talk to anyone about anything other than the very superficial. When the 1914 generation change came I was shocked and very upset that NO ONE SEEMED TO GET THE SIGNIFICANCE of the change.