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  Wanting Less Involvement (long newbie story)

  by DepthsResounding in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised a jw and am currently pioneer in a foreign language congregation.

  i have been unhappy on and off with my involvement in this religion and am ready to step back again.

  growing up i was always active but extremely reserved and a low hour publisher.

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  Is it possible with your education and work experience to get a job transfer or just relocate and then just disappear?
  
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  Disfellowshipped Brother Gives Public Talk in Kingdom Hall

  by The Searcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  absolutely beautiful!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vbmfx4isku.

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  He probably got disfellowshipped again for that. Can you get a double portion of disfellowshipping? Not sequentially but additively?
  
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  Disfellowshipped Brother Gives Public Talk in Kingdom Hall

  by The Searcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  absolutely beautiful!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vbmfx4isku.

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  That was great. I'm really surprised he got that far. I'm sure other elders who had delivered that talk realized immediately he had gone 'off reservation' and started circling the wagons. It is funny that the best talk the congregation had probably heard in many years came from an apostate. At least he was polite...
  
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  Words for the Day; please share

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  greetings, word lovers:.

  in my job, i work with words and wrangle them into shape, well, in a manner of speaking.

  one word might be mistaken for another, a word with either a similar or identical sound.

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  priapism

  I remember being at a dinner party long ago, and I happened to notice on the fridge, there were hundreds of small magnets, each with a single word, stuck on the front door. The 'brother' was very proud of his effort to educate his children, all girls, at every possible occasion. One of the words, caught my eye (see above). I asked him if he knew what it meant. He disappeared for a minute and when he came back, it got removed from the fridge.
  
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  "A new species combining wolves, coyotes and dogs is evolving before scientists’ eyes in the eastern United States."

  by unsure in

  1. social
  2. current

  "a new species combining wolves, coyotes and dogs is evolving before scientists’ eyes in the eastern united states.".

  http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/a-new-species-is-evolving-right-before-our-eyes-an-ultra-successful-mix-of-wolves-coyotes-and-dogs/.

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  Very interesting. I read something about this recently. It seems the big advantage is the extra size. Wolves, avoid humans and urban environments, but coyotes not so much. The additional dog mix should only help in urban settings. Keep an extra eye on Fifi when you let her out at night....
  
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  Memorial

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what i noticed during the memorial is the over organised ritual aspect.

  for a non jw is must be hard to follow.. for me, i noticed that during the memorial there is no attention for the historical jesus and the historical events.

  it's all about the kingdom arrangement with it's central point, the governing body of jw.. do you noticed this also?.

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  I always dislked this event. It just came across as you mentioned as a ritual. If I was ever going to invite someone to a meeting, the memorial would definetly NOT be it.
  
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  Can you believe the opening song at the memorial tonight?!

  by Indian Larry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anybody (who went to the memorial) notice the opening song?.

  keep in mind that this is the most important night of the year for the witnesses.

  it is supposed to be all about jesus christ.

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  I feel vindicated for not going. I would have stuck a pencil into my brain if I heard that nonsense.
  
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  President of the Republic of Poland signs bill to raise penalties for crimes against children

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.president.pl/en/news/art,397,president-signs-bill-to-raise-penalties-for-crimes-against-children.html.

  tuesday, 11 april 2017 president signs bill to raise penalties for crimes against children.

  president signs bill to raise penalties for crimes against children (1 / 9).

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  Thanks for the update. I live here now. At least the current administration got one thing right.
  
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  The GB wants us to read this bible passage to you!

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had a brother visit me yesterday to invite me to the memorial.

  as usual, despite the unspoken passive aggressiveness, i was polite,.

  anyway, this year, he started his presentation by saying: "the governing body (gb) wants us to read this bible passage to you!

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  Was the GB thing part of their standard presentation or reserved for inactive ones?
  
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  Life is changing for me: no pioneering, got a job!

  by Skepsis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a month ago i decided to register in this board.

  i had decided to step down pioneering but was frightened about the consequences.

  i had finished my university degree some months before (despite disaproval from brothers in my congregation) and i had to choose: continue pioneering and working in jobs with no future or starting a career, working full-time.. i was thinking to postpone the decisiton but... i was fed up with preaching.

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  Thanks for the update. Being 'abroad' for business is such a great way to fade from their radar.