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  Your funeral -- if not in a church, then what?

  by Gopher in

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  i don't mean to sound morbid, but we're all mortal.

  just as we are wise if we plan for our financial future, we are also wise if we plan for our demise (timely or otherwise), so that our relatives know our wishes and are not burdened with difficult decisions in the case a fatal event befalls us.

  so for those of us who are currently unchurched -- we all know that if you wish to "tie the knot" you can quite easily get a "justice of the peace" to perform a wedding.

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  LOL at Lying

  I think if you are no longer a JW, but have family members in, best to write down your funeral wishes. My B-friends grandpa was married to a JW, but never converted in their marriage. They were married something like 60 years. When he passed away, she gave him a JW funeral, which upset my bestfriend so much, because he never believed. He was such a great man, and they didn't even talk about him at the funeral, just Jehovah and a bunch of stuff he didn't even believe in.

  Edited to add-When I die, I want to have a bench as a grave marker instead of a tombstone. That way when people come to visit me, they have a place to sit down. Cemetaries are always so uncomfortable, don't you think?

  Edited by - meadow77 on 26 December 2002 16:4:9
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  J.W's and Divorce

  by meadow77 in

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  it has become apparent to me, through many of your stories that jw's seem to have a hard time staying with their spouses who leave the borg.

  i was wondering if this is just a case by case thing or are they in fact encouraged to leave spouses who no longer believes.

  it seems strange that they would encourage that seeing as how we are instructed to stay in marriages even with a non-believer if they are happy to stay in the marriage.

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  It has become apparent to me, through many of your stories that JW's seem to have a hard time staying with their spouses who leave the borg. I was wondering if this is just a case by case thing or are they in fact encouraged to leave spouses who no longer believes. It seems strange that they would encourage that seeing as how we are instructed to stay in marriages even with a non-believer if they are happy to stay in the marriage. Are the JW's actually promoting divorce? What are your thoughts on this?
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  Funniest/Most outrageous/Most Shocking/ thing...

  by Happy in

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  i was just wondering what was the most astounding thing you guys have had a jw say to you.

  whether it was while you were still in the borg or after you left.

  i've heard some rather funny stories on this subject.

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  I guess they missed the part where Jesus advised he who was without sin to cast the first stone.

  Edited by - meadow77 on 26 December 2002 12:8:9
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  Holiday Traditions

  by meadow77 in

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  every year since i was young, we got to open one gift on christmas eve.

  when i was little i used to get excited wondering what it would be.

  it took me many years to figure out that it would always be pajamas.

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  These are all great! GF- for wacky Christmas movies you should check out A Christmas Story and Scrooged. Those are two of my favorites.

  P.S. You'll shoot your eye out
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  NAME THAT CHRISTMAS TUNE

  by xenawarrior in

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  can you name the christmas carols these wordy phrases describe?.

  1. move hitherward the entire assembly of those who are loyal in their belief.

  2. listen, the celestial messengers produce harmonious sounds.

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  1.come all ye faithful

  2. Hark the Herald Angels sing

  3.Silent Night

  4. Joy to the world

  5. Deck the Halls

  6.Angels We have heard on High

  7. It came upon a midnight clear

  8. The first Noel

  9.O Little town of Bethlehem

  10.Oh Drummer Boy

  11. God Rest You Merry Gentleman

  12. Peace on Earth

  13. Frosty the Snowman

  14. Santa Clause is coming to town

  15. White Christmas

  16. ?

  17. Winter Wonderland

  18. We three Kings

  19. Jingle Bells

  20. Away in a manger

  21. ?

  22. We wish you a Merry Christmas
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  Little Brother Burns Watchtower!

  by OrbitingTheSun in

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  oh my god, you guys!

  some jehovahs witnesses just came to my house--and of course my latest strategy is to hide and let someone else answer the door, or not answer the door at all.

  well, my younger brother is home from his first semester at college and he just happened to be near the door when they came knocking... .

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  Orbiting-that was great. Your brother is hilarious. I bet they decided to go get coffee and call it a day after that.
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  Holiday Traditions

  by meadow77 in

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  every year since i was young, we got to open one gift on christmas eve.

  when i was little i used to get excited wondering what it would be.

  it took me many years to figure out that it would always be pajamas.

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  Every year since I was young, we got to open one gift on Christmas Eve. When I was little I used to get excited wondering what it would be. It took me many years to figure out that it would always be pajamas. I never thought much about it, but as I have gotten older and started the tradition over with my own family, I look back on it with great fondess. Another tradition that my grandparents have, is that everyone brings canned goods to Christmas Eve dinner at their house. The next day my grandpa takes the food to the local food bank. I guess I am getting sentimental in my old age, cause I'm finally beginning to appreciate these family traditions. Do you have any special holiday traditions? If you were raised a JW, are there any that you have started since you left?Please Share.
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  The Body of Christ, WTS Style

  by jgnat in

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  note: text in red is directly quoted from wt materials.

  i use quotes for bible references.. .

  december 29 wt study christians need one another from wt november 15, 2002 places of worship.

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  JG-this was an awsome post. I have never even thought about the issues that you've pointed out here, but they are so right on! God created us differently, and he knew we would have different gifts, and even encouraged us( as you pointed out) to use our individual gifts. But then, we know how the WT feels about individualism. IMO, God has never made another you or me, so we should be out there letting our unique and wonderously created lights shine. We should not be stuck in some man made mold that squashes our individualism.
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  The big talk with parents - need help!

  by zenpunk in

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  my husband and i have decided to start a family this summer.

  as exciting as that may be there's one issue that weighs heavily on my mind - what to do about both our sets of jw parents.

  should we lay some ground rules down with them before the baby arrives (which they will probably break anyway)?

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  I think you will just have to monitor the time with their grandparents, and talk to the kids first reinforcing what you believe in, before the grandparents get the chance. My best friends daughter is only four and they have already tried to indoctrinate her with JW crapola. The other day she was talking about getting to see her grandpa who passed away in paradise. Her mother explained to her that grandpa was in heaven. She(my bestfriend) has explained to them multiple times that she does not want her daughter to learn that stuff, but they just don't seem to care.
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  To all who read the board, a special wish

  by ozziepost in

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  to fellow posters, friends and lurkers,

  with thankful hearts.

  we lift a prayer.

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  meadow77

  Thank you Ozzie and Mrs. Ozzie, that was a wonderful card and a sweet thought. Merry Christmas to you and a happy new year!