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  WT and AW Issues You Just Couldn't Place

  by AvailableLight in

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  having just read the donut shop thread, i was reminded of the typical way my fellow publishers and i would deal with hard- or impossible-to-place issues of the watchtower and awake!

  magazines.. one in particular that comes to mind is the issue of the wt, released around the late 80s or early 90s, that depicted a close-up facial shot of an old man with tremendously bushy eyebrows.

  my friends and i affectionately dubbed him "pubic brow.

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  You know, I can't say I ever had that much affection for them so I never did pay much attention to the cover. I do find the fake ones on the net much more fascinating. Have you seen those?

  http://www.angelfire.com/dc/watchtower3/

  Anne
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  I'm addicted!!!

  by Billygoat in

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  i'm supposed to be working, but can't seem to get away from this freakin' board!!!

  can anyone help me or give advice as to how they limit their time here.

  i do really well when i'm out of the office meeting with clients, but when i'm at my desk i'm a lost cause.. simon, i can't get enough of your place!!!

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  Me three!

  I'll probably have to delete the history so my husband doesn't think I waste my working hours surfing this site all the time. lol

  Anne
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  WOW!!! I scored BIG at the Donut Shop!

  by LDH in

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  well i took the little crumb-snatcher for a ride in the stroller this morning.

  usually i meander over by the college with all of its big, shady trees.. well, satan himself musta been with me this morning cause i got a hankering for a donut!

  i eat maybe 4 donuts a year, not my thing..... anyhow, i decide to turn for the donut shop where i choose my sin, an eclair covered in chocolate..... i turn to look at the little stack of reading material and what do i see?.

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  MMMM, a chocolate covered eclair, thanks for making me hungry!

  I used to feel really guilty about throwing away watchtowers and awakes. So bad, that several times at work cleaning out aircraft I'd leave old copies tucked neatly next to the airline magazine for passengers to peruse while in the air.
  Actually, I don't feel so bad... there were always an ample supply of barf bags at hand too.

  Anne
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  Disassociation?

  by Sunflower1982 in

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  hi people!

  i was wondering if you all could take a moment to give me some advice.... since leaving my congregation and regaining clarity, i have been contemplating disassociating myself.

  i know it seems like a silly thing to fret about, but i think disassociation might give me the closure ive been looking for.

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  Well, being as I live several houses away from an elder and his family I was constantly getting little "surprise" visits wondering if we were all ok as we hadn't been to the meetings in awhile. My friends would feign interest in stopping by to see how the garden was doing or if I wanted to stop over for dinner and study the watchtower together. It was getting very annoying and impossible to avoid the questions and guilt trips (didn't work, but bothersome all the same). Of course, this was just a couple of my closer friends, we were forgotten and ignored by 99% of the congregation after missing our first month of meetings.

  Anyway, after spending an hour debating with two elders for the second visit that week, I just realized they were either going to try and beat it into my head that the organization's teachings were the truth or I was going to be disfellowshipped. The days previously I had 2 deep discussions of my position with two friends who I thought were the most understanding. I wanted them to know my reasons for leaving. So at the meeting with the elders, I knew that had already tied up loose ends and I was ready to just move on. So I stopped the elders in the middle of their "speech" and asked if I could just have some paper and a pen so I could disassociate myself from this organization.

  They acted stunned and got teary eyed. They asked me if I really wanted to do this and I said "Yes, I've already thought it out and prayed about it and done my grieving over being deceived, I'm ready to move on.". So I did and I walked out feeling relief. That relief is still there and I don't have to deal with trying to talk to any of them about the "truth" anymore.

  I felt it provided more of a statement to those that knew me better. They knew I felt that the organization was lying. I didn't want to be disfellowshipped because of celebrating Halloween or something stupid later on. So I'm glad I did it. YOu do what's best for you. Remember, real friends love you unconditionally. If you'll lose them from fading away, what's the difference?

  Anne
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  tri-city michigan congregations

  by Pierced Angel in

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  anyone here from the bay city, saginaw or midland michigan congregations?

  a friend and i want to organize a get together this summer with all the kids we grew up with in the borg back in the 70's and early 80's.

  i'm sure most of them are still "faithful" to the borg, but in case any of you are visiting this site, email me, ok?.

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  Anyone here from the bay city, saginaw or midland michigan congregations? A friend and I want to organize a get together this summer with all the kids we grew up with in the borg back in the 70's and early 80's. I'm sure most of them are still "faithful" to the borg, but in case any of you are visiting this site, email me, ok?

  Anne
  aka Liza (sister Erin, brother Chad)
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  Maybe we are evil

  by joelbear in

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  the question keeps coming up here.. how could we have ever been a part of something so evil and sinister as the watchtower society?.

  maybe its because we are evil.. joel

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  I remember my mom's excuse for why someone as immature and unloving as her mother could still be better than someone who wasn't a witness. She said it was due to the scripture about god taking all the foolish ones of the earth as his people. She liked to quote the scripture, but I'm too tired right now to look it up. Basically it was to show those that think they're "intelligent" that they should be more like the foolish, childish ones. That would describe my grandmother, selfish, immature, foolish woman that she was.

  I hated when she'd say that god only takes the foolish things of the earth. Just one of those numerous "upbuilding" truths that we had shoved down our throat day after day after day...

  So Joel, we weren't evil, we were just dumb and foolish.

  Anne

  "It is only in pain that a woman is able to rise above mediocrity." Colette

  edited because I didn't make sense the other way.
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  Losing religion....Finding God

  by jesussaves in

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  i've given alot of thought to this subject, myself.

  i used to blame god for my horrible childhood, and i know alot of people that blame the devil for bad things that are clearly the result of something that they did themselves.

  i do believe in the supernatural, unexplained events that go on in this world.

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  I agree very much with your thoughts:

  I do believe in the supernatural, unexplained events that go on in this world. I believe that there are people with varying degrees of psychic ability and power. I believe that EVIL is in this world because there are some atrocities that have been committed that are so contrary to human nature, it's inconceivable that someone decided on that course of action without influence from something sinister.

  I just haven't given much thought to it lately because I'm still burnt out from all the years of studying watchtower material. I can't seem to even care about looking at a bible, let alone read one. It's good to think about the possibilities, but it really seems as we'll never get all the answers anyhow. So live life to the fullest and take great care of our children and make every second count.
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  Today is my Birthday

  by zombie in

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  like that beatles song, "today is your birthday", well, its mine.

  for the first time in a long time, i told people at work that its my day.

  and i feel a little special and i like it.

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  Happy Birthday Zombie!!

  And many more...

  watch out, there are some here who might come after you to give you birthday spankings.

  Anne
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  i b free

  by SPAZnik in

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  surprising myself .

  by actually putting a posting here.. i was pretty much born and raised a jdub.

  all but stopped going about two years ago.

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  Pierced Angel

  Welcome Nik,

  So nice to have you here. I can't wait to read more of your posts. I like the way you write things.
  I'm enjoying my newfound freedom too and it's grand.

  Anne
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  In Memory of my nephew Kristian!

  by Beck_Melbourne in

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  in memory of kristian raymond wright 1975 march 2002 .

  http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/60066a25/bc/beck/kristian.jpg?bcgmt.8ahql_yqlb.

  it was 2am when we got the distress call.

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  Pierced Angel

  So sorry, he was a very good looking young man.
  My cousin Troy committed suicide at the age of 20. He had it all too, or so everyone else thought. Unfortunately, he never realized how many people loved him and admired him and now he's been gone for 13 years.
  I will never, ever forget the grief I felt when I heard the news. He and I were only 1 month in age apart and we had grown up together. All the "what ifs" that sprang forth the following days and weeks were agonizing to all of us who were close to him. We all saw the signs way too late and the only good was that we all have drawn closer to each other and try to remember to keep close to each other in any way we can.
  Try to remember all the good memories and share them with each other.
  It's such a loss, so very sorry to hear about it.

  Anne