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  convention notes

  by drawcad_1 in

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  i didn't get to hear the talk about not listening to television articles (dateline)about the borg or reading internet articles that might undermine the good news.

  but i did notice some other issues that seem to be highlighted.. contributions must be down.

  there must have been three references to the widow woman who only gave 2 coins to the collection, but that was everything that she had.

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  I'm dying to hear about the convention from my mother. But now that she thinks I'm a big-time apostate, she refuses to tell me a word about it.
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  JW commercial on t.v. news channel

  by LyinEyes in

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  i can not beleive what i just saw on the all news channel.

  it was a commercial endorsed by the christain congregation of jehovah's witnesses.. the commercial starts off with a mom checking on her son,who can not sleep .

  he is upset and by the drawing he did, you can tell it is about the world trade center attacks.

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  I never knew they advertised on tv until I was visiting the west coast and saw an ad in the early morning hours, thanks to jetlag. I was shocked. How can the condemn tv and utilize it at the same time? Its that "UN Library Card" logic all over again.
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  Lets get friendly! (pics are welcome)

  by SpiceItUp in

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  when i meet somebody for the first time i always have a few standard questions i ask them...so how about it.

  i would like to know about all you wonderful people that i chat and post with on a daily basis.

  this is me (i edited to put the link in by stephanus...thanks a bunch) .

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  zenpunk

  I'd post a pic but I still can't figure out how....

  1. Favorite Colour - Gray

  2. Sign - Aquarius

  3. Drink - Stoli and Cranberry

  4. Celebrity I would Sleep With - Drew Barrymore or Courtney Love (depending on "good" or "bad" mood)

  5. Music - Various Alternative (Linkin' Park, etc.)

  6. Favorite Movie - Casablanca

  7. Rather be too hot - cause I constantly feel too cold - even in summer.

  8. Biggest Fear - Death in General - Used to be plane crash like Biggs until I almost was in one.

  9. Best Asset - Eccentricity - Hey it works when you're a boring engineer.

  10.Worst - I'm a boring engineer.
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  JW Literature?

  by KKLUV155 in

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  this is my first post, just wondering how long after you left the borg.

  did it take you to get rid of all your books and literature.

  i felt ashamed to get rid of mine and it took me about 5 years to finally break down and dispose of it.

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  zenpunk

  I packed it away in boxes...but it took me 7 years to throw it out.
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  Child feeds with rats in temple(weird pic)

  by ISP in

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  child shares milk with 'holy' temple rats

  a child has been sharing milk from a bowl with a group of "holy" rats at an indian temple.. hundreds of rats live undisturbed at the karni mata hindu temple in deshnoke, rajasthan.. .

  it's known locally as "rat temple".. the high priests protect the rats because their bodies are thought to house the souls of dead worshippers.. there are special holes allowing the rats to move around the temple.. it's said if you spot a white rat, you'll have good luck.

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  My snake would have a field day!
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  Gilead Couples - *gag*

  by joeshmoe in

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  i was just thinking about the snoozefest i used to go through with each new gilead class.

  the introductions were the worst!

  im not sure you get the same feel from the doctored up articles in the wt, but listening to the couples was just maddening.. there was always at least 3 or 4 couples that would say the exact same thing: well, i wanted to be a missionary but couldnt go without a partner and my husband/wife was in the same predicament so we got married and here we are.

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  It's sad...people in the Org either get married because its a good Political (believe me, this type of spirituality can get very political) match, or because they're simply desparate to have sex. Either way, its bad news.
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  JWMatch.com hottie of the week...

  by dustrabbit in

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  okay folks:.

  it's me, i'm back after giving my university students' their final exams.

  but in a few weeks i should be heading back to the good ol' us of a.. but anyways, i've infiltrated jwmatch.com.

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  It looks like she's wearing a gold cross....Uh Oh!
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  Are there any ex-missionaries here??

  by fulano in

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  i have been a missionary in the dominican republic for almost 10 years and i was wondering if there were any ex-missionaries on this forum.. i am back in my country now for 3 years and totally inactive.. what i noticed in those missionary-years was the lack of spiritual interest among the missionaries.. discussions were about rooms, cars and greater responsibilities, the bad territory.

  and the local c.o.s and d.os.. was this only in the dr or are there other experiences??.

  ere other experiences?

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  I "served" in Ireland for two years (the only missionary hope for sisters who didn't want to marry and go to Gillead with their husbands). I think the entire country wasn't interested. And, talk about "God Will never leave a servant begging for bread", I was actually hospitalized for malnutrition and even resorted to begging for food at times. It was the begining of the end of my time as a JW.
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  TERMINOLOGY

  by Perfection Seeker in

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  for those of you who have successfully left the organization, how long till the "terminology" leaves?

  you know "the truth" "worldly" "the brotherhood" etc.

  just curious how long till i'm cured :-)

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  I think alot of the terminology stays forever. Here's an example to let you know it's not just the JWs. A few years ago, my mom and I went to a funeral with a full Catholic Mass. My mother had not set foot in a Catholic Church for 30 years, yet, she told me she knew all the "responses" to be said during the mass. Those terms are indoctrinated in your mind and hard to remove.
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  Jws that post here

  by WildTurkey in

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  do you think these people, who come in here, on this board and defend jws are for real?

  do you think they really are good little jws?

  do you think they really want to help us, or just start trouble?

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  I know that good little JWs are prohibited from even glancing at this message board (as it is "big-time apostate") let alone sign up and start a thread. I think these people are just starting trouble and it is a shame because there are some JWs that post here that are truly having a "Crisis of Conscience" and need our help.