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  Does Anyone Feel the Ministerial School Helped Them?

  by Band on the Run in

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  as a born-in, i was eager to join the ministry school.

  my cousins were also born-in but lived in different states.

  there was keen competition to see who could do mature things, such as baptism (my mom said when i was 35) and ministry school.

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  Dagney

  I took my assignments seriously and always tried to figure out a practical application even when some of those topics were just plain ridiculous. I the the exercise was good overall to learn something new and step outside your own box.

  However, with that being said, everything I learned in the TMS I could have learned by participating in school activities. In fact I could have learned much much more.

  The last talk I gave in the TMS was when the school overseer said from the platform "I had a hard time finding anything wrong with your talk." I figured I was done. About a year before I left the org, I handed the talk assignment slip back to the overseer and told him "I graduated."
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  Born-in memories, etc this is my first post, guys ;-)

  by ThunderStruck52 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i have decided to jump in and for the first time and share some of my random memories that seem to have been floating around my mind more and more lately.

  mostly if all the weird anxiety i experience from time to time is related to it.

  i guess that would be a different topic to post!.

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  Dagney

  Welcome TS52 and thank you for sharing your story. Glad you made it out for yourself and now you can raise your kids to be free from the pressures we had growing up.

  I went to Dodger and LB as well, still in the area. Nothing quite like those stifling, hot Sunday afternoons if you ended up in the 3rd base sections. :)

  Look for ward to your posts.
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  Does anyone know the curent understanding on Chess for JWs?

  by BU2B in

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  2. friends

  i seem to remember chess was frowned upon by some jws.

  is this like the oral/anal sex policy?

  just ignore it and hope it goes away...

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  Dagney

  It's so abundantly clear these guys have nothing better to do for the world than take every single thing and run it through the JW filter. They can and do find something wrong with every single thing.

  What a useless existence they have. So unproductive and unreasonable.
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  How Many Remember the Mass Skating Rink Parties of the Late 70's ?

  by Perry in

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  they were a hoot weren't they?.

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  Dagney

  So much fun.

  The boys helping you lace up your skates...innocent and fun.
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  Paleo Diet. What do you think?

  by DATA-DOG in

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  i have been suffering from fatigue, burning in my stomach, and i have always had canker sore issues as long as i can remember.

  whether it's from stress or not, i can't say, but i might be getting an ulcer.

  the burning in my stomach and intestinal puffiness is getting to be be chronic.

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  Dagney

  It's good. I happen to not do well with grains and legumes etc, even though I love them. I ate this way very strictly for about 3 months, then started adding back things to see what my system will tolerate. It's been educational.

  It's a very healthy way to eat for most people, and may reduce inflammation, which is a big cause of a lot of what ails us. Good luck.
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  For the many who remember "just2laws," he had a massive heart attack last night...

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. friends

  and died at home in panama city beach, florida.

  steve imhof, a bethelite in the 1970s and former very active elder who became a very vocal wt critic starting in 2002, was 65 years old when he died.

  he was father to three children and two grandchildren.

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  Dagney

  Oh so sad. I do well remember his posts when I started peeking at this board around that time.

  My sincere condolences to his family.
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  New here, just wanted to say "Hello"

  by Goldiver in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello all, it is nice to have a forum for former jw's and see i wasn't the only one out there having serious doubts.

  my parents got into it when i was about 4 years old.

  my family was part of the granville ny congregation.. my dad in time became an elder.

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  Dagney

  Welcome!
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  Hold me, thrill me, kiss me..... a tribute

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  have i ever told ya'll about my grande ma ma?

  my daddy's mother?

  i can't recall.

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  Dagney

  Lovely story. Thank you for sharing.
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  TTATT family blow out

  by redvip2000 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for those of you who have a minute to read this, here is a report from my family trip.. i was in florida for the holidays visiting my older sister and family, along with my parents which were also visiting.. although i've had conversations with my mother about the organization, my sister and her family had no idea of my position in regards to the (un)truth - perhaps because we live far away from each other.

  i knew the day was coming.... on my second day there, the whole family was sitting around bs-ing about different stuff, and as usual my mother starts with the "world is getting worse by the day" conversation, followed by approving nods and smart remarks from the rest of the family.

  i then politely told them that this was not true, that in fact the world has never been better.

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  Dagney

  Well played red.

  I've done some good old fashioned ribbing about 2014 to a few JW's. They don't find it very funny. We can only hope they stick their brains back in before too many more years go by. **sigh**
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  Mentally diseased...spot the difference

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  nwt revised 1984 1tim 6:3-4 if any man teaches other doctrine and does not assent to healthful words, those of our lord jesus christ, nor to the teaching that accords with godly devotion, 4 he is puffed up [with pride], not understanding anything, but being mentally diseased over questionings and debates about words.

  from these things spring envy, strife, abusive speeches, wicked suspicions,.

  nwt revised 20131 tim 6:3-4 if any man teaches another doctrine and does not agree with the wholesome instruction, which is from our lord jesus christ, nor with the teaching that is in harmony with godly devotion, 4 he is puffed up with pride and does not understand anything.

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  Dagney

  That's hilarious. Gopd catch.

  Promoting their choice of words, "mentally diseased," has not gone well for them me thinks. One poster here quoted the verbiage in court during a custody battle and won.