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  I'm so disappointed with myself!!

  by fullofdoubtnow in

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  trev and i both gave up smoking around a month ago.

  we didn't tell many people, hoping that would stop those of our friends who smoke from offerring us a cigarrette.

  trev has been meaning to quit for a while, and i joined him when he made the attempt to support him.

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  Badges for Conventions

  by ThomasCovenant in

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  2. experiences

  each year name badges are handed out at the kingdom halls for those attending the upcoming district convention.

  i have always refused to wear one but this was not a major issue as i would say only about 50% wore them anyway.

  however i noticed that as the years went by more and more 'brothers' were wearing them including during the lunch break in the city centre concerned.

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  Regarding JW's using My Space accounts...

  by Riverwatcher in

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  i haven't been around in awhile, so apologies if this topic has been brought up recently.. my daughter (not a jw) had an interesting discussion today with her brother (who is a jw).

  she was on the computer and was confused because her sister in laws my space account was no longer there.

  she goes to check her brothers account; it too is gone.

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  Traditional Easter Peep Fight

  by Gregor in

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  just got home from a family easter get together in vancouver, wa.

  had bbq chicken, ham, potato salad, etc.

  we had a huge peep war that spilled into the street and got the neighbors involved.

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  "Legally binding" baptism?

  by Riverwatcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've done a bit of reading, and now find that i have a question about baptism.. recently, a poster wrote something about j/w baptism being legally binding.

  when i read this, i took it in the literal sense; that somehow if one were baptised, and at a later date chose to walk away, or d/a themselves, that the org could somehow "come after" them.

  my question is...does this ever really happen?

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  Dist. Conventions and Circuit Assemblies ~ Questions...

  by Riverwatcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've got some questions about district conventions and circuit assemblies.

  are j/w's required to attend them?

  what if they can't afford to go?

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  An avatar, maybe*

  by cyd0099 in

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  2. friends

  finally, a hint of what i actually look like.

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  although i am neither grainy, nor b&w, and am much larger in person.

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  Curious as to what a wedding at the KH is like...

  by Riverwatcher in

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  i don't know why this has popped into my head.

  just wondering about j/w weddings.. is there music?

  are there any traditions used in the ceremony?

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  Baptism, in regard to leaving the J/W...

  by Riverwatcher in

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  2. friends

  this time, i've got a question about baptism and how being baptized, or not, affects a person who gets df'd from the j/w's.

  from the reading i've done on this board, the question of whether or not a person has been baptised seems to come up fairly often.

  since i don't really have a terribly clear understanding of j/w doctrine yet (will i ever???

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  Hi ~ new here...

  by Riverwatcher in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm so happy to have found this site.

  i'm not a j/w, but my son is.

  several years ago, he became involved with a j/w, although she was being shunned at the time.

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