Posts by rolling rock

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What is the best thing about getting old?

by I quit! in

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you can hide your own easter eggs..........

rolling rock

What's old?

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Long time lurker, 1st time poster

by Mattieu in

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well where do i start, perhaps will go into more detail later, though briefly - 40 years young, raised in the truth (kingdom baby, which meant i was never going to make it to primary/secondary school/work/get married/have kids....) former ms, regular pioneer, learnt 3 foreign languages, served in foreign language group, married (wife still goes to meetings), beautiful kids, baptised at 15 years of age, regular pioneer at 15, grew up in divided house.. .

hmmm, will go into my issues with all things organisational later, though firstly want to apologise, for being a self righteous spiritual pratt who did things by the book and sat with other elders/mss and prejudged others for not doing enough and having a wrong attitude about all matters spiritual and organisational.

i stepped down as an ms over a year ago (they were grooming me to be an elder), havent been to a meeting in 3 months, i knew it wasnt the truth for a number of years and have struggled badly the last few years.

rolling rock

Thanks for the nice post, and welcome to JWN.

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Are WE just as bad as the WT? If we show intolerance and banning/shunning?

by leavingwt in

all communities have standards.. .

rolling rock

It's called the internet my friend.

It's not real life.

This is a really big forum.

Sometimes good people will end up on the short end of the stick.

Advice: People new to posting on internet forums, or even if they are old school posters need to.

Stop, and think about what they typed(make sure they want to post it. or at least can handle the ramifications ) and then hit submit.

It's really not all that hard.

I wish JWN had a preview reply option. IMHO, it would save a lot of strife.

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The idiocy of accepting new people to the KH with no background checks!

by restrangled in

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just recently before the book study was cancelled, a young man started coming into my mom's home for the same.

she was alarmed and asked the elders, to please have him go to the kh for the study.

they ignored her worries and he continued to attend at her home.

rolling rock

I know that I have said this before. I bet there is some child molesters who join the WTBTS, or just study with them for easy access to kids. I mean think about it. If you really wanted to take advantage of a group in a sinister way, who would be better the the JWs ?

What do you think?

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Are WE just as bad as the WT? If we show intolerance and banning/shunning?

by leavingwt in

all communities have standards.. .

rolling rock

Buzkid, Is this the first forum you have ever posted on?

Let me tell you. This forum is vary tame compared to most.

I also think that trying to compare JWD/N to the JW dogma is just ridicules!

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I passed my test!!!!!!

by mouthy in

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thank god ( well i know all of you wont ) but i did !!!!!!.

in canada when you reach 80 you must have written tests to see if you should still drive .

then every two years after that....i will be 82 in may so i had to go for mine today .. i was so scared as we had so much snow today,i hate driving in the snow.. all my family ( grand kids >not jws) i am sure were hoping i wouldnt pass as they all.