Topics Started by JustVisting

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A DOUBLE LIFE - What's the worst case you've seen
by sizemik in
1. jw
2. friends
lots of jw's lead a double life.

many are young people that simply go through the motions until they can free themselves .

others have relatives or family still trapped .
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Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..
by mentallyfree31 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
who were your past circuit overseers?

i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister in
1. jw
2. friends
today i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.

prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.

he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
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Lets list everything that has pagan origins!!
by song19 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have a feeling i am going to have to explain to my jw folks why i have decided to allow my children to participate in holidays at school.

theyll probably be wondering too why i will get together with our non jw family for the holidays.. .

we know jws avoid holidays because of their pagan origins.
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Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
as with the scribes and pharisees, there are a number of unwritten rules that witnesses are supposed to follow.

here's a couple : "worldly" kids in society depictions are shown quite often wearing their baseball caps backwards.

jehovah's witness youths would not want to imitate that "look".
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Strangest Local Needs?!?!?!?!
by thepackage in
1. jw
2. friends
what was the starngest local needs topic you ever heard???

?
134
Your Most DREADED Dub Word
by GetBusyLiving in
1. social
2. current
i wanna hear the word that made you either physically nauseous or burst out in uncontrolable laughter.

please demonstrate it in a sentence as well.

mine was 'enthused' (my fingers were shaking as i typed).
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What Was Your Greatest "Privilege" In The Organization?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
was it being able to join the theocratic ministry school?

being a regular pioneer?

"handling microphones"?
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What's The STRANGEST Thing You've Seen At A Kingdom Hall?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i saw a fight break out on the platform between an elder and a unbelieving husband who accused the elder of f---ing his wife.

he then threw the lectern on the floor and pushed the elder.

it was cool.......
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Jeopardy! 587/586 B.C. Answer
by Jourles in
1. jw
2. friends
is anyone watching jeopardy right now?

under the topic, nebuchadnezzar, the answer was something like, "in 586 or 587 b.c., this city was captured by nebuchadnezzar....blah blah blah.

" i wonder how many jdubs flipped out about that one!