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  Baptism: minute detail but missing the spirit

  by Simon in

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  just a thought about how the wts handles baptisms .... it's strange isn't it that they pay such minute attention to detail for the actual baptism itself - someone scrutinises the whole event and should anyone's big toe sticks out the water then they get dunked again.. why?.

  do they think getting completely covered is some magical spiritual thing?.

  do they suppose that god wouldn't accept it if someone unnoticed didn't go under completely?.

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  PurpleV

  My church does not recognize the JWs as Christians, therefore the reason for my baptism (not a re-baptism). I didn't have any problem with that whatsoever.

  Every religion has "rules." Every cohesive entity has rules. There are rules at work (if you're absent too many times you can be fired. You cannot sexually harass anyone... etc. etc. etc.) There are even rules here (posting limits, etc.) Rules for living in the good ol' USA (pay your taxes or go to jail!)

  I didn't find it unreasonable to be asked to be baptized a Christian at my church. It seems to be the only rule I've encountered so far, except for the request to keep my cell phone turned off during the service! LOL And both rules make sense.

  And the difference is... no one in my church would have "shunned" me had I continued to attend and not be baptized. I'd get some pretty dirty looks though if my cell phone rang... :)

  Hugs 2 U

  PurpleV
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  Singing in the Kingdon Hall - laughing

  by Pepper in

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  oh my god, i went to a meeting a year ago, with my girl friend, in a town back east i live in utah, i sing in night clubs and bars and have a really great time.

  i go to the hall and it comes time to sing, now i am used to really letting it all hang out when i sing, so i give it all i got, i seen all these's heads turn and look at me, they could tell right off the bat that i am not a good jw cause i have a beard like jesus wears, but i know the tunes because i was raised listioning to them, i loved it, they don't really sing i noticed, its sad, cause singing could be so much a part of worship, but its like you can't even do that cause if your a good singer you might stumble the others cause it may be competion, what a bunch of bs, the po, looked down his nose cause i was singing like i had life in me .

  pepper

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  PurpleV

  Latte!

  Thanks a LOT, now I can't get that tune out of my head!

  LOL

  Hugs, V
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  Young 'Hovahs Out in Field Service.....

  by TR in

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  they just seem to not exist.

  in my daily travels, in fact i rarely see any 'hovahs out in service, let alone young ones.

  she is a teller at my bank, and a hottie, too!

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  PurpleV

  I live in a co-op apartment, so they never get to my door, they'd never get past the doorman! LOL

  I used to see them all the time in Grand Central Terminal doing street work... selling offering magazines to commuters who needed something to read.

  I have not seen them for months, which is unusual because when it turns COLD here like it has that's where they'd all go to avoid door-to-door.
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  WT goofie phrases.

  by Pepper in

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  2. friends

  i used to get into trouble for making light of the these phrases that some elders have told me are to be used only gods people.

  lol that you all may know maybe:.

  "well, brother that is very "commendable," just before the meeting ends the po says to those in attendance "brothers the time left is reduced," i once heard a co say to those seated during one of his talks "well now, we don't want to die at armageddon now do we, well of course not.

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  The Wheatlike ones...

  Well, what's that? You gonna make bread with these people?

  Satan's abyss

  Ooh... chains and all... like a dungeon?? Whips too?

  Spiritual Food at the proper time

  What if I'm really hungry NOW?

  The elder arrangement

  Are they in size-order? Short to tall?

  The utterance of Jehovah

  What's an utterance?? Sounds nasty.

  Fleshly brother

  What's a fleshly?

  The Jonadabs

  What's a Jonadab??

  Do Not Become Unevenly Yoked With Unbelievers

  the Gentile Times

  Do they mean Christmas and Easter?

  Bible Trained Conscience

  Gag

  Keeping the organization clean

  Hit the showers, everyone!
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  JW Action Doll Set

  by ThiChi in

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  the enduring human spirit of humor never seems to let me down.

  please read the story below.

  what do you all think of a jw action doll set?

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  PurpleV

  LOL

  We could have Baptizer dolls... wearing white T-shirts

  We could have Parent dolls... carrying paddles to the KH to enforce paying attention

  We could have Pedophile dolls... wearing nothing but a raincoat

  Ministerial servant dolls... short hair, no beard, cheap suit, holding a microphone

  And... Apostate dolls! Wearing leather miniskirt, holding a cigarette, on a motorcycle. Optional Satan horns and tail.
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  Official- Bethel cutbacks?

  by No Apologies in

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  my wife told me that last night a letter was read from the society, explaining how all printing operations in brooklyn were being moved to either walkill or patterson, and that worldwide there would be consolidation of the printing operations.

  i know there have been rumors like this floating around here for the last month or so, but now it seems there is confirmation.

  has anyone else heard about this letter being read?

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  PurpleV

  What are they going to do with all that expensive Brooklyn property??
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  Something about me

  by ChileanRick in

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  i loved to be a part of the christian congregation.

  i always been a good jw (18 years) and im still one.

  but, internet has given me too much information on wtbts, and now i can see it is a fraud this doesnt mean i dont love jehovah or jesus, i love my brothers and sisters too, but, i cant say the same for the organization.

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  PurpleV

  What parts exactly, did you love? Most people, "good" JWs or exJWs, really minded doing some of the stuff you had to do. Going to 5 hours of meetings a week, studying, going door-to-door, much of that can be a real burden to some.

  It's normal to feel alone and angry inside. You've been fooled, and that makes you angry. Who could blame you? Many of us here are extremely angry and bitter. People have lost much--family, educations, careers. And for what? To help an organization get rich.

  As far as being alone, you need to make new friends. I actually created my own new "family" since I no longer have the one I was born with. Go back to school... cultivate friendships at work. Do some volunteering. Lots of ways to meet new folks.

  Knowledge is power. Keep researching the organization. Have you visited Quotes.JehovahsWitnesses.com yet? It's a terrific web site. All it is are quotes from the Watchtower. Really.

  And yes, it's hard to smile on the outside and be upset on the inside. That's one of the worst things... how you become a mask, never being able to truly say how you feel.

  I'm glad you have seen the "real" light. May you now find freedom, and peace, and unconditional love.

  Hugs, V
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  The Watchtower Society Doesn't Care About Anything

  by minimus in

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  the wt.

  society doesn't care about how outsiders view them.

  they don't care about how the rank and file look at them.they don't give any credence to congregational elders or ministerial servants or pioneers.

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  PurpleV

  Yes they do.

  All this crap concern about keeping their organization clean is because they care very much about what NON-JWs think of them, so they can keep their tax-free status and keep the money rolling in from the sales placement of their literature.

  You are right, though, they could care less what their members think as long as they are properly terrifed into submission obedient to Jehovah.
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  What Excuses Did You Have For Missing Meetings?

  by minimus in

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  sick, tired, hungry,......?

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  PurpleV

  I used to induce real asthma attacks

  Is that pathetic, or what?
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  Student talk

  by ChrisVance in

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  2. friends

  i have to give a presentation today in my spanish lit class in spanish.

  reminds me of giving talks in the ms only the subject matter is a lot more interesting.

  wish me luck, please

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  PurpleV

  repetition for emphasis

  AAUUGGHHH

  Us "older folk" remember when "W" was for "Weak," then they changed it to "Work On It."

  Somewhat less humiliating. Not by much. A "W" is a "W" is a "W".

  My MOTHER got a "W" once, for something. She'd been getting straight "G"s for so decades. She was depressed all night.

  So Chris, how did your Spanish talk go??