Yes, it was a requirement back in the 70's. I was married in a kh in 1974. Because my then to be husband had just been baptized, some in the congregation disapproved so half of the congregation would not come to my wedding. But I got the last laugh, he was the one who helped me get out of the cult. Took a lot of years for both of us, but we are both out.
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Marriage Question
by BFD inis it a requirement for both the groom and the bride to be bapitsed jws in order to get married at a kh?
if so, does anyone know if this was a requirement back in the mid- 1970's?.
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October CAPTION COMPETITION
by ballistic inok here's some new ones i found in a newspaper article here:.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/07/11/floridian/the_other_side_of_the.shtml.
"if you look here, the bible says always wear pantyhose when answering the door!".
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looking for new friends in TN
by witnessscorn ini'm looking for new frindes that know what i'm going thru and will not be judgemental.. i live in maryville tn.
used togo to walland cong, then moved to maryville east.
have been inactive for 6 to eight months.
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I'm new here. I just found this site.
by Brandy ini just wanted to say hello.
i am an ex jw.
i walked away in the mid 80's.
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Unwritten rules at the Kingdom Hall, what were yours ???
by run dont walk inevery one of us who attended the kingdom hall, must have went through this at some time, and noticed things you were not supposed to do, even though it wasn't wrong.
the biggie at our hall was do not sit in the back row, i always did, what was the deal on that, why put chairs there.
- don't back you car in, someone would go out and check this nightly, ???.
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The one rule I could never understand was no beards were allowed. They even started showing Jesus in a beard in the illustrations in publications, but the bothers we not allowed to grow one. Why??? No scriptural answer was ever given. Now personally I like beards a lot.
I pushed the envelope a lot. . . wore pants to a circuit assembly. . .wore a mini dress to give a part on stage. . .they asked me to change before they would let me do the part.. . .caused division in the congregation by dating a man who was studying and not baptized. . .a circuit overseer even came to see me on that one. And he was hateful. . . I guess they weren't preaching love at that time. Years later went to a company Christmas party and got told on by another jw I was working with. Got visited by elder. . .it goes on and on. If I see any of them now I have learned some new hand gestures that I use.
Tammy. . .I have a cousin that lives in Oregon named Tammy. Her mother's name is Margie. If you think you might be my cousin and would like to talk my email is kathysteves@yahoo.com.
Rockon
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70s clothes
by Gadget ini'm going to my brothers birthday party in september, and the dress code is the 70s.
i'm a bit stuck on where the best place to get hold of 70s clothes, and what sort of things do you recomend?
i fancy wearing a pair of platforms as i'm not too tall, but how easy are they to walk in after a few drinks?
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Are you nudist material?
by qwerty inhttp://www25.brinkster.com/nudist/test.asp
my results - .
your score is: 8 - 11: nudist-in-waiting!.
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A Question for Those Who Believe in a Higher Power...
by Piph in...but not necessarily the bible.
do you pray?
what do you call him/her?
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A Question for Those Who Believe in a Higher Power...
by Piph in...but not necessarily the bible.
do you pray?
what do you call him/her?
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Piph,
I still believe in god and pray constantly. About stupid everyday things. And yes, he still answers my prayers. I test him all the time. It just in jwland they always told you that unless you were a jw he wouldn't answer your prayers. WRONG!!!! So when a jw says come back to meetings, I say well, God is still answering my prayers so I must be ok in his eyes. And he and Jesus are the only ones I care about. They (jw) have also put in your mind that you cannot have a close relationship with God without them. AGAIN WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are letting them interfere with your thinking. I am so sorry you are going through a rough time.
Rockon