Doubtfully Yours

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  Love your neighbor

  by ex-chum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've often wondered how witnesses seem to do well with christ's 2nd commandment with fellow witnesses and not all their neighbors.

  is this just another effect of their teachings?

  do they translate this scripture differently in their bible?.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Galatians 6:10 "Really, then, as long as we have time favorable for it, let us work what is good toward all, but especially toward those related to [us] in the faith."

  Our love for our neighbors is shown in many ways, especially in the preaching work. But our message is neither popular nor is it accepted, our lifestyle is very uncommon, and this creates division. Since there isn't much in common in our way of living compared to the masses, then there'll always be the perception that we don't care for our fellow man, when in fact we do care; we just won't put our beliefs aside to appear amicable.

  Jesus Christ too was accused of all sorts of things that were not true.

  DY
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  Is weed good or bad

  by frigginconfused in

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Found this interesting in WebMD site:

  http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/marijuana-use-and-its-effects

  If you want the religious view point, then go to www.watchtower.org and do a search on the subject.

  Although, I get the deep down feeling that you already know the answer very well.

  DY
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  so on the "up" side...

  by elderelite in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  its a "worldly" holiday and both my daughter and i are at home, not in service.

  i got up, made us breakfast, (sausage and eggs) and now i'm playing on jw net.. on the downside, my wife and son are out in service and i have to sit down and put together my service groups time and turn that in to the secretary... (although my son didnt want to go.. he complained "cant we just have a chill day".. i was going to let him stay home but he changed his mind to go see a friend who said he was also going out...).

  all you active jw's... did you or are you going out..or are you ditching?.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  I'm a JW in pretty good standing. However, I choose to stay home during most holidays because I work quite hard secularly and I need rest myself.

  DY
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  Do You Constantly Think About The Witnesses At This Point in Your Life?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just talking to a guy who's been df'd for years and he still talks about things like it was yesterday in watchtowerland.. are you still consumed by your jw past?.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  It's like that song, Hotel California by The Eagles: "You can check out anytime you want, but you can never leave."

  You should know about that Minimus quite well.

  "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

  Resistanceisfutile, youwillbeabsorbed!

  DY
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  It's official, got DF'ed last night

  by notverylikely in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm out.

  free at last, free at last..

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Von voyage!!!

  Remember you're always welcomed back... only when you're ready to play by the Biblical rules.

  Happy trails!!!

  DY
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  SMOKING

  by Quentin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  due to health reasons (cost of a pack as well) i've gotta stop smoking....terry suggested smokless cigeretts.

  what's a good way to stop?

  i have managed to cut down to less than 10 a day, but have got to stop period.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  There's a person in my place of work that tried the electronic cigarrette and has had tremendous success with it.

  I sincerely hope you conquer smoking and that your health improves.

  DY
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  People Who Refuse to Tip at Restaurants are Embarrassing!

  by White Dove in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  egg and i were treated out to dinner three times last weekend by out of state visiting relatives.

  just found out last night that they don't believe in tipping, at all!

  we suggested the places to eat and frequent those places ourselves.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  If the food or service is really bad, I'll then tip 10%, but not without making the observation to the manager or person in charge. I've gone as fas as putting it in writing, with the name of the waiter if that's the problem or the date and time of my visit in case the cook is the problem. To my surprise I've gotten replies with apologies and coupons to return.

  People that wait tables live on tips, so I'll tip even when the service is less than expected.

  DY
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  How many times (after high school) have you fallen in love?

  by UnConfused in

  1. social
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  and how far apart were they?.

  thanks.

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  Never fell in love during my school years as I really concentrated in the secular curriculum, you know, the real purpose of school. While in college experienced the so-called "first love", then many years later fell in love with the man that is now my husband; still very much in love with him.

  Even more strange is that the love I feel now is much stronger than that first love or any other infatuations along the way. I feel really blessed in this regard.

  DY
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  People Who Refuse to Tip at Restaurants are Embarrassing!

  by White Dove in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  egg and i were treated out to dinner three times last weekend by out of state visiting relatives.

  just found out last night that they don't believe in tipping, at all!

  we suggested the places to eat and frequent those places ourselves.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  Many in my Hispanic fellow community need help desperately in this regard; they're horrible non-tippers (for the most part). It's caused largely due to the culture in many of our countries of origin where tipping just doesn't exist.

  I know that in our Spanish congregations there's usually a big article on tipping whenever assembly time rolls around, in order to educate us all in the importance of tipping. I make up for it by leaving 20% tip in most cases, also by educating my fellow hispanics whenever I get a chance about tipping practices here in the USA.

  DY
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  Elder got df'ed

  by XPeterX in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  he had relationship with a female jw of the same congo.now that they are both df'ed they are gonna get married and then get reinstated.his ex-wife will have to see the new happy family 2 times every week at the meetings.sweet.

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  p.s:this is a classic one.

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  Doubtfully Yours

  This is a horrible situation for the innocent in the marriage. Sure puts to the test the trust in Jehovah.

  Wow. I personally hope these two do not get reinstated for a long, long, long time, and that family and all really show them the non-treatment disfellowshipped people should get.

  Sincerely sorry to hear about this.

  DY