An elder once told me that all married sisters should wear girdles. I was a good little dub and didn't say what was on the tip of my tongue: "what's a married man like you doing looking at other women like that?!"
aarque
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Name "UNWRITTEN" Rules That JWs Are Supposed To Follow
by minimus inas 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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Songs for us older ones.........50's & 60's
by Outaservice innow here is some real music.....................click on this:.
http://www.bobforrest.com/jukebox.htm.
outaservice .
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aarque
...and I'm sitting here with The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons blasting out of my speakers....
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If I was to walk into your home . . .
by Lady Lee inwhat one thing would i see that would tell me the most about you?.
the center of my home is my computer and my books.
standing at the door that is the first thing you will see.
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aarque
When you step in the door of my house you'd see books, a computer and more books. Step up into the kitchen and living room and you'd probably see more books. I've been a librarian for nearly 36 years. Lady Lee is right: knowledge is power.
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POLL: Would You Ever Consider Going Back To The Organization?
by minimus inyes, no or maybe....and why?
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aarque
Never...never...never...never...
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Met anyone Famous? What were they Like?
by Clam inhave you ever met and had chance to talk to someone "famous"?
maybe an actor, politician, musician?
if you have were they different from their public persona?
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My ex-spouse was a huge fan of Johnny Cash and became close friends with John's truck driver, JP. We would go all over to see his concerts and met him, June Carter Cash and her sisters several times. We gave Earl Poole Ball, his piano player, a ride to the airport once and he called us a few times, also. All very good people. After concerts, we would go out with the band for a meal and once rode in their bus, and were allowed in the auditoriums while the band was setting up. I knew the past several years John wasn't well, but was shocked to hear when June died, and John followed a few months later. She really was the love of his life and losing her must have been overwhelming for John. JP passed away a year or so before June and John.
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If you grew up in a divided home, post your experiences here please.
by jambon1 inhow did you view your unbelieving parent?
how did you view the contrasting interests of your unbelieving parent?
did your jw parent have the greater influence on you?
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aarque
My mom became a jw in the early 1950's. My dad was dead set against it at first. We would have our home book study when he was at work and a lot of times my sisters and I would go to the meetings and mom would stay home. Christmas was tough; we would go to my grandmother's for a big family reunion, but Mom would tell us it was wrong. Dad gave up trying to celebrate Christmas. Overall, he was a great dad... didn't drink, never looked at other women, never ran around, never beat us. Being told over and over by other jws that my dad would never survive Armageddon (never Mom) made me wonder why, if he was such a good man, why would God destroy him? He told my mother once that if he wanted to believe in what he did, then Mom had the right to believe in whatever she wanted to. Ten years ago he was very sick and in the hospital; undergoing several surgeries. He had blood transfusions and asked that they be given to him in the mornings before visiting hours so mom wouldn't be upset by it. The other jws always said we had a divided household, but I couldn't see it. Dad was head of the house and Mom always gave him that respect.
He taught us respect, loyalty, and that we were limited only by our imaginations. He was so proud when I went back to school and graduated from the University in 2001.
Dad died on May 28, 2005. Mom had a witness funeral. They never even said Dad's name.
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You Are Going to Die at Armageddon
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 18px; color: #ff0000; } .style2 { font-family: georgia, "times new roman", times, serif; font-size: 16px; color: #ff0000; } .style3 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style6 {color: #000000; font-weight: bold; } --> you are going to die at armageddonduring public talks, assemblies and written throughout the watchtower literature .
was the threat that anyone who was not doing gods will, would suffer the loss of their life.
during the great day of god almighty.. what affect did that have on you?the fear brought on by this doomsday message probably kept me in the organ-.
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aarque
Wow... this hits right to my heart.
I was at a MS/service meeting with my two older sisters. I was 6, so my sisters were about 9 and 11. Let's face it... a two hour meeting that ran past my bedtime after a full day of school was (and still is) way too much for any kid. So, I wiggled, and squirmed, and bothered my older sisters who kept jabbing me in the ribs to keep still. Most of the stuff discussed was way over my head. I would turn around to check the clock only to have the person behind me tell me to turn back and pay attention.
After the meeting was over, the PO took me aside and told me that I would die at Armageddon if I couldn't sit still during the meetings. He said God would destroy me and I would be gone forever. When I got home that night, I never told my mom that the PO had to speak to me. I went to bed and later that night there was a thunderstorm. I thought for sure I was going to die and was absolutely terrified. For years after I was absolutely scared of thunderstorms. All my growing-up years I was scared that God would find me lacking and destroy me, that one day I would just be gone.
It wasn't until I was well into my 30's that I finally told my mom what had happened. She was outraged. By that time I had faded. I figured that if God was going to destroy me, it would be for something more than not being able to sit still. And I still cringe during thunderstorms.
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Would you say yes to a blood transfusion?
by Fisherman ini would like to get some honest answers about your position on blood transfusion.
as we get older, sooner or later we wind up in the hospital and the question they always ask is"...in the event.. would you accept blood?
" faced with that question, i answered no.
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Even though faded, I would still sign the papers for no blood whenever I had surgery. But now, I don't; underwent three surgeries in a year due to cancer and my husband told me from the start that if I needed blood he was going to OK it and I told him I wouldn't fight it. Fortunately, I didn't need any. After having two of the surgeries my husband was in the hospital for a 4th hip replacement. He took four pints during sugery and a few days later needed more. I'd never actually seen anyone get a transfusion so it was an experience that I will never forget: the first bag was set up without incident. The nurse came in to set up the second bag. She changed all the tubing, hung the bag of blood on the pole and gave it a squeeze to get it running. The bag exploded and blood was everywhere: walls, floor, bed, curtain, my poor honey was sitting up in bed, splattered and the nurse got it in the face. It looked like someone had been murdered in the room. I was asked to leave so it could be cleaned up. The nurse looked for me afterwards to apologize.
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1973 District Convention
by frozen one ini spent the weekend with some relatives.
they have an fairly extensive library of jw material going back 50 years in their spare bedroom.
i was looking at a few items when i found a program for the divine victory convention held in winnipeg, manitoba in 1973. the convention lasted 5 days.
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aarque
I attended the International convention at Yankee Stadium in July 1973. After all these years I can remember only two things: Being told that all umbrellas had to be put away during the drama and sitting out in the full sun and getting terribly sunburned. Then, when leaving, someone with a big folded umbrella tucked it under his arm and the end caught me right smack in the forehead and nearly knocked me down. One more thing: N. Knorr was the last speaker on the last day. When he walked out to the podium he got a standing ovation that went on and on and on, while he just stood there, soaking up all the attention. All I could think of was that he wasn't a very humble person to let the applause go on for as long as it did.
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Remember the "cliques" at the KH?
by new boy init really is amazing how many there are in every congregation of 100-120 people!.
i was in a the " father is dfed (or unbelieving mate) but the mom and kids are in" clique.
that is a real fun one............not!.........got into the "full time service or the rest of you are not doing enough" clique.
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I well remember the cliques... and the PO and his wife seemed to be in the forefront. Any family that had a disbelieving spouse (my dad) or single parent families were on the outside. We would go to the hall, find our seats and be quiet, but were also totally ignored. I will never forget asking my mother why, after attending meetings all my life, along with my three sisters, no one could remember my name; instead calling me by my sister's names. She had no answers. When I had problems and asked several elders for help, I was completely ignored And finally, when I faded, none of the elders ever bothered to find out why. Never any shepherding calls, nothing. It's as if I never existed in their eyes. I've been out for over twenty years, and still don't know why I was always treated as a nonentity.