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  I lost a good friend yesterday

  by zed is dead in

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  i am really going to miss having her as a close friend.

  we both helped each other this past year, as we were both dealing with the passing of people we loved.

  she was a strong part of my support group.

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  Sorry for your loss, what an infectious smile she had
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  I'm in, and having a hard time biting my tongue sometimes

  by noonehome in

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  i spend allot of time with other young witnesses my age, and am very close to a few of these friends.

  my question is, is there any way to safely talk about doubts?

  for instance, i've been learning allot about evolution and the science behind the flood (or lack thereof).

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  I told my doubts to 2 people, a close friend who had faded and we have great discussions, the other was an elder friend I had, a few months after I left i met another elder who said 'i hear you have apostate leanings'

  Be careful who you talk to. 'Fortunately' I left with depression so the elders are wary when talking to me.
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  Happy Hogmanay Everybody

  by cofty in

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  best wishes for 2013. .

  here is a scene from last year's hogmanay celebrations in edinburgh... .

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  There's over 80,000 people in that picture tonight, they do the best fireworks from Edinburgh castle.
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  typical circuit assembly

  by nowwhat? in

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  on the plus side there was good council about families and then there is that special feeling of the brotherhood you get.. on the negative side, the d.o.

  gave the "ol talk about the "busier we are, it won't seem like the new world is taking so long" talk.

  that's fine if you do'nt work for a living.

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  We had a CO over for lunch one time, he watched the cricket all afternoon as his afternoon appointment was 'cancelled'
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  Happy Hogmanay Everybody

  by cofty in

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  best wishes for 2013. .

  here is a scene from last year's hogmanay celebrations in edinburgh... .

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  Hae a guid yin
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  Hello

  by SunnyDays in

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  hello, you can call me sunny.. :).

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  Welcome, I don't see many sunny days where I live!
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  Long time lurker FINALLY joining

  by HBH in

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  hi, i've been lurking here for several years and i finally registered.

  first i would like to thank the hosts and members for all you do.. .

  i'll just give a breif history, i'm a single male mid 40's living in the southeast us.

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  happy@last

  Welcome HBH
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  My friend Stirling...

  by Londo111 in

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  my friend stirling, who lives about an hour away from me, has started making some videos.. .

  part 1 (his intro):.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3kzci3gb2o.

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  Thanks for sharing, all the best to Stirling and his wife, glad they are finding their way. I could relate to a lot of what was being said.
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  ex-jw-uk

  by bigmac in

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  i'm quite new to this site, & have realised some members have a union jack symbol under their avatar.

  i don't.. could we have a "show of hands" from any uk members?

  i've already found several by reading older posts..

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  Another Scotland one here
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  They want it both ways

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  several years ago the wts stopped announcing individuals who were df'd as, "so-and-so has been disfellowshipped" and instead began announcing, "so-and-so is no longer one of jehovah's witnesses".

  this seems to be rather important to me.

  undoubtedly this change was fueled by legal issues raised by someone who was df'd and impacted in some way perhaps financially.

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  The change was made in the revised OM book, and the CO pointed it out on his visit/checkup with the elders several years ago. Don't remember exactly when, and I don't recall anyone asking why the change.