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  British zone visit from David Splane - a report from the special meeting in Glasgow

  by slimboyfat in

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  well i went to a "special meeting" in the armadillo today where a 2 & 1/2 hour programme was relayed from london at 1pm.

  apparently the letters of invitation only went out a month or so ago and not all congregations were invited.

  there were 2,900 of us from around scotland.

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  Magwitch

  When children sit at the KH they learn to tune out, day dream, fantasize - anything to pass the time. Unfortunately a lot of high school can be quite similar. However, once you enter a University the days of tuning out are over. You must learn to think and reason - make sense of things - figure things out on your own, as in doing your own research and study. Critical thinking skills naturally develop...and WHA LA...."The troof" all of a sudden becomes such a silly little insignificant religion that can be summed up in a few humorous sentences.

  I can absolutely see why this religion wants no part of higher learning. Their motto should be..." Keep them at home. Keep them at the KH. Keep them dumb."
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  The Story of Joe

  by dozy in

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  when i was a young pioneer , over the years i had built up a route call and every wednesday afternoon myself and a couple of the other pioneers would walk ( or if adverse weather , drive ) around the streets of our town and the surrounding villages distributing the magazines.

  most houses were empty , which didnt really matter - it was a pleasant diversion from what was generally quite a harsh unfruitful territory to work.

  we would talk about the things young ones talk about girls , football , tv and , er , girls chewing the fat over the latest gossip.. in our congregation , joe , a retired brother in his 70s lived with his non-jw worldly ( but very pleasant and hospitable ) wife , jean.

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  Magwitch

  Thank you Dozy! Very Sad
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  Safety Annoucement on SCAMS

  by free2beme in

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  i work in a line of work where i have to help people who have suffered from scams a lot.

  so i thought i would pass on some thoughts to people here, to maybe prevent you from having these scams take money or time from you.

  oh, and as much as some of these seem obvious ... people fall for them daily and constantly.. 1. an american citizen can not win a foriegn lottery.

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  Magwitch

  There was a scam brought to light on the local news a few months ago that I actually thought was pretty funny. An email was sent out to anyone and everyone stating ... "we have knowlege that you have been viewing child porn...Send $500 if you do not want us to notify authorities and employers."

  Whoever was running the scam was making a killing
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  School for Congregation Elders

  by C.O.B.E.Beef in

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  i attended the school late last year, and it was an emotional and mental rollercoaster for me.

  i was already divided in my heart to say the least.

  one of the instructors stayed in my home for the week, and my family genuinely enjoyed his company.

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  Excellent Post! Missed it the first few times around.

  Now that we have new understanding of the FDS - I wonder where the anointed would be on that list.
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  BEAT that Child!

  by Farkel in

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  this is sort of a continuation of threads on dubs and how they are conditioned to discipline their children.

  someone questioned whether the society actually encouraged dubs to whup their children.

  i only had enough time to dig up a few salient quotes from the wt magazine.

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  I think those of us that were one of many siblings really did get the crap beat out of us a lot. I have posted about this before, but one of the most horrific beatings I ever received was in the mid 70's. I was in about the 4th grade and my family had just purchased our first cassette tape recorder (Most likely for the use at assemblies). Anyway, one of my brothers dared me to say the pledge of allegience into it. When I did, my brother went running to my parents with the recording. I was beat close to unconscious - but, I am sure my parents felt Jehovah's blessing on that beating.
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  marrying younger spouses

  by ssn587 in

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  my wife passed away 2 years ago we had been married over 30 years, i have since remarried and my new wife is younger than 3 of my children from my first marriage.

  i just wondering if there are any more like me out there.

  i stay in excellent shape for my age, work out almost daily eat good and have absolutely no medical problems or at least none i can do anything about, bad knees, but my vitals are excellent, and i am known as the teenage because of them when i have my yearly medical checkup.. so was wondering if there are others out there like me, and what some may think about it, just for the record i am extremely happy once again, and we have a 18 month boy who delights me, have a whole new outlook on fatherhood and child raising.

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  I have to say I am somewhat repulsed by large age gaps. My father-in-law (when widowed) married someone half his age (70-35). She needed the financial security and he was flattered by all the young sisters in the hall fighting over him. His two children were the same age as this woman. His children were horrified to say the least. She fed him 3 fast-food meals a day for 2 years; so while she put on 50 pounds he developed cancer and was gone within the 2 year wedding mark. She was all too happy to inherit quite a nice fortune. He did not know he was supposed to update his will after marriage. He thought that his original will leaving everything to his 2 children would stand. In Colorado law it does not. On a different note....I have 2 daughters in the their 20's - if a 50 year old man showed interest in them - GOD HELP THAT MAN! That is my 2 cents. I see I am in the minority.....
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  NEW video on Youtube MUST SEE! the elder's meeting is ridiculous!

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  brother of the hawk, newly enlightened & gojira, recorded an elder's meeting on 5/7/03.

  both does a great job of defending me and making the elders look foolish!.

  thank you raypublisher/jj and jwstruggle for the awesome job you did on it.. follow up story was not recorded but we will post it here hopefully over the weekend.. enjoy, it's pretty hilarious how they try to control us and come after me on a work of fiction!.

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  Another "Whirlpool of Stupid"

  I especially enjoyed when the one elder stated that he was especially offended with the scene of the man and woman who had their legs and arms tangled together (even though their clothes were on)
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  Disgusted with JW Funeral Today!

  by time2keepmoving in

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  my son grew up with one of the young brothers in the kingdom and after graduation both him and my son left the kh.

  the young man who left the hall fell into the wrong crowd and i mean a really dangerous crowd and as a result of him getting involved in illegal activity he was murdered.

  i really feel for this young man, because he was a decent kid.

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  Keynumber.....Please start a new thread with your story. So many of us would love to hear more about you!
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  Mouthy Grace is not well. Please send love.

  by return of parakeet in

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  in another thread, mouthy said she was "not well" and mentioned "kicking the bucket.

  i believe she needs some encouragement and well wishes.. mouthy, you don't need to respond to this thread if you don't feel up to it.

  just consider it an exceptionally long get-well card..

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  Magwitch

  Hugs and Kisses from Magwitch
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  Another nonsensical WT video

  by His Excellency in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgxeogmlmdg.

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  Magwitch

  I think her pen is a bit flashy and materialistic. It certainly could detract a householder's attention from "the message."