Posts by James Jack

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Quarantine, A Time for Self Reflection

by 1234 in

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"are they keeping you busy?".

i'm not quite sure what this means but maybe you have been asked this question in the pass.

as in busyness is some kind of sign that things are going good.

Reel to reel tapes and old Watchtower literature

by lastmanstanding in

it's been an emotional few weeks going through old watchtower literature, i mean old.

i have saved many things, some you have never seen.

particularly related to 1975, i have wts literature, even a big newspaper article about the 1975 prediction.. today, i started going through the reel to reel tapes.

8 Documents Arrived Today!

by Atlantis in

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1.--authorization and release agreementfor disaster relief medical assistance.

------------------------------------------------------------------2.--for the attention of all elders------------------------------------------------------------------.

3.--additional direction regarding assistance with practical needs------------------------------------------------------------------.

James Jack

Please send these letters to me please

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2020-May-S-147-E Announcements And Reminders!

by Atlantis in

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friends, atlantis is receiving so much stuff so quickly, it is hard to keep up with it all.. the 2020 may announcements and reminders just came in also.

(s-147-e) in english and german.. if you want those just say so in the replies.. petra!.

Witnesses - Trey Bundy

by joey jojo in

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watching right now with my wife.

we are both born ins but have been out for a long time.

my wife dislikes pretty much most things about the jw's and not much surprises her about the org but even she had to take a break because she was appalled by the cover up.

Whatever became of Marvin Shilmer?

by careful in

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12 hours ago someone resurrected a post by marvin shilmer from years ago.

it was then that i realized that i haven't seen a post from him for a while.

a check shows it's been 4 years.

James Jack

Barbara Anderson requested some talk outlines from me and the return address was listed as "Marvin Shilmer".

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to recap: pimo/fading, continually in the process of dis-engaging.. as part of an ever-blossoming departure from the ways in which i grew up and spent a lot of my adult life, i had a moment recently where i took some of my own control back..... let me explain.. one defining moment i had about 8 years ago was when i shredded my "blood card", or dpa.

i had decided that those beliefs were not the ones i supported.

it was a little scary, taking that little step, that really only i knew about.. fast forward: recently, as i grow older and need the standard tests that come with age, i had the opportunity to reclaim even more of my independence from previously-held doctrine and beliefs.

James Jack

Giordano

I never prayed before sex, just to have more of it!

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Taking Control

by Tech49 in

to recap: pimo/fading, continually in the process of dis-engaging.. as part of an ever-blossoming departure from the ways in which i grew up and spent a lot of my adult life, i had a moment recently where i took some of my own control back..... let me explain.. one defining moment i had about 8 years ago was when i shredded my "blood card", or dpa.

i had decided that those beliefs were not the ones i supported.

it was a little scary, taking that little step, that really only i knew about.. fast forward: recently, as i grow older and need the standard tests that come with age, i had the opportunity to reclaim even more of my independence from previously-held doctrine and beliefs.

James Jack

My wife and I haven’t been to a meeting since June. I’m going to run for city council (small town), so I expect a phone call and will decide either let them df me or should I just da myself.

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Circuit Overseer to Answer My Questions + Concerns...or Not

by Research in

hello all, i'm 'researching', a jw who is in the first steps of taking a look at their beliefs.. i've semi-recently (about a couple weeks ago) heard about the sexual abuse cases (pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation request) and then the arc in 2015. this lead to a deep investigation, which lead to many questions arising.

a jw friend of mine suggested i be careful (due to apostates) and ask the brothers.

so i typed up my questions + concerns and emailed an elder my mother has known for a long time.

James Jack

Don’t be surprised if the Circuit Overseer chooses not to respond to your questions

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Why Does So Much Intellectual Innovation in the US Tend to Come from the East or West Coasts ???

by RubaDub in

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there are many good universities in the central part of the us but why do so many innovative things, i.e.

silicon valley, seem to happen on one side of the country or the other (california, new york, massachusetts to name a few)?

even what is considered the most high tech area in the center of the country, austin texas, is a huge liberal bastion.

James Jack

Some of us have to work.