Topics Started by brooklynNY

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Do you make active witnesses uncomfortable?
by pratt1 in
1. jw
2. friends
this weekend my wife and i visited with another couple, who although they are inactive, they also invited active witinesses to the their home along with us.

we knew most of the people there and they are aware that we are inactive - no big deal.

however there was one brother who did not know that were are inactive.
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The day a brother died in my Hall, & the unbelievable events that followed.
by Mr Ben in
1. jw
2. friends
this one really freaked me out.

i was so brainwashed at the time i found a way to justify it.

i think i?ve been repressing my anger about this and now i need to vent.
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What's the craziest thing you ever heard at the Kingdom Hall or Assembly?
by Mr Ben in
1. jw
2. friends
what's the craziest thing you ever heard at the kingdom hall or assembly hall?

there were lots of crazy ideas coming from elders, co's & do's in my neck of the woods, but one in particular sticks in my mind.

it was the very last circuit assembly at hellerby in yorkshire (hell!
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What is the most romantic song ever?!
by imallgrowedup in
1. social
2. entertainment
there are so many good candidates - i can't decide which i like best between tim mcgraw's "everywhere", and survivor's "the search is over".

anyone else have any nominations?

tim mcgraw .
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what do you miss most about being in the truth!?!?!
by dh in
1. jw
2. friends
c'mon now, there has to be something... the green carpet or the hard seats?

barn dances?

large social gatherings?
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Prats with microphones
by Jonty Parkin in
1. jw
2. friends
in your congregation, did you ever have macho-wannabes on the microphones, strutting up and down the aisles handling the mikes as though they were aka assault rifles?.

we had a few tossers like this.

in fact, i might even have been one of them.... jonty
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Passing the time at JW Assemblies
by Leolaia in
1. jw
2. friends
love_truth, in describing the utter dullness of jw assemblies and conventions, just gave me an interesting idea for a thread.

what were some of the ways you tried to make the hours pass?

some of mine: looking at the interesting refracting patterns the arena floodlights made on my eyeglasses when looking thru them at an angle.looking for people i knew from my congregation and others in the mass of people in the arena.counting the number of people leaving the section to go to the bathroompractice writing people's names in elvish scripthaving a conversation with friends a row behind me by passing notes back and forthseeing how many pages of my bible stick together when i slam a wad of gum in between its pages.. what else?
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Elder's visit
by brooklynNY in
1. jw
2. friends
i haven?t posted much in the past.

however, i enjoy reading the many topics.. i would like your thoughts regarding the following:.

after no contact with anyone in my former congregation (aside from being shunning) for the last eight years, i walk into work this morning and check my voice mail to find i have a message from one of the elders.
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Say Something Only A Jehovah's Witness Would Say
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i'll start.

"at least i know god's name is jehovah!

".......any others?
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would you hit a woman if she hit you first? (for men)
by pudd in
1. social
2. relationships
i would like to as the men on the board a question.

if your wife/partner were to slap you during an argument, would you feel that if you were you to hit back it would make you equal?.

we all know that violance, no matter how minor is wrong, but this is a question about equality.