Delmar! that was the congregations name that I was trying to think of! No real experiences, I only went a couple of times at the very end of my decison to leave.
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Hey, I only went a couple of times, because like I said I moved into the area, then heard that incredible talk about how men and women could never be platonic friends without having sex. sheesh, anyway I went to the kingdom hall off of Havanna Street.... I'm trying to remember the name of it.... It was two story and had a little cottage or something for the CO. Does that sound familiar?? People seemed okay, but by that time I was so bummed on the "troof". Anyway, I live, ;breathe and eat for the day I can return to Colorado. Did you ever go somewhere and think I've finally found where I belong! I've always felt so out of place in Louisiana and Arkansas, never felt like home. I moved to Colorado, bam! I made great friends, got a great job, loved everything about it. After 9/11 I lost my job, had a nervous breakdown from all the accumulated crap in my life and my husband moved me back down here to Arkansas to live deep in the woods in a cabin. Well... now I'm ready to go back, and he said okay, hopefully ;before the year is up. If you ever want to talk, e-mail me! I'd love to hear from you!
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What Was the Most Unbelievable Thing You've Heard?
by minimus inwhat's the most unbelievable thing you've ever heard while you were a witness?
one thing that stands out for me is being told that i would never go thru junior or high school because the end was right around the corner.....what about you??
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The very last meeting that I attended, one year ago in Colorado, the Elder said that women and men have no business being friends and there is absoulutely no good reason for them to want to unless they had sexual intentions, men and women couldn't not have a platonic relationship and we were foolish to believe otherwise. This was during the Sunday public talk. It enraged me to think that the society thinks that we are one step up from animals and if left in a room together we would automatically have sex. Sheesh!
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Were You Obsessed With Demons?
by minimus infrom my youngest days, i remember being told that we should be careful because of the demons.
they are everywhere, just waiting to pounce on us.
we were told to stay away from windchimes since they "attract" the demons.
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Sometimes when something bad happened at home, like when my dad lost his job or something, my mom thought we were being plagued by demons, one time she made a huge bonfire in the yard and burned all the furniture. She also liked to go to Garage sales, but if we arrived at one that was ran by pentecostals, we had a code word and we never would buy anything from them, because my mom was convinced it would invite demons into the house. So yes, I was constantly in fear of demon invasion, because we all know that those sneaky little devils are constantly trying to sneak into our house!
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I will be moving back to Colorado as soon as humanly possible, I was living in Aurora and hope to move into the capital hill area in downtown Denver.
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JW Rules That Are Just "Too Much"!
by Ephanyminitas ini'm curious: what rules have you dealt with that were just "too much" -- whether they were "official" (i.e.
in print) or not?.
i think a good, general one is r-rated movies.
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how about all the stupid, unwritten rules?
no count dracula or monster cereal
no movies with aliens because the Awake! said believing in aliens mean we don't believe in jesus sacrifice
the one I hated most was when a co in a assembly talk said that we should read one theocratic book for every "worldy" book, Ugh! I loved to read, but having to read a borg book everytime, I just stopped reading all together, or I snuck it. -
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Doomed to be Sad!
by Sirona infirstly, before i say why i'm doomed to be sad, i'd like to give you the good news : i've got the all clear which means that my malignant melanoma skin cancer is all gone!
the surgery worked, so i dont need any more treatment!
so why am i doomed to be sad?
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Congratulations on your health news! That is so wonderful. I had to laugh that your mom assumed that you'd be unhappy now. I remember being so depressed one day and my mom turning around in the car and being so angry at me because she said "Jehovahs people are happy!" Your giving a bad witness going around with that mope on your face all the time. So on top of having major depression, I was guilty for it because I was letting Jehovah down. So many good things have happened to me since I left the borg, and when I feel sad, I dont' feel guilty, I just get over it now. No more baggage. I hope you all the happiness in the world and I believe you have many more good things to look forward to!
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What did you do during the written review
by truthseeker1 inby far the most boring part of all meetings is the written review.
what kind of stuff did you guys (male and female) do to pass the time.
i either to write computer programs, sleep talk to my wife or sleep in the car.
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I took my worldly husband to meeting and it happened to be written review night, you should have seen his face! He said in a way to loud voice, "We have to take a goddam TEST?" He never accepted the written review, even when he later got baptized, he wrote in silly and naughty answers to all the questions.
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Wife makes a funny
by DB inon the way to dropping my wife off at work this morning, we stopped at an intersection near a funeral home which is constructed very similarly to many kingdom halls.
the following conversation took place:.
me: "that funeral home always reminds me of a kingdom hall.".
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Deep in Thought, I guess you don't have to know how to spell to run a restaurant.
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One Partaker
by Jourles inthe memorial last night was nothing new.
the routine never changes.
two congregations joined together for the night in one building.
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I can't help but remember with a shudder the memorial every year, as my mom in all her glory would partake. No one had the guts to tell here that they never believed she was annointed, we just got a lot of dirty looks, and we were treated like the crazy family from space. The kids in the hall always made a scene. It was SO embarassing.