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Anyone live in Chicago?
by voltaire insince i'll probably dfed soon, i'm wondering if any of you are near me.
up for a cup of coffee?
i live on the nw side of chicago but work near the lake north of downtown.
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READ,READ,READ!-It feels great
by voltaire ini've been reading more lately than i ever have, now that i'm on the chopping block to be df.
(actually for the last 2 months, i've been reading away like mad.
i recommend it as a great way to get perspective on life and jws).
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My Brother Was Shunnued Thought He's Not DF!
by voltaire inmy brother is definitely a "bad example", he's going to college (gasp) and he has a beard (sort of, actually it's better to say that he shaves real infrequently, maybe once every two weeks!
) and he never goes to meetings, but he's not disfellowshipped.
he tells me he was with some college friends at a restaurant/coffee bar type place and a group of youths (i'm still stuck with jw terminology after all these years!
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THIS IS INTERESTING!!!
by voltaire inwhen i went to mass last sunday, as i walked in there was a stack of leaflets with a message from the cardinal about pedophiles in the church!
i thought it was great.
can you imagine how you would feel if you went in to a kh and there was a copy ray franz's book for everyone?
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Richmond, IN
by voltaire ini noticed on a previous thread about the various goings-on in the different congregations that richmond, in was listed.
nothing specific, just incompetant elders.
anyone here want to admit to having been in richmond?
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I got a letter from the Society
by voltaire inactually, it was from the christian congregation of jehovah's witnesses.
nice envelope and letter head.
in case you don't recall my situation(why should you?
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Sir Fred Hoyle-Anyone read his books?
by voltaire inas any jw knows(ex or otherwise)fred hoyle is often referred to by the.
society to support the idea that evolution is not accepted by all scientists.. in fact, one gets the impression that most scientists know that it's all nonsense,.
but that's another story.. my queston is this: has anyone read his books?
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Grand, Rapids MI?
by voltaire ini'd like to find out what's happening with someone still 'in'.
they last went to a congregation in grand rapids.
prefer not to explain my relationship to them, as that would probably give me away.
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Do you need to study bad grammar?
by voltaire inone of my favorite arguments by the society: you don't need to study evolution, read apostate literature or anything else that contradicts what we say, just as you wouldn't study incorrect grammar in order to learn correct grammar.
i can't believe i ever fell for it.
(in my defense, i was practically raised around the meetings.
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Bloomington, IN
by voltaire inanyone know the jws in bloomington,in?
i'd like to see to see how someone is doing.
the person in question is fairly new, so i probably need someone who still goes once in a while or who knows someone who does.