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  Do JWs Consider You To Be An "Apostate"?

  by minimus in

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  we all know that our simply being here is considered an act of apostasy by witnesses.

  whether they know you frequent such boards or not, are you considered an "apostate" by the witnesses?

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  Nellie

  If these people keep asking me questions, it's a definite probability that it's in my future!
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  446 Attended Frank's Services

  by Nellie in

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  i couldn't believe it - there were 446 people at the memorial services for frank - and only two real confrontations!

  one from someone i barely know who said, "it's nice to see you here, even though i don't see you at the meetings.

  " to which i said, "i want to be here..." that successfully shut him up!.

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  Nellie

  I couldn't believe it - there were 446 people at the memorial services for Frank - and only two real confrontations! One from someone I barely know who said, "It's nice to see you here, even though I don't see you at the meetings." To which I said, "I want to be here..." That successfully shut him up!
  
  The other comment was from someone I once counted among my closest friends (she was even present in the delivery room with me once) - she NOW wants to know why I've stopped coming to the meetings ... Actually, I can't believe she told me this - apparently someone else said to her "have you seen Nellie - she's here?" and she said "Yeah, right" and the other woman said - "no, really, she's here." So she comes out and finds me and then tells me she's been asking about me and wanted to know why I hadn't called her. I told her that I'd given up on calling her because she never returned my calls and she obviously had been asking the wrong people about me. I told her that my phone number hasn't changed in 17 years and that I still lived in the same place - if she wanted to find out about me, it wasn't hard!
  
  The chances of her actually calling me are slim to none. I told her that if she really wanted answers, I'd give them to her - but I knew she wouldn't like them. So ... we'll see - but I'm not holding my breath!
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  The borg has stock in Phillip Morris???? cigarettes???

  by kittyeatzjdubs in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  but since the majority of the dubs are braindead and don't know about the true reasons for the wts joining the un as an ngo, or the randcam and phillip morris stock they own, they just sit there listening to all this crap and believe it all, all the while feeling superior to other religions.

  ic posted the above comment in metatron's stupid watchtower article thread.... is this true???

  are they really that bold?

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  Nellie

  How could they SELL it - that would mean profiting from immoral means! No, I'm sure they filed it away somewhere and forgot about it. (I wonder how much it's worth today?)
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  Did anyone hear the expression- If it was`nt for Jehovah I wouldnt stick it

  by jambon1 in

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  where i live it`s common to hear the brothers/sisters say 'if it wasnt for jehovah i wouldnt be here' - refering to the fact that they are fed up, sick of everyone and they are only staying in the truth for jehovah.

  it is normally uttered after a fight in the cong or when someone has done something bad/brought bad publicity etc.

  naturally, it is said with a dgree of head shaking.. does this not contradict the idea of a worldwide, supportive & loving brotherhood exsisting among jw's?.

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  Nellie

  Very good point. But then again, that's what the great org has drilled into us. We are serving Jehovah, we are serving Jehovah, we are serving Jehovah, man is imperfect, Jehovah is perfect, wait on Jehovah, Jehovah will straighten out all matters in due time, you are serving Jehovah - not man, don't allow man to come between you and Jehovah, wait on Jehovah...

  Well I for one decided to stop waiting and start living. If Jehovah brings a new system, I take comfort in knowing that He knows my heart. THAT'S how I choose to wait on Him.
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  This question is not meant to be..well..weird but....

  by stillAwitness in

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  do any of you parents and/or sons and daughters feel weird about sleeping in the same bed as your parent and/or son or daughter?

  is there a certain age that this behavior becomes inappropriate?

  i ask this because the c.o and his wife that are staying with us this week: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/107349/1.ashx brought along their 18 year old daugher.

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  Nellie

  Stilla - Honey, I must admit that I'm kinda confused by your confusion.

  I would never expect a man and wife to share their bedroom with another adult - including their own child. There is a considerable difference between a child of 8 and an adult of 18. Did your family know she was coming before her arrival? Was there a reason your parents didn't offer her the couch?

  I have to agree with some of the other posters and say I would have thought it was "weird" for her to share their bed. Of course, she could have always made a pallat on the floor of their bedroom, if it wasn't possible for her to be in another room.
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  Circumcision....How is it justified?

  by gringojj in

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  i am unclear on this.

  it seems for most religions leave this question up to the parents.

  but how do people justify it?

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  Nellie

  women that liked men that were hung like a horse?

  Women - help me out here - it might be great to LOOK at , but I like the idea of being able to walk, don't you! oops - sorry! This is about circumcision. I always thought that during the restoration to perfection process, all those missing foreskins would reappear... like those missing teeth, hair, limbs, etc.
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  THIS SHOULD KEEP YOU BUSY FOR AWHILE!

  by Gary1914 in

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  there are 30 books of the bible in this paragraph.

  find them?

  this is a most remarkable puzzle.

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  Nellie

  COOL
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  An Especially Stupid Watchtower Issue (Mar 15, 06)

  by metatron in

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  what makes this latest watchtower particularily dumb?

  well, let's see.. take a look at this gem:.

  " ...would a christian who is a self employed contractor bid on a job that involves painting one of the churches of christendom and thereby.

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  Nellie

  Wow - I agree - how clear it all is today!
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  Retirement anyone?

  by mydiscounts in

  1. social
  2. current

  anyone here interested in money and retirement from a job?.

  why the rich get richer and the poor and middle class get poorer?

  it is because the system which they use to make money in was designed to end them up poor and working a job to the day they die.. poor and middle class need to change their money making system or they will never be free from a job.

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  Nellie

  your point?
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  Are you in a cult and want out? Be on the Dr. Phil show!

  by Dogpatch in

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  are you in a cult and want out?

  be on the dr. phil show!.

  http://www.drphil.com/plugger/respond/?plugid=9833do you feel you're involved in a cult?

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  Nellie

  This is an oximoron - nobody thinks they're in a cult. It isn't until you get out that you can see with clear understanding that it was a cult.

  Ok - maybe there are some who know that JWs are a cult and are "in" for other reasons. But they're not really "in" - they're "leading double lives." No true believer wants out.