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  First time for me.........."The wedding night"

  by new boy in

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  i had no idea what to expect!...................as in the case of most jws.

  since sex is strickly forbidden before marriage.

  at the time (1970's) kissing was even frowned at too.

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  geevee

  AK-Jeff....that sounds about right....spiritual things must come first!!!
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  Congregation member lists: do they still use them? Current Dubz only!

  by MinisterAmos in

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  2. friends

  for some reason (read they are afraid that exiting jws will use them to "stumble" other bros.) my new congo will not issue the normal member list with names, addies, numbers and congo appointments; the same list that everyone uses to call their jw buddies over for a booze party.. i was switched to this new congo two or so years ago and since have heard of two other congos that have stopped distributing lists.

  since i have only inquired of two congoes, i ass-ume that the distribution of "friends" personal info is now forbidden?.

  please comment all you current members/faders.

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  geevee

  These lists are another example of straining the gnat and swallowing the camel. There were never any official list where I came from.
  I was the secretary and used the Secretary program. You could use it to print a complete list on names and phone numbers. I used to include them on the book study list that I handed out to the conductors with the monthly bible bashing report.
  We had an over officious elder move in who wanted a copy of the whole lot, I told him I dont usually hand the full thing out, but he insisted. He likes to keep tabs on every one.
  You'd think that with all the privacy laws these days hand them out, even to "approved" publishers would be a no no, but then how else can you keep everyone subdued in dubdom?
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  Lets rearrange the letters

  by TheHypnoToad in

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  dormitory: .

  dirty room .

  presbyterian: .

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  geevee

  very clever
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  Combatting Mind Control by Steve Hassan - with WT References

  by ithinkisee in

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  2. beliefs

  (4) emotional control.

  behavior control

  emotional control

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  geevee

  Sorry, just jumping in to get this in my post history. I cant seem to get the pdf to download.....
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  revelation study

  by loulucy in

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  2. bible

  i am new at studing revelations and am wondering if someone could explane the ednic prophecy to me.

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  geevee

  How new are you? Welcome to the forum.
  Are you new to the JW's? How much have you studied?
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  Why don't JW friends come over and say hello?

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i always wondered why jw's didn't stop by to say hello, just to encourage or by friendship?.

  but if i showed up at the hall, after many months, they would be happy to see me, and would come to talk to me, and ask what,s going on in my life as if they were really interested in me.

  so, if they were happy to see me at the hall, why wouldn't they be happy showing up at my place too.. why is it that only the elders come over to see me once in a blue moon?.

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  geevee

  I had been thinking along these lines the other day. So some may know that we fade due to reason XYZ. Leaving the issue aside, what if they just called in, rang...only to say hello [not addressing XYZ] but worked hard to stay in touch, would that make fading harder?
  Most seem scared to even say hello down the street, shopping etc, like we are some kind of monster [the monsters are still allowed to go to meetings!].
  Like you, I dont get it. Very thin veil called friendship!
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  microphone duty

  by praiseband in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok, for those of us non-, and never before-jw's, will someone please explain what the big deal is about having responsibility for microphones is all about?

  we do use microphones in our church, but ....i mean whoever is in charge of any technology that day sets up microphones.

  it could be anyone in the church, male or female, young or old, the pastor, the janitor.

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  geevee

  I was one of the first two to do mike duty in our hall. We did it to perfection. Sat in a chair adjacent the isle, and jumped up and ran to each commentor keeping the mike a regulation 4-6 inches from their mouth, and holding it there until my arms bled if necessary. We did it with absolute precision.
  
  Then when some newbie....from then on did it and it wasnt as good, we would bag the sh*t out of them...not to their faces of course!
  But I would sit there and get hot under the collar if I thought it wasn't done just as good as when I did it! We got annoyed with the long leads so my wife and I donated a set of fm mikes! What a suck!
  
  My son who was about 8 or 9 was asked if he would like to fetch the mikes from the platform at the end of the meetings. He has to wipe them with some disinfectant and put them back in their little boxes. Another young lad thought it should be his privelege and used to race my son for the platform as the prayer concluded. Some other guy thought he was using too much disinfectant and had a go at him. So he just stopped doing it. Stuff it he said!
  
  Lisavegas420.....some of the elders wives did have balls I am sure of it, one I suspect may have had even more...but even they didn't get to use the mikes!!
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  Snippet of a JW letter.

  by jeeprube in

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  2. experiences

  here's a snippet from a letter my sister in law recently wrote my wife.

  enjoy:.

  hope you two are doing well!.

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  geevee

  My advice for what it is worth.....Store the email, then forward it back to her every year for as long as you can be bothered!
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  Sharing Your new light with your Parents

  by pratt1 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  every so often i get to share some of my thooughts about the borg and my new found beliefs with my mom , who is a die hard pioneer for over 20 years.. we actually have had decent conversations about doctrines and interpertations of the scriptures, and she has admitted that at times the borg may have misapplied certain scriptures over the years.. her excuse is that imperfect men sometimes make mistakes and jehovah makes allowances for this.. but what really gets her upset is when i bring up certain aspects of my childhood, that because of her belief in the borg, she made some unwise decisions for not only me be her family.. me getting baptized at 13, her not being fully supportive of higher education, cutting off family members, pushing me into an early marriage when i was clearly not ready, teaching me that all "worldly people', including my father woiuld die at armageddon, these are just a few examples that when we discuss them, she becomes extremely angry and then accuses me of making her out to be a bad mother.. i got me thinking, do you think that many dubs refuse to acknowledge the problems with their religion because it would mean that they made some really bad decsions in their and their families lives.. are they afraid to accept the responsiblity for this because of the guilt they would suffer?.

  what are your thoughts?

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  geevee

  JayHawk1 I like this point: Jehovah managed to get men to write the Bible without their making a mistake.
  I sure hope that when the time comes......I remember it! Nice piece of reasoning!
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  Panic Away

  by xjw_b12 in

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  2. friends

  panic away by joe barry.

  has anyone read this book, and if what were your opinions?.

  regards:.

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  geevee

  Any more info? Havent heard of it....