Topics Started by Undine

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PRINCE: The virtual evangelist?
by Gopher in
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2. friends
that was the heading of a section in the minneapolis star-tribune's gossip column dated 8/12/01.

prince rogers nelson, based in minneapolis, is an internationally famous musician-composer-singer of the 80's and 90's.

recently he converted to the jw's.
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What R U Reading lately?
by Tina in
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2. friends
i'm interested in finding out what everyone is reading these days.. or what books have had an impact on your worldview since leaving the org.. what have you found helpful in re-constructing and broadening the way you think and feel?.

what have you found to be particularly enlightening on 'your journey?'.

thanks in advance,luv to all.tina.
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Ridiculous trips to the 'back room'
by Esmeralda in
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the posts in the elders meeting thread got me thinking about this, so i've spun it off for into another thread.. were you ever 'counseled' because "some" in the congregation were disturbed by things you said/did/listened to/watched?.

here is just some of the stupid stuff that the elders brought me in on.

though they were usually handled through shepherding calls, not in the back room at the kh.. 1: because i decided to change my first and middle names.
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Van Morrison... Kingdom Hall
by Simon in
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2. friends
ever heard that song?.

"lord, they were dancing down at the kigdom hall".

"lord, they were swinging down at the kigdom hall".
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children of the watchtower
by kdk in
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2. friends
i have an 8yr old step-daughter caught up in the madness of the jws through unrelenting fear based brainwashing by her mother.

my husband and i would like to know if anyone has been in a similar situation and is able to help us let her know that there is another more loving way of living in this world.

its frightening to see the damage my husbands ex is doing to this inocent little girls mind.
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JW's for Dummies (End, Honestly!!!)
by Preston in
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2. friends
you begin to respect other peoples opinions more...even that fred guy..... .

you begin to appreciate the world more ... and the variety of it all.

you feel special.
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Peace Security & Touching Jehovah's Eyeball
by Undine in
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2. friends
salutations,.

i have been an inactive person for five years.

i am revolted by "the good old boy's club, counting time, endless meeting attendance and being introduced as "one of our fine elder's wives" etcetera...i've read and been liberated by the crisis of conscience book and realize the smarminess that is characteristic of the "organization.
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Why are JWs scared of death?
by NikL in
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2. friends
i have been thinking a lot lately about death.

this is not surprising considering the turn of events on the 11th.. i have been re-awakened to the transient nature of human life and how it can go in the blink of an eye.

as the bible says life is vanity and a striving for the wind.. with all of the talk about world war 3 and how dangerous this world has become, i have been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster this past week.. the fear of dying is a normal and basic emotion.
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I Said Goodbye
by Farkel in
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2. friends
my father was rushed by ambulance from his rest home to st. marks hospital in salt lake city, utah friday, but i only just heard about it.

i received a call from the floor nurse and she told me he is not expected to live.

his lungs are filled fill up with fluid and are continuing to fill u with more fluid: he has pneumonia.
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UNITED NATIONS , NGO's and WTBS
by MacHislopp in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
following the link given by kent,.

i have several observation to make:.

(from the link : http://www.un.org/moreinfo/ngolink/brochure.htm).