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  Lying In Wait At a Bed & Breakfast

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few years ago while traveling in the northeast, my wife and i stopped in new haven, connecticut, at a b&b we'd reserved for the night.

  no sooner had we unpacked and moved into the living room for tea and treats, our hosts began to talk about religion, and we learned they were jehovah's witnesses.

  i didn't mind so much, but my wife was outraged that our hosts would use their place of business as a launching point to do missionary work.

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  Tallon

  Interesting experience and thanks for sharing.

  As you were paying guests, they should have respected your and your wife's stance on the matter.

  IMO; not a good advertisement for their business.
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  2016 RC & my family

  by BeautifulMind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all well.

  i haven't posted in a little while.

  i've just been adjusting and enjoying my new life outside of the org.

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  Tallon

  @ BeautifulMind;

  Great post and thanks for sharing. Good on you for standing your ground.

  Continue to show your mother-in-law that there is no malice on your side.
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  How are you with your temper?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let's be honest everyone has their limits, their breaking point.

  personally i try to remain placid when provoked, but on occasion i can loose it.

  the last time i lost it was when chelsea came to watford and some chelsea supporters had some how got tickets and were sitting in the home end.

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  Tallon

  I've never been one to totally lose it. Sure, at times I get 'p***** off' like most folk do, and have raised my voice on a number of occasions however, I've never went as far as physical violence when angry.
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  UK 2016 Sheffield Convention

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is actually, cinematographically, a pretty good video, certainly better then most of them anyway!.

  1 to 3 july 2016 at sheffield arena, uk.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ra2ji909w.

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  Tallon

  I feel sorry for the people attending these conventions. If only they knew what was really going on. They've been duped, just as we once were.
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  Donald Henderson - The man who helped rid the world of smallpox has died

  by cantleave in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleno/46860/title/epidemiologist-who-helped-eradicate-smallpox-dies/&utm_campaign=newsletter_ts_the-scientist-daily_2016&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=33275284&_hsenc=p2anqtz-9bwx8_kneyimjlvwzcorr4qyim6ujqm0ya14vzgfitt58quom9ptxwoenygpqnsw-xb6osphaq7xuvdqgbf1vvjf5xoq&_hsmi=33275284.

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  Tallon

  R. I. P. He gave humankind a great service.
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  Do you have any shocking experiences of JW prejudice against non-JWs? I have one report to share.

  by Island Man in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a non-jw friend of mine told me of her experience at a just concluded regional convention that she went to.

  she said that during some announcements after a song, there was an announcement advising the audience to be mindful of the need to safeguard their belongings because not all persons present at the convention are delegates.

  she said she was shocked to hear this rather prejudiced announcement that clearly insinuated all non-delegates are untrustworthy and only delegates are honest.

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  Tallon

  Here's my experience and I hope it fits in with this discussion thread;

  This incident occurred at a district convention about 1981 or 1982. I was standing with my mother and sister. A bethelite walked up to us and shook hands with my sister and congratulated her on getting baptised. I didn't know him that well so I held out my hand to greet him. He backed away slightly and then said to me that he doesn't shake hands with unbaptised brothers. I was momentarily taken aback by this and wanted to throw the curry & rice that I held in my hand into his face (they still sold food at the conventions back then). My mother saw what I was intending to do and gave me one of her looks so I backed down. Needless to say, my mother wasn't impressed with this so called bethelite and let him have it with both barrels.

  A couple of years later, that jerk got kicked out of bethel for stealing money and was disfellowshipped.
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  The Sea

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the sea once held this youngster's heart within its mighty bosom.i loved and cherished the sea, stretching outward beyond infinity.

  i took to the e'er dreary landscape, the dank surroundings soothing me, enveloping me in crawling mists that were more welcomed to me than the evaporating rays of a cavorting summer sun.i, however, am no longer that pensive lad who found comfort in the dark and cold and deep blue sea.

  today, a man in the physical sense, i no longer possess that childlike fascination with my former abode.

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  Very good CoCo - you sure have a way with words!
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  Elders and Attendants sing, clap and turn backs on Street Preacher after Duluth RC.

  by ToesUp in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  very strange behavior by the attendants and elders after the duluth, ga, rc.

  on the first link the attendants start to exit the arena, then line up and turn their backs on the street preachers.

  (around the 6:00 mark).. elders and attendants after duluth rc.

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  Tallon

  IMO .. these 'attendants and elders' made complete fools of themselves.
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  "Inactive" non Attenders, how much power do the JW's have over YOU ?

  by Phizzy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about this because of the constant reminders we get in posts that we inactive non attenders have to be careful what we say to jw's, and what we do that they may learn about etc, if we don't wish to be before a j.c. the power they have is limited by what we give them.

  now, i do not wish to be declared df'd of da'd, it would kill my old mum i think.. but i refuse to live my life looking over my shoulder, that, in my opinion, is giving them too much power.. i openly vote, i openly donate blood, i enjoy the odd cigar etc etc.. how much power do you allow them to have over you ?.

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  Tallon

  Ditto to what Xanthippe posted above ^^^^^
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  My Guitar, My Friend

  by Tallon in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

  my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

  reaching for my old companion.

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  @ James Mixon

  Thank you for your post. I have sent you a pm.