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  deep thoughts

  by lancelink in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this afternoon i drove by an old hall i attended ( barrington illinois) and noticed that it had been sold, it is now an adventist .

  church !

  now here is my drive-home thinking.. back in the 80's when i attended i was newly married, and had a young child.

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  Can you get disfellowship for kissing a person of the same sex?

  by pistolpete in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this on exjwreddit.

  a pimo elder is in the middle of an event where a former co allegedly kissed a brother from another hall.. the co denied it so the other elders are frustrated because they can't have a judicial meeting.

  if true, can he be disfellowshipped?

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  A little off topic... I'll be moving...

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'd appreciate getting some opinions about a decision i will shortly have to make.. i am moving soon and have the choice of two different apartments in two different towns.

  i am hoping this move will be one of the last that i have to make - i have moved frequently in my life - at least for a long, long while.. the apartment i like the least is in a town and a location that i love due to my history with, and connection to the area.

  the apartment i love is in a town and location i am not as crazy about, but it is still a really nice area.

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  Kingdom Hall in Barrington, Illinois

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i often drive past a kingdom hall in barrington, illinois, where, when i was still a witness, i had visited a few times.

  it wasn't too far from the hall i attended and we got to know people from this congregation.. i recently passed it by and it appeared there was a new sign in place.

  yesterday i decided to pull into the parking lot on my way home, and it appears that the hall has been sold and is now occupied by seventh day adventists (i did a check online when i got home).

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  Will Armageddon Survivors Be Able to Marry?

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi blondie!.

  thirteen years ago you commented on an idea circulating among some jws prior to 1975, that there was a possibility that armageddon survivors might not be able to marry.. "these vows that honor god are used—not from the bible but the only ones sanctioned by the wts.. for as long as we both shall live together on earth according to god's marital arrangement.. when i was in my 20’s, many jws interpreted this to mean that at some point in the 'new system' marriage would end.

  since this was shortly before 1975, many jws rushed to get married worried that they would never have the chance (and never have the chance to have sex.

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  Fifty Years Since Stonewall

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heroes come in all shapes and sizes.

  from their depictions in ancient myth (that are brought to life on the silver screen in modern retellings) to the less-sensational, yet stirring biopics of sometimes seemingly mythical, but actual flesh and blood persons who have helped shape our world, there is certainly no shortage of heroic women and men.

  chances are, however, that it is the unsung hero that has likely had the most impact on our lives.

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  Seventh Day Adventists

  by HappyBlessedFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so i was doing some research on the russell’s origin which we all know is advetism.

  i live close to the mecca of advetists and wanted to learn more about them.

  wow is it interesting!

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  The best and worst Do Co & Elders in New Zealand

  by belogical in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i will start the ball rolling with the best do his name mike kramer a lovely man i believe he went to japan then had a burn out anyone know where he and alice are now.

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  Venus and Serena William's mother in a Mother's Day commercial

  by Expanded-Mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think this is such a cute commercial!

  (link below) however, if venus and serena's mother is a loyal witness, i am surprised that she would consent to do a mother's day commercial.

  we all know what they teach about celebrating this and so many other holidays.

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  My Dead Mother Called Me This Morning!

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i woke up a little after 5 am this morning and looked at the clock and realized i had more time to sleep so i fell right back asleep.

  i had this dream that i was letting my girlfriends dog out of her house and the next scene i was at work and i got a phone call.

  the room i was in simply had a table and phone it was very bare.

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