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  How do you feel about identifying roughly where you are from ? Country, Region,State ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  hi friends ,.

  is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?

  what country state or region you are from ?

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  wannaexit

  Central Canada --Ontario
  
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  Craziest thing you ever saw in a KH?

  by dubstepped in

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  i did this in my facebook group for my podcast and it was fun.. so what's the craziest thing you ever saw?.

  for me it was watching a brother have a heart attack during the meeting in the auditorium.

  i was a kid and noticed him shaking and acting strange.

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  Too many ! but two stick in my mind:

  1. sister gets up and drops head long on the floor. The speaker kept on talking as if nothing happened.

  2. there was a mouse on the stage during the meeting. Two or 3 elders were trying to catch it while the speaker continued giving the talk. I swear all I needed was popcorn to make the show complete.

  3. the mouse appeared again during the theocratic ministry school. The two sisters were pretending to speak on a corded phone. The mouse was going up the cord. Once again the elders were up on stage trying to catch it.
  

  I kid you not this actually happened. I don't recall they ever caught that pesky thing. But it was entertaining
  
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  F. W. Franz epic talk May 11, 1975 (clip)

  by lastmanstanding in

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  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vwxeenkkoary-efyhnt75iqmagx0yywf.

  f. w. franz "times in which we are particularly interested" may 11, 1975. ;introduced by kenneth a. little, a much younger man than now for sure.. the clip is 8 minutes.. unfortunately, some idiot recorded over part of this day many years ago.

  i am hoping to find another copy in the box..

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  When I was a teenager I always thought I was stupid because I couldn't make heads or tails of Freddy's talk. Now I realize I wasn't the stupid one. It was Freddy all along that was the lunatic.
  
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  Do Jw's Dress up in meeting clothes for Zoom meetings?

  by jeremiah18:5-10 in

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  i am just curious if anyone knows whether the "friends" still are required to wear "meeting clothes" for attending meetings through zoom?

  such emphasis on dressing in a godly manner over the decades, would be interesting if some attend in pajamas or their work clothes, no makeup, etc....

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  In my area, they are encouraged to dress as at the meeting. Some men wear suits. You can tell because these folks actually stand for the song and prayer.
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  Is there a WT - Aspergers Connection?

  by Sea Breeze in

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  so after much research, i'm convinced that my dad and both my older brothers have aspergers.

  they can come across as jerks at times especially when their guard is down.

  however, they can hide it extremely well when they want to, with pointed effort.

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  I don't know if there is a connection, but I know a number of witnesses who definitely were on the spectrum. Some also in my own extended family.
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  Weekly Meeting Importance Being Reduced - Your Thoughts?

  by JWTom in

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  i am pimo, but now have 40+ years of being a jw as i was raised in a 3rd generation family of witnesses and continue to fake my way through things - fading as i can.. for the vast majority of my time as a jw, the meetings were the central focus for all jws to get teaching, association, information and so on.

  nothing was more important than being at the meetings!

  over the last 20 years starting with the elimination of the weekly book study in homes and continuing down to today - my opinion is that the value/purpose of the weekly meetings continues to be diluted or minimized.

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  What will it take to make the transition away from meetings?

  JWtom, I don't think it would take that much. Look how quickly they removed the book study. In all my 50 years of association, it was drilled ad nauseum that the book study was THE most important meeting for a JW. The reasoning was that in the event of persecution or or a ban, the book study would provide spiritual solace. But literally overnight, the book study disappeared and no one batted an eye.
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  The Motive of the Governing Body

  by jwfacts in

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  i have been quiet of late, developing other interests, happy that there are a whole group of people producing great resources.

  however, i found some old emails from ray franz that promoted me to write an article that answers a question i regularly receive.

  it is in regards to the motive of governing body members.

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  Thank you Paul for the great article. Reading the letter, I could hear Ray in my head (spoke with him a few times).
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  New in the neighborhood..

  by Italiancalipso in

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  i'm not totally new here, as i'm reading since some time...then i tried to sign up but had some technical issue with the email,eventually recovered..... i'm from north italy, for your info from the region where the covid is worse.

  i'm male, generation millennial(...unfortunately not the overlapped generation :))) ) ..sorry to don't go in so much details, but i'm pimo ;).

  hope i can contribute to this community and help as much i got from you guys.... have nice weekend!.

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  wannaexit

  I just realized that pm isn't available to me ;(
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  New in the neighborhood..

  by Italiancalipso in

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  i'm not totally new here, as i'm reading since some time...then i tried to sign up but had some technical issue with the email,eventually recovered..... i'm from north italy, for your info from the region where the covid is worse.

  i'm male, generation millennial(...unfortunately not the overlapped generation :))) ) ..sorry to don't go in so much details, but i'm pimo ;).

  hope i can contribute to this community and help as much i got from you guys.... have nice weekend!.

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  wannaexit

  Italiancalipso--I am also of Italian descent. Check your PM
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  What Happened To This Year’s JW Memorial Celebration

  by minimus in

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  i really don’t know.

  did they have it?

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  everyone entered the zoom room, then the audience got to listen to the "don't eat the cookies or drink the wine" speel and theeeeennnn, every family passed the cookies and wine in their home. Even the families made up of 1