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  Sherri Shepard EXJW On "The View"

  by Sunspot in

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  i am watching this program....and sherri shepard just said she was raised as a jw and how strict their beliefs were.

  she was asked what jws believe---and she answered that they teach that when jesus comes back to destroy the earth, that only jws will be allowed to live on the new earth that will be made.. she also said how she hated going out on saturday mornings to knock on doors, and that it was tough when her father got disassociated (she had to stop and explain what that meant) and that she could no longer talk to him.. a lot of women (who are at home :o) watch this show.....and i am applauding her saying this so all who are watching this will hear these two points and remeber them the next time jws call at their houses!.

  facts that only jws will be saved when jesus comes back---and jws told not to speak to those who leave or are kicked out of the religion.....two great points to be aired like this on national tv!.

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  WOOHOO!

  My mother watches this show!
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  JW response to Andersons story

  by purplesofa in

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  anonymously, i sent out about 100 emails this morning, about the nbc-news story.

  all to jw's from my contact list.

  i have not written any of these people for at least two years.

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  Purps:

  People can surprise ya you know?

  Elders and servants do not have greater access to children than anyone
  else. And if parents let their
  children associate with ones because they are elders or servants more
  freely, or do not listen to them,
  then that is their fault. Not the fault of the religion.

  Just let me at 'em I swear.

  This person needs a serious lesson..........grrrrr
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  When YOU went out in the field service.....

  by JH in

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  when you used to go in the field service, did you go out to have 2 more hours on your report, or did you really want to save somebody's life by preaching a message of salvation ?

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  I really wanted to save a persons life. When I didn't get back on my return visits, I would get worried that I was going to lose them.

  I didn't care if they were "studies". I just wanted to help them learn the truth.

  And ya know, a lot of times I lost track of my time, so more often than not, because I didn't want to put more on there than what I had, I would overly deduct to try to balance it out.

  (I know I'm such a nerd)
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  Your Favorite Part of Thanksgiving Dinner ...

  by compound complex in

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  dear friends,.

  apart from being thankful for friends, family and all the higher-minded stuff, what of the meal itself do you like best?.

  i'm going to a restaurant with friends and hope to sneak into the kitchen for some crispy, crunchy turkey skin!.

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  Then I am weird too because I LOVE cooking. To the point of considering it a hobby!

  Yeah! Exactly. And around here, I don't get to cook some of the things I really love to cook because my hubby and I don't share much of the same tastes in the culinary part of life.

  So, this was a treat today!

  Boy, if we would have had his family over, I would have done the hor deuves (spelling) and whatnot. Lol.
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  Your Favorite Part of Thanksgiving Dinner ...

  by compound complex in

  1. watchtower
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  dear friends,.

  apart from being thankful for friends, family and all the higher-minded stuff, what of the meal itself do you like best?.

  i'm going to a restaurant with friends and hope to sneak into the kitchen for some crispy, crunchy turkey skin!.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  I know what my least favorite part is:

  cleaning up

  My favorite part:

  Possibly the sweet potato casserole.

  OR the cooking part. I know I'm weird. I enjoy cooking.
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  I HAVE AN INTERVIEW ON FRIDAY;WISH ME LUCK,EVERYONE

  by badboy in

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  i have been called in by an incapitacy benefit advisor.. wish me luck!.

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  GOOD LUCK!!!!
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  Check out the comments from the JW's for this video...

  by deaconbluez in

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  barf alert.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4ul2mmhux4.

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  BlackSwan of Memphis

  Ugh.

  I thought the video was awesome. Well done and in a short time frame made some excellent points.
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  Gobble Gobble what's on the menu?

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  turkey (brined the dang thing for twenty four hours it better be good).

  stuffing (yes it has actually been stuffed into the bird, or as my youngest put it...his butt .

  brussel sprouts (my mother in law calls them little cabbages).

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  Délicieux
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  Tried to get my mom to watch the NBC segment last night...

  by Elyse867 in

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  she wouldn't watch it... i told her all about it, and she of course started defending it before i was even finished.

  then we got into a long discussion, which was pretty one-sided, her telling me why the wts has the 'truth'.

  i told her all my concerns, and tried asking the 'if the wts is god's one and only 'channel' to earth, why all the changes in doctrine' question, and she of course gave me the 'light gets brighter' bs answer.

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  What gets me about this scenario (not much different from mine)

  So the great and almighty Jehovah is going to slaughter the kids? And what purpose does this serve anyway? How is that loving? And who said that our family had an "IN" anyway? I thought God was suppose to read hearts hmmm? I remember hearing about how just because a person was a JW didn't mean that they were going to be in the paradise. So, who said our parents, family etc are going to be making through the Big A?

  Just a little too judgmental for my taste.

  I am really sorry about this Elyse. It hurts, I know.
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  Gobble Gobble what's on the menu?

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  turkey (brined the dang thing for twenty four hours it better be good).

  stuffing (yes it has actually been stuffed into the bird, or as my youngest put it...his butt .

  brussel sprouts (my mother in law calls them little cabbages).

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  Turkey (brined the dang thing for twenty four hours it better be good)

  Stuffing (yes it has actually been stuffed into the bird, or as my youngest put it...his butt )

  Brussel sprouts (my mother in law calls them little cabbages)

  Green beans w/ almonds (hubby loves that)

  Sweet potato casserole (mmmmmmm)

  Mashed potatoes w/ gravy (some sort of Riesling gravy from The Great Martha)

  Salad (I forgot to buy ranch dressing though, oh well)

  Baked beans (husband's favorite)

  Cauliflower (w/ chesse for the youngest)

  Rolls

  what's on your menu?