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  Tell me about your "Dedication"

  by ezekiel3 in

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  2. experiences

  for jws, there is a two-step process for committing yourself to god.

  before you get baptized in public, you are supposed to privately "dedicate" yourself to god in prayer.. i was a child who knelt in the corner of my room after completing my final "interview" of questions from an elder.

  i tried to be sincere, but i was aware i had no emotional currency (i was only 13, give me a break!).

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  I vaguely remember sitting in my bedroom and trying to figure out exactly what I was supposed to say in my dedication prayer. I always hated praying because I could never think of enough things to say. I remember being on bible studies and being asked to say a prayer and having anxiety attacks about it, lol. But back to the dedication thing, I was 15 and knew it would make my mom happy. I can't even remember the day I got baptised. I know it was sometime in December around Xmas time. As you can see it certainly held a lot of importance in my life!
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  Lawnmowers... what is your oppinion???

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is getting close to time for me to buy a lawnmower.

  when i was growing up and cutting my dad's lawn he always had a self-propelled lawnmower.

  i was very lucky in that i never had to use a push-mower.

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  I can honestly say I have no opinion regarding lawnmowers, but I felt like posting any way. I am obviously bored with too much time on my hands.
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  Donald's Family Secret documentary!!!!

  by mouthy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i have just finished watching it.

  so glad donald mentioned it was the jehovah's witnesses- who knew about the abuse & said nothing..... good work donald.....

  i was so sorry to hear what you went through as a youngster...... p.s.

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  I read Donald's book, it was excellent btw ( though heartwrenching ). I didn't know any thing about a program though. Is this something available to those of us in US? I do have Satalite TV. Does anyone know when this might come on again, and what network I may be able to see it on? Thanks in advance!
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  I submit this as a new Kingdom song

  by gitasatsangha in

  1. social
  2. humour

  as per usual with sing praises to jehovah,etc, the music is artfully approprated from someone more skilled.. in this case the dead milkmen's "bitchin camero".

  here we go... "kid publisher" -by gita.

  kid publisher, kid publisher.

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  That was too funny!!! sad and true, but funny nonetheless.
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  My Story.......

  by Jesika in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well, i talk about my abuse so much i haven't found the need to post it.

  i guess i will post it now so i can write it once and not have to keep writing it over and over again.

  well, my eariliest memory is of being punished.

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  (((((((jess)))))))
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  A Candle for my sister.........

  by Tatiana in

  1. social
  2. family

  this is the anniversary of my sister's death.

  bring me to life.. i've been living a lie.

  bring me to life.. i've been living a lie.

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  I checked out the link you posted. It brought tears to my eyes.

  (((((((((((((((((((April))))))))))))))))))))

  I too will light a candle in your sisters memory.
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  At this point in my life, I can laugh at this.....

  by morrisamb in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  this was sent to me through my web site (www.fatherstouch.com) .

  i was just saying to someone the other day, ...at least the witnesses don't talk to me or write me!

  lol...

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  geez, it takes all kinds,eh?

  I'm the same as you Donald, when someone starts preaching to me, I totally tune out, and do the "la la la la la la la" thing.

  Btw, love your book! Thanks again for sharing your story.

  Charlene
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  Finding Nemo ... they found him !

  by Simon in

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  2. humour

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  we're going to take ours to see this when it's out ... i may show them the pic as we come out of the cinema .

  (you have to click the pic to see it clearly)

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  Simon, you're a sick man.

  My kids have'nt seen it yet, I think it comes out on DVD here soon. From what I hear, a lot of kids didn't want to go to the dentist after watching his movie, something about a dentist in the movie having a fishtank. Guess I will have to watch it to get the full story!
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  Ophrah's Book Club...Not quite.

  by shotgun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i work during the day and don't get to watch ophra (gee that's too bad huh) but thought we could post a few of the books we've read to help us or we enjoyed reading along with a brief comment.

  recently i've read breaking the bonds on winston's advice...it was a good read and opened my mind as to the control the wt organization has over its members, how it works and possibly the steps to combat it....i plan on slowly trying a few of the many suggestions contained in the book especially about instilled phobias.

  presently i'm reading who wrote the bible on stillajwxelder's advice and it is a fantastic book which explains with clarity the most logical theories about who truly wrote the bible and why....highly recommend this book

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  (((((((((shotgun))))))))
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  Welcome sns

  by simplesally in

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  2. friends

  well, my friends, i have a friend who has just joined us.

  sns made her first post.

  i will let her choose what she wants to tell in her own time.

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  Welcome to sns!