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  They are Definitely Attacking "Higher Education"

  by XBEHERE in

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  2. friends

  a friend of mine recently had his co visit and in the elders meeting the co out-right asked the question: how are the friends doing in your cong.

  as regards pursuing higher education?

  the co continued...you know in view of all the counsel from the slave regarding the dangers.

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  Black Sheep

  WT March 15 2014, page 21

  8 Simply put, adult Christian children
  have an obligation to make sure that
  their parents’ material needs are met.

  So.... the parents have an obligation to deny them the opportunity to do well in life and, when Jehovah doesn't bother to drag his sorry arse out of his privy and fulfil the promises the WT made on his behalf, the kids don't have the right to leave the parents in the mess they created for themselves by relying on the WT's doomsday madness as a retirement plan.
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  Need Advice about Grandparents/Blood Doctrine

  by SnailsPace2 in

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  2. family

  my in-laws are taking my little boy to a different state for small trip and the want me to create a document stating they are allowed to take him over state lines.

  which is fine.

  my husband would like for me to construct the document and include information concerning medical decisions and that they are only to be made after contacting the parents.

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  Black Sheep

  If you are going to leave your 6 year old in the company of fully blown cult members, you just have to cross your fingers and hope for the best. If there is a medical emergency, they might just choose to conveniently forget to show the medics a document that goes against their 'Bible trained' consciences.
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  Do You Give A Sh*t About "Duck Dynasty"?

  by minimus in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  when i see them on chia pets, i'm thinking--- has the world gone mad?.

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  Black Sheep

  Turned it off halfway through the winery episode and never watched it again. The script writers should be thrown back into their swamp.
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  Kingdom Ministry Feb 2014 has a couple interesting statements

  by RayPublisher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought the kingdom ministry feb 2014 had a couple interesting things in it:.

  1. a short talk encouraging the jw sales force to publicize the jw.org website at every opportunity.. 2. do not put out bibles on your table displays keep them hidden underneath.

  i thought they were so p-p-p-p-proud of their new nwt??.

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  Black Sheep

  So... every time you see them with a display, ask if they have a Bible, then ask for it in a way they can't reasonably refuse.

  Bin it when you're out of sight.
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  How can i continue my fade vs the rubber band theorem that pulls my wife in

  by DS211 in

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  2. friends

  im at a crossroads my friends.

  im beginning to feel that my oppurtunities to get my wife out are waning.

  weve misssed many meetings she still smokes a cig a day.

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  Black Sheep

  When a current WT says something that doesn't make sense, don't take the lead by explaining why it doesn't. Make her take the lead in explaining why it does.
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  My sister died

  by poppers in

  1. social
  2. family

  just got word that my sister died.

  she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.

  we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..

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  Black Sheep

  My condolences for you and your family Poppers.

  Chris
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  WT Study March 15 on jw.org

  by Gayle in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  only scanned,,couple articles on necessary on having a old-age long-term plan now.

  reality is hitting them more than ever.. also, australia showed "publisher" amount.

  i assume it was the "peak" stat.

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  Black Sheep

  After decades of telling parents to blackmail their kids into piosneering and low paying jobs because Armageddon is just around the corner, now they are making it clear that the responsibility to look after the parents belongs to those kids, not the church.
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  Why Evolution Is True--something that scares me

  by DS211 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so im reading "why evokution is true" by coyne and the page im on is talking about darwin and natural selection:.

  "but natural selection was also the part of evolutionary theory con- sidered most revolutionary in darwins time, and it is still unsettling to many.

  selection is both revolutionary and disturbing for the same reason: it explains apparent design in nature by a purely materialistic process that doesnt require creation or guidance by supernatural forces.

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  Black Sheep

  If God stole the legs off the serpent in the Garden of Eden, how many of our current snakes are descended from that one common ancestor?

  If they are all descended from that snake, how do creationists explain the differences without evolution?

  
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  The argument JW`s use for animal predators on land , what argument do they have for marine predators ?

  by smiddy in

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  Black Sheep

  LOL at Billy.

  A Dub just handed me that one a couple of days ago. Apparently, God created the 'nice' critters and Satan is to blame for the nasties.
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  Conversation-stopper STOPPERS needed!

  by DS211 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have to get active.

  my wife told me we have hospitality this weekend and i know the jw slingshot mechanism will engage after attendance.

  so i have to get ready.

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  Black Sheep

  Take it sloooow

  Resist the urge to do anything that the WT has warned her to be on the watch for. Especially avoid overload.

  Ask a question that is important to her, not you, then let it fester on it's own without any distractions from you.