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  Well, I got the dreaded call from the elder's tonight....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  2. experiences

  i just returned from 18 holes of golf as the phone rang.. caller; hi jeff, this is bruce elder, how are you doing?.

  me; hello bruce.

  bruce; well [very nervous sounding voice now], i have kevin holierthanthou on the other line.

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  Odrade

  Cruzan wrote: There's never an air horn nearby when you need it.
  
  LMAO!!!
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  News About 2006 Memorial

  by Severus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is a call to action.

  please read.

  jehovah's witnesses will be celebrating the memorial of jesus death on wednesday, april 12th.

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  On the other hand, think of the cognitive dissonance when they meet an "opposer" who clearly is completely sane.
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  News About 2006 Memorial

  by Severus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is a call to action.

  please read.

  jehovah's witnesses will be celebrating the memorial of jesus death on wednesday, april 12th.

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  Odrade

  Interesting discussion. I tend to agree that the fake checks will have very little effect as far as getting people out. (Although, if it gets one person out, it's worth it IMO.) The people who see apostate activity and get even more "resistant," are more or less bullet-proof to begin with. You never know who is going to start thinking, or what it will take to make them start.
  Marilyn, you had a sticking point, and while that thing that got you out may be meaningless to someone else, it was "the thing" that worked for you. My "thing," when I talk about it, has made no impression on any ex-jw I've ever told, but it did make me start to think critically. Maybe this check is the "one thing" that someone needs.
  But more than that, the paranoia it could cause will have repercussions down the road. How do you think the elder body feels when they know nearly every single person in attendance at their small congregation, yet they find this deliberate apostate activity? Yes, it's "in your face," but you know they are losing sleep over which one of the congregation is secretly going to subvert the faith of others. I've heard the paranoid special needs talks that take place after the apostates pull off a "stunt." Yes it makes people fearful or disgusted, but it also makes them suspicious, it makes them really show their lack of love.
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  15 years of thinking about it and I finally did it....

  by BrendaCloutier in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i got my nose pierced and how have a tiny nose stud on the right side.

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  LMAO!!! I guess you ARE having a pretty good day!
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 4-2-06 WT Study (Increasing Light)

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  comments you will not hear at the april 2, 2006 wt study (february 15, 2006 issue, pages 26-30)(increasing light).

  review comments will be in red.

  wt material from today's wt will be in black.

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  Thank you Blondie!
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  Help me out, I'm scheduled to give this talk!

  by drew sagan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the dangers of pride and a rebellious attitude rs p. 3911-2 .

  here is what the information says... .

  reacting to situations on the basis of pride .

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  Do you think there's any chance they gave that subject to you deliberately? As kind of an oblique way of "counseling" you? bleh.
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  "Baby, I think its time we move in 2gethor" HELP!!!!!

  by stillAwitness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my boyfriend and i are gettin pretty serious.

  before we met he was never in a committed relationship and believed marriage was just a piece of paper that helped during tax season.

  then he meets me and suddenly i catch him online looking at rings.

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  IMO, a 32 y.o. guy who wants you to move in/marry him in one month either has some serious problems/instability, or control issues. I would be way careful about this. No matter how much you've talked, you are still in the getting-to-know-you phase. You don't really know what skeletons are in his closet, (or psychological issues,) except for what he's allowed you to see. Trust me on that one.
  And you are wise to not want to rush, even if your emotions are all caught up in this. You are at the beginning of the roller-coaster that is getting out of the WTS. It will not be easy, and you will be a different person at the end of it all. You may want something totally different in two or three years. It would be a shame if you closed down your options right now before you go through all of that. Keep talkin' though! It will help you sort it out. Trust your gut. :)
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  My Story

  by XJW4EVR in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was adopted into a jw family in southern california.

  my birth mother gave me up after 6 months (the terms mom & dad refer to my adoptive/real parents).

  she gave me up due to the fact that she already had a three year old boy, and back in the late sixties it was not as socially acceptable to be a single mother.

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  aaaaaaagggghhhh!!! I HATE cliffhangers!
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  I'm back!!!!

  by RichieRich in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello again from sunny north carolina!!!.

  our state lotto started today, and i won 15 dollars, and only bought 1 $1 card.

  so whoop whoop for gambling.. i was in miami florida last week for the photoshop world conference, but i also got to tour the everglades, where i took some beautiful pictures.

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  heyya! lmao. petty larceny? tsk tsk. Can't wait to see the margin notes. hehe.
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  Fantastic music site I just discovered! FANTASTIC!

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  just type in a song that is typical of your tastes and the site will create a 'station' that continually plays music you should like.

  fantastic to have in the background if you are surfing, even better if your pc is the heart of your music system.. it does not play requests, that isn't what it's about, although your original selection will end up in the playlist.

  by the way, did i say i think this is fantastic!.

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  Odrade

  Hey Daystar, I got the link to Pandora from you, and I've been listening ever since. I LOVE it! *muah*