I remember an experience given years ago about a Mormon who had decided to become a witness. That person was studying at Brigham Young University on a full scholarship. The speaker then denounced the university and the Mormon church for retracting the person's scholarship for religious differences and criticized the university for not allowing the person to use their own powers of reason in deciding their beliefs. I remember the scathing tone the speaker had when saying in effect how dare they revoke a deserved scholarship over a change in religious belief. The student was not asked to leave the university, he just lost his scholarship because he no longer qualified for it.
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Ex-JW Scholarship
by enigma1863 ini think if there isnt one already, there should be a scholarship for ex-jws to get a college education.
i dont know exactly what would be the qualifications to win the scholarship or where the money would come from..
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Today is my birthday
by Gojira_101 inwell so far it is a fantastic day!
i know my grandma isn't going to call me like she does every year to say she is happy i was born.
you know the jw form of wishing someone a happy birthday.
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joyfulfader
Thank you Shyla!!! Going for sushi :)
It is so exciting to finally participate in the joy of life and celebrate the lives of our kids!!! My daughter was too scared to celebrate last year with a cake for her bday and i didnt push it. This year she wants her 16 candles :)
I am so happy for you. You have taken a stand and now you can enjoy!
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Today is my birthday
by Gojira_101 inwell so far it is a fantastic day!
i know my grandma isn't going to call me like she does every year to say she is happy i was born.
you know the jw form of wishing someone a happy birthday.
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joyfulfader
Happy birthday!!!!!
Mine is Thursday and will be only the second time celebrating in almost 41 years as i was a born in. I now love birthdays!!!!!!
As an added bonus we will be celebrating my daughters's sweet 16 next month. Can't wait!!
I hope you have a fabulous birthday!!!
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Do You Care About "The Royal Baby"?
by minimus ini don't get it.
(and i don't care about america's "royalty" either)..
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joyfulfader
Its just pleasant and joyful news for a change. Does something being newsworthy need the prerequisite of being ominous and/or disturbing? I say embrace the good and "warm, fuzzy" news as a diversion from the doom and gloom so often presented during the average news program. There will always be dreadful things and atrocities being committed globally. Let's embrace the birth of a child :)
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Anyone else buy one of those Pocket Hoses seen on TV?
by Glander inwe bought 2. loved them.
worked as advertised... for about a month.
first one developed a big bulge and popped.
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joyfulfader
my family bought 2 and they both popped within a month.
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always apostasy?
by losingit inso i've been reading many posts and threads of people's experiences leaving the jw fold.
i get the impression that many here were df'd or da'd due to apostasy.
is there anyone here that found out ttat after being df'd for a reason other than apostasy?
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joyfulfader
I was publicly reproved for something other than apostasy and it was actually because I was not disfellowshipped because of the other person's involvement and his "connections", I started to really look into my ever present doubts. After despicable treatment during this time (including the horribly degrading and humiliating questions that elders swear they dont ask...hahahaha) and subsequent times I realized I had had enough. It was a lightbulb moment and have never returned and have zero doubts or guilt. I am now for all intents and purposes, agnostic.
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Who has had their District Convention seats stolen by other Witnesses?
by ÁrbolesdeArabia inover the years i have had to deal with this problem personally and as a attendant covering my section at various convention centers.
i had people who were suppose to be decent jehovah witnesses pick up all the books, bags and coolers belonging to brothers and sisters who arrived at the appropriate time and picked them up and dumped them all at the end of the seating row.
so here is what goes down, the sister runs up to me panicking and saying "dear brother, i had all those seats reserved for my family and now look!
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joyfulfader
It was the circuit assembly at which I got baptized...I had placed my books and my bag with hair dryer and bathing suit and towel in the row reserved for baptismal candidates. When I went to sit down it was gone. The attendants searched and during the baptismal talk found my things had been moved 6 rows back to the middle of the row "supposedly" because the items in question were in the reserved baptismal seating. No one bothered to ask why the average attendee would have a hair dryer and bathing suit. Turns out the people who ended up sitting in my original seat weren't even baptismal candidates.
Now I wish my stuff hadn't been found...perhaps I may have procrastinated in actually going thru with it.
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2013 Drama: "Show Yourself Attentive"
by breakfast of champions inthis is the first of three "dramas" this dc, and i have to say, it was one of the weirdest dramas ever.
i won't go through all the details.
maybe someone else wants to throw in their 2c.. it starts out with two men standing on the "beach" talking, but it took me awhile to figure out what in the hell was going on.
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joyfulfader
I just watched it. The whole thing and it was so irritating. I canNOT imagine sitting thru another convention ever again...
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If money were no object where would you live?
by usualusername inmy money is on tuscany, italy at the moment..
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joyfulfader
South pacific or virgin islands. One side of the world vs the other but islands. My preference. More beauty, fewer people. I cherish my privacy even now :)
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Do You Ever Give Thought To A "Great Tribulation"?
by minimus inmy mother asked me if i was thinking about it and how bad it will be in the near future.
i said i didn't give it a thought.. is it something you ever think about, now?.
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joyfulfader
it hit me 2 yrs ago that it was a cult and i had wasted my life on a lie. i figure if there is a god that he will be like jesus and not mean and vengeful like that jehovah person and he will understand my circumstances. if there is no god it wont matter anyway. so no. not worried about the gt in the slightest. i am completely out :)