MerryMagdalene

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  The Watchtower Society killed my website

  by Elsewhere in

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  you can thank the watchtower society for this.. here is an email from my hosting company:.

  unfortunately it appears your site/account was involved in violation of using copyrighted material involved with watch tower bible and tract society of pennsylvania.".

  as a result of this abuse and activity, we will be unable to reinstate this account for any reason.. in addition, due to the nature of this abuse and the risk of transferring sensitive or illegal content if we were to provide you your files, we will be unable to provide with backups.. it is unfortunate that this has occurred, and we are aware that more than likely this was not your intent to host, however the fact remains it did exist and complaints were made.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Do you think Stephen Bates would be interested in hearing about this and being kept informed of any further action?

  ~Merry
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  Are you mostly funny or serious?

  by JH in

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  i'm a funny one

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  MerryMagdalene

  I'm very very serious, but I love funny people, and laugh easily and often.

  On those rare occassions when I say something that makes someone laugh it generally surprises the heck out of 'em.

  ~Merry
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  NEW SONG - LYRICS ONLY

  by tijkmo in

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  in german there is a word called schadenfreude...it means joy at anothers suffering...i wrote a song about it.

  you think it's funny yeah.....when people cry.

  you think it's funny yeah.....when people die.

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  MerryMagdalene

  I was wondering when I would get a chance to see this. Well worth waiting for...but I just can't imagine who you could be referring to there

  Looking forward to the music now...

  ~Merry
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  HOW MANY THOUGHT THEY WOULD SURVIVE

  by beezknees in

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  i'm sure this will have been discussed before..but i am new here, so i was wondering how many of you when you where active jw's actually beleived you were going to survive armageddon.

  i personally being brought up in the 'truth' used to lie in bed frightened of it coming or world events always thinking i was too bad a person to survive, and even as an adult i always felt i was never doing enough or good enough to be 'chosen' for survival when the end came u were always made to feel like you should be doing more as though you could earn your salvation.

  i have talked to someone else who i know has left and they felt the same, i was wondering how many of you guys actually beleived you would make it through armageddon

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  MerryMagdalene

  I felt doomed from the time I was just a wee thing. I fantasized about the horrors of persecution. I had nightmares about armageddon.

  When I was very young, I put my trust in my Granddad rather than in God, so he was always the one who came to my rescue in my dreams, and he was the means of my survival.

  Then he died, a faithful dub, having believed most of his life that he would be one of those millions now living, etc. My grandmother also believed, not arrogantly but trustingly, that she would most assuredly survive. She lived past the age of 90 and then she died, hoping in the resurrection.

  I never believed I would...but I hoped hoped hoped...and tried tried tried...

  ~Merry
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  Attacking Satan by drawing scary pictures

  by hallelujah in

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  i was watching pictures of the stampedes at the haj and it occurred to me that throwing stones at the pillar of satan was a really ineffective way of dealing with evil in the world.

  it occurs to me that drawing scary pictures of satan in the watchtower is similarly ineffective in combating evil.. any thoughts?

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  MerryMagdalene

  My favorite:
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  What does Acts 15 mean, people "called by my name"? Help needed!

  by jwfacts in

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  is this referring to jehovah or jesus?

  i am in discussion with someone and need an answer that would satisfy a thick skulled jw.. in the nwt it says .

  (acts 15:15-18) 15 and with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written, 16 after these things i shall return and rebuild the booth of david that is fallen down; and i shall rebuild its ruins and erect it again, 17 in order that those who remain of the men may earnestly seek jehovah, together with people of all the nations, people who are called by my name, says jehovah, who is doing these things, 18 known from of old.

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  MerryMagdalene

  
  Was there not a certain amount of diversity in the Old Testament among those who were to be "called by His name"? In Isaiah chapter 43:6,7 it says--

  I will say 559 to the north, 6828 Give up; 5414 and to the south, 8486 Keep not back: 3607, 408 bring 935 my sons 1121 from far, 4480, 7350 and my daughters 1323 from the ends 4480, 7097 of the earth; 776 Even every one3605 that is called7121 by my name:8034

  Then later, in Isaiah 44:5--

  One 2088 shall say, 559 I 589 am the LORD's; 3068 and another 2088 shall call 7121 himself by the name 8034 of Jacob; 3290 and another 2088 shall subscribe 3789 with his hand 3027 unto the LORD, 3068 and surname 3655 himself by the name 8034 of Israel. 3478

  And there are also scriptures that speak of the temple as being called by God's name-- Jeremiah 7:10,11-- and the city being called by God's name-- Jeremiah 25:29. This would indicate to me that even though they were actually called by other names, they were known as belonging to this particular God. So, in the New Testament, the same principle would apply, wouldn't it?. Christians are "called by His name" in the sense that they are known to belong to this same God.

  ~Merry
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  HOPE

  by purplesofa in

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  hope.

  today i cry for all i have not done.

  the answers were all there before me.. who had time to think?.

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  MerryMagdalene

  That was beautiful, purps

  ~Merry
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  Sunpar's Words - March 11, 2006

  by TuningFork in

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  now as you work through the fear of "self", your return to self represents working through the process of fear to rebuild your intimate self, your bridge, so that you have a way back home to you, your authentic self.

  allow the scissors to represent your truth and allow your truth to cut the string of fear and set you free.

  to move through the fire without getting burned is the goal of being.

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  MerryMagdalene

  ~Merry
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  I was kinda down and out today....

  by IronClaw in

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  so i went for a ride and stopped by this scenic overlook not to far from my house.

  i sat on the bench there just looking at the mohawk valley at its best.

  i started thinking what a waste life is when you don't have anyone to share beautiful moments like this with.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Hard times indeed, dear Claw.So sorry to hear it. And yes, you will make it. It may not feel like it right now, but you really will.

  Get whatever help you need to see you through and know that we are here for you too((())).

  And the picture? I just googled iron claw.

  ~Merry
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  Outdoor Spirituality.

  by jeeprube in

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  i often find myself engaged in outdoors activities.

  once while fly-fishing on a sunday, i realized a deep spiritual feeling.

  standing in a trout stream, watching an otter swim by, and listening to the gurgle of moving water, i felt closer to god than i ever had in a kingdom hall.. has anyone else ever felt this?

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  MerryMagdalene

  yes...yes...yes

  ~Merry