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  Got to Make an Elder Squirm the Other Day

  by xelder in

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  i heard from a very reliable first hand source that an elder in a nearby congregation was talking about my views of the organization.

  so, i called him.................................................................................................. me: hello m. this is xelder, i heard that you had a conversation with h. the other day.

  any idea why i might be calling you concerned about what was said?.

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  When you had by the balls, you should have twisted them a little.
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  How do you make a living?

  by paulnotsaul in

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  since most of us believed it was right around the corner, how many of you went to any secondary schools or training?

  what do you do now to survive?

  are you working or unemployed?

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  I'm a as400 computer operator.

  Semi-ret EMT from NYC.

  Linuxbob.
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  BIRTHDAYS ARE IMPORTANT!!!

  by minimus in

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  and today's mine..

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  Happy Bithday
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  Prayers at mealtime!!?

  by Frog in

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  who still find it strange years on to dive straight into your mail meal without 'giving thanks'?

  i say main meal, because dad's prayers were always considerably lengthy before a main meal, and are an institution in every jw household.

  even now after a few years i'm just about ready to tuck in when i find myself saying a simple thanks under my breath.

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  I've heard prayers that would qualify for a meeting.
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  Any hope?

  by Kool Jo in

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  so as you may know, my parents are hardcore jw's...however, something they said to me a couple nights ago got me thinking and wondering if my parents could be awakened.... the c/o who was in town and in one of his talks, related an example of when he visited another congregation.

  he stated that he asked a sister why her husband wasn't at meeting with her....the sister stated that her husband was at work...the c/o's reply..."that's a horrible excuse"!?!?!?!.

  my parents found the c/o's comment disturbing...and when my parents brought up the conversation, i was surprised they said the c/o must have lost his mind...my parents stated nobody knows when the system is going to end so we still need to work and a man has the biblical obligation to cater to his family.

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  For some reason, most C/O's that I met had special diets.
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  hey

  by jnrtigbfxd0 in

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  hey everybody im new here.

  currently a pioneer in my early 20's, started straight out of high school, now wanting to go to college and working on getting out of pioneering.

  also a former bethelite, ill make a thread on that soon.. .

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  Welcome.

  Bob.
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  Occasional feelings of sadness about the JW experience

  by Mr Facts in

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  do you feel occassionally sad when you flash back at your life as a jw, may be you occassionally become overshadowed by regrets and bitter feelings and not knowing exactly what caused it.. some regretted wasted life while others regretted being trapped in what they feel was a cult.

  do you experience anything similar.

  how do you usually surmon up courage to stand up and forge ahead?.

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  Heathen, very well said.

  Nambo, I had tears in my eyes after reading your post.

  Someday, maybe my bitterness and hostility will subside, but not for now.

  Linuxbob.
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  Watchtower's New "Toy Story" - What Parents Need To Know

  by cedars in

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  2. beliefs

  i've uploaded a new blog article that addresses the latest dvd release at the current district convention, namely "become jehovah's friend!

  " - the tale of young caleb and his brush with divine wrath over a plastic toy wizard.

  a link to the article, which includes the youtube samples of the production, is below:.

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  I like it.

  Bob
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  "We are at the end of the last day of the last days. The governing body feels strongly about this."

  by BroMac in

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  “Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father."

  Matt 24:36
  
  If God isn't telling the Son or the Angels, I don't think he would be telling the WTS.

  Bob.
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  Any more fond (not so) DC memories?

  by outsmartthesystem in

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  my oldest child was barely 4 months old and not an easy baby.

  she cried all the time....and getting her to sleep during the day was a pain.....especially in a facility that was 80 degrees with a/c.

  on sunday afternoon of the dc....knowing we had a two hour drive home (she also didn't sleep in the car well).....i went to an "off limits" area with her.

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  I told my wife not only do I want to stay at a AAA hotel I also want a hotel with a gym in it.

  She almost fell off the chair.