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  Forgot My DFg Anniversary

  by SUSCARRA in

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  i can't believe i forgot to celebrate my disfellowshipping anniversay.

  they made the big announcement on june 8, 2000. i was so busy trying to find out when weekend magazine was going to air, that i just simply forgot.

  oh well, i guess this means i'm healed and could give a poopy.

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  canada area

  by orbison in

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  just wondering if any here are from the vancouver bc canada area?.

  if so, drop me an email.

  orbi

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  Help needed Re: Elders stepping "aside"

  by Pathofthorns in

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  i have a vague recollection of elders who voluntarily took a break from their positions due to health matters or to take care of family situations.. in some of these cases it was possible for them to have some sort of understanding with the congregation that they would still be respected as elders but without the title and less assignments.. i realize this subject is somewhat stupid, but i have my reasons for asking and if anyone has sound information regarding situations where an elder can take advantage of something like this and how one would go about it, it would be appreciated.. path

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  which issues...

  by starfish422 in

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  without having read all the responses, i'm going to post my own thoughts:.

  1) i think people would be very interested to know about the door-to-door records which the j-dubs keep on them; as you mentioned in the text of your proposed flyer, expat.

  2) i was discussing this with a friend yesterday (who has never been associated with the j-dubs) and we were talking about the invasive spirit of the entire organization; specifically, their views on "acceptable" sexual relations between a husband and wife...i told my friend that (last i read) oral sex was a disfellowshipping offence, and he said, "how would they monitor something like that?!

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  What is your fondest/or not memory of cargroup ...

  by ofcmad in

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  the compassionate toliet thread brought this frightening memory to mind.... the field service assignments!.

  did you all have the same feeling of dread of being stuck with a particular person.. knowing that you would have to listen to their dribble throughout the day.. or listening to that poor sister's sinus condition where she would make that, for lack of a better way to describe it, hock-a-luegy sound with her nasal passages every 10 minutes.

  then lets not forget the positive side.. how you wished with glee, and finally got to work with the car group that would goof off half of the day and the other day go to not-at-homes that would definitely still be not-at-homes.. *************************************.

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  JW's Offer Me A Plea Bargain.

  by Englishman in

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  i havent mentioned this before because, when it happened i was quite rattled.. there was a knock at the door a little while back, and who should be stood there but john dayment, the fella who used to be my dads assistant when he was po of weston super mare, back in the 60s.. he had with him another chappy, i think that his name was rod something, and they both launched into how good it would be to see me make my way back.

  apparently they were both elders, and this was my once a year visit.

  i was disinclined to be rude because my mum is still in contact with john hey, for all i know he might be my step-father one day!

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  Anyone from Toronto or Kingston, Ontario...

  by starfish422 in

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  i realize i may be going out on a limb here...but i'm trying to track down a friend from my old congregation.

  i'm an ex-jdub and my friend michael mosier started out in scarborough, and then moved to inverary congration (mine) in the early 90s.

  his parents, eldon and doris mosier, are still at inverary cong.

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  The Pioneer Spirit

  by Norm in

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  i bet there are a lot of people on this board that know lots about the pioneer spirit.. many of you have no doubt trudged door to door hunting the hours that are so essential to.

  the spiritual watchtower person.

  dont you remember how fulfilling it was?

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  For those who've left - any regrets?

  by starfish422 in

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  i left almost nine years ago at age 18; my only real regret was that i was good friends with a young brother and i never said goodbye to him, or even let him know that i was planning to leave (had to leave my parents' home secretly while they were at the meeting one sunday; they had such a hold over me that i could never have stood up to them and told them beforehand).

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  i have no other regrets about leaving; i'm am now happily agnostic and so thankful that i found the strength to break free.. anyone have any similar regrets?

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  nuttin' big. just a few questions

  by apostate man in

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  a few other questions i had.

  do jw's hunt?

  my jw in-law is totally against guns and i am wandering if it is ok to hunt animals?

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