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  Craziest thing you've ever been "counseled" for????

  by superman in

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  i know that this has been a popular post in the past.

  but after my last post, it got me thinking.

  i used to always use those stupid field service report slips as scratch paper.

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  Anti-College/Pro-Pioneering Convention Interviews

  by Rohag in

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  2. beliefs

  here's the text of interviews from the friday afternoon "young people - walk by holy spirit in the congregation" presentation at a 2008 jehovah's witness district convention.

  this transcription approximately covers the second half of the presentation.

  i've omitted names and locations to preserve individuals' privacy.

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  How much of a role in Brainwashing did the songs actually play?

  by KW13 in

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  those haunting words...those out of tune dubs...wailing...moanin...then i wake up :p lol i am kidding, but i remember 'snippets' of a lot of songs, all of which focused on me being submissive (for example song number 8, my favourite as a child dub).

  does singing help brainwash sheep?

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  Why do many JWs neglect their health conditions?

  by navytownroger in

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  2. beliefs

  my former bible study conductor has heart problems and very high blood pressure, but doesn't seem concerned about it.

  another witness i knew had heart problems but never went to doctors, & eventually dropped dead suddenly.

  given that cigarette smoking is a disfellowshipping offense, why aren't jws reprimanded when they otherwise neglect & jeopardize their health?

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  Dating in the KH-funny stories.

  by QuestioningEverything in

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  2. friends

  my 28y old nephew was dating a 'sister' from another congregation.

  he recently bought his own home.

  i stopped by there to drop off something.

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  What is your strangest "supernatural" JW story?

  by donny in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had just became a witness and a guy i worked with, who was also a jw, told me a story that actually made me laugh and i think it upset him a bit.

  the storys were almost always in the third person.

  it went as follows.. this brothers wife and him were sitting at the kingdom hall on the end seats of the row next to the back of the room.

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  One Paper Towel

  by DT in

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  2. friends

  the district conventions i went to always had signs in the restrooms asking people to only take one paper towel.

  i've heard other people mention this too.

  is this typical at conventions?

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  Got a few giggles from another discussion board RE: "Why don't JWs vote?"

  by razorMind in

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  2. beliefs

  re: serena williams' comments about jws not voting......of course the non-jw members wanted to know why.. the first giggle i got from all the non-jws posting who wanted to know why she could dress so skimpily, pursue her tennis career and wrap herself in the american flag while still proclaiming to be a jw.

  i'd go so far as to say all of the non-jw posters were questioning this.. the second giggle was the expected knee-jerk defensive reaction from the jws on the board......i.e., "here we go judging people from appearance again," and "how come nobody's judging this celebrity/that celebrity?".

  then, the expected "how come everybody hates jws" comment from another one.

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  My memory of the 1975 fiasco (born in 1970)

  by Lady Zombie in

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  2. beliefs

  drew sagan posted this fine thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/160876/1.ashx in which a few people remarked that hardly anyone under the age of 40 even knows about the 1975 failed prediction.. i was born in 1970 and i do remember the 1975 fiasco.

  for what it's worth, here are my memories and how it was explained to me.. late in 1968 my parents decided to have me because, like many other jws, they thought that i would never have to deal with the world or go to school.

  they carefully planned to have me during the year of 1970 because they didn't want to go through armagedon with an infant, so they figured if i was 5 years old, i would be old enough to run, feed myself, and at least know enough to take shelter from the elements or hide.

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  Lets list everything that has pagan origins!!

  by song19 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a feeling i am going to have to explain to my jw folks why i have decided to allow my children to participate in holidays at school.

  theyll probably be wondering too why i will get together with our non jw family for the holidays.. .

  we know jws avoid holidays because of their pagan origins.

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