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  New Divorce Rules ???

  by jazbug in

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  2. friends

  a friend of mine is getting a divorce because her husband is questioning the wts...he's sick of the cover-ups...in light of a new elder abuse case here.

  she says she can't lie with someone who is going to talk against the wts..so i asked her how she could get a divorce for those reasons.

  evidentally, the co came to talk to her and because she can't get govt.

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  Need Help With My DA Letter...

  by shamus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello friends... .

  i was wondering if you all could help me with my disassosiation letter... i am planning on writing it tonight, and am looking for scriptures based on "love"... and how the org shows a lack thereof.

  any help would be greatly appreciated... .

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  Wedding-related dilemma: help appreciated

  by comment in

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  i received a phone call from an old non-witness friend tonight.

  he's just proposed to his girlfriend and they're getting married next summer.

  she is catholic; he is agnostic.

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  What Does the WBTS Really Offer?

  by Perry in

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  the wtbs offers solutions.

  ....eagerly anticipate the global bloodletting of billions of people (the wbts will grind your axe for you so you don't get in trouble with the law), become a prince (in your own mind), be a teacher instead of a student, wear nice clothes instead of janitor work clothes, imagine yourself very intelligent without ever getting an education, feel cock sure that god will vindicate his holy name (and yours along with it.

  in other words, show all the people who screwed you over that you really were the smart one), feel very important because even though god has hidden these things from men, he chose to reveal them to you, have your choice of really big expensive houses after the big a hits, save your money by not wasting it on charities, be holy even as jehovah your god is holy, have instant friends without having to go to the trouble of getting to really know them, feel sorry for the misguided (intact) families that attend church, suffer for righteousness sake thereby guaranteeing god's favor, memorize the correct verbage for counseling others (meetings and field serevice), stop 'sighing and groaning' because the wbts will wipe your bum for you, defeat the devil by being on the winning side of a cosmic power struggle, show your loyalty by shunning family members that don't agree with you, possibly meet governing body members at conventions (christ's brothers), eat fresh warm krispy kreme donuts after desparately trying to save lives for 45 minutes on saturday morning, become a bible scholar, save expensive tuition costs by getting the equivalent of a college degree by reading the awake, and last but not least :

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  The Denial of Death.

  by Blueblades in

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  winner of the pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work,the denial of death is ernest becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why"of human existence.in bold contrast to the predominant freudian school of thought,becker tackles the problem of the vital lie----man's refusal to acknowledge his own mortality.in doing so,he sheds new light on the nature of humanity and issues a call to life and its living that still resonates more than twenty years after its writing.....to read it is to know the delight inherent in the unfolding of a mind grasping at new possibilities and forming a new synthesis.. a while ago there was a post topic on the subject of "death anxiety"and this book was mentioned in that post,so,i went to barnes and nobles and found the only copy left.i am half way through it and find it distubing because if the views are correct,then all we have to look forward to is oblivion.that would certaintly be a cause for death anxiety as mentioned by another poster and the responses given.. however,there is some mention of a leap of faith in the existence of a "creator" which leaves the door open that life does go on after death.has any one else read this book,if so what are your thoughts about the subject matter,"the denial of death".. blueblades

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  Sex,Sex, and more Sex????

  by morty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  now that i have your attention,i would like to know if some of you experienced teenage parents could give me some advice.you see i have a teenage boy.he is going to be 15 real soon.the topic sex has come up many times in the past and i usally just pass it off to his dad.

  ( i think that that is dads territory..lol)i have to say we have a pretty good open communication when it comes to most things.this weekend though,my husband says he is going to actually buy him some condoms and show him how they work.my problem is this.

  (a) my son knows that we really think that sex should be saved for the one you love.

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  Is this for real

  by Shanna in

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  2. friends

  well ive been studying with the jehovah witness for about 3 yrs now and im really thinking about making myself a publisher and i want to know is this website real and why are people talking about hiding their names what are they hiding it for shouldnt you be happy that youre studying with the jw and the jehovah called on you.

  and what's up with all the swearing havent you thought about keeping up good lanquage in case someone visits this site and see that and whats up with the half naked pictures of women whats really going on

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  Why so angry?

  by woodland in

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  2. experiences

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  why are so many people angry at the wt society, when it is the people that decide to remain in the organisation?

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  Are you with a JW or a non-JW?

  by Out At 22 in

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  my boyfriend (feels more like fiance though i guess as we've talked about but just need the ring) and i have been together over two yrs and living together for over a yr. he never was a jw, and professes to be no religon and isn't even sure god exsists.

  is your signifigant other a jw or non-witness?

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  I sent this letter to The Governing Body, but they never answered. Why?

  by Benny Sikter in

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  the governing body of jehovahs witnesses.

  dear brothers!

  first of all i would like to say how much i appreciate your christian activity by continuing declaring the good news of the heavenly kingdom as foretold in matthew 24:14. i can say many other things to assure you of my sincere appreciation to your god-given work.

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