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  Assemblies...conventions...special days...

  by NikL in

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  there is a phenomenon in dub dom that i have always hated.

  the circuit/district convention.. people will spend hard earned money, use up any vacation they may have to travel to a city they don't really have any particular reason to see to sit for entire days and listen to the same b.s.

  they could sit and listen to at the meetings in their home kingdom hall.

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  ............Yep Our KH had many Dramas...I was in about 6 or 7 of them!!!Also had the wonderful privelege of being furniture movers(i.e. Rocks, windows etc. of the Ancient Dramas) in 2 more......I was also the STAR of the College Dramas...(Ted, if you remember)met lotta nice sisters(lol lol)!!It was so cool being Stars and having people coming after the Drama and wanting your Pic taken!!No Autographs tho..:( One Drama cracked me up tho...I was an Israelite and at the time sportin' a "High and Tight" hair cut. Asked the Director if I should grow out my hair. Said "Nope"....So hear I was an Israelite with a Marine Haircut sportin a rug on my Face(Beard).....AND PEOPLE WERE STILL WANTING THERE PIC WITH ME!!!

  Unbelivable!!!!
  oh for the glory days.........
  normie
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  "Use of the Internet-Be Alert to the Dange...

  by zev in

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  it never ceases to amaze me that in my 30+ years of sitting in those cheep plastic chairs, how much i missed, took for granted or just plain didn't care.

  i took advantage of my time this morning to look over a couple aticles published by the borg, that relate to sites like this and countless others.

  {this one being the best of course, imho} .

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  Doubtingsister....I'm with you on the whole thing!! I'm still in....... my whole family is still in....... and the doubts I have are eating at my very soul.....Jointhe club!!
  Not sure anybody has the answers ....just figure it all out!!!
  Welcome Doubtingsister to our own Private Hell!!!
  normie
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  "The Note"

  by AuSet in

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  at the 1994 district convention in bismark, north dakota, (could possibly have been 93) my sister wrote a note to her friend and tossed it in the garbage.

  the note contained a discussion about going to boy's hotel rooms after the sessions ended, and other troublesome activities, including lying to the parents about what my sister and her friend were doing.. presumably, an attendant found this note in the garbage and turned it into the elders.

  on the last talk of the last day of the convention, the note was read out loud to the entire audience, along with the warning that "whoever you are, we will find you.

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  This smacks of Urban Legend Status as stated above!!!As somebody still in the Org, this typoe of thing, announcing from the platform is not correct. I am not saying somebody's curiosity did not get the best of them, but Noway it was Announced from the stage....

  Just my 2 cents!!
  normie
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  Holidays

  by eyes_opened in

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  i know this has probably been covered a bunch...but here i go anyway lol.

  how many of you guys who have been out of the org.

  for a while, now celebrate the holidays?

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  I'm still "IN" and still enjoy St. Pattys Day!!!!!!!!
  Is that wrong????

  normie
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  WTBTS and Family Alienation!!!!!!!Help!!!!

  by normie67 in

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  just back from "worldly" funeral of close relative!

  !to make it short i was upset about the fact that all the years as jw seen him probably 3 times over period of 15 yrs!

  !me and my wife got into a heated discussion about how wtbts deals with association with "worldly" relatives!

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  just back from "worldly" Funeral of close relative!!To make it short I was upset about the fact that all the years as JW seen him probably 3 times over period of 15 yrs!!Me and my wife got into a heated discussion about how WTBTS deals with association with "Worldly" Relatives!!She says that the Org doesn't discourage Association, but my situation was because how my parents applied council from the Org!!She may be right, but it seems to me the Org was dogmatic about association with worldly relatives!!Does somebody have research or archived anything on this!! I seem to remember a thread on Old H2O about this!!It was a very emotional weekend to say the less. I was pi$$ed about not having been closer to my dear relative.
  Help!!!!!!!!!
  normie
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  Blood Issue Discussed on Radio!!!!!

  by normie67 in

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  was listening to the radio today on the internet, a station out of ther midwest.the subject came up about the infant who had surgery without blood.the talk show host raised the question about transplants and jws and the blood issue!

  !a caller called in and it was a jw.he cited the scripture at acts, yada yada and mentioned that transplants were ok.but the host put the question to him about the transplant having blood in it.he fumbled around and said well they, like the meat we eat, probably drained all the blkood out first before transplanting the organ.the host replied they couldn't do that in order to have the transplant to be successful!!

  )then he said maybe they put in formaldehyde before transplanting!!doh!!!!!!!!!

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  yeah he was really flustered trying his best to explain the whole issue.It was a good thing the fractions of components being acceptable did not come up.He would have really been in a pickle!!!
  .....just curious how DriveslikeJehu is on this Issue????

  normie
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  Blood Issue Discussed on Radio!!!!!

  by normie67 in

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  was listening to the radio today on the internet, a station out of ther midwest.the subject came up about the infant who had surgery without blood.the talk show host raised the question about transplants and jws and the blood issue!

  !a caller called in and it was a jw.he cited the scripture at acts, yada yada and mentioned that transplants were ok.but the host put the question to him about the transplant having blood in it.he fumbled around and said well they, like the meat we eat, probably drained all the blkood out first before transplanting the organ.the host replied they couldn't do that in order to have the transplant to be successful!!

  )then he said maybe they put in formaldehyde before transplanting!!doh!!!!!!!!!

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  was listening to the Radio today on the Internet, a station out of ther Midwest.The subject came up about the Infant who had surgery without blood.The talk show host raised the question about Transplants and JWs and the blood Issue!!A caller called in and it was a JW.He cited the scripture at Acts, YADA YADA and mentioned that transplants were ok.But the host put the question to him about the transplant having blood in it.He fumbled around and said well they, like the meat we eat, probably drained all the blkood out first before transplanting the organ.The host replied they couldn't do that in order to have the transplant to be successful!!!Then(I don't were he come up with this!!!!!!!!!)Then he said maybe they put in formaldehyde before transplanting!!DOH!!!!!!!!!!At that point he was really flopping about and couldn't get his thoughts together, after the host pointed out how that would be ridiculous!!The banter went on for only a short period of time after that.But a Nurse did call in and said that the liver would most definitely have blood in it, most blood of all organs she said.Anyhow thats how the conversation went on the transplant story!!
  Whew glad I didn't have to defend the Society's stance on Blood!!!!!!!!!!
  normie
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  Just Saying HI!!!!

  by normie67 in

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  well this is my 2nd post on this board, my first is down on the sex forum!

  !i tried to give a little background on myself, sorry its a bit sporadic.

  it is kind of tough to get your thoughts together.

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  ....how about those that use 2 different colored highlighter for when there is "A" and "B" questions..................
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  Just Saying HI!!!!

  by normie67 in

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  well this is my 2nd post on this board, my first is down on the sex forum!

  !i tried to give a little background on myself, sorry its a bit sporadic.

  it is kind of tough to get your thoughts together.

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  I used to blitz thru the 'Tower underlining the "Lesson", so everybody would think I studied!!!Sometimes occasionally putting "stars" and "asterisks" in the margin!!!!

  Now I just leave it blank, but I do study it!!!

  normie
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  Hello...Hello...Hello (cont) #3

  by Prisca in

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  well someone had to do it, so it might as well be prim & proper prisca to do the honors in the sex forum...... .

  this thread is for all newbies to introduce yourselves.

  whatever you feel happy to reveal about yourself.

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  Curly!!!!!
  Whew!!!!!!
  Been there !!!
  Thoughts and Prayers!!!
  normie