MerryMagdalene

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  What a Hummingbird Taught Me About God

  by metatron in

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  2. beliefs

  last year, i put out a bird feeder and filled it with seed.

  i would frequently watch birds come and go while making breakfast.. during early summer, i passed by the window and spotted a hummingbird hovering near the seed filled feeder, looking around.

  as if to say, "where's mine?"..

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  MerryMagdalene

  Thanks for that Metatron...what a good way to start the day...beautiful reminder...

  ~Merry
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  ORANGEFATCAT HAS A BRAIN TUMOR

  by orangefatcat in

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  2. friends

  yes, it is so, that i have a brain tumor and i will be going to the hospital in about two hours.

  i will ask my son richard to keep all of you posted.

  i have all of you in my heart.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Sending loving thoughts and good wishes your way and will continue to do so. Come back to us soon
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  Hello!

  by shera13 in

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  2. experiences

  i admit i have been a lurker for a few months and now i can finally talk to u guys!

  i want to thank you guys for your honesty on this site and your humor...my husband and i formally dissassociated ourselves from the darling watchtower a few months ago and your site helped us keep our chins up!

  we particularly enjoy blondies weekly commentaries on the watchtower articles!

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  MerryMagdalene

  Welcome! We're here for you

  ~Merry
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  Photo drama of creation - GB would call it pornography

  by hallelujah in

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  http://www.biblestudents.org/absco/photodrama/pd0010a.htm

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  MerryMagdalene

  Can you say "corkscrew"?

  ~Merry
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  How long were slaughtered animals to be bled for?

  by Gill in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the topic of 'jws and dairy products' i was beginning to wonder why there were no guidlines in the bible as to 'how long' and animal had to be bled for when it was killed.

  was there a specific time mentioned in the bible...or in the end, the fact that there was no specific time instructed, supposedly by god' must prove that the no blood sanction was just a symbolic gesture?

  it is totally impossible to bleed every last drop of blood out of a creature, surely.

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  MerryMagdalene

  You would...

  ~Merry
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  Did the elders contact you 1 year after being DF'd?

  by JH in

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  elders are supposed to meet everyone once a year, either df'd ones or inactive, just to try to bring them back.. in my case, they usually try right before the memorial.

  how about you?.

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  MerryMagdalene

  No. It was 10 or 11 years later. I said I do have a few questions, actually. But he quickly brushed that off and said they just wanted to see if I want to come back to meetings and, if so, I'm welcome at the KH.

  Come late, leave early, keep my mouth shut, don't make eye contact, be ignored, sit in the back, and listen to the mind-numbing repetition. Sounds like a good time. Sign me up! At least I would be in good company--Christ gets ignored there all the time

  ~Merry
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  HELP PLEASE---family emergency

  by apostlestate in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is my first time ever participating in any discussion with ex -witnesses ever, and it's long overdue.

  i discovered the real truth about 6 years ago with the aid of websites like this (cannot contain my gratefulness), now i am stepping into your world and it feels right.

  my family runs four generations deep in witness muck,my great-grandmother was the oldest living pioneer in our region for what seemed like forever, three of my great-grandparents were "anointed",my grandfather hobnobbed with the governing body, etc.,etc.

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  Welcome from me too (better late than never)...

  Here's a favorite of mine, hope you like it:

  http://www.csicop.org/si/2000-11/beliefs.html

  I'm wishing all the best for you and yours!

  ~Merry
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  New here on board..

  by tweetybird193 in

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  2. friends

  !st.

  i cant get this red to change on here.

  im glad to be here.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Glad you decided to let your voice be heard TweetybirdIt's music to our cyber-earsIt won't take long for you to get the hang of posting. Feel free to ask questions.

  ~Merry
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  Parlour Tricks of the Mind

  by LittleToe in

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  2. beliefs

  i offer you a few recent musings, to consider.

  i'm not trying to make statements of facts or argue for a set of beliefs, or anything of the sort.

  i guess i'd just really like to discuss the subject of the mind without getting entrenched positions on the various subjects surrounding it.

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  MerryMagdalene

  I love to see what comes pouring out during moments like these....

  I never thought about religion imitating nature in this way and for this purpose before, but I think it's spot on. And I totally agree about the WTS in that regard--stifling, crippling. That's why I had to leave...my soul cried out, "It's them or me," so I had to save my soul.

  ~Merry
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  Science of the Bible

  by startingover in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  did anyone see the program on the national geographic channel - science of the bible-rivals of jesus?.

  here is a description taken from their website:science of the bible.

  rivals of jesus [].

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  MerryMagdalene

  I thought it was an interesting show. I knew there had been a lot of Messianic rivals bit didn't know anythiong about any of them individually.

  One of the things that caught my interest was that Simon Magus had a companion named Helena who had been a prostitute.

  ~Merry