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  What if it got scary?

  by Taylor S. in

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  the lovely jbeanz brought up the peoples temple in the my book of bible stories thread.

  the jonestown tragedy ... images of which i'll never get out of my head.

  then in other threads we've talked about mounting scandels of the jw's, losing young believers, older members having doubts, doctinal switcheroos, the ever-increasing threat of the internet .... .... it all makes me wonder: .

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  zman

  DON"T DRINK THE KOOL AID!!!!!!
  
  
  I see them becoming a completely enveloped community. The "world" will just be to dangrous for them to live in. Little Bethals will pop up all over, becoming a haven for true belivers. They will exibit more control in these "artificial habitats", taking away all remaining outside influence. This is the senario I see playing out.
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  Letter from PO......opinions????

  by jillbedford in

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  after leaving jw, being a former regular pioneer for many years, i wanted to still help others is a meaningful way.

  this year i am raising money for the leukemia & lymphoma society.

  i am training to run a marathon, 26.2 miles as part of my fund raising.

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  I would thank them for the donation. Even though the only reason they gave it was to get that letter in your hands. Very nice wording, but still telling you the JW way is a 'better' way to help people. Thank them and run like the wind!!!!!!!
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  Wisc. Hunter Wants Open Season for Cats

  by unbeliever in

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  http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=26&u=/ap/20050307/ap_on_re_us/hunting_cats

  madison, wis. - hunter mark smith welcomes wild birds on to his property, but if he sees a cat, he thinks the "invasive" animal should be considered fair game.

  the 48-year-old firefighter from la crosse has proposed that hunters in wisconsin make free-roaming domestic cats an "unprotected species" that could be shot at will by anyone with a small-game license.

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  Lets see tuna fish......check, whiskas cat food.......check, cat nip.......check, Rifle......check!!!!!!!!!!! I hunt and this might be a little over the top!!!

  "wheres Fluffy???"...........*BANG* lives 1-9.....check!!!
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  Billboard Contest Now!

  by Perry in

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  2. friends

  i have long thought that a billboard campaign might be effective in reaching many jw's, especially those without a computer.

  imagine a large donation to jwd with the stipulation that it support a message billboard near every assembly hall and summer convention center.

  what would you write?

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  zman

  'ONE SIDE IS NOT THE TRUTH'.............has a ring to it I think!!!!!!
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  How much of a Witness are you? Take the quiz!

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  2. friends

  i've wasted most of a day putting this quiz together.

  it's only 10 questions, please give it a go and see what you get!.

  if you think it could make a decent anti-witnessing tool, i might dress it up with links to the quotes site and the watchtower site to prove the accuracy of the points made.. if you see any inaccuracies or misleading comments, please let me know.. url = http://www.thebentinel.com/jw-quiz.php (embedded below).

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  wwwwhohhoo 93% DUD i mean Dub......course I knew how to answer!!!!!!!!!!! missed the recreation ? I said 2%, guess I always have loved to have unchristian fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  The Social Structure in the Congregation

  by Mary in

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  ever notice how the "happiest people on earth" are also the most class-oriented?

  to say that jesus said his followers should all be on equal footing, it's incredible how much the r&f witness is not on equal footing.

  the social structure in the congregation is more complex than the blueprints of a nuclear warhead, but just so that you "remember your place", see if you can find where your niche was/is:

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  #1, #1!!!! I was the P.O. kid!!!!!!!!!!!! no drugs but more like 8 times a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  Thinkin' of moving to Texas......

  by target in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my little family of xjws are thinking of moving to texas, kind of looking at the area north of houston.

  there seem to be plenty of apostates from texas on this forum.

  is there anything i should know that is good or bad about that area?

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  I live in San Angelo and will be movin to Corpus Christi in a month I hope. I moved down from Ohio almost a year ago and I LOVE Texas.

  Welcome to the LoneStar State!!! zman
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  Can a person have his baptism nuliified if he was too young when baptised?

  by William Penwell in

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  2. beliefs

  i know this was discussed not that long ago on here but can a person have his baptism nullified if he was too young when baptized?

  the reason i ask is that i have a friend that said he was baptized at 14. i was mentioning that i read somewhere on this and told him i would get back to him.

  if so, how does one proceed with doing this and is there a sample letter he could use?

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  BUT...............................people can be "re"baptised if they feel the first was not valid. So thats sets a precident, baptism can be invalid! The Society allows this nullification as long as one is baptised over. So what if you declare your babtism invalid and choose not to be rebaptised? Again the bottom line is they make the rules, but it is a nice thought, part of a "black ops" project in my mind! I was baptised at 13 worst decision ever so I think of every possible way to reverse it. I hope we find a way out, zman

  ps if you could get me that link that would be great (anulled baptism)!
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  songs to leave by

  by spider in

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  when you were leaving the witnesses, were there songs you liked to play which expressed something of what you were feeling?.

  here are the tracks which i turned up and sang to:.

  who wants to live forever?

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  Simple Plan "Perfect"
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  Were You Ever Moved To Tears By A JW Moment Like In The Movies?

  by Englishman in

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  just once.. i was on the way home from the 1958 assembly at yankee stadium.

  we were aboard the "arosa sun" and sailing from new york to plymouth, england.

  the ship was pretty well 50 - 50 split between british and german.. when we arrived at plymouth, the british contingent disembarked whilst the germans stayed on board to continue on to bremerhaven.

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  A sister stepped on my toe with heals at the hall once!!! Was that what you were lookin for!

  Or the time I hit my finger with a hammer at a quick build.

  And then when dad said no sports my freshman year.

  owwwww you meant good moments...............................................no.

  thx dh I forgot (repressed) the beatings!!!!!!!! lmao