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  Joke!

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. social
  2. humour

  before the meeting at the kh, little billy runs up to his grandma and says, "grandma, grandma!

  make a sound like a frog!".

  grandma gives him a hug and asks, "what are you talking about?".

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  LOL all those jokes are funny!
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  JC was formed, without even letting me know!?

  by magotan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  no one will take my intent to da or df seriously.

  they called me again (three brothers this time) and asked me to meet with them.

  i had no intention of doing so....simply told them there was nothing to talk about.. .

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  You behaved in a rational , mature manner. They really can't stand that. Good for you!
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  Near miss ! JW's in my neighborhood.

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  from my living room window, while i am sitting at my computer, on jw.net, a little four door car, pulled up and parked on my road.

  two couples got out.

  the two men, walked east to my place, but only went to the big house in front.

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  Would they have known you if you had answered the door? If it were people I didn't know, I'd feel comfortable enough to answer the door and tell them to go away. People I used to be "friends" with make me want to hide under the bed. I get my fill of confrontation at work.
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  Todays Watchtower Study ---------------------- Give Me A Break

  by BlindersOff1 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is so a made up example .

  written as ifs it was real .

  whats your opinion ?.

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  My middle son has often asked for one on one time with me as a reward. It seems that he still views going to the store with Mom or watching a movie with Mom as a good time. I'm not a workaholic by any stretch of the imagination, and I doubt that he wishes we had less money, but it's not unreasonable to believe that a kid might view having more available parents as better than having wealthy but unavailable parents.
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  An open letter to the Governing Body: Go F*ck Yourselves.

  by EntirelyPossible in

  1. social
  2. family

  dear member of the governing body,.

  thanks to you, i did something a few nights ago that i promised i would never do again.

  i lied to someone.

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  I'm so glad to hear that your kids are doing well. Is there any chance that you could get primary custody? It would be better for them to spend more time with you than with their mom if she is going to continue exposing them to the Borg.
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  116 Men in Black, Scissors Paper Rock

  by designs in

  1. social
  2. current

  monday begins the greatest demonstration of faith or suspended reality we have in modern times.

  116 cardinals will begin the voting process by which they claim to listen to god speak to them in their prayers and meditations in electing the next pope.

  voting 4 times per day sometimes they will whittle down the list of those names god is whispering in their ears.. from the usa, cardinals dolan and mahoney can only be described as giddy with their rock star like status tweeting the faithful back home the day to day excitement surrounding the conclave soon to be in session.. sort of a modern play on scissors paper rock or telegraph it takes several attempts to listen to god's choice and then the white smoke appears.. the gb must be taking a keen interest in this fascinating process of dupping millions of believers and wondering- how can we get away with this too.

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  finally awake

  On TV, some of the cardinals appear to have on pink and black outfits rather than red and black. I rather like the hot pink and black look, especially if they'd wear some tall platform boots with goldfish in the heels.
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  Target Controversy

  by metatron in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.prisonplanet.com/dhs-contractor-apologizes-for-selling-shooting-targets-of-children.html.

  i have searched for any debunking of this controversy and come up empty.

  if true, this is shocking.. metatron.

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  I saw an article about it on the Daily Mail website. Seems like *some* law enforcement agencies felt the need to practice shooting "non-traditional" targets like pregnant women, children, and little old ladies. Of course, I realize that terrorists and other criminals are not above using children to carry out their objectives. Nor does pregnancy or age preclude criminal behavior. But to actively practice shooting at such targets seems to be a rather blatant statement that the police intend to shoot first and ask questions later.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses and Child Protection ? Not. Check this Out !

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  these quotes and excerpts i'm going to post here come from the " jehovah's witnesses - office of public information " from their website as it was posted on 12/2/07.

  my wife and i have a lurking witness friend who sent us this information as she is very pro-active trying to fight child abuse from within the organization itself !

  so get your barf bags ready- you are going to need them to stomach this " official policy " garbage from the wt society.

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  " Our procedures have been refined over time. Over the years, as we have noted areas where our policies could be strengthened , we have followed through. We are continuing to refine them. We do not believe that our system is perfect. No human organization is perfect. But we do believe that we have a strong, Bible-based policy on child abuse. Anyone in a responsible position who is guilty of child abuse would be removed from his responsibilities without hesitation. We certainly would not knowingly allow him to serve elsewhere , either because he moved or through a transfer. "

  No human organization is perfect.

  Did anyone else catch this? So who really is in charge? humans?

  just Ron
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  Funny / Sad Story

  by Bloody Hotdogs! in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  that's a heck of story LOL
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  An elder called me.

  by Julia Orwell in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  an elder who handled the minor matter with my husband a few weeks ago called to see how we were doing.

  this guy genuinely is a gentle, kind, man whom the congregation loves.

  he's the one everyone approaches because he never judges or condescends.

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  finally awake

  Escaping from the Borg is no simple feat. I completely understand the fear and anxiety that comes up when you have a run in with the elders or even just regular dubs. It does fade with time, especially when you learn the truth about the truth and realize that they don't have any real power ovver you anymore. I'm finally at the point that I can go about my business without fear, and it's a great feeling.