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  First Post

  by Decimus in

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  hi everyone.while i have lurked on this board for some time this is my very first post.

  the main reason for my reluctance to post has been the fact that my job keeps me pretty busy - however i have enjoyed the board so much i felt i would love to be a more tangible presence and have decided to take the plunge.

  i will give more details of my background later.

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  Salud

  Hi again Decimus,

  Your my neighbor, I am in the Tampa area, transplant from the Great Northwest.. E-mail if you would like to get together. My e-mail address is [email protected]
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  Just for fun...

  by Salud in

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  2. friends

  i know this is not jw related but i thougt it would be fun to get a laugh and a look at how we think.... 44 questions from george carlin.

  1. why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?.

  2. why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?.

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  Salud

  I know this is not JW related but I thougt it would be fun to get a laugh and a look at how we think...

  44 Questions from George Carlin

  1. Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?
  2. Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
  3. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
  4. Why don't you ever see the headline Psychic Wins Lottery?
  5. Why is abbreviated such a long word?
  6. Why is a boxing ring square?
  7. Why is it considered necessary to nail down the lid of a coffin?
  8. Why is it that doctors call what they do practice?
  9. Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
  10. Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on Start?
  11. Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn
  down the volume on the radio?
  12. Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwashing liquid
  made with real lemons?
  14. Why is the third hand on the watch called a second hand?
  15. Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
  16. Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?
  17. Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
  18. If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter?
  20. Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?
  21. What do people in China call their good plates?
  22. What do you call a male ladybug?
  24. Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
  25. Why do they call it a pair of pants, but only 1 bra?
  26. Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
  27. Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink
  and drive?
  28. Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
  29. Why are there Interstates in Hawaii?
  30. Why are there flotation devices in the seats of planes instead of
  parachutes?
  31. Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited?
  32. Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?
  33. How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work?
  34. If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why does it have
  locks on the door?
  35. You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes? Why
  don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
  36. If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does
  a freedom fighter fight?
  37. If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?
  38. If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights
  on, what happens?
  39. Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive-up ATM?
  40. Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called
  shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?
  41. Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
  42. Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
  43. If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
  44. If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
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  Additon to My Story

  by ConnieLynn in

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  i posted my story here a week or so ago.

  and i left something out that i was shy about sharing, but now i have changed my mind for 2 reasons.

  1) i feel more comfortable here everyday and feel like i can say this 2) i keep reading posts by new people who struggling to adjust and i think this might help.. after i left the witnesses and got df'd i had nowhere to go, i wanted to kill myself because i was so alone and was no one to turn to.

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  Salud

  Connie,

  Thank you for sharing that with us and for your courage to bring it out. That really speaks highly of you and it shows that part of your life which was so difficult is now behind you. That is what I call a blessing. Over the years I have had witness friends commit suicide and it was so sad and we could not understand why, but we were blinded as to what they were really feeling. It is good that you went to a therapist. I remember on a couple of occasions when I was called on to 'counsel' married couples there were a couple of times where I encouraged them to seek professional help. There was nothing more we could do. I know more and more witnesses are secretly seeking professional help, they are realizing that the organization w/ all their meetings and going out 'more' in service is not a 'cure-all'. When my wife lived in Denver there was a 'brother' who was a therapist, and most of his patients were sisters. I know some of the elders frowned on it but the sisters continued going anyway. I agree that it is important to seek a good therapist who can help. Our family has gone to them in the past and it really cleared things up on some issues.

  Thank you again for sharing that part of your life with us. More power to you!!

  Salud
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  Article in Seattle Weekly, on JW sexual abuse

  by Mulan in

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  2. scandals

  skeletons in the closet: catholics aren't the only ones with something to hide, is the name of the article in the april 25 issue of seattle weekly (a weekly news magazine).

  it mainly discusses erica rodriguez' case and several mormon lawsuits.

  bill bowen is quoted in the article as saying "our denomination is now where the catholic church was 20 years ago, right on the edge of a crisis.".

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  Salud

  Thnx Mulan and Princess for the info... Keep 'em coming...
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  well known proverbs--a twist

  by VeniceIT in

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  a first grade teacher collected well known proverbs.

  she gave each child in her class the first half of a proverb and asked them to come up with the remainder of the proverb.

  their insight may surprise you.

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  Salud

  Venice,
  I am too tired to think right now... I give up... the first graders won..
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  Continued . . . My husband is stepping down -elder

  by Prisila in

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  2. friends

  over a week ago i shared that my husband was stepping down as an elder last wednesday.. well, for all those inquiring minds that want to know, my husband's efforts were a total bust.

  first he talked to one elder who adamantly refused to accept his resignation.

  he encouraged and demanded that he stay.

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  Salud

  Hi Prisila

  It all depends on what kind of fanfare you want for yourselves. If you want to fade away ** do not ** mention anything re. any beliefs or any books by Ray Franz esp to CO's. CO's have been instructed to watch for things like this. This for sure will bring on a judicial comm. The best thing for him to do is to write a letter of resignation and stick to it and slowly fade away. As you can see this might not be as easy as it seems, but make sure you give good 'biblical' reasons such as spiritual health for stepping down. Eventually they have to honor it. Good luck.
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  First Post

  by Decimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone.while i have lurked on this board for some time this is my very first post.

  the main reason for my reluctance to post has been the fact that my job keeps me pretty busy - however i have enjoyed the board so much i felt i would love to be a more tangible presence and have decided to take the plunge.

  i will give more details of my background later.

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  Salud

  Welcome Decimus,
  I am relatively new posting here myself, but have reading/lurking for a long time. Where in Florida are you at???
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  to violet

  by troubled in

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  2. friends

  hi violet,.

  i've been reading your posts but haven't responded until now.

  at this point, i'll say a couple of things.

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  Salud

  Hello Troubled,

  Nice to see that you still post on this board. I still remember the post you put up right after 9/11 and the concern you had for people in the 'field'. We were touched by your concern. Unfortunately the confines of the organization do not allow most people to feel the way you do. My wife and I have been DF'd for 1 1/2 years now and back then we were trying for reinstatement (long story) and I remember the meeting right after and I told my wife to notice if anything in the concluding prayer is mentioned re. 9/11. Sure enough the 'brother' mentioned everything under the sun except the incident. The prayer seemed so rehearsed and so obvious but with no feeling. It did not surprise me. The fact that you are here shows that you see problems within. At one point we were where you are at but much research and personal exp. with committees and the Borg has helped us move on.

  At any rate I hope you will continue to come here and share your ideas and thoughts. I can understand and relate to the feelings of some here and please don't take it personal. But I also realize that this is a JW discussion forum for anything JW related (not an attack on JW's) so keep on posting. It is everyones God given right to choose which religion is right for them whether we agree with it or not. Aren't we glad that God is the judge in the end!

  Salud
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  Unfairly Disfellowshipped

  by CiCi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  after being disfellowshipped 2 years ago, i finally got up the courage to join this discussion board.

  my story is short and sweet.

  well not sweet but short.

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  Salud

  Cici,
  I am new to the board also. Welcome! Incredible! Did you try and appeal? If you denied it the committee should have taken that into account and at least given you the chance to take back what you supposedly wrote. But my exp. w/ committees is that there are some very stupid men out there. I used to serve on appeals committee for the Society and I found that most men were quick to judge and find you guilty instead of doing their homework and looking for the fruits that befit repentance. In my own personal committee meeting I even had to instruct the three elders as to the proper procedure to follow, seriously! Consider it their loss and not yours.
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  My wife is going to church!

  by tdogg in

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  not only did i have the fortune of being raised a dub, but i also live in the heart of mormonism, good old slc.

  my wife went to lds church today and says she is going to start going every week.

  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggghh.

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  Salud

  tdogg,
  I pioneered in Bountiful, Utah from from '86-'91 and I found the mormon people to be nice at the doors, but it was out of common courtesy since they have misionaries preaching as well. In my exp. and insight on the LDS church is that the three things that drive this religion is sex, money, and power, sometimes in that order. I consider them a cult and very decptive and hypocritical in their approach. Their members are decieved just as the Witnesses are. Do what you can to discourage your wife, but in the end it is her choice. Hang in there.
  Salud