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  My neighbor is a return visit. Should I say something?

  by Zoos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i stayed home sick from work the other day and noticed a car group pull up to my neighbor's house.

  she's a stay-at-home mom.

  i decided it was time to retrieve something from my truck to see if i could recognize the visiting sisters.

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  Zoos

  I stayed home sick from work the other day and noticed a car group pull up to my neighbor's house. She's a stay-at-home mom. I decided it was time to retrieve something from my truck to see if I could recognize the visiting sisters. I didn't. I thought to walk over and say hi... I didn't. (I DID have a stomach virus - didn't want to pass it on.)

  I have since thought to say something to her and her husband about my history with that group. I haven't yet. Not sure if it's my place to stick my nose in it. On one hand I'm sure she's bored to tears all day and loves the visits. Talk about a nicety all wrapped up in a turd.

  Should I arm the woman with knowledge or just give a general warning? Eh... I guess that would depend on what her intentions are. Not sure how to handle.
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  Observations from a day at the zoo

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. family

  so we went to calgary zoo today and i'm torn between zoo's being great for conservation vs using animals to make money.

  i think on the whole they are a good thing but it's sad to see some of the animals caged up - somehow i always end up staring into the eyes of a gorilla and it makes me sad.. but that isn't what struck me ... it's these things:.

  http://www.amazon.com/step2-wagon-two-plus-blue/dp/b0048wqhgw/ref=zg_bs_166419011_2.

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  Zoos

  Down here in the south our zoos provide the name of the animal AND a recipe. That's always helpful.
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  My Husband Confesses His Sole Regret for My Exit....

  by humbled in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ( important note: my husband hated that i became a jw.

  hated everything about it.).

  he is the one who every morning makes our coffee in his beat-up metal perculator.

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  Zoos

  22 years... Wow!

  I think he loves you.
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  How do we set up a "Used New Bike Fund" for Terry?

  by BucketShopBill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is there any way we can try to start a crowd-fund to help terry get some wheels quicker than he currently can?

  with craigslist and a couple of bucks from a few members we can help terry get moving.

  does anyone have any ideas how we can do a "theists for terry" bike fund raiser and challenge the atheists to a bucket-head challenge?

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  Zoos

  I just clicked forward from page one to page three and found the bickering. I CANNOT BELIEVE an effort as simple as helping a guy like Terry replace his bicycle has turned into yet another JWN hornets’ nest of negativity and childish tantrums.

  Or, maybe I should have expected it the moment Terry told his story.

  Simon, please instruct the children to be seated and allow this effort to move forward.
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  What is the best advise you have ever been given?

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  awhile a go i was uptight about a matter i can't remember now and my friend said to me " give the other side the victory".

  a while ago my little boy was getting uptight and argumentative with his mum i asked him " to let it go" in effect i suppose " giving the other side the victory".

  anyway i am sure our life exsperiences have allowed us both receive and give good advice.

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  Zoos

  Relax and use lots of lube.
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  JW.ORG CAMPAIGN AN UTTER FAILURE!

  by Dis-Member in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there are 7,782,346 active publishes in the world.. .

  jw.org has received an estimated 7,639,900 visits over the last 30 days.

  the number of visits differs from visitors (or unique visitors).

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  Zoos

  The world on the other had really does not seem to give a dam.

  They just don't give a click.

  And of the non-JW visitors who, out of curiosity, go there to see what it is, they notice that god-awful JEHOVAH'S WITNESS scrip at the top of the page and break half a dozen fingernails trying to click outta there.
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  JW GB MEMBER CAUGHT ON CAMERA!!!

  by ADJUSTMENTS in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  gb member and so called "annointed" person geoffry jackson is caught red handed on video doing some worldly dancing and sexual gyrating (they have spoken against such manner of dancing on several occasions) with a woman who is not his wife!!!

  i can only imagine what they do off camera now!!!.

  i would not have even considerd doing such a thing on the dance floor with a woman, especially if it was not my wife, and i'm not even one of the so called "annointed" smh!!!

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  Zoos

  Much ado...
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  shunning within the family.

  by bigmac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm giving 3 examples of this practice--that i know of personally.. .

  my first wife--born in--divorced me over 30 years ago.

  she totally shuns our son--now 38--d/f'd and now happily married and enjoying life to the max.. my pioneer partner--from the mid 60's-----he totally shuns his daughter---to the point of even ignoring her in the street.. a close friend of mine--in the 60's and 70's-----i was best man at his wedding.

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  Zoos

  Silly Girl, give yourself a hug. That's from me.

  It just doesn't make sense. I used to shun an uncle when I was a kid because that is what I was told to do. Honestly, I didn't give any thought to what it might be doing to him or the fact that I and the rest of the family were erasing any hope of ever having a relationship with him later.

  Now I'm the one being shunned and I really think THEY THINK everything will be just dandy again after I get reinstated. Not only will that not happen because I will never go back, even if they were to leave the org. and pursue me...

  ... request denied.
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  Poster with basic math on shunning - for JW parents

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  your thoughts on such a poster?.

  (http://religions.pewforum.org/reports says: "jehovah's witnesses have the lowest retention rate of any religious tradition.

  only 37% of all those who say they were raised as jehovah's witnesses still identify themselves as jehovah's witnesses.").

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  Jehovah’s Witnesses in USA - prefer a bigger government providing more services and involved in regulating morality.

  by Sol Reform in

  1. social
  2. current

  jehovahs witnesses in usa - prefer a bigger government providing more services and involved in regulating morality .. interesting that jehovahs witnesses who don't vote, even got on this graph.. " what are the political positions of religions and churches in america?.

  this new graph maps the ideologies of 44 different religious groups using data comes from pews religious landscape survey.. this survey included 32,000 respondents.

  it asked very specific questions on religion that allow us to find out the precise denomination, church, or religion of each person.. .

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  Zoos

  a watcher: What JW's most prefer is that the government keep the peace "in order that we may go on leading a calm and quiet life with full godly devotion and seriousness."

  I find your statement disingenuous and further proof that JWs want a bunch of crap but are unwilling to lift a finger to get it.

  You cite 1 Timothy 2:1,2: " First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life..."

  I was a JW for many years and I never once heard a prayer or intercession from a single JW on behalf of a king or president. I guess even in that regard it's better to mooch off the efforts of others.