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  what kingdom melody is still stuck in you head??

  by christopherceo in

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  i find myself whistling several when working and when i catch up with what's going on i stop.

  anybody else?

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  Buster

  I can't believe no one else has said "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize" #119. Twenty years later, that one still pops in my head now and then.
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  Logansrun.....has arrived

  by logansrun in

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  i just thought i would post a little about myself here, even though some of you might know me from the "beyond jehovah's witnesses" forum.

  my name is bradley and i live in a suburb of chicago illinois.

  i'm currently twenty six years old and left the jws about nine months ago after a year and a half of intense doubts, many hundreds of hours of research, cognitive dissonance and bouts of vomitting (stressful, eh?).

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  Buster

  Welcome aboard. These stories of family separation due to disagreements on sincerely-held beliefs is getting pretty darn old. Sorry to hear it. Enjoy college.
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  Chew the facts....

  by Jb9963 in

  1. watchtower
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  if anyone at all would reply to this, it would be great.

  first off i'd like to say i only want mature people to reply, so that should cut down on some of the flak that will indefinitely be received for posting this.

  i have a few topics i would love to cover with you jehovah's witnesses.

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  Buster

  What?? You people aren't Witnesses??
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  100% for

  by JH in

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  i havn't been to a meeting in years, but i can still remember when we had to vote on something, it was always 100% for or 100% against.

  didn't it bother you to see how everyone looked around to see if someone dared to vote against the general trend?

  why were they so radical?

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  Buster

  I had a really good one. The PO, Prescott Adams, was presenting an elder group reccomendation regarding the mortgage on the Hall. I was 16 or 17 at the time, my dad was not a dubbie, my mother wasn't at the meeting (don't remember why). Anyway, I had an opinion on how to handle the money issue - and I was the only opposing opinion i the room. But I wouldn't let the issue just roll the way the elders wanted it to. You see, my family's contributions were a significant part of the take in the box.

  I'll never forget how alone I stood. I'll never forget how Prescott jumped down my throat during the discussion. But they never got their unanimous decision. But to be fair, he came over after the meeting and apologized to me for it.

  Edited by - buster on 28 January 2003 19:18:3
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  Dating non-Jehovah Witnesses

  by ClassAvenger in

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  why can't jehovah witnesses date or marry people that are not jehovah witnesses?

  thanks.

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  Buster

  Ufu,

  Welcome to the board! We'll be looking forward to the advancement in thought you can bring. Woops - looks like we won't be looking forward to your input.

  Anyway, if there ever was a value on this board, it the when we give some unsuspecting, potential bookstudy, the lowdown on what she is looking at.

  Edited by - buster on 28 January 2003 18:49:38
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  Chew the facts....

  by Jb9963 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if anyone at all would reply to this, it would be great.

  first off i'd like to say i only want mature people to reply, so that should cut down on some of the flak that will indefinitely be received for posting this.

  i have a few topics i would love to cover with you jehovah's witnesses.

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  Buster

  Thanks for the chuckle Jared - the biggest reaction these old bones can handle. Seriously though.

  To answer your questions: Yes, our organization teaches about more than the one true God. You see we have teachings that encompass all manner of topics. For instance, we teach an unquestioning loyalty from our followers - to the extent that we'll split up their families if they don't comply. We teach an emotionally healthful separation from the eveil, Satan-dominated world that everyone else belongs to.

  Second, we never actually predicted the end of the world in 1914, 1925, etc. That rumor is spread by a well-publicized minority of our well-intended but mislead followers. You see we never actually said, but some certainly inferred, and unbeknownst to us, passed it along to others. The truth is, we adhere to our new light, wait for Jehovah, and will never flag in our devotion to the society Jehovah God.

  Wanna join?
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  Are all women psychos?

  by roybatty in

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  im not sure if i was married to a psycho or not and am wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience with their ex.

  weve been divorced for 2-1/2 years and have had our ups and downs.

  because shes a diehard jw and doesnt have grounds to get re-married i get an ear full from her blah...blah.. anyway, one minute shes like "its terrible that i have to wait for you to get married before i can" and then this past weekend she calls me to talk.

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  Buster

  To quote my dad, "They're all daffy."
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  How to get someone out of the JW's

  by Help123 in

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  im writing because i have two sister in-laws that are faithful jw .

  any kind of talk becomes to involved in that.

  i guess from reading some of your comments.

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  Buster

  Welcome. Stick around. I have a hunch you're gonna get a load of information.
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  30 more anointed last year..what the...

  by Fruitcake in

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  2. scandals

  hey, .

  ive been on other sites, and i am a disfellowshipped witness dropping in to say hi, wanted to say that i have noticed that there have been 30 more anointed that have bit the cracker...and drunk the wine .anyone know how the gb is explaining this one?

  thought the numbers would be going down , from how i was taught.....is the gb hoping no one will notice this , or will they be sending assassins to help lower that number?.

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  Buster

  Whatever the specifics that the GB uses to explain/enlighten/change the 'sealing' in 1935, one thing is certain: They will blame the prior misunderstandings on the Rank and File. Those overzealous members of the Great Crowd that 'misunderstood' the Society's loving explanation of how to determine if you are of the annointed.

  Maybe they'll determine that the 'sealing' was somehow figurative. Maybe Jehovah saw the future and saw identified others, yet to be born, that he knew he would want in heaven with him. Yeah, that's it: In 1935 the number included people that had not been born yet. That rationalization would defuse the issue immediately and for a long time.

  Where is Freddie Franz when we need him?
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  Assembly memories

  by freedom96 in

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  i remember baking in the hot sun, with the outdoor district conventions.

  the only thing i liked about them was lunch time.

  back in the day, then i could grab the little coupons, ten to a page, each worth 10 cents.

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  Buster

  As teenage boys we thought it was neat to volunteer and work with the higher-ups at the big assemblies. Oooh the exceitement of counting those coupons and wrapping them up into packets. But it felt like we were the in-crowd.

  But I remember a DC in Taunton Mass where we boys decided it was time to take our beer consumption up a notch. We bought the beer, as 16-year-olds, at a liquor store directly across the street from the Dog Track (where the assembly was). One time we decided to drink it in an adjacent field. The field owner's son and his friends objected to the mess we left and that just about erupted into a rumble, including knives, right in the parking lot.

  But mostly we drank it in a neat little place we found - an underground walkway that the tellers use when the track is running. And we ahd a lot. We got caught, but brother Adams decided to let us keep it quiet.