Posts by damselfly

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HOW MANY SECRET APOSTATES ARE THERE IN CONGREGATIONS?

by badboy in

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any ideas?

damselfly

I agree with Avi & KK. I would estimate that a full 50% of the teens (13-19) in my old hall thought it was all bull. As far as the adults who knows? I didn't talk to them and they didn't talk to me.

Dams

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How does my Dress Look?

by whyamihere in

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i am going to my cousins wedding this sunday.

i am really upset because since the past few years our best friend forever friendship really has went down hill.

i have no clue.

damselfly

It's a well known fact that demons enjoy boobs emmensely! Hence all the admontions against cleavage and cleavage enhancers at the KH.

Dams

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How does my Dress Look?

by whyamihere in

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i am going to my cousins wedding this sunday.

i am really upset because since the past few years our best friend forever friendship really has went down hill.

i have no clue.

damselfly

I think rebel8's suggestion is great. Never kill with kindness if you can slay them with boobs.

Be sure to post a pic with your head attached soon.

Dams

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A 'concerned friend' coming for coffee at 1:30 - HELP!

by GoingGoingGone in

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i just got a phone call from a really good friend of mine.

her husband is an elder, and a good friend of my husband's.

well, sunday my husband had the public talk in our kh, and they took him to lunch afterwords.

Is there any way you can just gently tell her that you have been busy, involved with the children, very tired? I know these aren't very helpful but I am assuming by your post that you aren't about to blurt "Never!" I would probably thank her for her concern, say I appreciate her effort but I am fine thanks.

Dams

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Does the Bible Have a Hidden Code?

by undercover in

from the wts website:.

bout two years after the assassination of israeli prime minister yitzhak rabin in 1995, a journalist claimed that with the assistance of computer technology, he had discovered a prediction of that event hidden in the original hebrew bible text.

the journalist, michael drosnin, wrote that he had tried to warn the prime minister over a year before the assassination but to no avail.. other books and articles have now been published claiming that this hidden code provides absolute proof of god's inspiration of the bible.

damselfly

Well that is just simply fascinating. Do they not take the time to read these articles before popping them off into cyber-land? If they truly believe that the bible's message is clear and simple then why do they study numerous books and publications that "interpret" that same clear and simple message?

Does the average witness not think about this very same thing as they read the website and look over at their sagging bookcase of WTS info?

Dams

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Just for Es....

by wanderlustguy in

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es needs a thread...i've noticed she's been in the dumps and seems to think no one really notices.

well, time for that crap to stop.. you need to know you make a difference, just by putting in your two cents on any given subject here you make me crack a little grin, and i know i''m not the only one.

to say no one really notices is to berate the contribution you make as well as so many others.

damselfly

I'm very glad that you seem to be an upswing.

Dams

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My wife is thinking of quitting the "truth"!

by Goldminer in

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last night my wife said she was thinking about quitting the truth.she says she finds it too hard with me having doubts and not wanting to be a jw anymore.she has also been burned by her few jw friends,and the rest are either disfellowshipped or getting divorced.it's really hard to build lasting relationships with such people in the religion.. another positive factor is that she has made 2 good "worldly" friends over the past year.i think she's starting to see that people on the outside can be nice,have morals and accept others as they are.. i hope in time she starts feeling good about this decision and that i can slowly show her the many errors of the wts.so far she agrees with many of the things i've told her but still believes it's the truth.it's a hard battle but i never tought i'd hear her say those words.. btw,she finally called a local elder to see if he can help me with my many questions.he's coming over tonight so it should be quite interesting.i think he'll be a little surprised at some of the direct questions i have;i'm also hoping that after a while he decides there's not much hope for me and just labels me an apostate and starts talking about df'ing me.that would show my wife their attitude towards answering questions that have no scriptural answers.. anyways,i'll do my best to keep you all up-dated.it can be hard to post as my wife diesn't know i come here on a regular basis.. goldminer