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When did the Watchtower first allow appeals against disfellowshipping?
by steve2 in
1. jw
2. friends
many thanks for the people who answered my first question about whether appeals against disfellowshipping have ever been successful.

given that the appeal process may on rare occasions work in the individual's favour, does any one know

1) when the watchtower first introduced the right of appeal and
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the creation book
by mama in
1. jw
2. friends
when the tsuami, not sure if i spelled that correctly, hit and information poured in my husband made a comment i had never even thought of, the news report that he was watching had scientists on explaining how the t had actually nocked the earth off its orbital course, to which he says, " i guess they will have to throw out the creation book now", of course meaning the references in the book about how life could not exist under any circumstances other than the current orbit,etc.

well, now that the earth is rotating on a different orbit, life still exists.

p.s., i am not a scientist in any way and if i have explained this incorrectly, feel free to enlighten me.
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Why I am leaving JWD
by logansrun in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm leaving this forum...at least temporarily.

as i mentioned in conversation over dinner at the chicago apostafest, my upcoming school schedule (which begins next week) combined with my workload will make it very difficult to be an active member on this forum.

perhaps i'll check in occassionaly when life is a little slower but for now i'd better distance myself from the on-line scene or else the other elements in my life will suffer.
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Lost, Confused, and Hurting .....
by Daizzy in
1. social
2. relationships
hi everyone, i don't mean to burden anyone with my problems, but hope that i can get some feedback.

in sept. i met a guy whom i assumed was happily married.

we worked together for 4 weeks at the first job and became pretty close friends.by then i already knew how much i was liking him.
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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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My JW mom refuses to attend my wedding!?!?!?
by d_yell in
1. jw
2. friends
ok...i just don't understand this.

i am getting married in a few months and i thought this would be the happiest part of my life.

right now it is the most agonizing!
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Does Talking Negatively About "Jehovah" Bother You??
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
do you ever feel nervous or a little guilty talking about "jehovah god" in a negative way?

?
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To those that believe in a god; Please help me believe
by AlmostAtheist in
1. jw
2. friends
hey gang,.

this isn't a debate-for-debate's sake thread.

i enter with an informed but open mind.
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3 year old nephew has "bad dreams about Jehovah punishing him"
by mkr32208 in
1. jw
2. experiences
we watched my 3 year old nephew today.

the wife and i took him and my two daughters (1 and 3) too the zoo.

while we were driving home he was talking to my daughter in the back seat and started telling her about this "bad dream" that jehovah was punishing him "like david" my wife (dubber) was trying really hard to get him to stop relating this story (i've told her the kids will not be raised at witlesses!
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"even if it wasn't the truth,i would rather live with it then without it"
by MonkeyPrincess in
1. social
2. family
"life is so much easier (for me anyways) keeps me sane with all the stuff that goes on in the world,, or maybe thats my passive personality" .

that is the comment my (younger) sister made to me while we were on chat the other day.

i tried to explain to her to do research on the wtbts before she really decided this is what she wanted for her life.