DY- Yea- I have to agree. I think the real reason they nixed TGiving was to keep you away from "worldly relatives" and promote group solidarity. Its a crime when you think about it. It pisses me off to think of all the TGivings I missed with my "worldy" cousins.
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HOLIDAYS IN GENERAL AND THANKSGIVING IN PARTICULAR
by drahcir yarrum inlooking back on it now,after over twenty years as an "apostate", the wts position on holidays is amusing if nothing else.
the organization has convinced it's followers that only one day of special observance is sanctioned by "jehovah".
that is the memorial celebration.
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My Job
by radar inwhy am i frequently staring into space?.
no i don't smoke pot at work.. i hear but i do not listen.
i look but i do not see.. i laugh but i am only pretending.. i play the game but i am not really taking part.. my job sucks.. please help.
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My job sucks too! Help me!
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ExJw And Abortions
by tyydyy inwe all know the jw view of abortion before leaving but what about now?
how have your views changed?
i used to secretly cheer when i heard that women had gained more rights concerning abortions.
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I happen to know that my own mother, considered aborting me. She was 19 and unmarried and came from a crappy family.
She never told me about it I found out about it from someone else.
To be honest I really dont feel any gratitude for her decision.
As it turned out, she did a shitty job of raising me(in my opinion) I grew up a JW.
I always felt a little resentment from her as if she wasnt ready to raise kids or be a good mother. I think the best overall choice would have been adoption to a family that really wanted kids but could not have any.
I have never met my bio-dad. My mom gave me a name about a year ago. Do you think he would want me to look him up? I dont think he would but I havnt decided.
The wierd thing is, even though at 28 I just found out about this, I always had a gut feeling that somthing wasnt right. I even brought it up with my mother as a kid and she just brushed it off .
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ExJw And Abortions
by tyydyy inwe all know the jw view of abortion before leaving but what about now?
how have your views changed?
i used to secretly cheer when i heard that women had gained more rights concerning abortions.
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True story: I knew this black lab that had a litter of puppies(5 I think) and they all seemed lethargic(perhaps retarded). The owner of the dogs called the vet for advice. His advice: put the puppies in the bathroom with the mother overnight. So the owner did this. In the morning, all the puppies were gone. The mother ate them all.
This was nature's solution. Im not condemning or advocating abortion.
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FARTING at the meetings
by gambler ini'm sure you all have some good comical stories of pple farting during prayer or other quiet times during meeting.
as a personal experience of mine, the night before i had eaten a frozen pizza, doritos, and some old chocolate milk.
this combination produced the worst smelling brew i have ever had.
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Gambler-I too am from rural MN. Maybe we know each other?
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WT's New Defense on UN Deal: Oops!
by mikepence inhttp://xjwnews.com/article.php?sid=15&mode=thread&order=0 .
xjw user submitted news & views at http://xjwnews.com
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openminded
Is that article some sort of parody?
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The LATEST JW Worldwide report on line
by bj inyou can check the worldwide 2001 report at:.
http://observer.org/apps/pbcs.dll/article?site=wo&date=20011119&category=jwandsociety3&artno=111200001.
joe
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My brother just moved to France. Maybe I should too!
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do not be fooled by the leaven of harry potter
by nytelecom1 in.
http://www.exposingsatanism.org/harrypotter.htm
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This reminds me of this fundy radio talk show host(cant remeber his name but he has red hair and does exorsisms and stuff and gets really crazy on homos) who dedicated his entire show to bashing the Washington Wizards -the NBA basketball team.
It just seems to me that this sort of thing is a control mechanism. Used by manipulative people. If they can get you to change your mind on somthing like this, then they can get at your pocketbook or use you in some manner.
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The LATEST JW Worldwide report on line
by bj inyou can check the worldwide 2001 report at:.
http://observer.org/apps/pbcs.dll/article?site=wo&date=20011119&category=jwandsociety3&artno=111200001.
joe
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Moxy-where do you find the stat on partakers? I did not see it.
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Is There A KO Punch?
by ISP inyou know the situation...a fighter can be in the ascendency...well ahead...have his opponent on the ropes.
but can he put his opponent away?
does he have the ko punch?
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I think that time may be their worst enemy. Eventually they will be forced to go main stream or dry up. They have done a pretty good job at stretching the word "soon" out, in regards to the big A but at some point people are going to have to realize that 1914 is a bunch of bunk. You already see it in the U.S. So in answere to your question; I think it will be more of a slow death than a knock out.