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  420/Marijuana/Mary Jane - What Is The Society's Stance Now That It's Legal In Two States?

  by Sam Whiskey in

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  sorry if it's already been discussed (i did do a search and did not see anything recent) here on the board.

  now that 420 has been legalized in washington and colorado, what is the society's stance on this?

  is it viewed the same as alcohol, taken in moderation?

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  Magwitch

  I am really interested in the answer to your question Sam Whiskey. Living in Boulder, CO, I can honestly say that the majority of my friends and workmates enjoy the occasional edible now that it is legal. Most of us have an marijuana e-cigarette that is basically smoke free. None of us are "pot heads" but the majority of us are professionals that prefer an edible to a drink on the weekends - no hang overs, no damage to the liver or pancreas, just a peaceful feeling on Friday night :)

  I will be interested to follow this thread. Thank you for starting it.
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  Letter to BOE: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello, you read it here first!.

  governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  to all congregations.

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  Magwitch

  I have not been able to read all the posts - looking forward to doing this tonight. This is slightly off subject, but here are my selfish thoughts on this.....Please, please, please delete my frail, thin, hunched over, extremely shaky 85 year old father. He needs desperately to rest! The elders in the hall say they need him. I hope the CO will have more common sense in areas like this.
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  BOE - PDF - CONFIDENTIAL 2014-04-22 Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  boe - confidential.

  instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.

  no virus ;-).

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  Magwitch

  As if the males in the hall did not brown nose the CO already. These CO's are going to become like the pope, people will be kissing his arse in hopes of that "special blessing" i.e. "Please make me an elder" or "Please do not delete me as an elder". The green handshakes should be much more substantial also.
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  Recent changes

  by Thumblina in

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  2. friends

  i was on this board a lot when i faded and left 6 years ago but not been on much since.

  is there any thread/s in particular to read showing the changes in the past 5 years?

  or any kind willing person who has time to summarise them as a reply below??

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  Magwitch

  FDS = only GB. FDS does not include all the annointed.

  My personal favorite is that we cannot wear tight pants. I have to say that after my big pasta dinner last night my zipper on my jeans today is about to blow, which means only one thing.....I must be a lesbian. I do not know how to tell the people in my life, especially that man that is in my bed at night.
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  Where were you? / How old were you?... during the Ray Franz witch trial?

  by Zoos in

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  i was 13yo and largely clueless to what was going on.

  i think i remember hearing something about an apostate being weeded out of bethel but really couldn't have cared less.

  i didn't start getting zealous until a couple of years later.. .

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  Magwitch

  I was 15 and my oldest brother was at Bethel at the time. Our family was just horrified by what was happening. My mother and father would simply shake their heads and say the following....."We must be so close to end"
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  Why do I bother to wake up in the morning?

  by punkofnice in

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  i'm not suicidal just fed up.. i did think of suicide (briefly), but as there is no painless way and it's not something i would willingly do just in case things would have been better the day after.

  i do have a slight grain of hope.. money problems.....problems at home (that's another matter with a son up court for something he is adamant he didn't do.

  first offence but the pigs police and the cps have got charges made.

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  Magwitch

  Oh Punk...You are such a cool guy. You make me laugh all the time. I am so sorry you are feeling the blues, so happy it is not the reds though. Remember what Holly Golightly said about the reds in Breakfast at Tiffany's?
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  How Many Here Have Ever Been Reproved or DFd?

  by minimus in

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  so far, not me.....

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  Magwitch

  Did not show up for my numerous committee meetings that they kept trying to bate me to. They got tired of sitting in the back room waiting for me and finally DFed me in 2006.
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  What do you think attracts new ones to the JW organization now?

  by cultBgone in

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  2. friends

  this is an offshoot from the jws then and now thread...it made me wonder what exactly people find attractive about the cult today?

  why are they joining?

  any thoughts?.

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  Magwitch

  One poster said on another thread that there are three types of witnesses. 1. Those raised in 2. those who have had something traumatic or life changing in their lives causing them to search for reason 3. And then those who are just bat-s*** crazy
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  Post the funniest WTBTS quote you can think of

  by DuvanMuvan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just felt like a laugh.. if any funny quotes come to mind feel free to post them here.

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  Magwitch

  I like the elder letter that stated that sisters cannot help bind their husbands elder book.
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  What was the most rebellious thing you did while you were a devout jw?

  by DuvanMuvan in

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  2. friends

  i was just thinking about how humans being imperfect and satan's influence was the root of everything bad that anyone has ever done.

  well i know that apparently everyone is vulnerable which got me thinking about what "bad" things people have done while they were a jw.

  i'll start it off.

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  Magwitch

  Went on vacation during the CO visit. My husband and I were both pioneers and he was an elder. Many in the hall gasped at that one. Such brazen behavior!