Posts by Piph

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Do You Vote and/or Get Involved In Politics Now?

by minimus in

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just curious.....

Piph

I will probably start voting when I start figuring out what the hell is going on. I hated politics as a dub but Euph is really into them, so I figure they have to have redeeming value. I'm starting to become more idealistic in my world view now that I'm not seeing everything through borg colored glasses. Since I believed only God could change the world, now I'm sadly lacking in any sort of political knowledge whatsoever. ...what's the difference between democrat and republican again??

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Last Assembly!

by Euphemism in

just wanted to let everyone know that today, piph and i attended the last day of our last borg assembly ever!

the feeling walking out was wonderful.

my heart kind of sank a little when i remembered that i still had to attend meetings for a little over a month.

Piph

LOL @ Euph & Reborn

Thanks so much you guys! It does feel really good to share this with you guys.

LOL...when I left the pavilion on Sunday with Euph, surrounded by other witnesses, I forgot myself for a moment and said out loud, "I can't wait for the apostafest...uhhh..." Luckily no one else heard me.

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What do you do with your old liturature?

by Gadget in

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i'm in the middle of decorating my new house, and was a bit stuck as to what to use to mask off the furniture/carpets etc until i spotted an oldv pile of watchtowers that i'd been meaning to throw out.

i now have paint spattered watchtowers all over my living room.. anybody else got any good things to use old liturature for?

Piph

Beautiful pic, Valis. May I use it as wallpaper?

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What do you do with your old liturature?

by Gadget in

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i'm in the middle of decorating my new house, and was a bit stuck as to what to use to mask off the furniture/carpets etc until i spotted an oldv pile of watchtowers that i'd been meaning to throw out.

i now have paint spattered watchtowers all over my living room.. anybody else got any good things to use old liturature for?

Piph

I'm really hoping for a house with a fireplace because I'd love to watch it burn BURN BURN!!!

Whew...I think I'm OK now... LOL ;)

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Taming of a Beast (Long post)

by animal in

taming of a beast.

it was back in 1993, the last day of work before christmas.

70 of us were laid off that day (after 6 months notice), and left at lunch, never to go back.

Piph

Thanks a million for posting that, Animal. I was forcing myself not to cry too (I'm in the office).

I've been working on my own healing for over 4 years and it keeps going on...I'm wondering when it's ever going to end. It is so encouraging to read your experience, that you delved in and got through it and are through it. Thank you so much.

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As a witness how many could not remember your child's date of birth

by rekless in

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i had five kids and my wife remembered every ones dob, but i never did learn.

the most embarrassing moment was when i had to take my son to the doctors.

and standing in front of the office i had to asked him how old he was and what was his birthday.

Piph

Even as a witness, I have always made a point to remember all my friends' birthdays and acknowledge it somehow without actually saying "Happy Birthday". ;)

I have a friend who, along with her younger sister, was born at home. Her JW parents took note of her DOB and could accurately fill out the birth certificate when the time came...however, they apparently decided not to bother with the younger one. When they filled out her birth certificate, they just made up a date (they knew it was some time during this particular week...). So this poor 15 year old girl now has no idea when her birthday is, just that it was sometime that week, and rest assured it certainly doesn't make her feel important. :(

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It is that time of year again.....

by caspian in

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yes my good friends it is september, elders all around the world are having their loving elders meetings, where they discuss coming to see you all to encourage you back to the fold.... hurrah!

returning to jehovah.

7 but may the elders themselves take any initiative in approaching a disfellowshipped person?

Piph

LOL I thought this thread was going to be about the holiday season. I guess JW's celebrate the holdiay season their own way... Ha.

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What musical groups or songs were bad according to JWs?

by Victorian sky in

what songs or groups were you forbidden to listen to as a jw?

were any specifically mentioned from the platform or were you counseled not to listen to a certain song?

for me it was the entire def leopard hysteria album - bad heavy metal told it was demonic, i listened to it in secret, silk's "freak me" - a virgin listening to a song about hot sex?

Piph

At a DC here one year a teenage boy was doing a part with his father..the kid asked if he could go to a Nirvana concert and the father asked him what genre of music that was and the kid said, "Heavy metal." Then the father went into this lecture using lit. showing why we shouldn't listen to heavy metal... meanwhile I'm sitting there in the audience going, YOU IDIOT! You've just screwed Nirvana for tons of Witness kids!!!

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