I got to go to the "Peace on Earth" assemblies in Europe while pioneering. I was living at home and was able to save most of the money myself. My grandparents gave me some money, too. The activities were not controlled then, we got a terrific price on air fare and accomodations and attended a session or two in each assembly city. After that, we toured and saw the sights. I was there for a month and it was wonderful. I'd love to spend another month in Europe!
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14International Conventions - Have you attended any of them?
by Girlie induring my time in jw, i always had a desire to attend the international conventions, but never had the opportunity to do so because it was always extended to the elite class 1st (pioneers, elders, etc.
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in my congregation, the same pioneer sisters always hogged the opportunity, leaving others to only hope in the day they can go.
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Emma
Rubadub, raw herring? I'm not sure I could even eat the pickled stuff! I'm looking forward to some good chocolate.
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Thank you, Sylvia.
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Dang; don't know what I hit and now I can't edit.
Anyway, it's my first visit. My daughter lives in Amsterdam and I'll be visiting for a week; can hardly wait!
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Raising Chickens!
by jgnat ini had another great idea the other day; raise chickens!
in this rapidly changing recessionary world, i cast my mind back to stories of the depression.
farmers fared better than urban dwellers.
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Emma
I'd like to try keeping chickens for the eggs. I couldn't kill them myself and it's illegal to "slaughter" in our area. Have you seen the Eglu?
http://www.omlet.us/products_services/products_services.php?view=Chickens
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Explain My Weird Dream---The Watchtower Was Using The Word "Minimusize"
by minimus ini remember seeing the wt.
magazine's frequent use of the word "minimusize" in a positive light.
and there was the sound and smell of ground coffee that was in the background.
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Emma
Coffee will become the WTS sacrament.
Coffee and biscotti to replace wine and crackers.
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who knew a wife who was in a domestic violence situation while a jw
by looloo ini knew a girl who got married at 19 despite objections from the elders , they got disfellowshipped and reinstated after 18 months , he chose her clothes and would not allow her any money , he insisted on doing the food shopping with her , he hit her if tea was not on the table when he returned from work , he broke her nose once when she was holding her 2 year old child , when she approached the elders , onesaid to her "what are you complaining about ,he hasnt broke every bone in your body , there are sisters who put up with much worse !
if a jw man is not supposed to be violent why would they not give him a telling off ?.
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My sister. Her first husband (a "brother") not only hit her but would push her out of the car late at night even in bad neighborhoods. She'd call my parents to come and get her then he'd call the next morning demanding she submissively come back. He'd pull in front of the house, beep the horn, and she'd go back. She didn't have any of her own money, had to give him the grocery receipt and change when she shopped. He gave orders for dinner, would change his mind at the drop of a hat and she had to fix something else. If he wanted pie in the evening, she'd have to make one. It was insane. The elders finally gave her permission to leave because her life was in danger. He finally admitted fornication and was disfellowshiped. I can't believe my parents could let her go back to him.
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Have you Been Shunned Even Though Just Considered " Inactive " ?
by flipper inmany of us here on the board are " inactive" , myself included.
have not attended meetings or gone out in service for years.
i haven't now for 6 years + .
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Immediately and actively shunned when family realized I wasn't going to meeting and wasn't going to talk about it. Cong had already effectively shunned us just because. It was the coldest, most judgemental and divisive congregation I'd ever been in. That was the reason I was finally able to escape. My family let all my oldest friends know I needed to be shunned.
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New to this site....
by TanCatLuvr ini am so thrilled to find this forum.
it is such a relief to know that all of us 'apostates' are normal people who had the nerve to question what has been crammed down our throats.. i am 4th generation ex-jw with family members at bethel, doing missionary work, and pioneering.
even though i have been out for almost 20+ years, i still had guilt admitting to myself that this was a cult-like organization until just recently.
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Emma
You'll find many not in any religion, or with entirely different beliefs. Some are athiest, others agnostic, some born-again, etc. All are welcome here!