Topics Started by KennyC

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Why no Kingdom Ministries???
by mama1119 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when i was disfellowshipped, the elders told me i could have copies of the watchtower and awake and any publications for bookstudy etc, but could not have a kingdom ministry...does anyone know why that rule???

?
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Things the FDS knows well but cunningly conceals
by greendawn in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what things do you believe the fds is well aware of but refuses to disclose to its followers because it is not in its interests to do so, and why?

i give one example: abraham, isaac and jacob did not look forward to an earthly but a heavenly life, according to paul at hebrews 11: 13-16 .

"13 all these people were still living by faith when they died.
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Dating an Ex-JW
by dyone in
1. social
2. relationships
i am dating someone who recently left the jw religion.

i am not a jw, nor do i align myself with any specific religious organization.. intellectually, it was very difficult for me to accept that he could be absorbed into what i believe is one of the strongest cults of our society, but in time i realized just how easy it was to be absolved in something that you are forced into out of fear.. he's at a point right now where he is reading/researching various literature and discussing his experiences openly *such as boards as these* and i encourage such discussions.

he does not see himself ever returning to the religion and is even willing to face that he may be shunned from his own family as a result.. here is where i am "stuck".
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Would you go see........
by kerj2leev in
1. jw
2. friends
vanilla ice....he's coming to play at a place a couple minutes from my house.

i think i'm going to go, its a pretty small venue, should be interesting!

!
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JW Definition of "Spiritual Activities" - Ridiculously Narrow
by Seeker4 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the thread on jws and hobbies got me to thinking about this, one of my basic disagreements with witness thinking.

the wts always seemed to be dividing activities into those that were "spiritual," and those that weren't.

in witness-land, going to meetings, praying, going out in field service and personal bible study were basically considered the only "spiritual activities.
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Help ... Any handy men/women out there
by looking_glass in
1. jw
2. experiences
my microwave is not heating up food.

it activates and everything seems to work, but it does not heat anything up.

i have taken out the panel underneath to see if anything is leaking or wires hanging out or exposed and nothing.
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More fake watchtower covers/parodies - please send more if you have them!
by alienagent in
1. social
2. humour
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(if this image doesn't come over, please tell me what i might be doing wrong.

it is jpg.
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Guilt only on "Individual Basis"
by KennyC in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
scapegoating is a practice of the old mosaic law and one of the influences of lying apostates and judaizers that the apostles fought against in the 1st century.

in ancient judaism there were instances of group sin where their sins were written down and tied to the beast and it would be sent off into the wilderness as a representation of sins being forgotten and gone.

jw's do the same thing with individuals, usually in the form of "apostates" being disfellowshipped.
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Syd's Dead
by Shining One in
1. jw
2. experiences
i found out a few days ago.

what a sad story and short life for a man who was far ahead of his time in rock and roll....i hope you are in a better place now.

goodby syd.
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So, I have this kitten...
by KennyC in
1. social
2. humour
...and she is cute as can be.

we watched her grow and learn to play with new toys without freaking out over them.

one toy is a little stuffed bulldog with a harley davidson black jacket and a bandana.