Mysterious,
Single in ears only, and navel. Yeah, the navel took a long time to heal. Lowrise pants were just starting to show up in boutiques then. I did it about 13 years ago when I briefly "rebelled." Then I went back to the Witnesses, and refused to take it out. Several people told me quite pointedly that it was too "worldly," and it was a sign that I was rebellious. Hmm... guess so.
Freedomlover, 5 months and still not healed? That's tough. What gauge ring do you have? You might try going larger - Like a 12, it will heal faster. You can always drop back down to smaller gauge afterwards if you don't go too much larger.
I've been thinking about an ear cartilage piercing, but for now, I've got the 2nd half of my tattoo, so that's $$. eep!
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by Mysterious ina shameless spinoff of the tattoo thread i admit, but i didn't want to hijack it.
what piercings were "allowed" and not allowed in your area, what have you got, when did you get it, and what do you think of piercings now that you are no longer a jw?.
where i lived the rule was no piercings at all for men with no exceptions.
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Friday District Convention notes: Control, control, control
by truthseeker inwell, one third of the convention is over, i had no choice but to attend due to my current situation.. the talks were worse than last year, and as usual if you have seen the program you will not find jesus in any of the talk titles - in fact, the only time jesus is mentioned is during a prayer or in connection with the ministry.. when you become aware of how sidelined jesus is, you can't help but notice that jehovah's witnesses are a modern version of the old testament religion - it's all about control, be attentive, obey the "faithful and discreet slave" etc etc, in stark contrast to belief and salvation through jesus.. only the talks with midly interesting material or that had ridiculous phrases used by the speaker are shown here.. friday.
9:50 be attentive to jehovah's promises of deliverance .
would you believe that this 20 minute talk was solely about being attentive to the program?
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Memorial Coliseum. Weird, huh?
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MY DAD HAS LEFT THE ORGANIZATION!!
by freedomlover inhold on everybody....ready for this.... .
if you've been reading my posts over the past few months you'd see the research and progress my dad (a former elder) has been making.
he and my stepmom were visiting us this weekend and he told us he's done with the jw's.
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Incredible!
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If you had the chance who would you meet from this forum???
by Es inthere are just so many i would love to meet, some more attainable than others.. sparkplug.
misspeaches.
damselfly.
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Odrade
LMAO @ Irreverent. I'd like to meet Blondie. Ah, what the hell, also Irreverent. Scully, Barbara Anderson, alamb, Nina and Big Tex, Englishman and Her Ladyship... so many, too many to name. I've met quite a few already, you know who you are. :)
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I have to make one of the toughest decisions of my life
by unbeliever ini am not even sure why i am posting because its so personal but i could really use some advice.
i am also embarrassed that i got myself in this situation.
there is this guy that i have known for a couple of years.
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Odrade
The question is not necessarily "what rights do the US courts afford the father over his USA-born child?" but rather, "what rights will you have as a mother, over a child not born in this country?" Will you have the right to remove him from his father's home, against his wishes, if your child is born in the UK, rather than in the USA? Or will his father have the right to keep him, and send you packing back to America, if he wishes? Talk to a citizenship attorney, find out exactly what the implications are for you and your child, depending on where you give birth.
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"Pay Attention" Elder's book is at the Library of Congress
by VM44 inthe super secret elder's book, "pay attention to yourself and to all the flock", the book that is:.
only issued to elders,.
that has to be returned when an elder steps down, .
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What do you bet it takes no time at all for some elder to request an inter-library loan and then "lose" it?
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"The Dancer" - A Short Story
by AlmostAtheist inhey all, .
here's a story that resulted from a writing challenge issued by an old high school friend of mine -- who coincidentally contacted me through jwd.
the challenge was, "a friend from your past brings you a gift".
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Odrade
Dave: submit it to the women's journals like LHJ, Good Housekeeping... that's exactly the kind of stuff they print in the story shorts.
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Has Anybody Heard This Rumor?
by metatron ini spoke with a "loyal" person with strong connections to the katrina rebuilding oversight.
they claimed that.
the society has spent well over 100 million bucks on rebuilding.
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Odrade
WTS is self-insured. Many large corporations are.
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I feel bad :(
by Elsewhere ini've been feeling bad the last few days... like a bad cold.
*** cough - cough - sniff *** .
on thursday i went to my doctor and she ordered a ct scan of my sinuses.
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geez else, didn't your mama teach you not to be sticking stuff up your nose? *shakes head* a golf ball... what were ya thinkin'?
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May 28--Four years since Dateline's JW sex abuse program aired. Results?
by AndersonsInfo insunday, may 28, 2006, is the fourth anniversary from when a threshold was crossed into uncharted waters.
on may 28, 2002, the u.s. television news program, dateline, publicized to millions of viewers the facts about watchtower's deceitful child abuse policies which protect pedophiles who target and molest jws' vulnerable children.
subsequently, this subject caught the interest of media throughout the world who, through careful investigation, substantiated the allegations made on dateline.
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It would be nice if there were a tri-fold brochure designed professionally (or pro-looking) that provided information and URL information on the pedophile problem with JWs... hmmm...