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  My DA Letter

  by LB in

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  i thought about writing "i quit" but it got a little wordier than i expected.

  but i'm sending this off monday morning.

  i've used a little info gathered here on this site but mostly it's my thoughts.

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  Outaservice

  Hi LB

  I know of several who wrote DA letters that made them 'Open Letters' to the whole congregation. They wrote all who they had addresses for, and mailed them all at the same time so that the people received them the day after a meeting. That way, no advance warning can be given to anyone to throw any mail away from you, and most will have read it before the next meeting.

  At least that way, the congregation was not left to speculate on why you are leaving, and that you did not do something 'immoral' etc..

  Of course, an open letter might not possibly be the best thing when taking your son into consideration, but it could be too, as your son would not feel he had to defend you and make excuses for you to the congregation. He might also hear their vindictiveness toward you and start to 'think' too!

  Congratulations, by the way, and our family will be praying for God's will to be done in regards to your situation.

  Outaservice
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  Will You Celebrate Halloween This Year?

  by minimus in

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  some fundamentalists believe halloween is the devil's holiday.so are you doing anything on halloween?

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  When I was a kid my parents always dressed me up as a 'Jehovah's Witness' on Halloween and NO ONE WOULD COME TO THE DOOR!

  So, I'm not going to celebrate, too many bad memories!

  Outaservice (buying his own candy now)
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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #22

  by ozziepost in

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  today ozzie's weekend poll returns after a short break.

  we promised that it would come back brighter than ever, so here it is!

  well, it's a start, isn't it?

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  Outaservice

  What made me happy as a JW, although I would not admit it at the time was:

  1. The Public Speaker did not show up for the talk! (That later changed as the Chairman was then required to give the talk.)

  2. A blinding 'snow storm' or raining so hard you could not meet for service. (still screwed up because of that as I still like bad weather.)

  3. Long coffee breaks out in service. (plus eggs, bacon, and toast, and then to a few car lots to look things over before punching out the time clock at the Hall.)

  4. And the happiest of all, getting out of the organization and actually being able to sleep in on Saturday and Sunday mornings if I wanted to. ( I used to like Monday mornings and back to work most.)

  Outaservice ( for good)
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  The Elder That Masturbated

  by minimus in

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  years ago, at an elder's school, the subject of secret sins and masturbation was discussed.

  the instructer mentioned how "secret sins" could affect the spirit of the congregation.

  when the subject of masturbation was"handled", a brother decided to put his hand up to "confess".this was obviously not meant to be a question and answer discussion, but the co called on the elder.

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  We didn't pay much attention to masturbation in our congregation, unless of course things started to get 'out of hand'!

  Outaservice ( who would rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy!)
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  Money talks and ...

  by larc in

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  yes, money talks and bullshit walks.

  a friend of mine said that.

  being an idealist, i did believe that until late in life.

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  For sure money talks Larc. It always says 'Good Bye' to me!

  In the Congregation we always had the 'best Circuit Overseers money could buy'!

  Outaservice (looking for his Visa card)
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  What show scared you as a kid?

  by Been there in

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  posting on wtlies thread i got to thinking about the shows i watched as a kid.

  there were a couple that scared the &*^% out of me.

  the old twilight zone where the little demon guy was on the airplane wing was really scary.

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  CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON which by the way was an early 3-D movie.

  The other one, the most scarry is, THE NEW WORLD SOCIETY IN ACTION. A nightmare!

  Outaservice (but still countin my time)
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  Have you read my experience in the Awake?Read this

  by ELON14 in

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  many of you already know my real name.i'm the one whose experience was published in the sep 8 1994 awake mag.

  i would like to stress that although i have good reason to be angry and bitter, nothing i say here is said in anger but only in sadness.

  i write this to say that if i could take back many of my words i said in that experience , i would.

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  Outaservice

  Shalom, Elon14,

  Your post was an encouragement to read! For a person to 'humble himself' and admit he was wrong, and apologize is an example well to imitate. It builds your character and according to Scripture is what God wants in all of us.

  Matthew 23:12 says, "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

  When was the last time the Watchtower Organization ever humbled itself and apologized for anything they said or did? Do they ever exalt themselves in any of their articles? I think your testimony is a forced humilitation on them. Their true dose of 'humility' from God still awaits them!

  Congratulations and welcome to the human race!

  Outaservice
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  OH MY GOD HAHAHAHAHA

  by FiveShadows in

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  when i saw this...i couldn't stop laughing...and the funny thing is...this is actually real in mount shasta california.

  ~fs.

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  Outaservice

  Well they got a 'Hell' Michigan. If they don't have a JW Congregation there, they should have!

  There is a Colon, Michigan too. That would be a great place for a Kingdom Hall!

  Also, there is a 'Climax' Michigan. Probably got a lot of Elders there!

  Finally, there is a 'Paradise' Michigan and I'm sure there is no Hall there!

  Thats all from Michigan for tonight.

  Outaservice (Who took his wife to Hell for our anniversary!)
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  TO LURKING JW ELDERS- THE LIST

  by jst2laws in

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  here is the current list of former (some present) elders .

  for over a year i lurked as an elder on h2o and this board.

  for some time i feared i was the most evil appointed servant in the history of the organization for lurking here.

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  Outaservice

  [email protected], 35 years, 30 as a servant/Elder.
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  Dear Mommy Dearest....

  by LovesDubs in

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  yes...im venting but i didnt want any jws out there to think that they can just walk all over their non or exjw relatives and we will just sit here allowing them to do it again and again and.... "dear ..... well...so you got what you wanted.

  and that's all that matters.

  i knew when you sat here and cried on my bed at losing all those "friends" that you were going to go back.

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  Outaservice

  Dear D,

  Don't 'beat around the bush' just tell us what mean! Ha!

  Seriously, I know how you feel and congratulate you on your values. Love is not always 'nicey, nicey' and must sometime tell things as they are.

  And many times JW's look the other way when wrongs are committed, that is until their 'own ox gets gored' and then only do they begin to say, "Hey, what's going on here"!

  Hang in there!

  Warm greetings,

  Outaservice (but still in HIS service)