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  How I see it in JW land

  by tornapart in

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  they're tired... sooooo soooo tired.

  they know it's all wrong but they keep telling themselves how wonderful it is.

  almost as if they are trying to convince themselves.

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  I ran into a sister not long ago who said "most of us are the walking dead". I ran into another sister who LOOKED like death walking who is taking care of 2 elderly parents while working part time, and attending a ASL language cong.(not deaf but the need was great, supposedly) I said," G***, these old ladies will kill you if you let them" She replied, "it's too late" and shuffled off. I really feel bad for her and the others who are stuck. OTOH, I have recently run into another family who's husband has become reactivated after 15 years out. They are all aggog about the troof these days. These JWs have 6 children. Two of them married brothers from a family of 6 children. There are a bazillion grandchildren. They are ALL Jdumbs. The org will live on more as a club than anything else,
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  Thanks again, Simon, and difference between IE and Google Chrome

  by compound complex in

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  2. scandals

  there are some threads already on forum performance.

  nonetheless, i wanted to post this:.

  i decided to switch to my ie page and open up jwn there.

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  I'm in the same spaghetti pot as you, Lois.
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  My Wife Cheated On Me

  by Samnyamz in

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  3rdgen

  Sammy so sorry. I know all to well the pain of being cheated on. When I found out I became sick. Literally. We're here to listen.
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  What can I do??

  by Nenmco in

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  first, i am married, but the marriage ended 11 years ago.

  no sex, no emotion, just roommates paying the bills.

  i met a wonderful jw gal about a year ago and we have been friends.

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  It is unfair to your wife, kids? and yourself to start a relationship before you have exhausted every possibliity of reconciliation with your wife. Ie: counciling etc. If it's obvious you are beating a dead horse, by all means divorce. Only then will you be in any position to pursue someone else. Remember: It is just as easy to love a non- believer as a JW. Why are you asking for grief?
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  I bet you can't sit still while listening to this

  by Hortensia in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoatqo82k-k.

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  Wasblind, LOL You are 99.99% right about those that didn't dance to that music were dead. E X C E P T my husband. He is without a doubt devoid of all rhythm. He told me hilarious stories where back in the day he was in a mostly black cong. The sisters spent hours trying to teach him to dance (God love em) But even they eventually gave up!
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  Millions now living will never die... *could* still be true...

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  2. friends

  playing devil's advocate here...

  researching online, i found that approximately 1% of the world's population is 90 years of age or older.

  this means that, come 2015, there will still be around 70 million people who fit the bill of "now living" in 1925 and still living.

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  My grandmother and father were among the "millions" who were believers at the time of Rutherfords prophecy. They are long dead. In fact, grandma died BEFORE I was born. Those people alive at that time are mostly all dead. period
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  When "The Persecution" Comes - What a Let Down that turned out to be!

  by cofty in

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  when i was young there was endless speculation about "the persecution".

  i have very clear memories as a child sitting in the old kingdom hall in coatbridge hearing it talked about from the platform.

  it was a frequent topic at home.. sometimes there was lurid detail about what sort of torture "they" might use against us to make us betray others.

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  Oh the memories these "persecution" stories produce. Like most of you I was exposed to the sadistic details of the dreaded persecution as a young child. I just can't find any humor in it because it was yet another form of child abuse to be endured or risk being disowned by our parents. I don't think some appreciate the effect these terrifying accounts have on children. Talk about paranoia! You can't trust ANYONE. You can't express fear- without a lecture on your lack of faith. You can't trust the brothers,-they might be tortured and give you up. You can't rely on your parents protection- they might be hauled off to jail or a concentration camp. You can't even trust YOURSELF because you might compromise your faith if the excruciating pain becomes too intense. You can't even trust God because if you waver he'll leave you like the others who ended up "failing the test".= Dead Cofty, this is a great subject because it highlights the anxiety growing up JW produced. No, I was never "let down" by not being physically tortured. But I SURE am trying to recover from the emotional effects.
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  I bet you can't sit still while listening to this

  by Hortensia in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoatqo82k-k.

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  Hortensia, good music. You have a PM
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  Newspaper Article: Press Telegram-JWS BRING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO LONG BEACH - (JW beliefs discussed including date setting)

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.presstelegram.com/social-affairs/20130829/jehovahs-witnesses-bring-millions-of-dollars-to-long-beach#comments.

  go to the website to read the comments by xjws.. jehovahs witnesses bring millions of dollars to long beach.

  jehovah's witnesses hold a series of regional conventions in long beach every summer, bringing some 150,000 witnesses from across the southland over the course of 15 weekends.

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  Thanks for posting this article, Barbara. I can see why there is a mutual admiration society between JWs and Long Beach. Both benefit from the DCs being held there. Some years ago BaalamsAss and I drove to LB to attend the convention because my daughter was being baptized there. I must say it was by FAR the best convention venue we had ever experienced- upscale in every way. The weather is incomparable. The vibe of the town is cool. Even the witnesses were bordering on coolness. Not a polyester suit in sight. The woman were very attractive and actually fashionably dressed. The problem was the pesky religion- but we didn't see that at the time. LOL
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  To all you BRITS who inspire me!

  by insearchoftruth4 in

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  get down!

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  Insot4, yes I was captured by the "British Invasion" in the mid 60's. First the Beatles (Of course) then the Stones, Kinks, Yardbirds, The Who etc etc etc, Yet the Stones are in a class by themselves. Whenever i feel rebellious they are the go-to group! Also: you have another PM