Phaedra

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  Remembering Stealth453

  by Bumble Bee in

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  i'm not sure if there is anyone here anymore that remembers stealth, but if there is i just wanted to pass on the news that he passed away from a heart attack almost 2 years ago now.. i just found out myself today.

  he had moved overseas and we lost contact.

  he was in an area that he didn't always have reliable internet connections, so it wasn't uncommon for me to not hear from him for long stretches.

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  Phaedra

  Oh no.

  Thank you for your gifts here, Stealth453. You will be missed.

  Phae
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  Today is Father's Day in the US

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it is one of those holidays jws do not celebrate.

  there is no reason for it.

  it is not a religious holiday.

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  Happy Father's Day to all you Dads!

  Flipper, you've made my imagination run wild with visions of crown-wearing King Salmon fish heads eyeing you at the BBQ. I heard those are the wisest of fish, lol!

  Phae
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  Ex-JW Scholarship

  by enigma1863 in

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  2. friends

  i think if there isnt one already, there should be a scholarship for ex-jws to get a college education.

  i dont know exactly what would be the qualifications to win the scholarship or where the money would come from..

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  rebel8, thanks for this link. If anyone else knows of scholarships available to former JWs, please post them.

  Phae
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  Does The Governing Body Have A Plan B For When The End Never Comes?

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  what say all you thinkers out there?.

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  Phaedra

  Plan B is the ever-curving circular corner that things are just right around...

  Phae
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  After leaving did the feeling go away?

  by committeechairman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the feeling that you're never good enough.

  the feeling that you're wicked and evil.. .

  because i'd give anything not to feel this way.

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  It's going away.

  Quandry! You have a PM.

  Phae :)
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  A comment to make witnesses ears prick up and think.

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so the next time you are in a group of witnesses and discussion about a sad event where people died occurs (such as a car accident, natural disaster etc), just casually say:.

  " oh well, that's a few less people jehovah has to kill at armageddon.....so don't be upset!...at least they now get a resurrection".

  that will make witnesses think!.

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  " oh well, that's a few less people jehovah has to kill at Armageddon.....so don't be upset!...at least they now get a resurrection"

  Yeah, and in a twisted sort of way, wouldn't that be GOOD news?

  Phae
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  Did the GB ever receive new light without the passage of time forcing it upon them?

  by Zoos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1914 did not bring the end they were hoping for so new light shone down from above and corrected their understanding.. 1925 also led to unfulfilled expectations and so new light was bestowed.. .

  (i could go through all the dates and expectations... but i won't.).

  what if the new light about 1914 being the year that christ returned was provided before 1914?

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  Phaedra

  Good points.

  Phae
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  STARTING OVER with my Elderette - What Does the Bible REALLY Teach?

  by Faithful Witness in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  she said, "so, what made you decide to study this book?

  at this point, she opened with a prayer.

  "...and some decide that such questions are best left to religious leaders and teachers.

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  FW,

  Been following your posts on this with interest.

  Gotta say that I feel for the genuine attempts and sincerity JWs have in trying to help people... they are under compulsion to volunteer their time for a cause they believe in. Both my parents could be your brother and sister K...

  She thinks she might have a chance to help you... and you think the same. I hope your gentleness opens a crack in her armor so she might see some new light of a different kind.

  I tried to study again a few years ago with the Bible Teach book and a smart sister who I respected a lot. I was trying to find the solid foundation to go back, but once I was outside the box I could never go back in. I wanted so much to believe everything she told me and researched and believed with all her heart. I just couldn't do it and had to cut the cord.

  I admire your tenacity. I feel for their blindness.

  Phae
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  Anyone recall asemblies actually being fun?

  by tim hooper in

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  2. friends

  when i was a wee lad, there was a carnival atmosphere at assemblies as this old footage will show:.

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  http://www.britishpathe.com/video/witnesses-baptised/query/jehovahs+witnesses.

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  They were only fun for me as a kid when I got to volunteer helping in the cafeteria downstairs in the old Circuit assembly venue on Ashland Avenue that used to be a theater in Chicago. Plus during intermission there were plenty of levels and staircases to be climbed... velvet ropes to step over, and balcony seats to be sat in!

  Phae
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  Death in the Family

  by sooner7nc in

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  2. friends

  today my extended family lost someone much too young.

  my 18 month old cousin bryler fell in a swimming pool yesterday and was missing for several minutes before he was discovered.

  his mom and grandmother and several other family members performed cpr and tried to revive him while waiting on the ambulance (which took quite a while as they live in the backwoods of southern oklahoma).

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  This is so sad. I'm sorry for your loss.

  Phae