Whiskeyjack

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  O Canada today

  by z in

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  canada day.

  formerly (until 1982) dominion day the national holiday of canada.

  the possibility of a confederation between the colonies of british north america was discussed throughout the mid 1800s.

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  Bow to the Beaver!

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  Okay, Enough Sleeping! Wake up!

  by jeanniebeanz in

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  it is way too quiet in here tonite.

  is it meeting night or something??.

  wake up!!!

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  Hmmmmmm....What did you have in mind?

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  The New and Hidden Class Consciousness of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by truthseeker in

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  class consciousness is defined as identification with other members of ones own class and awareness of its relationship with other classes.

  a remarkable change has happened in the last ten years among jehovah's witnesses, and this is largely due to the way we communicate.. .

  the internet has brought about huge social changes in the way we think, do business and research, and how we spend our free time.. .

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  Truthseeker,

  I agree with your statements fully, especially in regards to the "younger" generation of today's techno-saavy kids. The numbers of this subgroup in relation to the whole may be debatable but I would expect it hits six figures internationally (though I would include discouraged individuals who see the continual "tweakings" of GB prophecy fall flat but decide to keep their mouths shut). When I faded from the org. in the early nineties (just before the popularization of the internet) large swathes of publishers were picking and choosing what rules they were willing to follow and to what extent.

  I'd expect only a small percentage of JW kids haven't "googled" JW's on the web!

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  hi

  by bobbbb in

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  i thought this was an interesting take on the jw religion.

  i'm not agreeing, i just thought it was interesting that someone could compile this information like so.

  thanks a lot

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  Whiskeyjack

  About what?

  Welcome to the forum.

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  Learning surprising things about the jws

  by greendawn in

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  after you left the jws and entered your post wts era what sort of things did you learn about them that you found surprising?

  there are some recent jws that haven't even heard of russell or even rutherford let alone of their objectionable conduct especially that of rutherford.

  or they don't know anything about malawi and mexico, the ray franz incident and the witchhunt of the early 80's, or the organ transplant ban.

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  I knew practically nothing before I started lurking on this site (a little embarassing for a supposed history buff) about my old organization. I still plan to share a few "gems" with my old man one day soon.

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  What's Your Favorite Sport?

  by minimus in

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  personally, i play tennis about 5 times per week , especially in the summertime.

  what's your favorite sport to play or watch?

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  To play: Hockey (usually a dirty gentlemen's game)

  To watch: CFL Football (a lot more interesting than that slow American version)

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  Ozzie is in hospital again.

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  i received an sms last night from ozzie himself saying on saturday he collapsed and had to be taken by ambulance to hospital.. he is being operated on again this morning (wednesday 29/6/05 australia time).

  as usual with the particular operation he is having there are serious risks.

  i ask his friends to send anything positive his way today.

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  Best wishes Ozzie and get well soon man!

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  There were some good things about the organisation...

  by Do I Stand Alone? in

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  i have read a number of experiences in this discussion forum and quite frankly, i would have to agree that many, if not all, were pretty terrible experiences if not all together traumatic.

  i know that my personal 9-11 tragedy resulted in finding out that the watchtower society was involved with the united nations.

  that pretty much said it all as far as my "career" in the organisation was concerned.

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  DISA...welcome to the forum.

  I actually did rack my brain to think of something but the best I could come up with is a lack of fear of public speaking but that pales with the cost I paid to get it.

  (There were some "good" things about the Nazi party as well I suppose-full employment-, national fitness programs, etc...)

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  How Has The Internet Transformed Your Life?

  by minimus in

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  As another information junkie, the 'net has been a great boon. Message boards/forums have surprised me with the learning opportunities (thru other peoples' hard won life/professional experience) that wouldn't have existed for most of us before.

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  Toronto ApostateFest Scheduled For July 30th

  by lawrence in

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  i'll be hosting an apostatefest at my home in north york, ontario (15 miles from downtown toronto).

  pm me and let me know if you are interested in coming.

  i have a large yard, a screened porch, and a large house (if it rains).

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  Whiskeyjack

  Thanks Lawrence!

  I'd bring a bottle of "screech" but I don't have enough time to get a Codfish (for the requisite kissing) sent up to me!

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