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  I am new here.........

  by hallowedbethyname in

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  long time reader, 1st time poster.. still in the 'borg'.

  trying to disconnect from the hive.

  family and many friends are still in.

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  Goldminer

  Welcome hallowed! I hope you can break free and find some inner peace.

  Goldminer
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  Bob up and down naked for awhile .... (Golden Age ca.1926)

  by ithinkisee in

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  this one made me laugh out loud.. *** the golden age, feb. 10, 1926, p.310 ***.

  air baths are good for preventing colds... what you do is strip naked mornings and evenings and then bob up and down for a while.. .

  (thanks quotes!).

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  Goldminer

  ...proper food at the proper time....
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  remember apostates holding signs outside the convention?

  by in a new york bethel minute in

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  i remember there was one that used to go to my hall.

  he would say hi to my dad and my dad would ignore him.

  i know now that my father feels bad for that, but at the same time he had no choice.

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  I,too,remember the apostates picketing on the bridge at the 1985 convention in Montreal.It was the first time I saw that and I wanted to go up there and have a bible discussion with them to straighten them out.Nobody would let me go...

  In 1995,in Sudbury,we had to walk 3 blocks to go see the baptisms.This guy was standing at a street corner telling stuff to the jw's as they walked by.This big brother and myself came along and the guy shut right up till we were long gone.We were proud of ourselves,felt like we had intimidated an apostate.

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  What changes would WT/JW have to make for you to return?

  by Smiles in

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  what changes would the wt/jws need to make in order for you to consider returning to them?

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  Goldminer

  They can go ahead and make all the changes they want,I'm not going back.

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  Did The Circuit Overseer Ever Do Anything For You On His Visit?

  by minimus in

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  they make a huge deal over how the co is coming and we have to show appreciation for his visit.

  did the co ever do anything special for you during his visit?

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  Goldminer

  Hey Mary,that sounds like the Dave Wells CO we had here about 7 years ago.A real tyrant dictator,he caused so much trouble around here,they're still feeling the effects of it today.Anyways,then we heard he got sent out west and is no longer a CO today.Apparently his wife had been sick for a while(wonder why) and could no longer pioneer.
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  Hello all!

  by exJW_2004 in

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  i'm new to these boards.

  i'll introduce myself.. i was raised a jw, baptized at 13, pioneer at 15, married at 18, divorced at 21, disfellowshipped and pregnant at 22, and here i am.

  i gave birth to a beautiful baby boy about five months ago, and i've never been happier, but that has required a lot of sacrifice and hurt.

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  Goldminer

  Hey,a nice warm welcome from northern ontario!

  Goldminer
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  I can't believe they shunned me...

  by Smoky in

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  have any of you ever feel abandoned by "friends" because you dont associate (congregate) with them anymore?

  there is a couple of 'friends' that i haven't talked to for about a year, (because i dont go to the meetings).

  i dont have anything against them or the congregation.

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  Goldminer

  Yeah,it's too bad they don't tell us right from the get-go that any friendships we make will be conditional. The attitude is the same here and it won't make me go back,you're my friend or you're not,it's as simple as that.If someone's friendship with me is based on me being a slave of the wtbts then it's not much of a friendship anyways.

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  hello

  by aphina_pieta in

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  i just thought i should make it a point to say hello

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  Goldminer

  Welcome Aphina!
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  The Organization's All Too "Worldly" Problem

  by metatron in

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  the following quote is from a book on politics in business ("it's all politics" by kathleen reardon, ph.d pg.

  see if it sounds familiar.. "i was invited to advise a financial institution as it recovered from revelations of corruption.

  in such circumstances, there is usually a lot of .

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  Goldminer

  You got it right Met.It appears the Society is slowly imploding and the younger generation just couldn't be bothered anymore.I guess it's the modern-day fulfillment of the prophecy "you reap what you sow";hey,this could be a 2-part watchtower study article.

  Goldminer
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  Is there anything that "only the JW's preach" you still believe in?

  by JH in

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  i don't know what to answer to my own question.... i guess that i still believe in a paradise earth where humans could live forever.

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  Goldminer

  I'm right there with Kwin and Kid-A