mjarka911
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Anyone in the US with Lake O the Ozarks tips?
by mjarka911 inthe family and i are camping for the first time since my da 3 years ago.
i bought the pop up camper 5 years ago to enjoy camping with the "friends" and when i stopped believing exactly like them - well.
there went my camping "friends".
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It all one big sales meeting
by mjarka911 ini've been out for a few years, but my wife is still an active jw.
the other day i was using the fax and found some notes someone had sent her from their co's visit.
she said she didn't mind if i looked at them.
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Convention Delegates (I use that term loosely)
by mjarka911 ini'm a union firefighter and just went to my first state association union convention as a delegate and it gave me pause about how we were all called delegates at assemblies.
as a delegate to the firefighter convention, i was able to debate resolutions on the floor and in committee as to the diretion of the organization.
then, most importantly, i was able to vote my choice.
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360 Furman now a luxury condo bldg (Get out Bethelites so we can sell!)
by mjarka911 ingoogle updates sent me this link: .
http://www.curbed.com/archives/2006/06/07/development_du_jour_one_brooklyn_bridge_park.php .
i would be really pissed if i spent years of my life working to improve this building for the "truth" only to have it sold for a huge profit i never see and then be told to leave.
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a first for me
by mjarka911 inwell it's been 38 years - but i finally blew out my first birthday candles today!
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All that Witness potential
by mjarka911 ini just had an opportunity to donate to a friend's avon breast cancer walk and i was reading her reasons to get involved.
it made me think that not getting involved in charities was one of the things that never sat right with me when i was in the org.
but since then, i've loved donating and being active to help others.
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How come your Moms not here at your birthday party?
by mjarka911 inwell it's been a bittersweet weekend.
all week i have been feeling low about not having any family to be with (mom/dad/sisters all shun me since my da).
or the second year now i planned and carried out my son's birthday party.
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The WT is again reminding women of their "proper role"
by mjarka911 inthe 3/1/06 wt questions from readers is discussing 1 cor 14:33,34 and explains the phrase "keep silent".
after the usual claptrap and disclaimers (like how sometimes women have to substitute for baptized men in a congregation setting) - it concluded by saying women keep silent by "not raising argumentative questions that could challenge the authority of those who teach.
" how do the women swallow this stuff and still feel grateful for "rich spiritual food"?
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Merry Christmas JWD Friends
by mjarka911 inmerry christmas to all the wonderful, supportive friends on jwd.
i hope you all enjoy yourselves today - whatever you may be doing!
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Are there any current elders on this board who could....
by mjarka911 ini was jut reading the silent lambs e-mail regarding the august 2005 w/t that subtly reinforces the position that child molestation crimes "may be reported" to authorities.
according to silent lambs, this is in line with a 2002 directive from the service dept to elders that said it is an individual decision, whether parents decide to alert the police or not and no congregation sanctions would be applied either way.
this is a policy that thumbs it's nose at mandatory reporting laws and puts children at risk.