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Have you ever been compelled to talk someone into STAYING a JW?
by amac in
1. jw
2. friends
my jw father in law was recently stumbled over something rather silly.

this has happened before and he seems to think when he has a personal problem with someone that he'll show em by just not going to meetings and assuming that jws can't be right if people like those he has issues with are part of it.

normally this would be great, but when this happened in the past, he was just a grumpy work-a-holic and his wife was miserable.
NFL - Week 3
by amac in
1. social
2. physical
here's my picks (a day early):.

indianapolis over jacksonville.

minn over detroit.
Bush changes his tune...
by amac in
1. jw
2. friends
i may be late on this...i know a thread talked about blair changing his tune, but i thought today's new was ashame...the larger point is and the fundamental question is, 'did saddam hussein have a weapons program?

' and the answer is, 'absolutely,' " bush told reporters after a meeting with u.n. secretary-general kofi annan.

so now its not that they had wmd, but instead a wmd program!
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Freedom in Christ
by amac in
1. jw
2. friends
what does freedom in christ mean?
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Is the average U.S. Citizen's view of civilian war casualties sanitized?
by amac in
1. social
2. current
we are a different generation than those of times past who are used to casualties of war.

we are spoiled with an inundation of technological advances in the last 25 years to the point where, in general, we expect surgical warfare and are shocked when things like a bomb being dropped near a wedding happens.

i wonder how the nation's view on this war would have been affected if the majority of people had lived through a modern war.
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NEW JW POLICY POSTED!!!
by amac in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i don't know if anyone has posted on this already but there is a new press release at http://www.jw-media.org/releases/default.htm?content=bg_molestation.htm that defines the current jw policy and i believe it has taken a step in the right direction!.

although they have not literally changed it to require reporting to the authorities in all states, they have finally put into print the following: "additionally, the victim may wish to report the matter to the authorities, and it is his or her absolute right to do so.".

i am glad to see, straight from the wt, acknowledgement that the adults involved have every right to go to the police.
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What are some PRO JW sites where...
by amac in
1. jw
2. friends
they might be talking about dateline?

i would like to discuss this show with some jws to see some average reactions of the show.
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Molestation Policies in OTHER religions
by amac in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i, like others on this website and within the jw religion, would like to see the policy on molesters changed so that all accusations are placed in the hands of the authorities to let them investigate.

this aside, it seems that many are intent on attacking the jws over their lack of such a policy.

there is a big difference between reform and "tearing down.
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Why leprosy???
by amac in
1. watchtower
2. bible
why was leprosy so prominent in bible times?

was this really the case?
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Elijah caught up to heaven???
by amac in
1. watchtower
2. bible
here is a question...the account in 2 kings 2:11 (i may be off a verse or 2) refers to elijah being caught up to heaven by a fiery war chariot.

the organization has explained several times that he did not die here but was transplanted to another part of the earth.

their proof of this is that "years later", "at least five years later" he writes a letter to king jeho'ram of judah.