Ellie

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  So what was God's address then?

  by MidwichCuckoo in

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  so, according to genesis 1v1, ''in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth'' - so what i want to know is if god lives in the heavens now, where did he live before he created them?

  was he just renting a place?

  maybe his nan's spare room?

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  Ellie

  thats a very very good question
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  what do ex jws become

  by jwfacts in

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  what do most ex jws become, christian, athiest/agnostic or some other religion?

  and since we all need to be labelled, what do i call myself now?

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  Ellie

  Personally, I'm still trying to work it out.

  I don't believe that God would approve of any religion at the moment.
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  Who's that Knocking on my Door?

  by prophecor in

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  it's saturday morning, the most notorious day for field service.

  do you recognise the knock?

  can you tell, for whom the bell tolls?

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  Ellie

  Im fortunate becuase the witnesses stay well away from my door, its funny to watch actually because they go to all my neighbours / friends houses and get turned away because of my gossiping about them, however I can't seem to walk through my local town centre / supermarket or anywhere for that matter without the fun (embaressment for them) of bumping into atleast one.
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  Are You For or Against Abortion?

  by minimus in

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  Ellie

  I personally would never have an abortion unless there was something wrong with the baby and the doctors were 100% sure that the baby would not survive.

  However, I am not totally against abortion either, some people find themselves in desperate situations were abortion is to them the only option, and I would never judge these people for this.
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  Do you believe that good comes from fighting?

  by jeanniebeanz in

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  2. family

  for example, if you and your significant other fight, does any good ever come of it?

  what about getting 'into it' with your teenagers; is that a good thing or a bad thing?.

  does fighting ever yield a favorable outcome?.

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  Ellie

  Well, fighting with my man last night earned me a cup of tea and a bacon sandwich this morning so I'd have to say, yes sometimes!
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  Do you think of yourself as an apostate

  by barbar in

  1. jw
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  many of the people on this site say that they are apostates.

  but that is not the way i feel about myself.. i am not angry with the "witnesses" or the organisation, i don't feel that i wasted my life.

  i just think that i was stupid to believe it for 30 years (well sort of believe it, i did have severe doubts on and off).

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  Ellie

  No, I'm not an apostate, I don't feel the need to waste any more time on those people or the organisation, however I do like this board because I can relate to what other people have been through and it makes me feel less of a freak.
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  Crime-Victim’s mom says Satan caused attack

  by DannyHaszard in

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  victims mom says satan caused attack

  the trentonian, nj - 3 hours ago .

  ... asked if she lives in a gang-infested area of trenton, where her son might have confronted gang members on her behalf, she said, "im a jehovahs witness ... .

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  Ellie

  Its very sad that this has happened but his mother looks like the lunatic, not the attackers.
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  Depression and JW's

  by damselfly in

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  i don't wish to hijack the chronic fatigue thread so i started this one.

  when i was a teen i suffered from severe depression brought on by emotional abuse, sexual abuse and the jw way of handling it.

  i couldn't physically get out of bed, didn't know what day it was, had no desire to eat and dropped below 100 lbs.

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  Ellie

  I don't know much about depression but I have noticed that a lot of witnesses have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or atleast obsessive tendencies.

  I heared a talk about what they called 'habits' which was getting at OCD, and they basically said to put more trust in Jehovah to help overcome this mental illness - utter codswallop!
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  remember those stories about demonic possession?

  by LuckyNun in

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  and how people would swear that things moved by themselves and hovered around?

  well, i wish my stuff was possessed so it would move itself to my new apartment for me.

  it's 116 degrees here.

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  Ellie

  I remember being scared out of my wits as a kid, being told all manner of ghost stories, mainly about the house my dad and half sister lived in before I was born, apparently someone had done a ouiji board in there and the house was posessed, they used to tell me all about it in great detail, I'm 25 now and still scared.
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  If a J.W. went to a Catholic Hospital......?

  by hubert in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  had to go to a catholic hospital ie: st. mary's, st. stanislaus, etc.say, in an emergency, but was admitted and stayed there for a few days, would he/she get reproved or disfellowshipped?.

  would there be an hlc there to make sure that person didn't receive blood?

  can the hlc gain access to the j.w.

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  Ellie

  I doubt very much that they would get into trouble for going to a Catholic hospital as I attended a Roman Catholic school for years as a witness kid.

  I don't know about the liason committee though.