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  Are you so faded that Actives no longer encourage but respect you?

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  i know it sounds strange but all the jw's i have contact with are no longer "encouraging" me to attend meetings.

  in fact not one of them invited me to the memorial even though we had dinner together at my house three nights before.

  i think i have them totally bamboozled with my reasoning why i don't attend.

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  purplesofa

  I just got this from a JW I reconnected with on facebook.

  This is what I wrote him:

  XXXXX, I don't know if I told you plainly, but I really am not a JW any longer, I no longer go to meetings and I have no desire anymore to be with organized religions.
  
  I don't know how you will feel knowing this but i just wanted to tell you.
  
  
  purps His response: Tis ok..purps I knew that. but thanks for thinking of me and being up front about it. I respect your choice, and so long as YOUR happy, isn't that what it's all about. I remember " purps" the person, and that's what draws me and keeps me interested.

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  This is what I wrote him in response

  thanks, that means alot,
  you can understand I have lost lots of JW friends.
  
  As time has gone by I have become happier with my decision.
  
  I miss many things about my association with JW's and the organization but I would not trade it for my life as it is now.
  
  I wish we could go through our journey in life and not loose friendships but it's not possible once a JW to leave and continue
  with those friendships, and I do miss them terribly.
  I find that few people actually get to know the person
  and friendships become to conditional.
  
  Thanks for the friendship,
  it means allot to me.
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  RANDY WATTER'S DAD JUST DIED

  by Mary in

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  randy watters, owner of freeminds.org father just died a couple of hours ago from pneumonia and alzheimers.

  he was 86 years old.

  as randy has been tireless in his efforts to help countless people come out of the wts, i would like to express my sincere condolences to him at this time.. .

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  purplesofa

  Sorry to hear of your loss, I remember seeing your interview with your dad sometime back,

  You seem to have had a special relationship,

  Leslie
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  Joseph malik passed away

  by isaacaustin in

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  posted on channelc today http://www.channelc .org/

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  purplesofa

  My condolences to his family and friends,

  purps
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  What It's All About

  by B_Deserter in

  1. watchtower
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  according to jesus, the second greatest law, after loving god, is "love your neighbor as yourself.

  " it is the principle that binds the entire body of the law together, and every rule a christian should follow should have its motivation in these laws.

  "love they neighbor" answers the question of why christians behave in a certain way.

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  purplesofa

  good post
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  We Just Had an Earthquake!

  by White Dove in

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  from where we are in phoenix, it was barely detectable.

  a neighbor said he felt his bed move.

  i was sitting in a chair and felt like i was back on the cruise ship in wavy water.

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  purplesofa

  6.9 Earthquake Hits Baja, Felt In L.A.

  By Dennis Romero, Sunday, Apr. 4 2010 @ 3:46PM

  USGS

  ? A 6.9 earthquake struck the northeastern section of Baja California Norte, not far from the international border, and was felt in the Los Angeles area. The shaker hit at 3:40 p.m. 16 miles from the town of Guadalupe Victoria and 108 miles east southeast of Tijuana, according to the United States Geological Survey.

  Relatives in San Diego told the Weekly the quake knocked books and items from bookshelves there.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 04-04-10 WT Study (JAH RULING)

  by blondie in

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  jehovah's ruling kingdom.

  jehovahs way of governing (3).

  jehovah's ruling kingdom?

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  purplesofa

  Is this the same WT that JW's use for their study?

  I was wondering if anyone knew why a JW would make this comment about par 15

  And what is the QB of April?

  As I am thinking that this JW site may go down from this article or change in some way.

  Todays WT gives us the bottom line

  Pragraph 15 says it all in a nutshell... I guess we have to do as the
  QB of April tell us to. Sigh... I will give the instructions to the
  Folder moderation team...
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  Anyone into martial arts?

  by Gregor in

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  there are so many disciplines.

  judo, tae qwan do, jujitsu.

  i have never tried any but heard about a couple of new ones that sound practical for self defense.

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  purplesofa

  I took Tae Qwan Do many years ago, I really liked it, but got pregnant and quit. Always wanted to get back into it but became a JW and that took care of that.

  purps
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  When will the Post Office only opens 5 days a week?

  by asilentone in

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  purplesofa

  http://www.usps.com/communications/five-daydelivery/plan/c1_3.htm

  Here is a full explanation of their plan
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  Elderly Man Charged With Hate Crime Against Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Bangalore in

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  elderly man charged with hate crime against jehovah's witnesses.. .

  http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/04/02/elderly-man-charged-with-hate-crime-against-jehovah%e2%80%99s-witnesses/.

  bangalore.

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  purplesofa

  Maybe something like this happened as what I received from a JW of a Memorial Mishap

  Our memorial attendance was ordinary. The usual submarines. . . no partakers, BUT. . .something interesting happened when it came time to pass around the bread. one of the studies of one of the pioneers happens to be a practicing catholic and was used to celebrating mass and partaking of the Eucharist. Apperently, he wasn't listening closely enough to the talk, and, he was in the very front row, extreem right side. the first to be handed the bread. . . .you get where I'm goin' with this, don't you ? ? He was the FIRST person in the row to get the bread, SO, naturally, being the good catholic that he was, reached out and took a piece of the bread. . . The brother who gave him the plate almost slapped his hand ! He then said NO, You can't have any! There isn't enough to go around ! and then promptly took the plate out of his hand and passed it to the next person in the row ! ! I'm not kidding. You're hearing it from an eye witness. I was in the row just behind and saw it all. Needless to say that when the wine came around, he was a bit hesitant to touch it and he CERTAINLY didn't drink from it ! The brother came up after the memorial and explained a bit more tactfully why it wasn't appropriate to eat the bread. We're still trying to recover....
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  Zeitgeist, just nonsense? Please explain.

  by cyberjesus in

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  i recently watched the movie along with the second part thanks to several people mentioning it on this forum.

  i have seen both people against and pro.

  what are your thoughts?

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  purplesofa

  It's also is trying to get you interested in The Venus Project.

  http://www.thevenusproject.com/