Topics Started by figureheaduk

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Have the UK JWs been stepping up their patrols lately?
by figureheaduk in
1. jw
2. friends
hi everyone, sorry i've not been here for ages............... anyways, lately our house has been fetting quite a few knocks on the door by a jw who lives on my street.

sometimes he's alone, sometimes he's accompanied, but the odd thing is is that before we could go months without a visit from the wt's foot soldiers, and now lately we've been getting visits once or twice a week.

if we realise it's them we don't answer the door, but every now and then we get caught off guard and have to explain nicely that we're busy and not really interested.
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It's been a while, but merry Christmas anyway!
by figureheaduk in
1. jw
2. friends
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hi everyone.

thought it would be a good time to drop by and say hi to everyone, and wish everyone all the best for the holidays and for 2004. leebo/figureheaduk
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1st Anniversary
by oldcrowwoman in
1. jw
2. friends
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i joined jwd october 2, 2002. i started posting in jan 31, 2003. i was scared off from october til jan. dealing with abuse and overwhelm with hearing from so many who have been abused and continues.. there has been definite healing over the year.

so thank you all.. old crow
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Celebs you look like
by berylblue in
1. jw
2. friends
okay, so i got annoyed yesterday when someone told me i looked like debra winger.

i find her most unfeminine and unattractive.

but it doesn't piss me off half as much as when i'm told i look like liza minelli.
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Cross religion mariage
by 2k in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have a friend who recently married a witness.

he isn't a witness, and this is causing some issues with the family.

i'm curious what is cosidered the appropriate way that the families should deal with the issue.
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Question about Governing Body
by figureheaduk in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i remember flicking through my ex girlfriends copy of the "proclaimers" book back last year, and there was a page with the pictures of the gb at the time (roundabout 1992 with henschel, jaracz et al).

apart from noticing that the gb was totally comprised of males (well, with the wt's almost neanderthalitic view of women, you wouldnt expect a female contingent within the gb would you?

), i noticed that they all seemed to be white, and, judging by some of the names, probably american.
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Fame Academy - BBC
by nightwarrior in
1. jw
2. friends
well this is a programme that we would not normally watch, but.... our eldest son's best friend is on - paris - it is really strange watching him.. how sad are we - we are even watching bbc3 at 7pm, just to catch a glimpse of him, ( i am sure that the novelty will soon wear off)!!!!

oh well.... thought i would post this little piece of useless information.

a little light relief.
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What if JWs had never been part of your life......?
by Scully in
1. jw
2. friends
prisca's topic about personal responsibility vs blaming the jws (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/56286/824979/post.ashx#824979) got me to thinking..... where do you think you'd be if the jws and the wts had never been part of your life?how would your life be different from what it is now?what do you think you might have accomplished or done differently without the encumberances of the jws in your life?what kind of relationship would you have with your family?who would you be?.

there are no right or wrong answers, but think about those what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up ideas you had as children and whether those dreams could have become a reality.. .

love, scully
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Old Crow Birthday 7/20/03
by oldcrowwoman in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
birthdays

i would like to hear from others and feelings with experiences with birthdays.

and what ways you choose to celebrate or not since being out of the org.
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Aug.1 Watchtower - Get Kids Obsessed with Death!
by metatron in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the august 1 watchtower has a cover featuring a young african -american man.

and asks "how would you like to be remembered?".

"remembered?