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Culture or the lack thereof
by Justin in
1. watchtower
2. bible
to belong to a culture is part of being human.

yet, jws and evangelicals are told to avoid being contaminated by the secular culture.

the evangelical movement, however, has created a subculture of its own.
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Special announcment 20 march fore JW ?
by happy man in
1. watchtower
2. bible
someone informed me today that in two months time there will be a "special announcement" to all congregations.

everyone must be present at the kingdom hall for it.

my elders already know what it is, but won't tell me.
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Beatles or Rolling Stones Fan, which were/are you?
by eyeslice in
1. jw
2. friends
perhaps you have to be one of those who grew up in the 60's to really appreciate this thread, but then my kids love 60's music too.

who did you think were the best, the beatles or the rolling stones?

is there a bit of a psychological angle here too?
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Rolling Stone refuses to run ad for Bible
by William Penwell in
1. social
2. current
is this censorship?

from cnn :

rolling stone refuses to run ad for bible
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My Baby Kicks, the Jets can't!
by czarofmischief in
1. social
2. physical
what a game!

20-17 in ot???

yikes!
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I need help...really really bad...
by crazzae`face in
1. social
2. relationships
i'm almost to the point of an emotional breakdown.

i go out with this guy he's 20, a jw and i'm a 16yr.

he basically breaks all the rules in the book; adultry, sex;oral, drugs, drinking, partying, he's even growing a little chin,bottom and top lip hair.
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Help please
by Andy1122 in
1. social
2. relationships
ok, for anyone with some spare time can you please either tell me the views of jahovas witnesses concerning dating, or give me a webiste i may find more information on

thanks
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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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A letter to the Parents
by SixofNine in
1. jw
2. friends
a friend gave me permission to post this.

i think it's a good letter, it might help others formulate their thoughts; she understands it may not be read or considered deeply, but things can't get much worse with her family at this point anyway.

no contact is not that much different than contact once per year or less, and sometimes it's just really important to have the people who should know you, at least know you a little.
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Preaching_Work
by jelly in
1. jw
2. friends
when do you think the preaching work will expand in china?

how about the middle east (iran, iraq, uae, etc)?

do you think the angels play a great role in getting honest harted people out of these countries( through emmigration) into lands where the preaching work is being conducted to a greater degree.