Black Sheep

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  Do You Give A Sh*t About "Duck Dynasty"?

  by minimus in

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  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

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  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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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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.
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  New here and having ah ha moments!

  by Angus Beef in

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  what made you realize it was time to go?

  i've been having health problems for the last few years and instead of any help, i'm listed as spiritually weak and of course associations is only my kids and husband.

  all the good jw's have moved to other congregations and are doing well.

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  Black Sheep

  Welcome to our nightmare, Angus Beef

  The best suggestion I can come up with is to do whatever it takes to keep up the facade of Trooo Believer.

  You need to have an exit plan that works for you. Outing yourself as 'weak in the faith' will cut off a lot of options and I recommend saving that for much later, especially as you have kids that may run for the safety of the 'compound' if they know where you are really at.

  Shut up for now

  Educate yourself

  Make a plan

  Softly, softly, catchee monkey
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  If God did answer prayers would the world change much?

  by usualusername in

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  let me know your thoughts believers and others too!.

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  uun.

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  Black Sheep

  The day god answers my fathers prayers, there'll be 7 billion corpses stinking the place up.