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JW Beliefs
by treefrog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hi there everyone, my name is treefrog and i am new to this site.

i am a roman catholic so i feel like i'm entering the lion's den here, but not to worry.

i hope to share my beliefs with you all regarding our saviour, jesus christ.. i hope to shine a light into your organisation (if jesus christ couldn't, how can i expect to!
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If you could meet (and talk to) any Bible scholar, who would it be?
by euripides in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i'd like to get a sense of the scholars any of you out there appreciate most and who's hot right now (in the academic fields!)...

i always liked burton mack myself.

well, who would you love to meet?
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You DON'T Have To Listen To The Elders If They Say They Want To Meet ....
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
everyone that is in the process of leaving dreads the thought of having the elders approach them, call them, etc.

the fact is----just because they say they want to meet with you or just because 2 elders stop by to visit you----you don't have to deal with them at all.

simply tell them you won't meet with them, you won't talk to them.
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Good excuses for missing meetings and going out in service.
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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i know a lot of lurkers are probably looking for good excuses and would like a list they could refur to..
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"even if it wasn't the truth,i would rather live with it then without it"
by MonkeyPrincess in
1. social
2. family
"life is so much easier (for me anyways) keeps me sane with all the stuff that goes on in the world,, or maybe thats my passive personality" .

that is the comment my (younger) sister made to me while we were on chat the other day.

i tried to explain to her to do research on the wtbts before she really decided this is what she wanted for her life.
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Remembering
by Granny Linda in
1. jw
2. friends
i spoke with my elderly aunt yesterday about much of what i've read over this past week...catching up on the best of series...well, some of it anyhow; and her comments echoed much of what many former jw's have already spoken of.. she reminded me how many years ago when her one grandchild needed a blood transfusion and her daughter had called in a panic...my aunt simply told her to do what she felt for best for the child - not the church.

or, the sometimes humerous stories of field service - the dreaded thought that someone might actually answer their door.

my aunt releated how her own father had once asked if she wanted to "pioneer" and when my aunt told him, "no" my grandfather had the most shocked look on his face.
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Just pass me a cigarette and hold on
by Eyebrow2 in
1. jw
2. friends
been a while since i have had a chance to visit the board.

a lot of things have happened...dealing with some business crap....ending one and starting a new one with a partner this time...dealing with child custody issues...my husband was laid off....just general stress....arghhhh!!!!.

everything is going to work out i am sure...but i bought my first pack of cigarettes in 10 years on sunday.
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COFFFFFEEEEE!!!!!!
by Soledad in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm so thrilled i bought my stove top espresso maker today!!!

yipeeeeee!!.

i've been looking for these for months!.
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What kind of JW response do you think I'll get?
by Bubbamar in
1. social
2. family
in my moms last letter she stated that me, my sister and her should all just "move on" meaning put our hurts and anger behind us and work towards having better relationships.

however, in the same letter she clarified that disfellowshipping is "discipline" and she intends to continue shunning me.

so i wrote back asking her what "moving on" means for her.
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What are good versions/translations of the Bible?
by coldfish in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hi i'm new to this site.

i was raised a jw, i'm now 28, and left about a year ago.

the only bible i've ever looked at is the new world translation.. objectively.. how good do you think the nwt is?.