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  Describe Your "STATUS" In The Congreg...

  by minimus in

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  if you were to describe what your status was in the congregation, what would it be?

  were you viewed as mature?

  in "good standing", a pain in the rear?

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  Currently, I am in good standing. I don't attend too often. I do not have any "privilages" at the Hall (by my own design mostly). I do not comment at meetings.
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  What Was The 1st Thing That Made You Question?

  by minimus in

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  as a youngster raised in the "truth", i had my questions.

  but anytime you ask a question that is unanswerable, you are told to just wait on jehovah.

  as time passes, i believe that we store up a number of unanswerable questions that forces one to eventually think about everything.

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  The whole "generation" thing had me doubting. Looking back on one outstanding thing, I'd have to say it was that discussion and change in the Nov 1995 Watchtower.
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  Is SYN a Cereal KIller?

  by Perry in

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  dear syn, .

  without doing a lot of checking, i recall liking your posts, though to my knowledge we never really exchanged more than a few comments.

  and, i'm sure that the person in your photograph is a very nice person.

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  Yeah, that is one crazy-looking avatar there, SYN.
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  Stupid drunk drivers......

  by Jesus Christ in

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  my house is at the end of a fairly busy street that dead ends in our front yard and then takes up again a few houses down.

  i was trying to set up some email stuff for a client tonight around 10:30 when i heard some police sirens.

  i stood up and looked out my window to see a pair of headlights quickly coming towards my house with the police behind them.

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  My father-in-law was killed by a drunk driver, so obviously, my wife and I are very sensitive to this issue. I'm glad to see people posting on this thread are speaking very strongly against drunk driving.
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  My grandma

  by Vivamus in

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  my grandma was a remarkable woman, with a sense of humour that could crack me up.

  and she had the determination to make everything she started a success.

  she never gave up, and fought for everything she hold dear.

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  (((((((((((Nora))))))))))

  Your grandma's strength and grace, and your strength and grace, through all of this has been remarkable. I am very sorry to hear about her passing. What you have written about her and your family is very touching.

  Edited by - jack2 on 6 November 2002 11:2:54
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  Whatever We Say, Just Listen & Don't Question

  by minimus in

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  in nearly every publication lately, the overpowering message to the faithful is to just listen to god's organization.

  when circuit overseers give their talks, the theme is just listen to what we say.

  every study article contains the same not so subtle message : you better listen because if you don't you're weak or complaining or worse yet, an apostate.the mind control is so obvious!

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  COMF, you may have a point...sometimes, I do think that the constant pounding actually backfires to some degree.
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  It takes to much effort to hate

  by kenpodragon in

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  in my life i have learned that in order to truly hate someone or even to hate something.

  i have to spend so much time carrying around all the files of memories that give me the reason to fill that way.

  i have to think about the person, the thing or the place.

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  Good post Kenpo, and I agree with shera too - for our own sake, it's best not to hold on to resentment, hate, and such negative felings if at all possible.
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  Fish could be hazardous to your health...

  by MegaDude in

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  from the article.

  "tuna is the most consumed fish in the country," bender says.

  "if you're a pregnant woman and you eat over two cans of tuna per week, you can go over" safe levels of mercury.

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  It's a shame, really. We're told "don't eat red meat, eat fish instead", then we have to worry about this stuff.
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  What happened to Harmony?

  by gilwarrior in

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  does anyone know what happened to harmony, who post as peaceloveharmony?

  i know that she moved to new york from minnesota.

  however, i e-mailed her and she told me that she was considering moving back to minnesota.

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  Gil, Harmony is doing fine. Currently, she is devoting more time to reading and some other activities that support her interest in reading.

  She did move back to Minnesota and she is happy about the move back.

  Thanks for asking about her. Thanks also riz.

  Edited by - jack2 on 5 November 2002 14:1:53
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  Jobs that the WTS doesn't approve of

  by freedom96 in

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  there were several different careers that the wts did not aprove of.

  such as a being a cop, for having a gun.

  couldn't be a martial arts instructor.. maybe it was a well paying career.. did you have a job that was not approved of?

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  Link, in that case, "most people" were certainly right. That's certainly a case of a "suggestion" gone bust.