Posts by nb-dfed

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Whoo-Hoo

by nb-dfed in

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i'm now a junior member!

i am so excited!!

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I'm now a Junior Member! I am so excited!!!

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Were You Afraid Of The Elders?.Did Ya Love Em?...What Was Your View of Them

by minimus in

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i've heard of brothers and sisters saying that they have "prayed for the elders because they love them for their hard work and sacrifice".

i've also heard of how some in the congregation were petrified of the elders and of course, there were those that said they were either only men or that they were direct representatives of jehovah god himself.

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Well, I loved three, my father, grandfather and and father in law. Otherwise, I was terrified!

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Would you spit at his mother?

by Amazing1914 in

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as scott peterson's mother exited the courthouse, where she heard the jury pronounce her son guilty of murder, the crowd moved in on her, jeered and booed her, and some spit at her.. scott certainly appears guilty and the jury who heard the evidence thought so.

i believe in the death penalty, but not in purely circumstantial cases like scott peterson's.

so, i favor life in prison, to give him opportunity either repent and pay his punishment, or to prove his innocence ... if he can.. however, to stand outside a court house to cheer at the verdict seems rather inane and ludricris.

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I think spitting at his mother was just awful. I have no idea what kind of mother she was, but I'm sure she doesn't think her son was justified in murder. It's not her fault.

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What RULES Do Jehovah's Witnesses Enforce Upon Their Members???

by minimus in

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jws love to say they are a "free" people.

they are not enslaved by man made rules and regulations like other religions....how would you refute that idea?

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That marking is not allowed, but exists anyways! Oh yeah. No masturbating or oral sex either.

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Hi, I'm new too.

by KBelly in

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hi guys.

always great to hear from people who know where you're coming from.

i was raised a jw since 2 years old.

nb-dfed

Your story sounds similar to mine and so many others. Welcome! Glad to have you here!

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Hi! I'm knew! :)

by Shelly81 in

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i'm shelly81 and i'm a newbie!

i've actually been looking around this forum for a few months and finally got a password.

i'm not a witness, but my friend is.

nb-dfed

Howdy and welcome :)

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Finally....Hello everyone

by mrsjones5 in

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i've been a lurker for quite a while...had joined a couple of years ago and lost my password and finally today i got my new password to log back on the message board.

a little bit about myself: i'm a 39 year old black woman, married 12 years come december (to the same man .

i have just started to attend a church which i really enjoy and wonder upon wonders i did not melt upon crossing the threshold.

nb-dfed

Welcome Back! (The Welcome Back Kotter song is stuck in my head now!) Good to have you here.

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Just had my first "cold call"

by onacruse in

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in the course of the last 3 years, i've had just one visit from jws: a visit from from an old bethel roomate and another elder, just to check up on me, and see if i might want to rejoin the fold.

you might well be able to imagine my responses.

then, last weekend, a nice young fellow (mitch) and his young (teenage) daughter, stopped by, while i was working in the yard.

nb-dfed

I love your story. Since so many dubs are miserable, it really bugs them that we are happy out in the world. They take misguided comfort in believing we will be destroyed in the "last days". I keep waiting for them to show up at my door, since we are in a different congs. territory. I hope to have such an interesting conversation with them!

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