Gypsy Sam

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  Crisis of Conscience Book on "Amazon" for sale $12.64

  by Gayle in

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  just looked there as someone i know needed one.

  hope i don't break 'rules" of the site here on this.

  i don't make any money out of this for sure but thought some here would like to know..

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  Gypsy Sam

  Awesome! Just bought for 17.00. Thank you.
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  Running out of ideas, please help

  by truthhurts13 in

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  ok, i hate to admit this but, im running out of ideas of things to do to the local jaydubs.

  i mean yeah, knockin on their doors and showing up and taking books from the kh is fun and all, but kinda gettin stale.

  my next big one is gonna be at the next memorial, where im gonna wear a big wool jacket and top hat as i chug the wine and eat the bread, then stand up and yell "praise the lord im healed!

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  Gypsy Sam

  I love Billy's idea!! We could make it a campaign! Easy to get addresses, if you don't have a list already.
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  I said it before and I'll say it again

  by Gojira_101 in

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  i'm so happy to have been able to sleep in yesterday and this morning!

  no fs and sunday meeting!

  every weekend i feel a huge relief and both hubby and i always look at each other and say "it's great not having to go to meeting huh?".

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  Gypsy Sam

  Good for you! I'm also enjoying my newly free weekends. Time to read and take up new causes for me and saving the environment.
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  Who from JWN would you most like to have dinner with?

  by laverite in

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  if you could pick anyone from jwn to meet in real life to meet and have dinner with, who would that be?

  let's exclude all those who you are already friends with, who you know and love from jwn in real life.

  so or me, that excludes my friend ann and also curious butterfly.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Black Man, if he's anything like his avatar. Ijs. Wish my own avatar would upload "(

  Also, just Lois and mouthy :)
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  Introducing Myself

  by DilloTrace in

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  2. friends

  i'm new to this forum and wanted to give everyone a shout out.

  i've been a silent observer of this forum for a long time, but now i feel it's time for me to break the silence and get involved.

  i've been inactive since november of last year.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Welcome! Similar time frame for me and my fade. Also in sweltering heat and questioned for years the times wasted driving around knocking on empty doors in the intense humidity. That coming from someone who loved informal witnessing not too long ago.

  Carpe Diem!
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  Your top 5 most irritating doctrines/practices?

  by cedars in

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  2. beliefs

  it's clear that virtually everyone on here is infuriated by wt teachings/doctrines/practices, but i would really like to know what is of most concern to people who frequent this forum.. here is my top 5, number 1 being the most significant/infuriating:.

  the disfellowshipping practice - expanded to include family members (but not parents) who are old enough to leave home.

  wrecks families and creates abject fear once people find out the truth about the organization.the blood issue - another unmerciful teaching, but one that costs lives.unquestioned authority of governing body - a handful of men make life-altering decisions as representatives of a larger group of people who they never see or speak to, and yet they demand unquestioning obedience on pain of being disfellowshipped.failed prophecy - the fulfilment of huge swathes of bible prophecy, including revelation, has been attributed to the events of the early 20th century, and the actions of a small group of men.two-tier christianity - faithful and discreet slave are anointed who go to heaven to whom ransom provisions apply directly, whereas remainder, or "great crowd" stay on earth and form a sub-class, only access benefits of ransom through fds.i realise that many of these issues are inter-related, but that's roughly how i would put them.

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  1. Pedofile protection

  2. Oral sex/pleasuring yourself ban/rule/guideline

  3. Discouraging higher education or even the prevailing attitude of it's not important to do well during high school

  4. Encouraging "the flock" to be judgemental of each others status and service hours

  5. Disfellowshipping taken out of context and current emphasis on having zero contact with family that is d'fd
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  Islam 'penetrates' Europe.

  by fulltimestudent in

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  scare mongering videos abound, but this one is a bit better than average.

  what they forecast may well happen given another 3-4 generations.

  a muslim leader was sayign the same thing here in sydney yesterday.. .

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  Gypsy Sam

  Those that follow this info do seem confident that given the huge difference in their birth rate per woman, versus American or European women( who stastically have significantly less children these days) this is a distinct possibility 20 years from now.
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  So tired of life

  by LouBelle in

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  i am so tired of waking up without hope.

  so tired of fighting one more day...i just want it to end as painless as possible.

  i truly don't have the willpower or strength anymore..

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  Gypsy Sam

  Loubelle, we haven't met yet, but I hope we do sometime. I'm so sorry you are going through such a difficult time. I wish I knew exactly what to say that would make you feel better. Just know that you are being thought of and people you haven't even met yet care about you. I'm still nowhere, but I've always enjoyed your comments.
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  did any of you jW read orwells 1984 or Animal Farm

  by nonjwspouse in

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  2. experiences

  read them while you werre still active and didn't know ttatt yet?.

  i am wonderiing about your thoughts, and did you read, recognise, anything that disturbed you, familiariaties.

  did you notice them?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Reading both now. New to TTATT.
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  Happy Earth Day everybody!

  by love11 in

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  what did you do today to help the environment, if anything at all?

  i told my kids about conservation and the environment and cleaned up litter in my own home!

  hahahahaha nothing too exciting.

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  Gypsy Sam

  This year didn't seem to garner as much attention, with so many other disastrous new stories going on. I already recycle and switched to cloth napkins (do it, you'll love it). I'm working on just buying less "stuff".

  Happy Earth Day everyone!