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  Fun dinner tonight with ex-JWs

  by Hortensia in

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  i got to meet some real live jwn posters tonight, they stopped here and we met for dinner.

  i was nervous about it, but they are a lovely couple, very intelligent and fun.

  i am sure i talked too much, it was all so interesting -- swapping stories about our jw histories and how we got out and what we're all doing now.

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  I have no idea who you could be talking about.

  It was great getting to finally meet you Hortensia.

  My wife and I would also like to thank you for inadvertently revealing the "Real Truth" to us after so many wasted years in JWism.

  The Real Truth is the "I AM" cult of Mt. Shasta!!

  I thought you must at least be exaggerating a little bit, but no. My goodness, you are living smack dab in the middle of a very unique bunch of complete loons! Anyway, I'm sure you'll never get sucked into any more mind-control religions, so we're not too worried about your intellectual safety.

  As for Queequeg's uncalled-for slandering of our innocent little pooch, I must strenuously object. Their cat shamelessly used her feline wiles on our little guy, even going so far as to nuzzle up to him, when in fact she was placing her scent on him to "mark" him as "taken" from other potential suitors.

  All joking aside, it was a genuine pleasure spending some time with you and we'll be sure to give you a call next time we're driving by.

  Best,

  The OMs and pooch.
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  Justitia passes bar!!!

  by crmsicl in

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  2. experiences

  yay...my awesome friend justitia just found out last night she passed the bar exam.

  regardless of how you may feel about her you gotta admit that is an accomplishment..

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  OK, now that she successfully PASSED the bar, it's time for her to actually go INSIDE the bar and have someone buy her a congratulatory drink!

  Cheers!!

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  2010--2013 Our Kingdom Ministry Update by request!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  our kingdom ministry request, 2010 to 2013 km update!.request:.nevada, some years ago fokyc was posting the kingdom ministries and i was able to download some of them, but i wasn't able to get them all.

  i was wondering if there is a file that has the kingdom ministries from about 2010 and 2011?.reply:.yes, fokyc was very kind in providing us with the kingdom ministries!

  we wish him all the best, and i believe he still posts from time to time.

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  Marked!

  Thanks Fokyc, Atlantis/Nevada and co-conspirators.

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  Nov 2013 KM Question Box. Head coverings on Doorstep bible studies

  by BroMac in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  should a female publisher wear a headcovering if she is accompanied by a male publisher at a door step bible study?

  when a female publisher conducts a regular ,scheduled bible study and a male kingdom publisher is present, she should wear a head covering.(1cor.

  11:3-10)the july 15, 2002 issue of the watchtower, page 27, explains: this is a pre arranged session of teaching where the one conducting the study actually presides.

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  So, if the sister has no head covering with her, but DOES have some Watchtowers, is it OK for her to make one of these?

  

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  My first cigar

  by LivingTheDream in

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  my first cigar.

  not soon after i faded, i was on a company shindig and they were providing hand rolled cigars to everybody there.

  i watched in amazement as this dominican guy rolled them in front of my eyes with great care and skill.

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  My wife and I enjoy sharing a good cigar together 2-3 times a year.

  By sharing the same cigar, keeping it lit is not an issue.

  She has a nice scotch while I usually sip on plain old Jameson.

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  Danger Witness Robinson! Danger!!!

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  danger witness robinson!

  danger!!!

  today i added a new article to my blog highlighting the danger of power consolidation along with an overt attempt to ready millions for obeying irrational direction from this power.

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  Excellent excerpts and footnotes Marvin.

  I don't have access to WT Library while I'm at work on break, but have you looked for a particularly damning quote from an old WT or Awake! re: Jim Jones? Something along the lines of "putting our trust in a human who claims to have Divine backing is a dangerous course"?

  If such a quote can be found, it would be extra powerful right next to the this latest pre-Koolaid conditioning article.

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  I bet you can't sit still while listening to this

  by Hortensia in

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  2. entertainment

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoatqo82k-k.

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  Q: How do you turn a duck into an R&B singer?

  A: Put him in a microwave until his bill withers.

  Bad...I know.

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  I bet you can't sit still while listening to this

  by Hortensia in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoatqo82k-k.

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  Hey there Hortensia!

  Me, Ms. OM and our dog have been boogeying to the James Brown vid.

  Hope all is well with you.

  My family and I have GOT to stop by for a cuppa sometime. We go by your neck of the woods once a year. And I've been going a bit more frequently lately solo.

  Take care,

  om
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  In Memory of Clarice. Musings from the Hills.

  by Open mind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this weekend i went for a spectacular, solo, saunter in the hills and woods where i live.

  if you keep reading, you'll be heading down the rabbit hole of where my mind went.

  you've been warned!

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  LoisLane: "May I ask are you in a successful Fade?"

  Yes, our now-young-adult children never got baptized. Oldest child quit meetings & publishing cold-turkey about 3.5 years ago. The rest of us quit attending almost completely about 2 years ago. My son and I went to the Memorial this year. We have also attended a JW funeral.

  That's about it.

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  My August Update

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't really have a purpose in this thread, but wanted to share my thoughts and updates.. fading has, at least for now, totally stabilized.

  my jw wife doesn't discuss jw things and, as difficult for me as it is, i haven't been discussing anything directly against jw policy.

  oh, i slip in comments when she tries to judge people or groups based on her jw training- things like gay marriage, medical marijuana, pedophile news stories.

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  Thanks for the update Jerry.

  Sounds like there are quite a few good signs youll at least be enjoying retirement with a "low-key" JW, if not completely inactive.

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