Topics Started by dontnowat2believe

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YOU'RE ALL GOING TO DIE!
by Gill in
1. jw
2. friends
well, today i began to think there really was no point in trying to argue a point in a reasonable reasoning way with a jw, after all, there's non so blind as those who will not see.. i saw my, mother, again and we had a humungous scrap on the wtbts.

she wanted to know if i expected her to return to the rcatholic church as that's the religion she originated in.

she told me how she had been badly beaten by the nuns and that on one occasion when she had missed class and gone to the cinema instead she had received such a severe clobbering that she could barely sit down for a week.
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Called the information desk again about the UN
by skyman in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have called many times in the past.

this time i was calling for a sister that wanted to know the truth from the society.

the brother from the information desk said they did join but realy they were tricked.
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Letting thier actions give a thorough witness (a co-workers thoughts)....
by riotgirlpeeps in
1. jw
2. experiences
late last week i got a chance to give a good "anti-witness".

there is a co-worker of mine who was raised around the org but never became one.

she recently has studied off and on.. she knows a little about my situation, ie divorce finalized in the beginning of the year, actual process started last june.
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Discipline or Child Abuse?
by Dimples in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i remember spanking my son when we used to attend meetings and conventions because he cried and just wouln't sit still.

i was told that he had to be disciplined so he would learn to behave and learn what was being said from the platform.

now that i look back i realize that that was child abuse and i feel so horrible about it.do you feel guilty for spanking your kids during meetings and conventions?
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How do you feel, relieved or sad?
by jula71 in
1. jw
2. experiences
ive been doing a bunch of reflecting and pondering> im just seeing if anyone else has been feeling this and/or if its common.

relieved that i have a new found freedom, free to pursue goals and dreams i never could as a dub.

free from the guilt, always feeling god is watching waiting from me to screw up so he can erase my name from the book of life.
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Can JW's take vacations.....from the truth?
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
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when jw's want a vacation, they have to go someplace to justify that they aren't at the hall.

so often we hear that brother of sister "x" went to hawaii for 3 weeks, and everybody is happy.. but, if a jw doesn't have the money to take a real vacation, but just wants to take, lets say 3 weeks off, and stay at home without going to any meeting, can it be done without questions asked, just like the couple going to hawaii?.
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Directions please
by dontnowat2believe in
1. jw
2. friends
ive only been on the net a few weeks (i know ive been stuck in the darkages) and only been visiting this site for about the same time.

i was wondering do you guys meet up in chat rooms ?

and if so could you tell me witch ones ?, im abit of a internet virgin and dont no were to go.
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Why cant JWs celebrate Holidays again?
by Mary Phooty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what is the dumb reason behind that?

is it satanic too like horoscopes and thanksgiving?
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Assembly in Salt Lake City
by I quit! in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife is going to the assembly in salt lake city over the 4th of july weekend.

anyone here condemned to that one?

i heard they are going to have huge fireworks display to celebrate the 4th and.........well, maybe i didn't hear that.
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Fantastic sayings
by PaulJ in
1. social
2. humour
i just thought id create a thread for all the great saying and phrases you have heard.

my favourite is "bingo wings"- a name given to the chunky flesh that seems to be trying to escape the arms of (usually) older women.

best viewed at bingo, when they throw their arms in the air and should 'house'.. any more for any more?