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"We Are NEVER on Vacation from Jehovah"

by Funchback in

remember these words?

: "we are never on vacation from jehovah"

often, this very "reminder" was in the kingdom ministry.

YAY...lookie at what I can do!!!

by devinsmom in

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friends

i have been making jewelry for as long as i can remember.

for a few years i earned a living making jewelry and traveling to art shows to sell it, i even had one of those liitle carts in the mall when i was 17...ran it by myself.

i stopped making stuff for a while but i have recently restarted my business and it is taking off!

"We Are NEVER on Vacation from Jehovah"

by Funchback in

remember these words?

: "we are never on vacation from jehovah"

often, this very "reminder" was in the kingdom ministry.

Funchback

Remember these words?: "We Are NEVER on Vacation from Jehovah"

Often, this very "reminder" was in the Kingdom Ministry.

This meant that no matter where you went, no matter where you were, you weren't supposed to miss any meetings.

Travel to another city for your job? Open the Yellow Pages and find the nearest Kingdom Hall so that you don't miss a meeting.

Going on vacation from your family? Before you go, ask your elders if they can contact a congregation in the city in which you be.

There is nothing worse (okay, perhaps there are worse things) than going away for a vacation (or, "holiday" for you non-american folks) and having to STILL go to all of the meetings AND field service!

With that said, I am happy to report that I am going to Ocean City, Maryland tomorrow and I won't be going to ANY meetings......Of course, I haven't been to an actual meeting for more than two years now!

How about you? Did you have to go to meetings when you were in a different city/country/continent? Did you enjoy it? Or, did you detest it?

PS...That is NOT really Funchback in my AVATAR!!! LOL!

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blow out at kingdumb hall build today

by johnny cip in

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they are adding a second floor to this hall that they have had for at least 40 years.

in gunhill rd bronx new york city.

i started by asking dumb questions .

Funchback

Funny stuff!!!

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Read this on another board!..No longer D.A or D.F. ?

by Golden Girl in

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they claim that the jw's... as of the new organization book ...no longer announce someone is disfellowshipped or disassociated.. .

but rather they announce " they are no longer a jehovah's witness.

anyone that can shed light on if this is true or not?

Funchback

Bastard JW rules.

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Haunted Past / Returning to the Scene of the Crime

by prophecor in

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there's a chapter in my history that i'm constantly referring back to in my life.

a place where i'd quite litterally lost my mind.

the house where i lived when i was a teen, struggling with issues of not being able to serve jehovah, effectively, peer pressure, girl crazy, sexually preoccupied, struggling with being the only one in my family trying to serve jehovah, the drugs and alcohol that so quickly were introduced into my life after coming to learn about jehovah.

Funchback

Deep.

That is something, prophecor (name borrowed from Main Source???).

Yo. I can go to my old neighborhood in Mt. Airy and not feel anything JW related. But, I can understand if you (or anyone) has painful memories.

But I can definitely relate to the "uncomfortableness" and "uncertainty" of trying to find yourself after leaving Dubdom.

I'm glad we live in close proximity, man.

I look forward to hooking up with you!

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newbie and need help.

by jamesd2004 in

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friends

hey ya everybody im new here just saying hi good to be here.. and i need some help if thats ok. i have been studying for about a year and know its the truth etc...but im not babtised.

but want to be...i need some help about family issues.... i wasent brought up in the truth and neither were/and are my mum and dad.

i know i shouldnt do this but i am.

Funchback

Hello, James.

Personally, I was a part of the so-called "truth" for about 25 years. I would advise that you cease and desist your studying with them. It is the opinion of myself, and possibly many others who post on this Forum, that your newfound religion d-i-v-i-d-e-s familes instead of unifying families (a hope that you are holding on to).

With that said, should you make that committment to become a JW, then you shouldn't worry about what your parents (or anyone else) thinks about your choice. If this is the "truth" that you insist it is, then, nothing else matters.

"For every thinking human being, there is freedom of choice. For everyone else, there's Jehovah's Witnesses."

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Does the WTBTS still control your life?

by Honesty in

do you follow the arrangement dictated by the governing body of jw's regarding df'd and da'd individuals?

do you shun the jw's like you are expected to by wt leaders or do you speak to jw's and greet them with a smile even if they shun you when you do so?

in complying with wtbts rules of acceptable behavior for da'd or df'd persons do you think that you are showing unconditional love to your neighbor?

Funchback

I'm shunned by *some* in my former congregation....and I'm not even DFd or DAd.

Their loss...not mine.

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Anakin Skywalker vs. JW reaching Out

by Funchback in

i saw 'revenge of the sith' this past weekend.

i couldn't help but find similarities of anakin and young male jws.

in fact, i felt a lot like anakin.

Funchback

SOJ-

Tell your "JW friend" that he/she shouldn't be seeing movies about people with "unnatural" powers (i.e., The Force), or, movies that speak of "chosen ones" (i.e., Annakin), or, movies that have souls that don't die (i.e., Annakin, Yoda, Obiwan...and, oh...the Liam Neeson character).

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A Brasilian Link - Christian Apologetic Centre of Research

by Petruska in

i guees thats the right name in english.

"christian apologetic centre of research".

http://www.cacp.org.br/.

Funchback

Obrigado para isso site, Petruska!

Um beijo!