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  Any former Witnesses here in Toronto or Southern Ontario?

  by Toronto_Guy in

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  i was df'd last february, a year ago now, from my cong.

  in toronto.

  just wondering if anyone on this board is from toronto or the gta?

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  starfish422

  I'm a few hours east of Toronto. Welcome!
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  Shortage of skilled labourers to work at Bethel??

  by starfish422 in

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  my father, age 62, has been called to bethel to help do some work in his particular trade.

  he went up yesterday and will be there until friday night, if, as my sister put it, "they let him go.

  " she said, "i know, i made the same comment.

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  Odrade: My dad is an electrician. By way of update, he returned on Sunday night and stayed for another week. :( I am writing a letter to the bigwigs at the Halton Hilton.
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  Shortage of skilled labourers to work at Bethel??

  by starfish422 in

  1. jw
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  my father, age 62, has been called to bethel to help do some work in his particular trade.

  he went up yesterday and will be there until friday night, if, as my sister put it, "they let him go.

  " she said, "i know, i made the same comment.

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  My father, age 62, has been called to Bethel to help do some work in his particular trade. He went up yesterday and will be there until Friday night, if, as my sister put it, "they let him go." I said, "If they let him go??" She said, "I know, I made the same comment. Is he at a prison work camp or something??" My question is, aren't there younger men who can participate in this happy work? 15 years ago, my father spent every other weekend for a year, helping build a large assembly hall that was a 2 1/2 hour drive from home, and when it was completed, he more or less had a nervous breakdown from the stress of it (he was in charge of ordering the electrical supplies for the hall as well as overseeing that aspect of it). And he was in his 40s then. Grrrrrrr. >:(
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  They are Sooooooooo Over-rated !!

  by ScoobySnax in

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  ever listened to someone who goes on and on about someone or something (and i don't mean jehovah's witnesses here!

  ) like they were the best thing since sliced bread.....and try as you might you just can't see the attraction?.

  my brother-in law must have every sodding elvis record/picture/memorabilia thing going, and he goes on and on about him.

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  Lord of the Rings. I'd rather be boiled in oil than watch one of those movies.
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  would you go back if...

  by what_Truth? in

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  a member of the gb splits breaks away and takes a few billion with him.

  he decideds to found his own church.

  this church is almost exactly the same as the jehovah's witneses except for a few major changes .

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  ITA with Quotes. Positive atheism is the only route for me. :)
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  We walked out of my mom's memorial service

  by tyydyy in

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  my brother, my sister, myself, xena and those with us walked out when we were called aside and asked not to attend the reception after the memorial.. more details to follow....... timb

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  I am very sorry for your family's loss. (((HUGS))) to all. :( [quote] Sometimes I wonder if I will ever find their lowest low.[/quote] Absolutely true. They are shameless. :(
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  jw meetings and obedience to the society

  by boy@crossroads in

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  in what ways does each of the jw meetings play a part in instilling obedience to the mother organization?

  or maybe put another way, how does each weekly jw meeting contribute to the overall jw mindset?.

  this thought came to me whilst drifting in and out of the watchtower study this morning.. ministry school: helps jws strengthen their speaking skills for better defending their beliefs.

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  Mary, WTG!! Apostasy making sense? Their heads must have exploded. :) I truly hope that your comment 'began a good work in them'.
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  "Jehovah our Rock, our strength, and our might..."

  by Fleur in

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  in among the bags and boxes of keepsakes that my mother gave to me from my grandmother's belongings, something of an emotional nuclear bomb was hiding on me.

  or more like a landmine; because i didn't realize the damage it could do until it was too late to do anything about it.

  mom had given me first choice of most of grandma's things, knowing how close we were, and i had wanted the box of ancient k-mart brand cassette tapes, now 30 years old, which had recordings of her voice, and mine, when i was tiny.

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  Essie, your post has me in tears. Having lost my own dear grandfather several years ago, I can understand how that would catch you off-guard, especially hearing a "voice from the past". :( I can say with certainty that your grandparents are not disappointed in you. (((HUGS)))
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  Cute but very disturbing... Send your kid a letter from Santa...

  by Elsewhere in

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  i love to get into the whole christmas spirit thing, but i never take it to the point of lying to or deceiving children about it.

  i try to teach kids that it is the spirit of christmas that matters... then i saw this thing.

  parents are actively trying to deceive their kids by offering them "proof" that santa is real.

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  Having been raised JW, and told by my parents that non-JW parents "lie" to their children re: Santa, I was of two minds whether to perpetuate the Santa fantasy with my own babes. But hearing my never-JW hubby's memories of Christmas morning made up my mind for me. He and his sister used to have to wait upstairs in the bedroom Christmas morning while their parents went down and got coffee going, turned on the xmas music and the lights on the tree; and then their mom would ring the jingle bells and say, "Thank you, Santa! See you next year!" The kids knew then that it was time to go downstairs. Every xmas morning was the same; and they both have wonderful memories of this. In fact, the first year I celebrated Christmas, was when I was 18, and we did this then too, though we were all in our late teens. :) Of course we knew it wasn't real; but it was still a kick. So yes, Santa is welcome in our house. My son has a fantastic imagination; and since my explanation for Santa's seemingly-impossible feats (getting into our house when we have no fireplace and the doors are locked? flying through the sky?) is, "Santa is magic!", he will eventually realize that magic isn't real; and therefore neither is Santa. :)
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  Is it worse when they say it or worse when they don't?

  by Sirona in

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  we met a jw at the supermarket.. he is the guy who my hub pioneered with for a few years.

  they were "big shots" together when they went where the "need is greater" back in the early nineties.

  so when we saw him he did that really annoying thing.

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  Ooooooooh, I almost wish one would talk to me just so that I could get asked that question. I would flash them the biggest, 40-megawatt smile I have, and proceed to tell them the full, rich extent of the happiness currently brimming in my life, thanks to a fantastic hubby, two gorgeous children, and wonderful friends and family.