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Voting 101
by dobby ini have never voted, (gee i wonder why...could it have been against my religion?
), anyway i was wondering if there are any good sources for general information about voting.. the info i need is for example, how do you research the candidates and issues?
i don't even know where to begin.
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DF and Tell? Or Not?
by dobby init occurred to me over the weekend that my husband and i are in a unique position.. we moved to a different state and congregation a year ago.
we made the mistake (at the time we were still trying to be good dubs) of attending the new congregation for a couple of months and sending for our publisher cards.
wish we would have just faded, oh well.. we have become inactive and the new congregation hasn't tried to track us down, i think because we were not there long enough to make friends, however that changed this weekend and sure enough we got a voice mail from an elder who claims we have been assigned to his book study.
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The Meeting Clothes I Left Behind
by dobby inthis past weekend my husband and son and i went to stay with my jw in-laws.. it was a pleasant weekend.
they were a little subdued this weekend, i think the assembly got to them and they seemed less open to discussing our feelings about the wt.. a very interesting thing happened as we packed to go on sunday morning.
i was in the guest room folding clothes into our suitcase when my father-in-law tapped on the door.
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Interesting Book I Started Last Night
by dobby ini started an interesting fiction novel last night entitled "the rapture of canaan", sadly i don't have the author's name as i type this the book is not with me, but it is one of the oprah books.
my sister talked me into getting it because it is a story about a girl who grows up in an extremely controlling cult started by her grandfather.. the book is an easy read, (i just started last night but am half way done), and has interesting bits that remind me of the jw's.
it's good for a sunday afternoon, paper read, feet up, favorite chair, favorite drink, (and if you are lucky rain against the window pane) and the best part- no meeting to go and to no watchtower to study.
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Can't Get it Through Their Thick Skulls
by dobby inmy husband and i have been pulling away from the jw's for almost a year now and we have had very frank discussions with family and friends as to the reason why.. however, they can't seem to get it through their heads that we are unhappy with the wt beliefs, doctrines, essentially the "truth".
this despite our voicing strong opinions on the blood issue, child abuse issue, generation, false predictions etc.. even today my mom-in-law said, "you just gotta serve jah despite the people" you see about four years ago we had a terrible falling out with some mean and deceitful elders and everyone thinks that is why we are inactive.
but it's not, we kept going to the meetings for three years after that event.. and if it is not the elder thing, my friends blame my dysfunctional childhood (namely stepfather) for turning me against the truth, "it's not the truth you can't blame jah, you just didn't have a happy family, blah, blah, blah...".
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Dr. Spock and Spanking Kids
by dobby inthere have been several posts about the way witnesses discipline their kids lately, this prompts me to ask.... has anyone had the "dr spock quote" thrown in their face by a witness?
i have heard witnesses throw this about for years, but cannot honestly remember ever seeing it in print.
and i have never read any of dr. spock's books.
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Yoga Anyone?
by dobby ini just read with interest an article entitled yoga - just an exercise or something more?
in the august 1, 2002 watchtower.. i know that growing up a witness i had always been told that yoga was related to spiritism and the occult.
however, with the popularity of yoga among the mainstream in recent years as a means to keep fit not as a means to find spiritual enlightment, i thought the society may have lightened up a bit.
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Bomb Threat at District Convention in Calgary
by dobby inafter, we were again allowed into the building no.
one without a lapel card was allowed in without being thoroughly.
after about 20 minutes all.
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Another baby? How do I decide...
by dobby ini want another child, it's just that simple.
i have one and we are past the rocky early years and now i am thinking of another one.. however, my heart and my mind are in conflict.
how do you decide whether or not it's in the best interest of your family to add another member?.
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WTS Investments
by dobby inbeing new to the board this may have already been discussed.... however, has anyone researched and found any information on investments made by the wt corporation in companies that produce or are trying to develop blood substitutes and/or medical devices for bloodless surgery or hospitals specializing in bloodless surgery?
this seems like a no-brainer that they would be heavily invested into this - however very hard to prove without access to wtc finances.. i saw an article on another board regarding a company called biopure and the blood substitute they are trying to develop - hemopure.. what do you want to bet they have a "few" shares of this company?
i suppose if you approached them as the owner of a drug development company looking for seed money to develop a new blood subsitute, you might be able to get some information - and recoup some of your losses from years of unpaid service:)