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Serving where the need is nicer
by Xanthippe in
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2. beliefs
so there isn't a congregation in my town, they come from the congregation about five miles away about twice a year to do fs.. this morning i was driving out of the town on the country roads and there were four jws (obvious by men with briefcases and women in very long dresses).

they seemed to be walking to the next place, a village about 15 minutes walk away.. why not drive?

they must have left the cars in my town!
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Question- do JWs use the term overlapping generations
by Xanthippe in
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2. beliefs
... or is that one of our memes?

thanks..
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JWs just called at my daughter's house and said the end is near because .....
by Xanthippe in
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2. beliefs
the world is getting worse, for example children are getting more cheeky!.

proof positive!

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English Channel boats
by Xanthippe in
1. social
2. current
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-48484017.

so more refugees in the english channel and a politician comes on the radio and says britain and france need to work together to end this crisis.

how do you end a crisis where so many people are swarming to rich countries to escape dire poverty or violence?
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Apostasy film just got nimonated for a BAFTA.
by Xanthippe in
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it didn't win but it was nominated in the outstanding debut film category!

wow!.

they showed a clip and gave a very short explanation of the plot.
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Do you like to experiment when cooking?
by Xanthippe in
1. jw
2. friends
just lately i've become weary of following recipes in books or online.

recently when on holiday in the lake district i wanted to make pasta with a tomato and cheese sauce but the only interesting cheese they had at the local store was a somerset brie.

i discovered when peeled of its skin and tossed in with tomatoes and pasta it melts beautifully and tasted amazing.
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Talked to a JW in the park
by Xanthippe in
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2. beliefs
so in my lunch break at work today i walked in the park, just chilling out when a woman approached and offered me a leaflet.

didn't have to read it i knew straight away who she was.. me: my family are involved with jws.

the new world was supposed to come in the mid-seventies but it didn't.
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Sister may have had a slight heart attack, do I text her?
by Xanthippe in
1. jw
2. friends
so my cousin phoned and told me my jw sister was taken to hospital with chest pains and it may have been a slight heart attack or possibly she's starting with angina.

now as some of you know my sisters and brother have had little to do with me for 29 years.

we've met at funerals, or arranged them, but i just thought today what if she did die?
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My sister has a different view of shunning to my brother-in-law, but he doesn't know
by Xanthippe in
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2. beliefs
my library has volunteers who run the local history department.

they put up an exhibition last month called women at war and they asked for photos of people in uniform who aided the war effort in wwll.

i offered a photo of my mother in her red cross nurse's uniform but then i couldn't find it so i had to write to my sister asking if she had it.. i addressed it to her and her husband explaining why i wanted it and just wrote as if this is family property and i needed it.
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Is it a once a week church now? Or can you skip that and listen on the phone?
by Xanthippe in
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2. beliefs
i would like to outline what exactly this religion is now because i've lost track of all the changes on here.

this forum's my only source of information as my family still-in shun me.

so what do jws do now?.