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  Jehovah's Witnesses are lovely and cuddly kitten soft special people.

  by ScoobySnax in

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  isn't that what you expected?.

  scooby- "emotional meanderer"- snax (i never disappoint....and aim to please)

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  scotsman

  The box I have you in is - gay guy with Witness issues.
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  Political word for the day: Simulacra

  by SixofNine in

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  shaken, but apparently not stirred.

  yesterday in a q & a with editors from detroit area newspapers president bush said he was "shaken" by reports of abuse of prisoners in us military custody in iraq.

  yet, according to his press secretary this morning, he hasn't even looked at the taguba report, the one people around the world are buzzing about in disappointment and outrage and half of washington seems already to be reading.

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  That Baudrillard is an absolute hoot! His snide little thesis on America could equally be written about Europe.
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  Pioneer School Book

  by Eyebrow in

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  ever since i was a kid i wanted to be a pioneer and go to pioneer school.

  i remember how every summer a crop of pioneers would come back all excited from the school with a "pioneer book" that no one was allowed to read except pioneers that had gone to school.

  seriously, even as an adult a good friend of mine would not even let me take a peak, as it was taboo.

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  scotsman

  While I was a JW for 30 years and came across plenty bullshit amongst the Witnesses, i didn't know anyone who thought the pioneer school was some secret brotherhood. Our experiences are sometimes unique and may indeed reflect a lot about us as individuals rather than the organisation we were part of.

  God is judging us? Isn't that a line from a Bette Midller/Crystal Gayle song?

  My Pioneer School sounded like Mulan's, but is mainly memorable to me because it allowed me to go out drinking with some old friends of mine. The last afternoon also involved enduring some dreadful poetry and abysmal songwriting. And what was with the meaningful little lines everyone tried to write in each other's books!
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  Pioneer School Book

  by Eyebrow in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ever since i was a kid i wanted to be a pioneer and go to pioneer school.

  i remember how every summer a crop of pioneers would come back all excited from the school with a "pioneer book" that no one was allowed to read except pioneers that had gone to school.

  seriously, even as an adult a good friend of mine would not even let me take a peak, as it was taboo.

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  scotsman

  Sometimes I read things on this site that make me wonder if I was a JW! I don't recall any secrecy around the Pioneer book, nor any pioneers using it as proof of membership of an elite group. Pioneer School was like a 10 day Theocratic Ministry School for me (i.e. involved a lot of day dreaming) and when I got home the book went on a shelf to be left undisturbed - it was just a collection of (dull) stuff from KMs.

  If you didn't have the Pioneer book, you missed nothing.
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  New WT study article on blood

  by scotsman in

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  flicking through what seems to be the latest watchtower i noticed there's an entire article on what blood products witnesses can/not take.

  my brother was at a recent hospital liaison meeting and said that the rank & file seem to find it all rather confusing.

  the article does a big bit on blood extract products being a conscience matter, and then includes the 'you must not stumble your brother' principle.

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  scotsman

  It's difficult to post the reference when I don't actually possess the magazine. Flicked through it at my mother's. Thanks for posting it Truthseeker.
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  New WT study article on blood

  by scotsman in

  1. jw
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  flicking through what seems to be the latest watchtower i noticed there's an entire article on what blood products witnesses can/not take.

  my brother was at a recent hospital liaison meeting and said that the rank & file seem to find it all rather confusing.

  the article does a big bit on blood extract products being a conscience matter, and then includes the 'you must not stumble your brother' principle.

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  It must be the most recent WT. Saw it at my Mum's, so she must have got it on Thursday. The cover was either about Loneliness or Teaching Children, can't recall which was the WT, but guess it was the latter.
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  New WT study article on blood

  by scotsman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  flicking through what seems to be the latest watchtower i noticed there's an entire article on what blood products witnesses can/not take.

  my brother was at a recent hospital liaison meeting and said that the rank & file seem to find it all rather confusing.

  the article does a big bit on blood extract products being a conscience matter, and then includes the 'you must not stumble your brother' principle.

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  If I'd thought of it I'd have scanned it, and posted it here but as I wasn't actually that engrossed in the latest Wt developments... I didn't bother. All the fading Dubs that post should have a copy of it anyway, so one of them can post it and reveal which part of part of part of blood is a conscience matter. I do recall that anti-venom is a matter of conscience.
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  New WT study article on blood

  by scotsman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  flicking through what seems to be the latest watchtower i noticed there's an entire article on what blood products witnesses can/not take.

  my brother was at a recent hospital liaison meeting and said that the rank & file seem to find it all rather confusing.

  the article does a big bit on blood extract products being a conscience matter, and then includes the 'you must not stumble your brother' principle.

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  scotsman

  Flicking through what seems to be the latest Watchtower I noticed there's an entire article on what blood products Witnesses can/not take. My brother was at a recent Hospital Liaison meeting and said that the rank & file seem to find it all rather confusing. The article does a big bit on blood extract products being a conscience matter, and then includes the 'you must not stumble your brother' principle. ( I never could get my head round this particular principle as it seemed to allow oversensitive/self righteous extremists to rule the day.)

  It all now sounds rather muddy to me.
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  Marrying a non-believer?

  by sparky79 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am currently dating a jehovas-witness, and have been for a while.

  we have talked about marriage, but a lot of what i hear and read is that for her to marry a non-believer is frowned upon by others in the religion.

  i am a non-believer of any religion.

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  scotsman

  Like I said, I have nothing against religion at all. Please could some people offer me advice as to her situation with her family and the elders of her church? Is this practice frowned upon?

  If she hasn't explained the implications of her dating a nonJW, and you don't know if it's frowned upon, you sure have communication troubles. I'd also suggest that you listen to yourself as well as your friends. If you have doubts about your girlfriends motives, don't think about marrying her.
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  Son came home last night with a new "Faux-hawk" haircut - I LOVE IT

  by seeitallclearlynow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that's right - he's been needing a haircut and laughingly said as we parted ways to go to our respective salons, "mom, we seem to basically have the same hairstyle right now.

  " lol!

  it was true - we both needed a new "do".

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  scotsman

  Also known as the Hoxton Fin.