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  Female sexuality and the WBTS

  by dmouse in

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  this is my last post for a couple of weeks as i'm going on holiday (st ives).

  my apologies to those waiting for august's km, it's going to be a bit late!.

  anyhow... i was enjoying amazing's recent thread where he picks apart the society's view on masturbation and, like him, realized that female sexuality is seldom discussed.

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  Would you or have you used a blood tranfusion?

  by TylerMacKay in

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  would you or have you used a blood tranfusion since you the left the wt?

  i was wondering what your feelings are on it now

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  How many of you went to the elders when you / someone did something wrong ?

  by run dont walk in

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  i've read a lot of threads of late, where people stated when they did something wrong they would go the elders the next day and confess.. i find this truly bizzare !!!.

  okay, maybe i didn't have a conscience as a jw, i did alot of things wrong, but, that would be the f--kin' day i would go to the elders and confess anything.

  i would never tell those old goots anything, because then they would have something to hang over you for a long time.

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  Witness sayings

  by Teela in

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  as i was growing up in the troof.

  there were sayings used over and over again to control my behaviour.

  the biblical on bad associations spoil useful habits and another on just because everyone else does it doesnt mean you have to do it to, would you jump off a cliff just because other people do what were the sayings that bugged you?

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  What Made You Leave The "Truth"? Was It False Prophecy, People, Blood, etc.

  by minimus in

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  jw's like to believe that people who leave the organization do it for selfish reasons or due to impatience and not "waiting on jehovah".

  there's a variety of reasons for persons making the decision and saying, "that's it!

  i'm not doing this anymore".

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  Theocratic School Talks, they were the worst ! hated doing them, did you ?

  by run dont walk in

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  remember back to the days you were in the theocratic school and had to give talks, were they the worst or what, i remember they were suppose to run about 6-8 minutes, i had some short as 3. the talks were pointless, you would just throw some mumble jumble together and go up and talk, first the introduction (and don't forget your gestures), then read the weekly scripture and then the conclusion, all your words of wisdom.

  i would rank this second on the worst list next to field service (still # 1).. how about you, did you enjoy doing them ?

  did you even prepare for them ?

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  Did anything a householder said ever make an impression on you?

  by Alleymom in

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  coming at this as a householder rather than an ex-jw, i'd love to hear from any of you about comments from householders that made an impression on you, back when you were active in the door-to-door work.

  since the jw's first knocked at my door 13 years ago, i've done my best to give them something to think about every time they knock at my door.

  i always introduce myself by name and try to get their names.

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  The 10 point resolution adopted at the 2003 District Conventions

  by crownboy in

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  as most of you probably already know, from time to time the watchtower society likes to use district conventions as a platform for adopting silly resolutions, which more than likely are forgotten by the people who gave their approval to it by the time they leave the parking lot of the convention.

  this year, during the final talk of the convention (talk entitled: "keep bearing much fruit to jehovah's glory"), a ten point resolution was adopted, with all the baby seal-like clapping following its adoption.

  here's the main jist of the ten points (i didn't copy it word for word):.

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  I'm a lurker no more......

  by Betsy in

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  hi everyone - just wanted to introduce myself.

  i posted a hi over in personal experiences, but thought i'd elaborate here..... i was raised a jw in delaware, ohio.

  you know, i was that girl all the old ones in the cong liked because i was kind to them and pioneered.

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  Anyone here I know?

  by Betsy in

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  hi everyone, i've been a long time lurker, and now a first-time poster.

  just wondering if anyone here is an old friend.

  i grew up in delaware, ohio.

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