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  "We get presents all year; who needs Christmas"

  by WTWizard in

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  i don't know how many times i have heard that lie from the platform.

  i have heard that line of rubbish at big and great boasting sessions as well.

  the witlesses act as if they get as many toys as worldly people, just scattered throughout the year.. now, i have seen many cases where that simply isn't true.

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  Can't see Moshe's pic either
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  "We get presents all year; who needs Christmas"

  by WTWizard in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know how many times i have heard that lie from the platform.

  i have heard that line of rubbish at big and great boasting sessions as well.

  the witlesses act as if they get as many toys as worldly people, just scattered throughout the year.. now, i have seen many cases where that simply isn't true.

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  So glad you brought this topic up WT WIZARD. My dad was a real tight-wad so this religion was perfect for him. I always hated going to school after x-mas and being asked what I got and having to tell them the lie that we didn't need x-mas to get gifts but we get gifts all year long. That was such a crock but it was too embarrassing to say that we never got anything. I never got a wrapped present, ever!

  Leolaia, I can so relate to what you said. It is getting easier to figure out what to buy people as a gift. The first x-mas I can't believe I bought my hubby socks, long underwear and a pair of coveralls. I am learning how to give actual gifts and not just practical stuff. LOL
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 12-09-2012 WT Study (SHOW SPIRIT)

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  spirit do you.

  their spirit.

  in the congregation today?.

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  AuntBee: thanks for that rendering from the interlinear, another twisting of scriptural meaning by the Wts' addition of a word that shouldn't be there in the first place.
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  Mental health crisis in America-

  by moshe in

  1. social
  2. current

  i found this mother's letter to be an eye opener--.

  written by liza long, republished from the blue review.

  friday's horrific national tragedy -- the murder of 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut -- has ignited a new discussion on violence in america.

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  Lisa Rose, you have my complete sympathy. It is hard as a parent to deal with a mentally ill child. My son was in his mid teens when things went awry. He was diagnosed as schizophrenic. The second time he was put in the institution he had to be committed as he was having homicidal thoughts towards perfect strangers. It is heart breaking to watch our children go through this and feel helpless in our ability to help them. Leslie
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  Merry Christmas And Happy New Year

  by Scott77 in

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  to the faithful christians,merry christmas and happy new year.

  what a great blessing we are!

  is not that wonderful?

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  Merry Christmas, Happy Yule, Winter Solstice, or however you choose to celebrate. May you have a wonderful Holiday Season with your loved ones, and to all may the New Year be even better.

  Season's Greetings, Leslie
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  xmas at my house

  by ellderwho in

  1. jw
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  have not posted in years but i had to share.

  long story short: my jw folks sold house in fla. and basically forced to stay at my house.

  i forwarned mom that will have xmas decor up and the whole nine.

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  I agree with Hortensia, it's your house.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 12-09-2012 WT Study (SHOW SPIRIT)

  by blondie in

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  2. friends

  spirit do you.

  their spirit.

  in the congregation today?.

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  Thanks Blondie. As usual it's the fault of the rank & file for any congregational problems. I laugh at how they keep trotting out the example of David. By God's own rules he should have been put to death, but the rules were and continue to be bent for those in positions of authority. Amazing how some are given a pass using the imperfection escape clause while someone else will swing for it. Hypocrisy at its finest once again. Leslie
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  Mental health crisis in America-

  by moshe in

  1. social
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  i found this mother's letter to be an eye opener--.

  written by liza long, republished from the blue review.

  friday's horrific national tragedy -- the murder of 20 children and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut -- has ignited a new discussion on violence in america.

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  Thanks for sharing this article Moshe. Lack of care for the mentally ill is a huge problem even in Ontario where we have health costs covered. Many facilities that were available in the past are no longer open so many are left living on the streets without any kind of monitoring or treatment. Many times a mentally ill person will go off medication due to side effects or the mistaken idea that they are 'cured' and don't need them any more. Others fall through the cracks in the health care system until something horrific happens. Leslie
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  First Ex-JW Experience with XMas Spirit

  by simon17 in

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  so obviously as a recently parting jw, i've never had the hastle, the annoyance or the joy of experiencing christmas.

  this year in our office was the first time that we did a secret santa, so i would joke with a few of the people looking for advice because i had never really celebrated christmas.

  it was kind of a fun running joke for the past month or two, as they laughed and pitied over my past with me, which they pried about and i explained.

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  And the best part is that they did this because they wanted to, not because they had to. Gifts truly from the heart.
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  First Ex-JW Experience with XMas Spirit

  by simon17 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so obviously as a recently parting jw, i've never had the hastle, the annoyance or the joy of experiencing christmas.

  this year in our office was the first time that we did a secret santa, so i would joke with a few of the people looking for advice because i had never really celebrated christmas.

  it was kind of a fun running joke for the past month or two, as they laughed and pitied over my past with me, which they pried about and i explained.

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  Simon 17, thank you for sharing that heart-warming experience. That was so thoughtful that they were making up for all the X-mases you missed. I would love to have seen the look on your face. Wishing you and yours a Very Merry Christmas and many more. Leslie