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  My son was murdered today

  by truman in

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  i have been on this site daily, almost from its beginning, since i left the jws in 2001, but i have been more of a reader than a poster, as you can see from my post count.

  i know few here know me, although i know many of you through reading your posts.

  maybe it is not right to ask for support, when i generally stay quietly in the background of this forum, but i want only to speak a human misery of the deepest kind.

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  Oh truman, I am so sorry.
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  Where is Outlaw?

  by Iamallcool in

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  he is one of my favorite posters, i look him up from time to time.

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  Outlaw will be back.... He crack's my ass up...

  Yeah, come on Outlaw, give him another ass crack - one isn't enough.
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  So, did the Memorial answer the question posed in their invitation?

  by poppers in

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  just wondering if they addressed and answered the question - something about "how do you view jesus?

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  Just wondering if they addressed and answered the question - something about "How do you view Jesus?"
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  Emblem stupidity, and the bizarre dance of the confused memorial-taker

  by cedars in

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  2. friends

  well, i went along to the memorial with mrs cedars.

  it was my first since my "awakening" just less than a year ago.

  apparently i made a lot of people happy by being there (even if it was only building up false hopes), the most important of which were my family.

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  is the word "Emblems" used in this context an exclusively JWism?

  Or, do other religions call the bread and the wine this?

  In the Catholic Church we called the emblems communion hosts. Catholics are offered "holy communion" at every mass throughout the year (and mass is said every day of the year). I understand why JWs wouldn't refer to it the same way; afterall, how can you be in communion with God if you don't partake of the host?
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  A Brilliant Video on the Facts of Evolution

  by cantleave in

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  2. friends

  this is a superb video, using simple logic to show what evolution really is and the evidence for it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7tqib4udiy&context=c432c021advjvqa1ppcfotdfxglzu8jya68a9yu6yh4yf1lb5mpg0=.

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  SECRET LETTER of Watchtower Media Changes!

  by TheSnarkyApologist in

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  2. friends

  here's a letter that has circulated among many ex-watchtowerites!.

  just thought you'd want to know!.

  awake!

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  430 languages? Really?
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  Do demons really exist?

  by Inisc in

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  2. friends

  i mean, is there really any scientific evidence to support their existence?.

  is it used as a scare tactic of thewts?.

  and i suppose if one doesn't believe in god, a belief in satan and demons and angels for that matter would be contradictory... im not sure what i believe now but would love to hear everyone's thoughts..

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  My dad (JW) used to recount a demon experience after he "naively" exchanged literature with someone of another religion. He claimed that he laid down on his bed to take a nap that afternoon and was at some point attacked by a demon. (He felt a distinct weight on his chest.)

  Sounds like sleep paralysis.
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  Sound familiar? (Park) Romney, Mormon Apostate

  by GLTirebiter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  bbc has an article about mitt romney's cousin, a former "high priest" who left the lds church and is critical of it.. "i became convinced that it's a fraud," park romney told the bbc, explaining his reason for leaving the mormon fold.. "there's compelling evidence that the mormon church leaders knowingly and wilfully misrepresent the historical truth of their origins and of the church for the purpose of deceiving their members into a state of mind that renders them exploitable," says park.. one thing that particularly agitates them is "shunning" - allegations that former church members are denied access to family members who remain in the church.. park claims this has happened to him.. "i am alienated from my family," he told the bbc.. "their doctrine, their protocol and their culture as enforced by bishops encourages the families to disassociate themselves from the apostate.".

  mormon church elder jeffrey holland denies shunning occurs.. "we don't use that word and we don't know that practice..

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  I got a couple of Mormon missionaries to admit that shunning does sometimes happen, though they claim that it shouldn't happen. It seems to me that if the church says it shouldn't happen then it wouldn't happen .
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  Is the Watchtower blood guilty?. See what some elders have to say.

  by blond-moment in

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  2. scandals

  this jc is worth listening to, in my opinion he has the elders against the ropes most of discussion.. if you are only going to listen to one, this one is the money shot, this is the one i wish those curious about jw could hear.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhixl-riwzq.

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  How can I be "COOL" on JWN?

  by Silent_Scream in

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  what are the unwritten rules and standards that make some people here cool, others not.. saying "just be yourself" is a lie!

  i see many people being themselves who start an interesting thread and have 6 comments (5 being their own), while others post "cheeseburgers" and the thread last for days.

  lol.. .

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  Why do you feel you have to be "cool"?