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  Simony ...

  by snowbird in

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  ... is the practice of buying ecclesiastical privileges.. it is named after the magician, simon of samaria, who supposedly converted to christianity after philip's preaching tour.. acts 8:14 -17when the apostles in jerusalem received the report that samaria had accepted god's message, they sent peter and john down to pray for them to receive the holy spirit.

  up to this point they had only been baptized in the name of the master jesus; the holy spirit hadn't yet fallen on them.

  then the apostles laid their hands on them and they did receive the holy spirit.

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  Stupidest JW meeting answers

  by GapingMouth in

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  i was thinking about some stupid non-sensical answers i have heard over the years.

  "we all know the blue whale is the biggest fish"

  "we were on the ministry and met a coloured couple.

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  Tough crowd.
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  What Do You Say To Those Who Have Lost Someone In Death?

  by minimus in

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  i find it more difficult to be genuinely helpful by my words when condolences are in order.

  when i was a jw, i'd give people the "ressurection hope" and feel i could give a measure of solace.

  now, i feel inadequate when offering my thoughts.. what do you say when a dear loved one passes away?.

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  So hard to say something to help the hurt.

  This tune helped me to deal with the harsh reality of death:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-l1y0gnSnI
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  Breaking News - really good article about Pizza on the WTS website

  by tresdecu in

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  their writers are doing some really important stuff here..

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  You guys don't get it. This is an attempt to reach out to the youth....
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  The struggle against the immediae danger from false teachers

  by mrsjones5 in

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  golly, i feel like a householder.

  you're counting time here, aren't ya?

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  Too much "Lord," "Jesus," etc. You just don't speak the lingo.
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  The struggle against the immediae danger from false teachers

  by mrsjones5 in

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  golly, i feel like a householder.

  you're counting time here, aren't ya?

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  PJ is not a witness.
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  New Light: Don't hold hands during prayers

  by RR in

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  from the watchtower november 15 study edition.. 19 when we are being represented in public prayer, we need to display reverential "fear of god.

  " (1 pet 2:17) there may be a proper time and place for some actions that would be inappropriate at a christian meeting.

  (eccl 3:1) for instance, suppose someone sought to have all in a group link arms or hold hands during prayer.

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  watson

  This very thing is what stumbled me right out of the congregation!!!
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  I made it!!!

  by purplesofa in

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  to fifty!!.

  never dreamed life would be as it is now, .

  there are times i did not think i would make it.

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  Happy Birthday, young lady!
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  I'm Still Torn About the Blood Issue

  by palmtree67 in

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  when i left the org.

  the blood issue wasn't an issue for me.

  my best friend was on the blood committee for years and i could see many cases where either blood wouldn't have saved the person anyways (like when a person is in a serious car accident and their liver is in pieces), or blood actually killed the person and/or hindered recovery.. then my little nephew got leukemia.

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  "Blood"

  Just tagging, thank you.
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  "Invention of Lying"

  by watson in

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  see it, you'll get a kick out of it..

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  Film just released. "Invention of Lying." Raises some issues that many here will appreciate.