Perhaps if they put cheese on that "spiritual food" like they do on the nachos, people would stay in their seats!
Karen
karen96
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Dub email exchange r.e. Crackdown on outside food in D.C.
by ringo5 ini for a while discounted the reports that suggested there were stern warnings against bringing in outside food and drink into the conventions.
but this email exchange from a few of my relatives concerning tim horton's coffee, which is a basic staple for the dub ministry in canada, shows that they don't mind adding any more regulations to their already extensive list!
(so far, i'm still on their email list) .
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Update on my friend - the PO called
by fullofdoubtnow inmy friend marion has just arrived at my home, and she certainly has had an interesting few days!
she hasn't been attending meetings lately, and on saturday the po from her hall phoned to ask why.
actually, he had phoned several times before, and left messages, but she hasn't been replying and, in his own words, he is very concerned as to what, if anything, is wrong.. she remembers the conversation fairly well (pity she couldn't record it), and it went like this:.
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karen96
Maybe she should tell the po to "wait on Jehovah" in regard to her while she sorts things out in the meantime.
That is priceless! Give them a bit of their own advice!
I wish your friend the best. I fear it won't take long for them to visit her in person, and I hope she feels ready for it.
karen
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id JWs RIP you OFF in the MARRIAGE Dept.?
by Ms. Whip inthis photo (taken from a jw group on aol) is quite typical of jw marriage matches.
don't get me wrong, i'm sure they are great people as far as jws go.
but, it made me think.
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karen96
I married the nerdy MS in my cong, and I can truthfully say while I had doubts about our age difference (12 years), I did love him for a time. But am I glad I left him.
On the other hand, what influenced me to actually leave him was seeing so many other couples in our cong who stayed married for the sake of the org or their standing. They did not sleep in the same bedroom, came to meeting is separate cars, had separate social lives and vacations, while waiting to see who would succumb first to adultery so they could divorce them. I was not going to do that. Being alone and lonely is one thing, being married and lonely is another.
karen
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New posters introduce yourself please :D
by IP_SEC ini havent been around much the past 3 or 4 months.
i plan to be try and post more now.
the problem is that i see so many new people here that i dont know and dont think there's any way i could catch up with who's who just by reading.
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karen96
Hi all! I'm karen and I've posted before, but have not said too much about myself. I thought of posting my story, but my 2 young boys keep me busy. I've been out almost 10 years, left because of my ex-hubby who was an elder & pioneer liked serving the cong more than focusing on his marriage. Lately been questioning alot of things I was taught, and have read CoC. Enjoy the topics and commradery here.
karen
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Do you see your self remarrying?
by Cabin in the woods in.
given your past life experiences and your current enlightenment would you ever get into that level of commitment again?.
cab
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karen96
I am so sorry that so many have had such bad experiences, but I respect your desires to stay single.
For me, after I divorced my ex jw elder hubby, I would have loved some "Me" time, to hang out with other (worldly) singles, and re-establish my relationship with my non-JW family. But I met my husband just as I was exiting that marriage, and I thought "If love comes again, I'm not going to postpone it. Who knows when it will come again?". We were married 2 years after my divorce, and now I have to beautiful boys, ages 6 and 2. I wouldn't change a thing.
karen
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Called JR Brown regarding Cano Pedophile situation
by LDH injust called their media line:.
http://www.jw-media.org/contact.htm.
asked a young man named bryce where is the official press release on the cano pedophile situation.
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karen96
I'm wondering why the national networks (NBC, CNN, FoxNews) haven't picked up this story, yet Star and Barbara are talked about ad naseau?
karen
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Called JR Brown regarding Cano Pedophile situation
by LDH injust called their media line:.
http://www.jw-media.org/contact.htm.
asked a young man named bryce where is the official press release on the cano pedophile situation.
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karen96
What a great job, Lisa! Please keep us up to date!
karen
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What Are "Unfair" Things JWs Made You Do?
by minimus ini was thinking how unnatural it is for most people to knock on stranger's doors and tell them that if they don't respond to what they were trying to get across, that they were going to be killed by god.
.....then there's the obligation to join the theocratic ministry school and go on a platform and give talks---even if you had a phobia!
.....or you're made to feel that you must answer at the meetings even if you're extremely shy.....are there other things that you can think of that made you totally uncomfortable?
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karen96
Hi all! Been a while since I've been on. I had a couple things that seemed unfair at the time:
When Elder So and So and his wife transferred to our cong, he said I would now study with his wife instead of the sister I had been (who went to another cong). I thought "let her get her own BS's!
Then when I married my (now ex) husband, who was a MS, this same brother told me they wanted to make him an elder but couldn't because I did not comment at the meetings! I went to the PO with this one, and he backed off. I hate public speaking, even from the audience!
Last one, was my (now ex) elder husband felt since he was both elder and husband, he could sit in my judicial hearing. This guy would screw scripture any which way to fit his agenda!
karen
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~How did/do you personally feel about the headship arrangement?~
by FlyingHighNow ini feel that headship is one of the most damaging doctrines taught in the wtbts as well as other fundy religions.
it is promoted as a way to have happier, healthier marriages and families.
in theory, maybe so.
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karen96
I always felt like the headship arrangement was like playing Jeopardy: Make sure your replies are in the form of a quesiton.
I hated it, mostly because my elder ex-husband was such a hypocrite. We had no kids, so whenever we had family study, he asked all the question and I was expected to answer them all. I wouldn't do it any more. I begged him to set up a sheparding call to discuss our problems, and he said "Elders shepard their own house, there are no shepards for them". He didn't want anyone to know our problems and lose his priviledges.
I wasn't allowed to ask where he had been in case he was at a JC meeting. That became a problem with me when my "wordly" sister and her family were visiting from out-of-town and he was supposed to meet us for dinner but didn't. When I got home, there was a note saying he had to meet with "Brother Jones". When I questioned him face-to-face, I could see him smirking and conniving at the same time: "I guess you can ask me where I was this time; but in the future you shouldn't ask why I am meeting a brother in case it's a judicial meeting. We were playing golf". What an @ss! I remember the night so clearly, it was the night that TWA flight crashed over Long Island. As I watched burning wreckage on TV, I decided to leave him and the org.
During my JC meeting, he tried to convice the brothers that he should be allowed to stay to hear what I said because he was the husband and an elder. Thankfully, they had material to show him he wasn't allowed. Trying to be the head until the end!
karen
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Pick out Richie Rich's outfit for his upcoming #4 talk! *fluff*
by rebel8 inwe have all seen the pics and the clothes he is wearing are waaaay too stylish.
here's the tie he should wear.
what else should he wear?.
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karen96
I haven't tried posting a pic yet, but I like this one.....