StillGroggy
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Wealthy vs Poor Cong. Which ones were more real?
by hambeak ini am curious about this because as i was growing up i attended a very poor cong.
benches for seats and light bulbs hanging from wires from the ceiling and mostly black folks.
some of the best people i ever knew never stingy alway kind.
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What would you say is the main reason why people didn't listen to us?
by JH inwhen i started going out door to door, i was sure i'd bring a couple of people with me to the org.
i knew my parents believed in god and the bible, so i was sure i'd be able to convince them with a few simple verses that we had the truth.
but no, they didn't seem convinced enough to want to study.
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A bethelites RULES to room with him
by What-A-Coincidence in1) cologne, aerosol spray, solvent base products.
i am hypersensitive to solvents.
solvents used in aerosol sprays, cologne, perfumes affect my health.
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October CAPTION COMPETITION
by ballistic inok here's some new ones i found in a newspaper article here:.
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/07/11/floridian/the_other_side_of_the.shtml.
"if you look here, the bible says always wear pantyhose when answering the door!".
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PREACHING TO THE ANIMALS NOW....
by Mary inok, someone sent me this and i just about pissed myself laughing.
apparently, there's nothing abnormal about preaching to animals if you need to get those hours in.
i'm still struggling whether or not this actually happened, or if it's just a wt legend:.
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RADICAL ELDERS WHO BROKE THE RULES - we salute you
by dannygwalsh inthought id inject a bit of light hearted humor , any stories of elders who were unorthodox in a witness way , .
there was one elder in the hall i used to attend called ronnie [edit] , who i still like and admire as a person to this day , he was always very outspoken when he didnt agree with the society on there policy and doctrines and was pra, ctically opposed to bethel service , i remember him giving a talk on applying for bethel service in the km many years ago , and at the end of the talk he said joking with a wry smile , i dont know why any of the brothers would want to do that , sounds like slave labour to me, also whe he was conducting the revelation book study , when it talked about the seven plagues of god being fulfilled in a wt convention in ohio in 1919 , he turned round and said , i dont know where the society get all this from , ... .
he also had a very distinctive voice spoken thru pursed lips in a rasp like voice saying thats just stupid , whenever he didnt agree with the society and other elders , a great man in spite of his beliefs , he was one of the elders on my jc who srongly opposed my disfellowshipping , but he was overuled- .
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GUESS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY!
by Butters ini cannot believe what i saw happen today at the store.. i was at wal-mart browsing various electronics and digital cameras and such, when i heard behind me, "brother hardy, how are you!"...
first thing i thought was oh shit, they found me, and forgot my real name, or have me mixed up with someone else.. turns out, this disfellowshiped witness was there at the store and saw one of his congregation members there.
now i personally have never been part of the shunning process myself, but here i am, an ex-jw watching from the other aisle, a bunch of shit that i never thought i would see the lights of day on.... the brother, this "hardy" i guess, looked up at the man with a smile, but then when he realized who it was, he immediately frowned and started pushing his shopping cart away looking straight ahead and not even acknowledging the man... (here's where i jump in..).
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JW Weddings
by sandy inare witnesses permitted to have non-witnesses (family members) in their wedding party and still hold it at the kingdom hall?
i forget some of the rules.
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sending my mom some info
by moanzy insome of you read my post about talking with my mom about the "truth".
i let her have it in a two hour phone call which probably wasn't the best way to reason.
i guess i'm just sick of it all and i harbor so much resentment for this cult as well as my upbringing.