if anyone wants to hear a live tragically hip concert (ok it was taped last night) tune in to 103.3 the edge tonight.
it's a buffalo station.
you can hear it online here.. http://www.broadcast.com/radio/alternative/wedg/.
I started listening to it Wednesday night when it was live but I went to the Big Sugar concert in Kingston so I missed most of the broadcast. Fine with me; I don't generally spend two hours listening to music I've never heard before anyways. And Big Sugar was soooooooo great!
I'm getting tired of TTH anyways; they never do a show in Kingston anymore. Makes me wonder if they remember where they're from.
were you ashamed of being a witness?.
how did you feel about identifing yourself as a jehovahs witness to others?.
i often used to hide it because of the stigma attacthed to it.. was anyone actually proud to be one?
What I hated was being at McDonald's or someplace like that and having to say a prayer before eating, right in the middle of the freakin' restaurant.
And, yes, I nearly died when I ran into school associates out in service. Especially if it was my call. :(
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i just want to say that you have my support!!
If my parents called up and told me they wanted to see my son, but didn't want to see me, I'd tell them to go f**k themselves.
can anyone give me a quick answer on this?
thx.
katie :)
Can anyone give me a quick answer on this? Thx. Katie :)
i da'd myself in 1993; i had left in june and by october, after several jc meetings, i was told to either write a letter or else i'd be df'd within the week.
taking the view of having control over my own destiny, i wrote a letter.
my parents then disowned me, because i had stated that i did not want to be associated with jws.
I DA'd myself in 1993; I had left in June and by October, after several JC meetings, I was told to either write a letter or else I'd be DF'd within the week. Taking the view of having control over my own destiny, I wrote a letter. My parents then disowned me, because I had stated that I did not want to be associated with JWs. Since they are JWs they think this includes them.
Do you think they would view this differently if I had been df'd? Would they make any allowance for me? Keep in mind that they are really holy rollers; my father is the PO in their congregation.
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.
Wow, thanks for the reminder. My "leaving home and making a stand" anniversary is coming up on June 27; will be 9 years! Wrote my letter some time in late October of that year; around the 27th or 28th.
Where does the time go? :)
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.
Glen.....which brother? Peter or David? (Fairly certain it's not Mark! lol or Andrew for that matter)
Did you know that Rachel got married a few weekends ago?
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.
Glen!!!!!!!!! You are my hero. Thank you!
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.
Hi Warren:
I recently found out that he is pioneering in the Dominican Republic. Not QUITE in the province, eh?
Thanks for your email. :)
Katie
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
In 1993 when I was going through my whole thing, my dad offered to "step down" (the term at the time I guess) as an elder so that he could spend more time concentrating on his family; clearly he felt that he had been shepherding the rest of his flock, to the detriment of his fleshly family.
I declined the offer and left the org.
Katie
"Too bad closed minds don't come with closed mouths."
