Esmeralda
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Happiest Day?
by Esmeralda inif you had to name one, what would be the happiest day of your life so far?.
mine would have to be the day that i first met justin in person.
that was the day i was positive that we'd spend our lives together.. that was also the day i knew that i was really free of the borg, for good.. anyone feel like telling?.
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Dialog on the West Wing mentions JWs
by Esmeralda ini'm half asleep and half watching the west wing, the special episode about terrorism.
well the josh lyman character is stuck in a high school where he was giving a lecture, and he asks the kids to think and fill in the blank to this question:.
"muslim extremists are to islam what _______ are to christianity.".
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Armed Security to be at Oct 7 event
by Esmeralda in...at least at the one in my state.
found out that they read a letter sunday at one of the congregations going to the october 7 meeting.
there will be hired armed security guards with metal detectors at the door, everyone will have to go through before being allowed in.. they also said that you're not allowed to bring in any bags like lunch coolers, and that you may be physically searched.
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Ridiculous trips to the 'back room'
by Esmeralda inthe posts in the elders meeting thread got me thinking about this, so i've spun it off for into another thread.. were you ever 'counseled' because "some" in the congregation were disturbed by things you said/did/listened to/watched?.
here is just some of the stupid stuff that the elders brought me in on.
though they were usually handled through shepherding calls, not in the back room at the kh.. 1: because i decided to change my first and middle names.
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Submit your story for "batteredlambs"
by Esmeralda inplease help to get the word out about the new "batteredlambs" website that bill bowen is constructing.. the november 8th 2001 issue of awake magazine features a lengthy article on the subject of battered women.
about this article, bill bowen says, "in my opinion, this article offers suggestions that will keep women in abusive situations and prevent them from getting proper assistance.".
if you, or anyone you know was battered or abused in any way (sexually, emotionally as well) by their jw mate, and would be willing to write the experience for publication on the batteredlambs site, please send it to the following address: [email protected].
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Cafe nicknames
by Esmeralda inhey gang :).
i've noticed some nicknames bantered around (seven=princess, bittermango=little one) wondered what all the cafe gang calls eachother and how they got those nicknames?.
just wondering on a pretty sunday afternoon...
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11/8/01 Awake Women's article online
by Esmeralda inbill bowen kindly e mailed me a scan of the awake article from 11/08 about battered women.
you can't grasp how horrible this article is until you read it in its entirety.
no comments are added, it is just the scan of the article.. here's the url:.
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Never give up your sense of humor
by Esmeralda inafter laughing to the point of tears at several 'silly' threads that have posted here in the past 24 or so hours, i just wanted to take this opportunity to make a few remarks about humor, and the absolute, undeniable need for it.
especially now.. we are a country in mourning, it is true.
nothing can change that fact.
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How do you know when it's time to let go?
by Esmeralda ina warning up front: this is a long post.. i'm posting this as a sincere question to those who have (more or less) moved on from the jw chapter of their lives and gone on to try to be, (dare i use the word,) 'normal'?.
everyone has had their 'awakenings' in the past six days, since all of those precious lives were snuffed out in senseless acts of violence.
priorities being refined.
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Did Bethel Really let 900 rescue workers...
by Esmeralda in...stay in their facilities?.
my sister just called me, with the idea of 'comforting' me wt style (bad idea *lol*) i shut her down by saying "i respect that these are your religious views, but they are not mine.
" that managed to shut her up finally.. before that, though she volunteered this info, i was wondering if anyone can confirm it?.