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  Shock & Awe: At the Door at Work - No. 3

  by Amazing in

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  okay, this embarassing experience was at work, and not the door ... but the effect was the same.

  i was working at the 300 area on the hanford reservation near richland, washington ... i was working on the fast flux test facility ... or as one news reporter accidently put it, the fast fux test facility ... anyway, one of the fun nuke projects there at hanford.. .

  i had not gotten around to telling my co-workers that i was a jw.

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  LMAO!! Out Loud, really out loud. Belly laughs, my neighbor is looking in my window from her deck to see what's going on over here... God that is funny. I've been there, really. One of my jobs regularly put me in the position of having to duck out of birthdays. BIRTHDAYS! How lame is that? And the things I would do to be unavailable... well, they were probably just as silly.

  Well, in the words of the now infamous Pinata article: "A main concern is, not what the practice meant hundreds of years ago, but how it is viewed today." I ain't chopping off anyone's head, so birthday = party and presents! Whoo hoo. counting the days to my Birthday. I'm eatin' chocolate cake!

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  Why don't jw's have buses or vans?

  by Dimples in

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  i was just wondering why jw's don't have buses or vans to pick up those in need of rides to the kh.

  mostly all of the churches have buses or vans that pick up ones in need of rides to their services.

  jw's don't and it isn't like they can't afford it.

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  I knew a sister who had to take the metro call bus to the meetings because no one would pick her up. Then she had to beg rides home from the meeting every week. If the call bus already was scheduled, she just missed the meeting, and oh well.
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  Ask Not For Whom the Wedding Bell Tolls

  by czarofmischief in

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  it tolls for me!.

  yep, mrs. czar and i made it official this weekend.

  in a small civil ceremony, definitely not at the kingdom hall!!

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  whoo hoo! Congrats!
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  NO JW'S Icon

  by mustang in

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  also see http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/58754/876235/post.ashx#876235 .

  for elsewhere's really to the point sign .

  mustang

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  LMAO!!! I love the little smiley faces. They look insane!
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  Please vote on new cookbook cover - UPDATED - 6 COVERS

  by Lady Lee in

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  thanks to simon and his nifty new image attachments i got these ready.

  please let me know which one you prefer.

  and i have already made matching banner ads for the site (saves simon having to do it.

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  I like #2. JW holiday! haha!
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  Why Aren't Jehovah's Witnesses Allowed To Freely Express Themselves?

  by minimus in

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  it's a simple fact.

  jw's cannot freely express themselves.

  they can't freely tell another about a doubt or a question that they might have for fear they could be exposed to the elders.

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  I think Berylblue hit the nail on the head. I also have known JWs that actually didn't believe anything the "proper" JW way. But they were so "out there" that even the elders would just smile and nod when they started talking. It does make you wonder how they ever became JWs in the first place, but there they are.

  For the rest of us, me especially, I think fear must have been the bottom line. I can't say for sure. Actually, the thought of questioning the WTS and the basic doctrine never really entered my mind until this last year. Now that I am finally learning to think for myself, I remember little moments all through my life where I had an instant of clarity and said "This just can't be right." But I quickly would smother that thought.

  My JW brother put it very eloquently when he told me: "I look at it like a garden. Little tiny weeds (doubts) come up, and the good gardener will pluck them out before they get big enough for roots to extend. If you pluck the doubts out when they are tiny, you will never have any weeds in your garden." It was very sad, he spoke of many "weeds" that he had to constantly pluck out. I hope someday he gets over his fear too.

  Well, many cultivated flowers were once considered weeds by somebody. And I am letting mine grow all they want to see if they produce something lovely or worthwhile eventually.

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  Are You A Happier Person Than When You Were In The "Truth"?

  by minimus in

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  i see a lot of hopelessness and cynicism now.

  are you actually happier now than when you were a jehovah's witness?

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  I don't know that I am happier? I think I'm the same cheerful, but maybe a little happier. I've always been a happy person. But I AM less stressed. I get far less headaches, and I have time to pursue activities that I had to turn down before. Definitely healthier, also more fulfilled.

  I'm far less guilty all the time too. I'm also less affected by judgmental people. I just don't hang around them, no trouble there. In all, my life is better and easier.

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  Ok, bend over!

  by Elsewhere in

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  i was listening to the radio last night and they kept playing a little sound bite that was totally hilarious... enjoy!

  click here to listen to: ok, bend over!.

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  LMAO!!! My little dog just ran in here and barked at the computer. I think he thinks there's a boy in there now.
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  I got a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

  by Elsewhere in

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  i just recieved an email from a company that i interviewed with last week and was told that i was selected as the candidate they want to hire!

  they will be sending me a formal job offer monday.

  i have been doing contract/consulting work for about four years and i am soooooo tired of it.

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  YAY!!!! Elsewhere!
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  Dubs drive me nuts sometimes

  by Euphemism in

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  this dub--a good friend of mind, actually--is trying to convince me to go to the elders because i serve alcohol to underage adults (19- and 20-year-olds).

  *sigh* if only he knew...

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  I have to comment on this one. Euph, if you are trying to stay in good standing till the wedding, you should probably stop allowing drinks to minors in your home. It is against the law, and if any elders are suspicious of you, they can haul you in and JC you just for that. I've seen it happen. Also, should any nosy brother like the one you mentioned, get it in his head to call the cops, you will have another mess on your hands.

  Many people are under the impression that the law allows minors to drink if they are in any private home. The actual law (depending on the state, but in most states) says that minor children can have alcohol 1) if part of an established religious ceremony, or 2) if in their own home and under the supervision of their parent or legal guardian, note: not legal adult, only their legal guardian. Emancipated minors are still not allowed to drink, even though technically, they are their own guardian.

  I'm not telling you an opinion (should or shouldn't give booze to 20 y.o.? not my concern) but letting you know that if you have some super-dub in the making on your back about the alcohol, he does have a legal and congregational leg to stand on. It could cause you problems. Be careful.

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