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  After 70 years of sacred service........

  by Makena1 in

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  for a privileged few, you get an article with your lifes story published in the wt.

  most at least receive a grand send off with a kh memorial service.. my father passed away a couple of weeks ago.

  he was just shy of his 89th birthday.

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  Preston

  Mak, I don't know what I can say in addition to what everyone has said. I will say I felt very sad while reading your post. For a religion steeped in so much legalism, it's amazing how they can steep so low when someone you have felt close to for so long dies (I assume you were very close to your father). It used to be that I could look at my five years as a JW in context, that my experience wasn't entirely bad. After reading accounts like yours I can only say that I'm ashamed of the fact that I was ever a JW, being a part of religion that placed ritual over spirituality, and legalism over love. If you ever get the chance e-mail me, I would like to know more about how you have dealt with the loss of your daughter.

  Preston.
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  Middle of the Night Thoughts

  by teenyuck in

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  i wish they were of sex...... as i lay in bed last night, feeling like an alien was in my stomach, i thought of a few things.

  since i seem to be posting fluff all the time, i decided to put my thoughts on to paper.

  1. subjection-i saw this posted somewhere in the last few days on another jw only board.

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  Preston

  Well, looking at your typical gender roles (if there ever is such a thing), when I think of men, a few things come to my mind: winter, violence, the warrior, death. When I think of women I think of the following things: spring, nurturing, life. As a queer boy I think I can relate to women to see that they are by far much superior to men. JMHO.
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  A Personal Announcement!

  by Billygoat in

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  guess who just got engaged???

  no date has been set yet, but the engagement will be short.

  probably sometime this summer.

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  Preston

  Congratulations Andi! I believe you posted pictures of your soon-to-be hubby a while back. He is such a hottie! I envy you....
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  There Are Gay JW's?

  by stormrider in

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  there is a question at the end of all this i promise!!

  please bear with me.. hi all, this is the first time i've been to any site like this.

  so, quickly... i'm ethan, from ky, but currently in michigan.

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  Preston

  I wrote about this on a post a few weeks ago. Preston is not quite correct. I have known JW's who were gay.

  I was not saying that there are no Gay JW's, I was merely contrasting the picture that the society paints with the reality of seeker's post. I honestly believe (again, this is just my opinion) that the society automatically associates gay people with the act, and that they make a very real group of people in the organization totally invisible. Likewise, I don't think an organization like this makes it safe for any sincere gay christian (in itself, a contradiction to some) to feel visible. In essence, there are gay JW's, as seeker pointed out, unfortunately it becomes common for many people (like Ethan) to feel like they are the only one...
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  There Are Gay JW's?

  by stormrider in

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  there is a question at the end of all this i promise!!

  please bear with me.. hi all, this is the first time i've been to any site like this.

  so, quickly... i'm ethan, from ky, but currently in michigan.

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  Preston

  Hi Ethan, and welcome to the board!

  You ask, "Are there Gay JW's?" According to the society one cannot be gay and a JW. Whether the society is correct or not is not something I will argue on since I don't think this is what want to hear. Taking the Bible into consideration is more ambiguous since there are various interpretations on how you look at scripture (read THE GOOD BOOK by Peter Gomes, it's a very good, scholarly, unbiased look at the Bible's view of homosexuality).

  Personally, I'm 23, and like you, I've known I was gay since I was very young. Also, like you, I grew up as a good kid, and I'd like to think of myself as still that way. There was a point in my life when I was actively going to meetings where I felt like I was coerced into living a "straight" life. I found the contradicitons alarming and I decided to leave. I confessed what I felt to my elder body, and instead of being understood, I felt threatened.

  I honestly think that the majority of people in my former congregation don't know what it's like to be gay and growing up as a JW. They aren't homophobic, they just don't understand. It can be a life of self-hatred, anguish, and unfortunately self-destruction. Personally, I couldn't have of it. No matter what my relationship with God is, I needed to live a happy, functional life, one that I couldn't have in my congregation.

  I say Bravo Ethan, for having the strength and fortitude to realize who you are despite all the other conflicting emotions you are dealing with right now. surprsingly there are many young gay guys like you who aren't involved with the club scene or the bar scene. If you ever get the chance e-mail me, I'd like to know more about you. Are you still close with your family? Are you out? Do you still pray? Keep in touch....

  Preston.
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  Anyone from metro Phoenix area?

  by stocwach in

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  specifically the old papago park congregation?

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  Preston

  Papago congregation? Hmmmmmm, I may have known some people who have went there. I went tho the Shea Heights congregation in Scottsdale. Would love to get a group of people together to shoot the bull sometime....
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  Can I DA myself in a newspaper?

  by meat pie in

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  what do you think of this idea, has it been done?

  i was thinking that if i did decide to da myself, one fun way to do it might be to place a public notice in a regional paper.

  something not libelous(unfortunately), just saying that i no longer wanted to be know as one of jws because i could not reconcile the discrepancies/divide between jws organization and the bible.

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  Preston

  Sorry Meat Pie, but don't think many JW's are that keen on even picking up a newspaper and reading it. Particularly in the editorials. Besides, why would they want other people telling them what to think anyway... I have had a ton of stuff posted in the newspaper supporting a lot of JW no-no's, and I doubt any of them have really noticed... Although, if you pay the WBTS enough money, maybe they'll listen just enough to post it in really tiny letters on the insert of the Watchtower. That'll do the trick.
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  Do JWs circumcise?

  by Imbue in

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  this came up in chat of course.. you can get as personal as you like.. crazy is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

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  Preston

  My JW mom got me circumcised right after I was born. She's got to be the coolest JW mom ever. After all, it launched my career as a porn star! Thank you!
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  Yet Another Pro-JW website good for laughs.

  by Reborn2002 in

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  http://www.stormpages.com/jwfriends/wwwboard/index.html .

  check out their disclaimer.. it jumped off the screen at me.. .

  terms of use: i agree to use the jw friends message board in a christian manner.

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  Preston

  From the web site:

  Posted by Beans on April 24, 2002 at 18:23:00:

  This is fantastic for all of us Brothers and Sisters,

  http://www.Quotes.JehovahsWitnesses.com/

  Oooooooooooh, shame on you Beans (wags finger), you've been a bad boy (drags Beans by ear down the hall with a ruler in the other hand). I've told you a hundred times not to hang out with bad boys like Englishman and Mister Biggs!:D
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  British music rocks, It's official (rebuttal)

  by Preston in

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  never ever, ever confuse greatness with popularity.

  compared to music here in the u.s. british music is as good as it gets.

  it's true that bands like pulp, suede, blur, oasis, manic street preachers, rarely get any airplay here in the states, but that's all i listen too.

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  Preston

  Never ever, EVER confuse greatness with popularity. Compared to music here in the U.S. British music is as good as it gets. It's true that bands like Pulp, Suede, Blur, Oasis, Manic Street Preachers, rarely get any airplay here in the states, but that's all I listen too.

  In summation, if you really think "butt-rock" bands like Limp Bizkit, Creed, and Nickelback represent some kind of golden age for rock music here in the states then this is a very sad state of affairs indeed. We're a long way, away from Motwon, The Sounds of Philadelphia, the great punk rock bands of the the 60's and 70's (Stooges, Ramones, velvets), and the original alt rock of the 80's (Husker Du, Talking Heads). As far as I'm concerned British music is where it's at. And I'll leave you alone with your Kid Rock thank you very much!