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  Getting Back In (yes, its for family) What do I Say on 3rd Try?

  by Meadow36 in

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  in my last meeting to be re-instated they said for next time figure out which person from the bible i'm most like.

  and be ready to tell them what i pray about and how i feel about what i did to jehovah.

  being honest , speaking from the heart about jesus forgiving peter and having a hard time answering the prayer question didn't work getting hysterical and nervous-breakdownish at the end didn't help, nor did running out of the hall after saying i could never do any better.

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  Meadow all I can give you is a big {{{{HUG}}}}

  WIsh ..."And be ready to tell them what I pray about..."
  
  Doesn't this seem like an invasion of "divine privacy"? Can the really ASK THAT? WOW!
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  At This Point In Your Life Would You Care If You Were Disfellowshipped or Disassociated?

  by minimus in

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  i'm curious..

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  Sosad said: I am under no illusions, but I am no longer a scared kid or young adult, i know them, and the sadness they create. I think they are too wrapped up in protecting their kingdoms to challenge someone with supports and knowledge. i have a happy life which threatens them, and am here to help my family of origin if they ever start to wonder but i have nothing but contempt for the organization and if they "came after " me it would not be what they were expecting.

  Sosad, you are where I hope to be someday. I think if they came after me I would probably become more vocal, too.

  I would love to DA. I don't believe in faking it. But because I am trying to keep contact with my JW family I kinda have to lay low with how I feel about the org. I recently mentioned that my fade exploded and since then it's been really quiet...but they are still talking to me. As long as I don't rock their boat I think we should be ok. Sucks though...I stll feel that "control".
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  Prince makes an appearance on the "View" again

  by Quarterback in

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  i always wondered about him, but it's official.

  a public statement about he being a jw was made.. he is also involved in providing some help to a charity work, by providing his help at three concerts in chicago.

  the "rebuilding the dream", organization, that is non political.. i wish him and them all the best as they try and help those that have been adversely affect in this recession..

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  Prince has been in for a while and has been baptized for a few years now....his lastest GF is studying.

  I know that my natural creative spirit, constantly conflicted with the control in the org. I find it interesting that Prince is even in it, as he is a very naturally (sexy) expressive person for most of his life.

  Sherry drives me nuts....even when I was in...I find her irritating and not funny at all.

  As far as JWs Celebs being freaky, the only one that seems near normal is George Benson. Met him...he's very very nice...
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  Mark Sanderson NOT listed in Wikipedia's GB Page. Did I miss something?

  by neverendingjourney in

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  wikipedia still shows 7 members: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/governing_body_of_jehovah's_witnesses.

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  was this appointment confirmed?.

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  WTBS could be waiting to make an offcial announcement to all congs before adding it to the wiki page?
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  Talent shows at the KH?

  by skeeter1 in

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  so, i know of a real talent show that took place at a kingdumb hall about 10 years ago.

  there was never another talent show.

  but, the jws all loved it and still talk about it.. is there a "rule" or something in the elder's manual about this?

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  Somewhat related….I don’t know if you guys ever had formals, but it’s a big thing down south.

  This one sister wanted to throw one…you could get dressed up, have a great meal and listen to a band and dance the night away. I think $35 bucks covered you for the night. I thought it was cool, you could have a great evening with good association.
  
  Well the brothers that could not afford the $35 raised a stink and got the CO (he was not nice either) involved. From what I heard, he told the sister, that if she could not invite all the friends and throw it for free then she’d have to cancel the event. The sister basically footed the bill for those who initially could afford to go….

  (…incidentally…JW weddings seem to create the same type of drama.)
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  Did you know that God will terminate your supervisors employment, and give you their old job?

  by Theocratic Sedition in

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  according to the wt study yesterday, that's what happened.. 16. by allowing jehovah to instruct us and lead us in the path of uprightness, we will have no cause for fear.

  when a regular pioneer in the united states applied for a job that would help him to keep his entire family in full-time service, his supervisor told him that he would never get that position without a college degree.

  had this happened to you, would you have regretted pursuing full-time service to the exclusion of seeking higher education?

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  “Experiences” like this would drive me nuts. When I would read them in the publications, little warning bells would go off in my head… wondering if they were made up, just to ‘prove’ the point in the paragraph?

  I mentioned this to a friend and her response was incredulity that the WTBS would lie to us!!! *eye-roll*
  
  I said to her…if you read this in a legit magazine, you would have references right? We can’t check the facts, we are just EXPECTED to believe. I bet if we called headquarters and asked for a reference we would not get one!

  I hope she studied her WT yesterday...HMPH!
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  September 11, 2001- Where were you?

  by SophieG in

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  i work at a major airline in the in-flight training department.

  i was sitting at the desk on the computer, i kid you not... writing the security (hijacking) curriculum for 2002, when someone came in and told me a plane flew into the wtc.

  we all thought it was one of our planes.

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  WOW!

  When I posted this thread, I was curious to see how you guys, especially those in NYC were affected by it!

  OhioCowboy: Thank you for the link!

  BandOnTheRun: I am trying not to cry.

  Titch: From an aviation perspective, it was mind-boggling to all of us when the airspace was shut down…the international crews were STUCK for 8-10 days in foreign countries…jumbo jets lined the runways everywhere. It sent the industry in a tailspin and it has NEVER been the same, but you know that.

  Six years later, as terrorism reigned, ironically, many of us who were attending the Intl Conventions in Europe got caught the first event of confiscations of liquids when the event in London occurred. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot

  I have since had trips to NYC but I cannot go to Ground Zero. It’s too emotional.

  I went to OKC for a trip and on the layover our crew walked the couple of blocks to the site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The memorial was not build as yet, so all that was there was a chain link fence around the site. Attached to the fence were all these photos of the children who lost their lives…across the street…the buildings still had the blackened walls from the explosion. We all walked the block of the site, and by the time we got to the other side we were ALL…and I am talking, male pilots included, bawling our eyes out. It was JUST TOO MUCH.

  So even though I am way removed from NYC I know I could not handle the emotional toll of being there…I don’t know how family members cope.

  Human suffering is something that shakes me to my CORE.

  Thanks for sharing your stories
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  September 11, 2001- Where were you?

  by SophieG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i work at a major airline in the in-flight training department.

  i was sitting at the desk on the computer, i kid you not... writing the security (hijacking) curriculum for 2002, when someone came in and told me a plane flew into the wtc.

  we all thought it was one of our planes.

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  Hey Slimboyfat, I had to look up that date myself. Is this what you are referring to?
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
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  September 11, 2001- Where were you?

  by SophieG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i work at a major airline in the in-flight training department.

  i was sitting at the desk on the computer, i kid you not... writing the security (hijacking) curriculum for 2002, when someone came in and told me a plane flew into the wtc.

  we all thought it was one of our planes.

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  Cultclasic: Hate to admit it, but I was out in field service the entire day. I can't imagine you spoke to anyone that day...our lives all revolved around the TV!

  Mary:It reminded me of watching Independence Day for the first time. Now that I think of it, it's like the scene when Vivica Fox goes outside and looks up and sees the sapceship. It's like your brain is trying to digest what your eyes are seeing and it seems very surreal!!!

  Panhandlegirl! Awww...Thanks...although the thought of those who live with the loss everyday far eclipses any of what we went thru in our industry.
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  September 11, 2001- Where were you?

  by SophieG in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i work at a major airline in the in-flight training department.

  i was sitting at the desk on the computer, i kid you not... writing the security (hijacking) curriculum for 2002, when someone came in and told me a plane flew into the wtc.

  we all thought it was one of our planes.

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  Jgnat: I copied this from wikipedia: "The tornado remained on the ground for an hour..." WTH??? Oh wow that is crazy! Natural phenomenon like that scares me...you have no control....