Just "caught" this thread at part 3... but am hooked! More more more please? : )
Posts by JBean
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18Part 3. Things Begin To Heat Up....
by Englishman in"bugger this", i thought, "i'm going to give this lot a piece of my mind!
" i opened the front door and walked towards the 2 sets of witness neighbours... .
part 3. .
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Are Witnesses Losing Their Sanity?
by metatron inin recent years, i'm hearing more and more stories that suggest.
that the collective state of mental health among jws may be.
declining rapidly.
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JBean
I say a resounding YES! Basically I believe it's because they're all getting very tired of the never ending circle of things they need to DO for the organization and also, I think they are all becoming a bit freaked out that the "end" hasn't arrived yet. At the last assembly I went to, I was chatting during the lunch break with a sister who I didn't know and she happened to mention how "... the end was sooooo close..." because of all the terrorism, etc. When I kindly disagreed and stated various points as to why... her eyes literally bulged and she kept saying "no, no, no... it's very close"... kind of like she was convincing herself of it. She really looked upset and anxious that I didn't fall into step and chant the same thing: it's close, it's close.... oh well. She abruptly ended our friendly conversation and didn't really look at me the entire rest of the day. If indeed it is almost here, well, shame on me. But if not... : )
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When The Society Bashed JFK.
by Englishman inback in the 60's, when i was a wee laddie round about fred halls age, the wtbts started to pee their pants at the thought of a roman catholic becoming president of the usa.. we had lots of talks and prayers about how our american brothers would be persecuted if jfk were elected and a series of anti - catholic articles started to appear in the magazines.. there was an awful lot of hot air about this being a "sign" of something or other, can anyone recall any of this or throw some light on the subject?.
englishman.. nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
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JBean
Shame on them. (Never heard this tho') The Kennedy's are America's royal family (in a sense... we wonder about Teddy...) !
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Listen! Her blood cries out from the ground!
by Bridgette ini cannot forget this little girl.. ezekiel 34:12 this is what the sovereign lord says: i am against the shepherds and will hold them accountable for my flock.
i will remove them from tending the flock so that the shepherds can no longer feed themselves.
i will rescue my flock from their mouths, and it will no longer be food for them".
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JBean
I... we all... hear you Bridgette, and feel similarly.
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Old Kingdom Melodies
by muslima ineven after a bit of time has gone by - do lyrics to "kingdom melodies" still drift in anyone's head?.
it is over 6 years now -- yesterday and even still now - for whatever reason the song with the lyrics "the way of the truth is the best way of living" -- just that line kept going through my head!
it's driving me crazy!.
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JBean
AHAHAHAHAHAH! "...let's watch how we walk and watch how we talk..." Thought you all would appreciate that!!! HA! Argh! : )
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Past my prime and now I'm tired
by Jo inok, so i became a jw when i was in my mid 20's.
i was in my prime.. i was so busy being a witness, taking in the truth, pioneering bla bla bla that i feel like i've missed out on life totally.
now i'm pushing 40 and i'm tired.
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JBean
Welcome to the board and to the pushing-40 club, Jo! You will definitely find lots of encouragement here...as well as quite a few laughs! Enjoy every day of life, it's so precious! Roll with the punches, as they say. If you expect to have moods or emotions that swing back and forth sometimes hour to hour, you won't be too disappointed... it's normal. ps: And 40 IS NOT old!!!! I still feel like I'm 20 (except on cold, rainy Monday mornings!) : )
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Very Famous People That Are / Were JW's?
by Celtic ingeri hallowell from the spice girls?
michael jackson & family?
one of the presidents wives?
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JBean
The Williams sisters are the tennis pros. How 'bout Bro. Larry Graham? He's the one that supposedly brought Prince in. George Benson... in? out? in? out? : )
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Inappropriate behaviour
by Missie Eff inhas anybody ever had any urges to act strangely at the kingdom hall?.
i remember having two very strong urges:.
the first was to stand up while everybody else was quietly listening to the meeting and throw my bible across the hall in a fit of frustration with the intention of hitting someone and waking up.
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JBean
Oh my God, Spacegirl!!! At the memorial... I would often be in such a catatonic (sp?) state that I would wonder if I accidentally drank the wine or not!!!! Can't believe you brought that up! As for the last entry before mine... re: changing the words to a song... we had a great group of young folks and we'd all sit in the same row and do it in harmony!!! HAHHAHAHAH!
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Having Children Inside vs Outside The Organizatio
by Ranchette ini feel cheated because i wouldnt know what its like to experience pregnancy and the birth of my children the way it was meant to be.. a completely natural and joyous event in human life was sabotaged by this religion!.
im sure there are others who know what i mean.. i would be interested to hear stories of others who have had children both inside and out of this organization.. i would like to explain what i mean.. i was raised as a witness and was always expected to be an example.
from as far back as i can remember we were taught that armageddon was just around the corner.
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JBean
Ranchette... so sorry to hear that you had that experience. How many years ago was that, may I ask? It seems to be much different now... maybe it's just in my area... but these young witness couples (young as in 18, 19, 20 years old!!!) are just poppin' out those kids at a crazy rate! No one seems to think it's odd or wrong... I haven't had any children yet, but would like to some day (however.... I'm running out of time! I just turned 40!) : )
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Let's have some honest answers
by chappy inok all you ex's, be honest.
do you ever have that little voice pop in your head and say "what if - just what if they're right?".
it happens to me on occasion and i've been totally out for years.
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JBean
I'm not afraid of "what if they're right"... I'm more afraid of "what if they're wrong". Years wasted... : (