Joel Wideman

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  kwintestal == birthday boy.

  by ackack in

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  i'm jealous.

  he's gonna get all the attention.

  way to go kwin!

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  Joel Wideman

  Happy Birthday!
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  How do you explain bible prophecies?

  by ithinkisee in

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  you know the ones ... how alexander the great was supposedly predicted in advance .... how daniel interpreted dreams and foretold bablyons destruction ..... how cyrus was named years in advance .... how jesus fulfilled so many hebrew scriptures prophecies ...... how do you explain this?

  conspiracy by the early church?

  conspiracy by the 70 scholars of the lxx?.

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  Joel Wideman

  Qcmbr, Great Britain helped the South, it is true. But the involvement did not constitute war "upon all nations". Also, while WWI and WWII were by definition war "upon all nations", they had nothing at all to do with South Carolina.
  This isn't the only false prophecy, but this isn't an exmormon board, and this thread has been hijacked enough.
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  Do you JW's or ex-JWs or Bacs believe the earth is going to burn up?

  by booker-t in

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  i have been wondering about this question for many years since i left the jw's.

  i was wondering what people think about this question especially jw's that are doubting the wt or ex-jw's or even born-again christians(bacs) what do you think jehovah is going to do with planet earth?

  is he going to set it on fire and burn it up?

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  Why should he do anything to it? We're more likely to blow it up on our own.
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  Are there any writers on here?

  by PaulJ in

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  ok, i work in a dull 9-5 job that is busy but quite boring.

  i guess by being a jw in the past i've been encouraged all along to be settled, work to get by.

  my focus was supposed to be serving jehovah and nothing else.

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  Joel Wideman

  I also write. The actual writing is only about 10% of the work, the rest is research and preparation. It is true that you should write what you know, but that doesn't mean you can't research something enough to write about it. As for preparation, here are two examples at opposite ends: Stephen King makes a thorough outline before he starts writing, but his final work bears little resemblance to it. Peter Straub avoids writing any outline at all, though he does have a mental picture of the basic plot.
  Writers must write, but they must also read. Read everything you can. Nonfiction, fiction, classics, modern literature, your chosen genre, outside it, non-genre, everything. Join a workshop like Critters that has a variety of authors at all levels of ability. (Critters is mainly for SF, Fantasy, or Horror short stories, but sometimes novels are critiqued.) Learning how to critique other stuff gives you incite to your own writing.
  Finally, you can sign up now (until November 25th) for the annually held NaNoWriMo challenge.
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  Which aspect of JWs would you like to see a documentary about?

  by Gadget in

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  if you had a chance to make a documentary about some aspect of the jws, what would ou choose?

  would you talk about shunning, the blood issue, explain how its a cult, or what?

  unfortunately this would only be for an 8 minute segment on a current affairs programme so i need something that'll get peoples attention and make them think without having to go too deep into the subject.. what would you choose to talk about?.

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  Joel Wideman

  TopHat: Joel, that's not fair, they might have been mentally ILL when they joined.
  Precisely.
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  Just realized how the WTS and investing are extremely similar (analogy)

  by Jourles in

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  i was reading onacruise's story about the anticipation of 1975 and it really clicked this time.

  it clicked before, but not like this.. how many of you have had friends or relatives urge you to buy a stock or some other investment because "it is gonna go sky high!"?

  how many of you believe that being a jw requires total emotional attachment to the wts?

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  Not dumb at all. Sounds right on the money.
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  Which aspect of JWs would you like to see a documentary about?

  by Gadget in

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  if you had a chance to make a documentary about some aspect of the jws, what would ou choose?

  would you talk about shunning, the blood issue, explain how its a cult, or what?

  unfortunately this would only be for an 8 minute segment on a current affairs programme so i need something that'll get peoples attention and make them think without having to go too deep into the subject.. what would you choose to talk about?.

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  How about the high incidence of mental illness?
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  how long did it take?

  by mjs mouse, ben in

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  newbie here, a lil about me......grew up around the jw religion, never was baptized but i did get to the level of "unbaptized publisher" once, as of now i dont attend any "meetings", but still get the watchtowers and awakes pushed to me by family members.

  it's actually been 3 years since i realized that it wasnt the "truth", even though i've probably have known it all along.

  my question to the groups is, how long did it take you to stop calling it "the truth"?

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  Joel Wideman

  Welcome. It took me a very long time, and it was a gradual process. When I finally was receptive to the real facts, it was a relief.
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  Do i deserve to choose?

  by ConFuseDnStresSed05 in

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  i'm 18, my whole life i've been fed a lie that my whole family believes is true, they've done nothing but try to help me in what ever ways their religion will allow them, and now wfter being sheltered, confused, but taken care of physically and what my mother thinks is spiritually i'm ready to leave it all ebhind, friends, family and more because now i'm of age and can see the numerous flaws and problems in the orginization.

  do i deserve to choose what to do.

  i'm between a rock and a hardplace.

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  Joel Wideman

  EVERY adult has the RIGHT to choose their own lives. JWs will only love you if you are one of them, and leaning on them is like leaning on a wall made of tissue. People who truly love you are there to be leaned on, no matter what, and they'll hold you up.
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  Reveal something "weird" or "unusual" about yourself

  by JH in

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  whatever i drink from the fridge, i put it into the microwave for 10 seconds so that it won't be too cold to drink.. .

  whenever i drink ice cold liquids, it irritates my tongue/mouth and often triggers a sore throat.

  now you have additional proof that i'm weird .

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  Joel Wideman

  I'm ambidextrous. I can do many tasks with either my right or left hand. As a child, I was often confused as to which hand I should use when learning something new. I never learned to throw or write lefthanded, but I can play pool with either hand. It's gotten me into trouble a few times.