I remember a sister making a comment that if you have already passed the age of 18 and are not baptized than one must question their "spirituality"
So I guess we should be questioning Jesus too huh?
stillAwitness
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13 years old boy has been baptized
by M.Bibleres in13 years old boy has been baptized!
this month i went to a circuit assembly (north/west germany) to spy what is going on and too keep me up to date with teachings and jehovah's witnesses language.
after the assembly was over i just happened to see a father congratulating his child for being baptized.
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HELP ME WITH MY TALK! DON'T MAKE ME BEG!
by stillAwitness intheme: what can we learn from jesus' family?
source material: student research
working on point #25: use of an outline- (basically making sure i don't read straight from my notes and my words flow)
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I did get the talk togethor and I will post it after I give it tonight. Good points jwfacts. I never thought about it but yeah you're right. some of Jesus' family thought he was going out of his mind but you never heard of them wanting to run him out of the village or anything. and yeah, of course jesus wasn't baptized till 30! what a bunch of crock! now i almost don't wanna give the talk at all! i will feel like a puppet on that stage on tuesday.
but I will look cute doing it. Don't mean to brag but there's a handful of older brothers in my hall hammering for a "courtship" with me. My mother actually thinks there is something wrong with me for having no interest in any of them. What seems to be the problem mother??! Heaven forbid I am not attracted to the 27 year old ministereal servant who wears the ugly ties and can't seem to keep his eyes at my tits. The nerve of me thinking that at 22 I am too young to get married! I should be honored to even be seeked by such a man of Jehovah and eager to live a life of submission and toilet cleaning after meetings every other week.
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What Religion DOESN'T Use Fear Tactics and Threats?
by Nate Merit infear of the unknown (and certainly death is the great unknown) is the primal motivator in religion.
those who clue into this learn to manipulate others through fear of punishment and promise of reward.
yes, it is in fact that childishly simple.
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Kabbablah?
Scientology?
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Let's write a short [or long] story....
by AK - Jeff inone line at a time.
no vulgarity please - take the story wherever you want to.. .
jane was a brilliant spokeswoman for the council, and as she prepared to step to the podium a surprising flash of light caught her left eye.
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"Jane! This is important! I've come to you for a reason." Mystery man pleads with all seriousness in his voice.
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Nowhere else to go
by joelbear inthere is really nowhere else for me to post about what goes on inside me.
i know that my problems aren't all because i was a witness.
the agony in my mind has led me to a psychiatrist.. he has diagnosed me with cyclothymic mood disorder, a milder form.
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stillAwitness
I hope that you see althought you feel so alone that you see there are people who do care.You have 2 pages worth of posts so far from many people who don't even know you yet are still willing to give you words of encouragement.
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Let's write a short [or long] story....
by AK - Jeff inone line at a time.
no vulgarity please - take the story wherever you want to.. .
jane was a brilliant spokeswoman for the council, and as she prepared to step to the podium a surprising flash of light caught her left eye.
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stillAwitness
Suddenly the mystery man slaps Jane across the face jolting her to an upward position and bellows: "What is wrong with you child?!"
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Huge shock!
by Crumpet ini just got a major shock.
i can't believe the new levels of cruelty possible within families who are jws.. a friend on this board who i've known since i was a baby practically has managed to get me a picture of my little sister who i haven't seen for 8 years - the one who i've mentioned my dad said was working on the bethel quick build team.
the one who i've described my fears that she and my younger sister are staying single until armageddon.
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stillAwitness
How awful! So you have no contact with your sister whatsoever? Has she shunned you to? That must be hard-sisters are like best friends. I feel for you.
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As a JW did you ever have a personal relationship with God?
by Evanescence in.
as a jehovah's witness did you ever have a personal relationship with god?.
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Never and I still don't
In my mind, God is this angry, bitter jeloous man with a sick sense of humor for creating roaches.
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stillAwitness
I don't know if this is what you mean but when I used to live in florida through every single hurricane the brothers would always encourage us to come to the meetings as long as there was no federal warning to evacuate or something
They'd say things like: ' wouldn't you prefer to be in Jehovah's house if a natural disaster was approaching?'
And folks would get all weird about it like it was really armageddon and the meeting nights would be filled to capacity while outside you can hear palm trees and debris are flying through the streets.
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HELP ME WITH MY TALK! DON'T MAKE ME BEG!
by stillAwitness intheme: what can we learn from jesus' family?
source material: student research
working on point #25: use of an outline- (basically making sure i don't read straight from my notes and my words flow)
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oh my...how come I never noticed enigma one's pic before?
MEOW!