i just wonder if any here from an area, say within 100 miles of fort wayne indiana interested in getting a small informal group together?
i have not been able to find any xjws in my immediate area.
i have gone to the meetup sites - still nothing.
I'm about two hours from Fort Wayne. Mrsjones, Fishers is probably only two hours from Fort Wayne as well. My best friend lives in Fortville, IN and I can get to her house in 4 hours.
Country Girl has been talking about possibly flying to Michigan to meet up with some of the Michigan folks. She's from Texas. It would be fun to plan it far enough out so she can possibly be included!
GH
http://www.wral.com/news/4126577/detail.html
looks like someone was inspired by the wts......... .
company fires all employees who smoke.
I heard about this on the local news this morning and I thought I was HEARING things. I can't believe this is legal, but I guess it is.
I agree 100% with Country Girl. I am a smoker, but I don't attempt to smoke anywhere that it's not welcome. My company and it's drug test policies tell me I can't smoke pot, but that's illegal. I don't agree with it, but I have to have a job. There's no WAY a company would tell me I couldn't do something that was perfectly legal, regardless of how bad it is for you.
Funny thing is, this Weyco company used to be my company's Third Party Administrator for insurance. Basically, without going into a long explanation, they were our health insurance company. They were a horrible company to deal with and we dropped them.
My $.02.
GH
Not violent, but GROSS! I remember going out in service with my cousin and this little kid sh*t on the porch right in front of us. He was WAY too old to be doing this sort of thing as I recall. The kid was probably around 6 or so. I remember he just grinned at us while doing it.
That was probably at least 25 years ago and it still sticks out in my mind as one of the reasons I HATED going out in service.
GH
was reading the older posts and noticed a christmas display with smurfs, why don't jw's like smurfs?
i guess i wasn't informed about that one.
Hey, I've got an idea! Anyone out there with a Smurf doll should put it up for auction on E-bay. Claim that this was THE Smurf that got up and walked out of the Kingdom Hall!
I mean, if someone can sell a cane that's supposedly attached to a ghost, I guess you can sell just about anything!
GH
i remember reading somewhere online that the society have banned jw's from reading ray franz book; crisis of conscience.
i wondered what the details of this were, have they actually named the book in any of their publications?
or spoken publicly against it?
So far, I am pretty interested. What REALLY interested me is the "trials" in Connersville, Indiana which resulted in a 'blitzkreig' (in Ray's own words) on the town. My grandmother lived in Connersville at the time and I have to say I'm almost 100% sure this is when she became a JW. Or at least became 'interested'. Connersville, Indiana for God's Sake! You have no idea how small this town is until you've actually been there. Interestingly enough, Jim Jones (of the famous Guyana Kool-aid massacre) was from Lynn, Indiana, which is not more than 10 or 15 miles from Connersville.
Weird. I had no idea.
i remember reading somewhere online that the society have banned jw's from reading ray franz book; crisis of conscience.
i wondered what the details of this were, have they actually named the book in any of their publications?
or spoken publicly against it?
I just found out my copy of CoC is ready at the library! Going to pick it up now.
GH
i am so grateful to have found this site.
i got so excited reading everyones posts.
i was raised a jw up intil i was around 13 or so.
Welcome to the forums. I see you are from Ohio which is not too far from me. I was raised in Indianapolis and have been in Michigan for the last five years. I have JW relatives in the
Dayton, OH area. I'm 40 years old and have been "out" for almost 20 years.
There are a lot of great people here and, although I don't post as much as I should, I read what goes on here almost every day. Just realize you are not the only one out there and I encourage you to get to know the people here. There are a bunch of good folks, all having gone through similar experiences.
Be free and I hope to hear from you often!
GH
every time i speak to an active jw in my congregation, they don't give me the impression that they are slowing down.
if i say that i see less jw's on the street knocking on doors, they will say that many are working full time.
they will also probably say that the hall is always full of people.. i don't go to the hall anymore, so i can't say if the hall is full or not, but i notice that there are way less jw's going door to door than before in this area.
There is a nice park close to where my husband and I work in which we sometimes eat lunch. Imagine my surprise this summer when I saw a "For Sale" sign on the KH we have to pass to get to the park. Later on in the summer, some other church had bought the building and put their name on it (can't remember which denomination). To my knowledge, no bigger KH was built to replace it.
No imagination here!
GH
i'm sure there's been several threads regarding this subject.
but, i thought i would start one again.
sunday afternoon is my favorite time to watch movies.
Okay. You guys are giving me more movies to love......
Fried Green Tomatoes......I cry every single time Buddy gets hit by the train and Ruth dies of cancer
Pulp Fiction.....Ya gotta love it when Uma and John dance......
Dirty Dancing.....I also cry every time she does "the jump" at the end
i'm sure there's been several threads regarding this subject.
but, i thought i would start one again.
sunday afternoon is my favorite time to watch movies.
Oh, yeah! I love Leap of Faith. Need to remind myself to get that one.......
