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*** Christmas Party thread...Everyone's Invited ***
by FlyingHighNow in
1. social
2. entertainment
let's party!

it's time to forget our troubles and enjoy the holiday season.

stop in.
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Did Your District Conventions Have A Meat Market?
by Jeremy C in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was recently thinking back upon some of my unusual memories of being in the organization.

one of them was of the dodger stadium "meat market".. we used to attend our district conventions at dodger stadium in los angeles.

for those of you who arent familiar with the stadium, dodger stadium has a very large level with blue seats - which is the largest level within the stadium.
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Yes I am alive and well
by orangefatcat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
to all my very dear friends, yes i am here and well, i have been getting new medical help for my severe headaches and must admitt i am getting some positive relief.

the treatment isn't so pleasant however just for the relief of some terrible headaches for a couple of days i am willing to go through the treatment.. also i am now officailly off of my opiate drugs.

morphine.
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"Life Begins at Rape"- Palin Policy
by SixofNine in
1. jw
2. friends
i suppose that when most of us who are fortunate not to have been the victim of sexual assault hear the word "rape kit", we tend to think of it specifically in terms of forensic analysis and examination--dna collection, trauma, that whole sort of thing.

but rape kits also contain...emergency contraception.. .

to quote from an alaska blogger who has provided a firsthand account of the aftermath of a sexual assault in wasilla: .
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2008/2009 Special Assembly Day Program
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
this has to be one of the most boring programs ever!

youths get just 15 minutes attention from the "faithful and discreet slave!".

does the program.
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Jehovah's Witnesses can celebrate Christmas now!
by sacolton in
1. jw
2. friends
... birthdays too!.

well, not yet, but if the governing body decides that it's okay to celebrate christmas and birthdays .... how do you suppose the typical jw would feel ... especially those who lived their whole life being told to not celebrate and.

wishing they could?.
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What the Hades is going on at the local Kingdom Hall?
by AK - Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the kh that i attended has always held it's meetings on sunday morning, and still does.

even on the days when the co visits there are normally only a handful of cars left in the parking lot after 3 pm, as the co typically quits service and heads home by 3 or 4, and besides, if you are not in his group it is usually 'take a few doors, count an hour, and get home in time to watch the game' attitude.

so today i drive by after work - it is 4 pm when i pass the kingdom hall, and the damned parking lot is just packed - maybe 45 or 50 cars in the lot.
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Bethel layoffs in 2008 - 300+ and counting
by sir82 in
1. jw
2. friends
from the mouth of one of the special pioneers assigned tour congregation:.

at least 300 have been terminated from the us bethel branch in the first month of 2008, and she expects the number to increase.

paraphrasing other comments:.
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Scientologists Reject Kidman Blackmail Threat...
by brinjen in
1. social
2. current
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sound familiar?

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What Do You Do for Work / Career?
by BlackPearl in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been on the board for quite a while now and was wondering, what do my fellow jwdr's do for work, employment or career?

me, i'm in probably one of the most hated careers in america right now.

(not gonna tell you what it is either) but how about you, what do you do to earn a little coin?.