Topics Started by doodle-v

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Have you ever had a "part" in an assembly?
by doodle-v in
1. jw
2. friends
well guys, i've been part of this discussion group for about two weeks and i must say it's been really fun!

i always look forward to reading everyone's thoughts on so many different topics.. i grew up in the troof, so needless to say it was a major part of my life.

my whole childhood was engulfed in meetings, field service, book study, bible study, watchtower study.
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Why I hate the WTBTS
by Freedomrules in
1. jw
2. friends
10. my family loves the org more than me.. 9. women are treated like dirt.

(where's that in the bible?).

8. constant talk of death as a child has warped me forever.
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Finally told my mother I'm no longer a believer
by YellowLab in
1. jw
2. experiences
for those who don't know, i did the fade about 8 years ago or so.

i finally had a frank talk with my mother the other day about how i no longer consider myself a witness.

she has been a witness for about 40 years now.
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Being "Smart" will not prevent one from following the WTS
by onacruse in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this weekend, while katie and i were at the beach, we both spent a little time reading coc (no, it wasn't a study lol ...i can honestly say that i did not favor the disfellowshipping decision made by the [governing] body.

for when the vote came i conformed to the majority decision.

i felt dismayed when the body assigned me to prepare mateiral in support of the decision, yet i accepted the assignment and wrote it as was desired by the body...my belief in the organization as god's only agency on earth caused me to do what i did at that time without particularly great qualms of conscience.. .
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I know this sounds a bit mean but........
by doodle-v in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've thought about buying a big dog and naming him satan.

so when jw's come to my door i can watch them run down the street when i yell.

sick em, satan!!.
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Most Annoying "Kingdom song?"
by doodle-v in
1. jw
2. experiences
what's a kingdom song you can remember singing that gives you the creeps now?

mine is "move ahead" i think that was the title, anyway it has so much rhetoric... but the tune is so darn catchy.... darn.... in my opinion, those songs are the perfect example of mind control.

move ahead.. move ahead ... blah blah blah blah blah .
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What did you do to keep yourself amused at the KH?
by be wise in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i was very young about 12 or 13 my brother [he's mad, not much older] sometimes used to do a cheeky magic trick during the watchtower[god, this was the most boring of them all, i think].

he used to put his hands by his side and miraculously the books on his lap would rise all by themselves [yeah, you guessed it ...morning glory], well it made me laugh my head off.

i bet people could see my shoulders bouncing up and down from the back row.
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What Would A Jehovah's Witness Romance Novel Be Like?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i was reading in the religion page of the newspaper today that the mormons are enjoying romance novels in which descriptions of the characters' sex lives are limited to little more the first kiss--- that could happen after they are engaged to be married........any ideas of what a jw romance novel might be like?
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Picture of where you live
by RAYZORBLADE in
1. jw
2. friends
for some of us on this forum, we're so far away from one another.

out of curiosity, do any of you have any photos of where you are from, or the communities that you live in?

here's one of toronto.
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On The Art Of Fading
by expatbrit in
1. jw
2. friends
in october of 2000, i faded away from the watchtower.

like most people, i have family and friends who are jw's (including my wife and parents).

fading is generally the best method for people in that situation.