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  What was your JW wedding song?

  by NikL in

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  i got to thinking the other day about how jws, at least when i got married in the hall could not use secular music for the ceremony.

  we there fore were forced to use kingdon melodies.

  anyone else have fond memories about your wedding song?.

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  Thirdson

  I can't remember what the marching up the aisle song was. This was 1984 and the WTS had recently clamped down on secular music at KH weddings. (The year previously, my best friend from school got maried and the entrance music was from a period-piece TV program).

  The first song sang was "the Prayer of God's Servant" (song 88 in the brown book). I chose this because it is just a prayer, I liked the melody and this song doesn't use the name "Jehovah".

  I always liked the song "the Marriage of the Lamb" from the old book (pink) because it sounded like a wedding march. This one of the songs deleted although I am not sure the tune was recycled in the new book.

  The worst thing about the music at Witness weddings (at least every one I ever attended) is that it is always pre-recorded. The wedding starts, the music plays, the bride and her father walk in, every one turns to gaze and smile, they bride reaches the front and the music abruptly stops with a screech of the needle lifted-off the record...nicely done brother DJ!

  Kismet,

  I laughed out loud when I sang "Marriage is God's Arrangement" to the Muppet Show theme. If I ever go to a Witness wedding again, I'll sit there smirking at the thought of a muppet audience.

  Still on the muppet theme, the priest who officiated at mine and Mrs Thirdson's wedding used to work for Jim Henson's muppet company when she was first out of college and living in New York.

  Thirdson

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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  Prince is definitely a JW

  by Cygnus in

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  this is the absolute best confirmation that i have seen so far, proving that prince is a jw for sure.

  i found this on the viewaskew website (news site for kevin smith, writer and director of clerks, dogma, and jay and silent bob strike back).. "fielding numerous 'are you high on the set' queries with patience and charm, he used the questions as a jumping off point for many personal anecdotes.

  one of the highlights being a forty-minute tale on being invited to prince's paisley park to talk about filming something for prince, and ending up staying there a week filming a documentary about 'the truth' about jehovah, that 'will never see the light of day.'".

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  Thirdson

  Paisley Park is not more than 4 miles from where I live. A kid in my son's grade at school is a JW in the local congregation that includes the territory of Prince's studio and house. According to this kid a few months back Prince wasn't baptized and was struggling to be good enough to be accepted.

  My son doesn't know the kid that well and doesn't mention the fact that we were once JWs too. I'll ask him to find out what he can.

  Thirdson

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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  Way Back When You Were A Witness.......

  by LB in

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  back in the dark ages did you used to come into message boards like this one, or h20 and try to defend the watchtower society?

  i did and things didn't work out so well.

  actually they worked out fine, i switched teams.

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  Thirdson

  I found information on the Internet while I was still a nominal Witness, irregular if not inactive. This was in the summer of 1996. It was the first time I had regular access to the Internet. One day, out of curiosity, I typed in WTB&TS and was blown away by the amount of information available. Pretty quickly I had my nagging doubts converted to full-blown doubts. I became convinced quickly that 1914 and all that was wrong, that the blood ban was all wrong and that the Watchtower Society was not God's chosen.

  I didn't spend much time on discussion boards. I did read, Dr. Bob's pages, Randy Watters writings, Gary Busselman's, Kent's and even Farkel's stuff when he went by a regular name. I read the Captain's (COMF now) posts on H2O, he is the one early poster I remember. I owe a lot to all these people and I have come a long way and gone through quite a lot in the last 5 years.

  Thanks, all of you.

  Thirdson
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  OK, OK, 10 reasons Why..You Know The Rest..

  by Englishman in

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  1. we got pubs.

  1000's and 1000's of pubs.. 2. liz hurley.. 3. manchester united.. 4. the harrier / concorde / a380xxx.

  5. we got more overseas territories than anyone.it is still true, even now.. 6. the s.a.s.. 7. lots and lots of steam railways!.

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  Thirdson

  ISP,

  David "Coleman Balls" Coleman didn't make the list?

  Thirdson

  "This is his 34th crap for England" - David Coleman
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  WT depicts World Trade Center as tool of devil

  by Dogpatch in

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  the watchtower depicted the world trade center as a tool of the devil.. http://www.thetruthhurts.freeservers.com/wtc.htm.

  i'm working on some new pages of interesting cuts from the watchtower's book, revelation: its grand climax at hand!.

  suggestions welcome.. exjws.net.

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  Thirdson

  The illustration on page 52 is a composite of various political structures. The one cropped from the page is actually the UN building in New York city. The illustration portrays the building being split in two which makes it resemble the WTC, The full picture shows the the assembly building with dome surrounded by smoke while the main tower is exploding in flames.

  Thirdson

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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  WT depicts World Trade Center as tool of devil

  by Dogpatch in

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  the watchtower depicted the world trade center as a tool of the devil.. http://www.thetruthhurts.freeservers.com/wtc.htm.

  i'm working on some new pages of interesting cuts from the watchtower's book, revelation: its grand climax at hand!.

  suggestions welcome.. exjws.net.

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  Thirdson

  Randy,

  I posted a link to your piece from the "Learn about Jehovah's Witnesses" board on Beliefnet. One JW is currently trying to defend the big destruction thing claiming that the Bible doesn't specify which buildings are earmarked for destruction.

  Link:
  { http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=28081&discussionID=102557

  Thirdson

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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  OK, OK, 10 reasons Why..You Know The Rest..

  by Englishman in

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  1. we got pubs.

  1000's and 1000's of pubs.. 2. liz hurley.. 3. manchester united.. 4. the harrier / concorde / a380xxx.

  5. we got more overseas territories than anyone.it is still true, even now.. 6. the s.a.s.. 7. lots and lots of steam railways!.

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  Thirdson

  TR,

  I think the Birmingham suburb is Aston. I knew the area quite well. (Grotty inner city area north of the city sandwiched between the A38M and M6 motorways). I worked near by for 8 years. The best part of aston is the soccer club, ASton Villa. I used to take the more important clients and the quality auditors from Rolls Royce Areoengines to lunch at Villa Park. It was a glood place to mingle with club owners, managers and occasional player.

  Thirdson

  The group UB40 hails from Brum too.

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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  OK, OK, 10 reasons Why..You Know The Rest..

  by Englishman in

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  1. we got pubs.

  1000's and 1000's of pubs.. 2. liz hurley.. 3. manchester united.. 4. the harrier / concorde / a380xxx.

  5. we got more overseas territories than anyone.it is still true, even now.. 6. the s.a.s.. 7. lots and lots of steam railways!.

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  Thirdson

  Let's not forget:

  Entries in the Eurovision song contest

  Tony Blair

  Railway trains and rail fares

  Car and fuel taxes

  Noel Edmonds

  Blackpool

  Party political broadcasts

  Coronation Street and Eastenders

  The NHS

  F1 on ITV

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  Some things I don't miss

  THirdson

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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  Whats at the end of the rainbow?...I Know!

  by OUTLAW in

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  simons thread on noah and the rainbow made me remember this experience.i must have been 7 or 8 at the time.we lived on an island in the pacific ocean,and storms would come and go.our home was right on the beach so we could see what ever happened there.anyway a storm had just past and the clouds had just started to break,and the sun came peaking through.this magnificent rainbow appeared.one end of the rainbow went miles and miles away from shore into the ocean horizon.the other end landed squarly in the yard on our beach.i couldn`t contain myself ,i had to find out what was at the end of the rainbow.so i ran outside and grabbed the clam digging shovel.with my shovel in hand,i ran to the end of the rainbow and started to dig.i dug as hard as i could and then i hit something.so i dug harder to get it out.finaly i had it,it was a rusted out bucket full of sand.ha-ha-ha!so how many people you know,got to actually dig at the end of the rainbow!...outlaw

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  Thirdson

  My theory, you will find all of your missing socks if you ever find the end of the rainbow.

  Thirdson

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'
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  Why Not Let Your Partner Speak Out?

  by Englishman in

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  i've just had an idea.

  eureka!.

  why don't those of us here who have non-dub partners, get them to write a short post on how they view the jw religion?

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  Thirdson

  This might be a good idea, I'll see what Mrs. Thirdson is willing to do.

  Thirdson

  'To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing'