Posts by grissom

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Should dubs be hanging out in casinos?

by unbeliever in

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mom and i went to have a bite to eat at one of her favorite restaurants which is in a casino.

lo and behold as we were leaving in walks 5 of her dub friends who were going to eat at the same place.

she was talking and talking and i got tired of standing there being ignored so i walked away and started playing the slots which was well in their eye site.

grissom

It's not the gambling that is wrong. It is the losing that is wrong.

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Should dubs be hanging out in casinos?

by unbeliever in

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friends

mom and i went to have a bite to eat at one of her favorite restaurants which is in a casino.

lo and behold as we were leaving in walks 5 of her dub friends who were going to eat at the same place.

she was talking and talking and i got tired of standing there being ignored so i walked away and started playing the slots which was well in their eye site.

grissom

Why not? They have good cheap buffets.

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Did Anyone Ever Try To Get The UN Scandal In The News Here In Canada Or The

by Legolas in

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hi, i am new to this site as of july.

i just disassociated myself last month (history of why and the elders visit i think is on my profile) anyway did anyone evere try to get the un scandal in the news somehow here in canada or in the us?

thanks yvonne

grissom

Why? It is a non-issue.

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Reason for getting disfellowshipped.

by greendawn in

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what were you all disfellowshipped for?

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perhaps a frequent topic overall but i never happened to notice it.

grissom

The only reasons that one is disfellowshipped is for one not having a Christian attitude or heart.

It is not for or from a particular sin. But it is from one's reaction to that sin such as non-repentance.

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Where is Ray Franz today?

by zagor in

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does anyone know what he does these days?

did he start his own religion?

is he writing another book?

grissom

Not in the truth that is for sure since he left.

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Do you think any GB Members will have the courage to pull a 'Ray Franz'?

by GetBusyLiving in

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do you think any current gb member could have the courage to come clean and leave the org.

a la ray franz?

gbl

grissom

I didn't think that Ray Franz had courage.

Someone with courage would not have left and wrote a book if one thinks there are problems.

Someone with courage would have dealt with matters.

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grissom-Introduce yourself!

by Sparkplug in

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i know that you are new here, but have left yourself open to some comments.

i have been curious as to why you post.

do you have doubts?

grissom

I have been curious as to why you post.

This is called Jehovah's Witnesses discussion forum. I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Thus this is the place to discuss things.

You ask if I have doubts.

On the contrary. Why would posting here give me doubts? It makes me stronger.

Does Lance Armstrong get to be a stronger rider sitting and listening to Sheryl Crow music,

or being on his bike?

We need to exercise to get stronger. To get stronger in the faith, I exercise my faith.

That is like the reason to go out in field service. You mention about changing people's minds.

No, that is not the reason for the ministry. The reason is to make our faith stronger by

exercising it, by using it. When I research the objections, I then find out that I and we are right.

That is what it means to make the truth your own. That is why when everyone is talking about the WTS,

I see where you all have gone wrong, you have not made the truth your own.

How do you remain a person in good standing when so many have suffered ostracism for way less than you’re posting on this board? ; Does this bother your conscience? ; I am not sure about your other ID, but I am curious about people in your situation. ;

I am not sure what you mean. What situation am I in? What about my other ID? People were focusing on the name and making fun of it, plus it was registered under the wrong email address so I couldn't get back the password to use it.

Do you not see what all people have gone through? ; Or maybe some of the doctrine flaws

As I said, I have studied these "doctrinal flaws" and I have that I have the truth. There is no trinity, no hellfire, etc.

About what people have gone through. As Trump said:"Everyone has problems, want a napkin." I got problems too.

Why let your problems define you? I am not letting them define me and not letting them lead me from the truth.

I think that if people loose thier lives over these doctrines than perhaps the item one will loose thier life over should be fact. ; What do you think?&

People (like the ones on here) will not lose life because of any doctrines. Losing life will be from their attitudes. From which I see that many are bad.

Do you like a good fight? ; Do you question a bit too much and feel the need to see and just are not comfortable with giving it all up? ; Are you trolling? ; What is your deal?
Dismiss all this if you already posted this under your old baldheaded name.... ; ;

Sure, I like a good fight. They are my best calls in service.

There are things that I don't agree with but none of it matters. Don't know what trolling is.

My deal you ask?

There are those who get stumbled because they see that Jehovah's Witnesses have done bad things. So I studied the Bible and I found that there have been many examples of Jehovah's servants who have done bad things from Adam through the Christians. But none of that changed who God was/is and his expectations.

I have studied doctrine and dates and see that those questioning matters are doing it from the wrong angle or perspective, so I look to the right perspective.

Should I dismiss all that if you validate my namechange?

It is interesting that the posting guidelines below say to avoid.

Insulting, threatening or provoking language
Inciting hatred on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality or sexuality or other personal characteristic.
Swearing, using hate-speech or making obscene or vulgar comments.

But yet the majority here do those things. That tells me alot about the attitudes of those who have the contra agenda.

1. They can't read directions in the forum they like. 2. They can't follow directions of the forum that they like.

3. Their hatred and abusive attitude overrides everything else. So when people talk about what people have gone

through, they make it not matter.

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"Tear Down the Watchtower Day!"

by 144001 in

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after surviving what has been a rather depressing week, an idea suddenly came to me.

after being born and raised in the loathsome cult that is the watchtower, i was deprived of many things, including without limitation all holidays and the accompanying joy that goes with them.

as an adult, i've been celebrating all the traditional "worldly" holidays, but although i enjoy and appreciate them, i've noticed that there's something missing.