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  bad news

  by larc in

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  last night, my wife zazu, had a stroke.

  she is in the hospital, and will be there for a least a week.

  she can still think clearly and converse.

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  Has there been a policy change?

  by Mulan in

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  my mother told us last night that her po told her we are disassociated.

  no announcement was made.

  she is upset, and i told her i would call him.. at first she didn't want me to do that, but later changed her mind.. so, i left a message on his answering machine.he will call me.........he always returns my calls.

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  Do you procrastinate?

  by larc in

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  i was just wondering, do you procrastinate?

  well, i was going to write about this 6 months ago, and i finally got around to it.

  yes, i procrastinate all the time.

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  has anyone learned speedreading?

  by DanTheMan in

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  2. entertainment

  before i joined jw's, i used to like to read, but during my 10 year stint in the borg i read almost no books at all (except the company-sanctioned reading, which lulls the reader into a mental stupor), save the occasional grisham novel or something fairly light like that.

  i couldn't take anything that was too heavy or thought provoking, as it would create too much cognitive dissonance in my black/white jw mind.. i was just reading some "favorite book" threads, and i realize that there are literally hundreds of books that i would like to read.

  however, i find that i am not a very speedy reader, and i also have difficulty concentrating, which results in my often having to re-read passages in order to get the author's point.. has anybody learned speed reading?

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  DA=DF....Why?

  by thinker in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the latest kingdom ministry states that disassociated persons are to be treated the same as disfellowshipped ones.

  i have heard two explanations:.

  1) those who da are assumed to be sinners who were apt to be disfellowshipped if they had stayed in the organization.

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  How Many Here Have Been Shunned?

  by Reborn2002 in

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  2. friends

  as most of you already know, the jehovah's witnesses are covering an article in their august kingdom ministry to be discussed the weeks of 8/19 and 8/26 which details how they are to shun and avoid those who are no longer members of their organization, even immediate family members.. .

  undoubtedly this article has been written to reinforce to the rank&file jehovah's witnesses the shunning policy, so as to tighten the ranks and prevent members from having the opportunity to learn the abundant contradictions and hypocrisies found within watchtower doctrine and practice from any who may have left.. this policy also serves to divide families and attempt to shame or abuse those whom have chosen to no longer be jehovah's witnesses, for whatever reason.. that much is obvious.

  in recent days this topic has been discussed in detail in various threads.

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  Ned Flanders is a JW!

  by Simon in

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  2. humour

  just watching the simpsons where homer gets his thumb cut off.

  there is a scene where ned is reading a story to one of his kids:.

  "so, harry and his friends go straight to hell for practising witchcraft".

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  What to do when a loved one is sucidal

  by Xandria in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  sucide has been a issue in many jw's lives.

  this is based on professional advice, published experience, and expert opinion, but do not represent therapeutic recommendation or prescription.

  for specific information and advice, consult your personal clinician .

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  How could have Rutherford been a 'drunk'?

  by wholewheat in

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  i feel that the apostate's claims that rutherford was a drunk to be far fetched.

  on the one hand, they claim that he was so drunk that the brothers at bethel shipped him to san diego to beth sarim, where he stayed drunk out of his mind, then on the other hand, they claimed that he ruled the society with an iron fist, that he was a dictator.

  no drunk could have ruled the society like a dictator.

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  How many Artists here? Which field of Art?

  by invisible in

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  2. friends

  i know i asked this absolutely yonks back, then by the name of celtic, but with so many newcomers here i thought no harm but to ask once again.. how many artists do we have here or working in art related fields including film, music, theatre, environment, gardening, sculpture, graphic design, illustration, fine art, photograpy etc etc?.

  what hobbies do you have?

  how do you see your future artistic horizons opening up?

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