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  Non-JW teacher needing advice

  by Teacher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi there, i'm new to the board and have turned here for advice.

  i am a new teacher and have a child in my class who is a jw.

  as i know nothing about the religion i thought i would ask here.. i am aware that he will not be able to take part in re or religious assemblies or christmas activities.

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  Giving account to God

  by JH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if one day, you had to give account to god for your spiritual inactivity, what would you say?

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  I go to Court tomorrow for Sole Custody..... I'm excited but scared too!!!!

  by formerout in

  1. social
  2. family

  i am writing this partly to get straight in my mind how i want to present my material tomorrow, since i am representing myself.

  but i would also love any advice that you may have to help me (other than get a lawyer.... lol... not an option unfortunately).. my ex-wife and i got separated on april 24, 2003. i spent over $12,500.00 on lawyers just to get to see my kids.

  she tried everything in the book to try to prevent me from seeing them, including lying to the police and having me thrown in jail for a night, calling children's aid on me 9 times, (all not substantiated), and most recently by trying to hire someone to beat me up.. we ended up having a settlement conference on june 22, 2004, from which twenty-nine different orders were made, including joint custody with primary residence with her, that my children were ordered to not go to the kingdom hall anymore, access times, support, not moving away, etc.

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  Favorite Movie

  by Ghosthunter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm sure there's been several threads regarding this subject.

  but, i thought i would start one again.

  sunday afternoon is my favorite time to watch movies.

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  WHY DO YOU INSIST on clinging to the Bible as anything other than fiction?

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you made the same effort investigating the history of how scripture was written down, compiled, redacted and selected as you did reinforcing your jw doctrines week after week at the kingdom hall?.

  if you have; then you know it cannot be factual.. there have always been agendas.

  the people with the agendas needed to wield power and using an invisible backup agent was a great device for controlling others.. somebody is always insisting they have an invisible and mysterious source of divine information and selling it like hotcakes and syrup.

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  Just had my first "cold call"

  by onacruse in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  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.

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  How imporatant a role should "The Past" play in our lives?

  by formerout in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are always opinions on whether/how much we should dwell on the past.

  in my experience with my family, both before and after my exit from jwism, they have continuously told me that i should not dwell on the past.

  i admit that i have always had what would seem to be "total recall".

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  What's Your Biggest Disappointment In Life??

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does it have to do with having been a witness?

  the fact that you missed out in something??

  what?

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  WT WARNING EXAMPLES: Anybody see this video?

  by cyber-sista in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  warning examples for our times was a wt release video that came out a couple of years ago.

  at the times i was given it to watch so i could know the seriousness of my daughter marrying an unbeliever (any of you who have heard my story know she had never become a believer herself, so technically was an unbeliever too, thus not qualified to marry a believer either, but made guilty by association with the jws--catch 22 situation).

  anyway, the video horrified me at the time.

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  J.W. Congregation Cleared of Abuse Charges

  by Kenneson in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  the following article comes out of minnesota and is entitled "annandale church isn't liable in abuse suit.".

  i'm off to work now, so don't have time to comment, but would like to post it before i leave.. http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4655055.html

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