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  How many of you were baptised at a young age?

  by lepermessiah in

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  one thing this site has made me reflect on the baptism practice in jw land.. many of us were raised in the religion, thus you were given the pressure early on to shoot for baptism as a goal.. i remember feeling bad because i waited until the ripe old age of 14 to take the plunge.. looking back, i realize that when i was 14, i didnt even know what my favorite color was, let alone have enough knowledge to make a life altering decision.

  yet, growing up in that climate, i would say anyone who waited past their early teens to get baptised was viewed with great suspicion and was likely to be viewed as "bad association".

  kids who took the dip at 8-9 years of age were viewed as "wise beyond their years" and the like.. how old were some of you when you were baptised, and what are your feelings on the matter?.

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  Funny thing to do at the meetings

  by Iwonder17 in

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  i was at a worldy funeral the other day and say those little prayer cards on a table.

  i thought to myself, wouldn't it be great to buy a bunch of these and drop a few every once in a while at the hall.

  you could do it for months and drive the attendants crazy looking for them before anyone sees them and gets stumbled.. any fun tricks that you can think of?.

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  Letters to Elders/Congs---Any active elders here??

  by Iwonder17 in

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  2. beliefs

  if there are any active elders here, how about scanning and posting and new letters that you may have received in the congo.

  it's been kinda dry for a while..

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  PO/Pioneer arrested for stealing old womans pocket book

  by Iwonder17 in

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  2. scandals

  this is the po in my k-hall.

  anyone else know him.. looks like he isn't trusting in jehovah for his daily needs.

  http://www.telegram.com/article/20091217/digests/912170627/1003/news03.

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  Circuit assembly tid bit

  by Iwonder17 in

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  another way of saying this would be...stop thinking and listen to us.

  this is something that i am having a really tough time with and have spoken to the elders about several times.

  it would seem to make sense that i would be able to get reasonable answers to some questions, and if not they could at least be honest and say "i don't know".

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  Baptism numbers decreasing?

  by Mattieu in

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  the last 3 weekends have seen 3 circuit assemblies in victoria with over 1000 attending each circuit.

  yet only 10 baptised over the last 3 weeks, including 3 last weekend.

  i can remember a few years ago when only 1 bro was baptised at a 2 day convention.. its funny, when 10-20 were being baptised at each circuit assembly back in the 1980s & early 90s it was always brought out that this was a sign of jehovahs blessing upon the org.

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  I Want A Greasy Hamburger!

  by snowbird in

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  the kind that used to come in waxed white paper and would make your chin greasy before the first bite!.

  an ice-cold pepsi or grape kool-aid would finish the meal, thank you.

  sylvia.

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  Hillarious "Counsel" from Platform -Classic

  by lepermessiah in

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  i got this from a close friend -.

  this past weekend, the family attended the circus assembly.

  i skipped it, and didnt get a hard time for not going, which was a first.. anyway, my family didnt want to tell me about a couple of points from the d.o.

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  Recent assembly

  by Iwonder17 in

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  1) stop using internet,facebook,myspace,email,texting and spend more time studying and in service.. my mate quit their facebook page when we came home lol.

  2) maybe i am just more tuned into it now, but they mentioned "apostate" a lot more this time around, espicially when talking about the internet.. it keeps me thinking, if there is nothing to hide, then why is there such a big push not to look?

  it's like an ugly girlfriend not wanting her boyfriend to look at the girls on the beach .

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  Were You Joyful When A Meeting Had To Be Canceled?

  by minimus in

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  i was never thrilled to have a meeting during inclement weather.

  if it was seriously snowing and the weatherman suggested to stay in because of the conditions, i rarely went to the meeting.

  why take a chance, right?

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