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  Learn To Speak Like A Jehovah's Witness

  by pale.emperor in

  1. social
  2. humour

  for those who were never a jw, here's a fun guide to passing yourself as one:.

  privilege [priv-lij] - a duty nobody would volunteer to do which is assigned to you without your say so.

  such as cleaning the toilets, picking up other brats candy wrappers in the back row and being stuck on locking up duty for the 7th time in a row.. df'd [dee-eff'd] - disfellowshipped.

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  "Secular work" - Your real job.
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  Shaklee and Long Distance Telephone Plans

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just had a random recall about jws and what they used to peddle.. in my area of pennsylvania (usa), there was a brother who used to be the shaklee dealer.. there was also a brother who owned his own landscaping company and sold long distance phone plans.

  in fact, i remember 3 brothers who sold lond distance plans.. did anyone else experience these products or others?

  just wondering.. brian.

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  rebel8-

  That's true. And most dubs shelled out the money for the Shaklee goods. They were into it.
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  Shaklee and Long Distance Telephone Plans

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just had a random recall about jws and what they used to peddle.. in my area of pennsylvania (usa), there was a brother who used to be the shaklee dealer.. there was also a brother who owned his own landscaping company and sold long distance phone plans.

  in fact, i remember 3 brothers who sold lond distance plans.. did anyone else experience these products or others?

  just wondering.. brian.

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  Greetings, all!

  I just had a random recall about JWs and what they used to peddle.

  In my area of Pennsylvania (USA), there was a brother who used to be the Shaklee dealer.

  There was also a brother who owned his own landscaping company and sold long distance phone plans. In fact, I remember 3 brothers who sold lond distance plans.

  Did anyone else experience these products or others? Just wondering.

  Brian
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  November 1, 2016 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Using and Maintaining Kingdom Halls

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  november 1, 2016 to all bodies of elders re: using and maintaining kingdom halls.

  table of contents.

  ownership .........................................................................................pars.

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  So, if I accessed ESPN during the meeting and they busted me, I would then have to show repentance? If I were given the password in the future and then accessed NASA's site, would they then pull me in to a judicial committee?

  What a wack-a-doodle religion.
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  Did leaving the "Org" ruin scary movies for you?

  by jeanniebeanzz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many 'scary' movies base their 'jumps' on a belief in the supernatural, demons etc.

  since i have left that all behind, ther aren't many 'scary' movies that even make me uncomfortable let alone scared.

  lol.

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  Hey Jeanniebeanzz.

  Yes! After leaving the JWs, I lost my fear of demons, etc and, effectively, lost my fear in supernatural-type movies.

  With that said, violent movies which can reflect reality keep me on the edge of my seat.
  
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  Favorite & LEAST favorite CO's? DO's?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some were humble, but their were a few pompous asses who thought they were gods gift to the org and acted like they were ceo's of a fortune 500 company...

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  I never liked any of them, to be honest: Dentler, Conti, Barnett, etc (Pennsylvania).

  They were the most arrogant, pompous and sarcastic people I have ever crossed paths with.
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  Bad Association: what were your experiences with being labeled this as a young JW?

  by Jason Melita in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  please share your experiences with being labeled as "bad association".

  i was labelled with limted and distasteful association after i was caught smoking pot at school with some of my friends ( i am not condoning drug taking as a teenager, drug experimentation if possible should be kept until after you have finished developing into adulthood) thanks and look forward to your stories........

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  I was labeled as a womanizer because I was seen around the neighborhood with a girlfriend or three (I wasn't dating them at the same time...lol) during my inactive years between the ages of 14 to 17.

  The elder who labeled me as such was a presiding overseer and married. His name was Keith Monroe. I was 18 and had begun re-attending meetings and I was trying to make some new friends. I met three guys: Mike, Maurice and another guy. They all cut me off after just a couple of months because Keith Monroe told them I was a womanizer.

  I actually called him to confront the issue and he denied everything.

  I heard that he was still calling me a womanizer. I asked a presiding overseer from another congregation (David Kellum) to call Keith to ask him to stop. Again, he denied ever saying it, all the while looking down upon me...both he and his wife.

  About two months later, BREAKING NEWS: Keith Monroe bolted from his wife and ran off with a pioneer sister.

  I LMAO, literally. I bumped into Mrs. Monroe at a gas station and asked her, sarcastically,"How are things at home?". Her mouth dropped in shock and I gave her a half smile and walked off into the sunset.
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  Counting time

  by Emma in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i may not have put this in the correct spot, but i do think it's scandalous the way time gets counted now.

  i've seen a cart at the edge of our farmer's market, never anyone close enough to talk.

  yesterday was a drizzly day and there were two carts set up, covered in plastic, "witnessing" on their own.

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  This thread is quite long and I have read through lots of the responses but not all. So, I hope I'm not repeating what someone else may have already posted.

  Anyway, many used to count time after assemblies simply by wearing their badges to restaurants or malls.
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  "You Can Do Just Enough Ministry To Dislike It"

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when you were "in" did you ever actually enjoy the ministry?

  and i made no secret about it.

  instead i would joke about me feather knocking, and made sure i had my bible in hand so as they come to the door they know what im about so they can shut me down before i even start.. i always wondered how or why there were people who enjoyed it.

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  you can do just enough ministry to not enjoy it
  

  Man, in the U.S....Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to be exact....those EXACT words were said all the time. Ugh!

  And, by the way, I never ever enjoyed FS no matter how often or how little I did it.

  Brian
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  Is It Really All That Surprising that Kevin Didn't Go Into the Bunker?

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just look at his history!

  w00 8/15 pp.

  8-11 - the watchtower—2000: "kevin needed an additional $900, so he decided to sell his 16 two-year-old pigeons.

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  Wild_Thing:

  Classic!