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  Who here has lost their job?

  by daniel-p in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found out a couple weeks ago i'll be losing my job by the end of the year.

  despite having a bs, and almost a masters in a professional field, an outstanding education record, and having project management experience, i've had zero luck in getting a new job.

  unfortunately, i don't live in a large metro area, and so opportunities for my line of work (governmental) are limited here.

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  I did and it took 6 months to find another.
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  What are you thankful for?

  by I quit! in

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  2. friends

  i love thanksgiving.

  no pressure to buy people gifts, just be thankful.

  i never cease to give thanks that i'm out of the watchtower.

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  That I've got a job.
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  Kingdum Hall Libraries is suddenly missing books

  by Iwonder17 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  so i am at the kh the other night and decide to go to the library to waste some time to wait for the meeting to be over with.

  the hall that i go to has 3 congs.

  i notices that there don't seem to be as many books as usual.

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  Yes, I noticed that too last time I was at a meeting about 2 years ago. Other old books, besides bound volumens, were gone too.
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  Has anyone read this book?

  by LunaFing in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just started reading this book called: a history of god, the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, and islam by karen armstrong.

  has anyone read it?

  what did you think?

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  Please let us know how you like it. I enjoyed her books.
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  We live in a beautiful part of the world.

  by Gregor in

  1. social
  2. physical

  today my wife and i left the house at 9 am and had lunch at a restaurant in cannon beach while looking at this view.

  we were home by dinner time.. .

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  Great pic of Haystack. I love Oregon, can't wait until I can move there. :-)
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  The Fine Art of Saying "I'm Sorry".

  by BabaYaga in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is it almost a lost art?

  could you say it while you were a jehovah's witness?

  i will tell you this: it took me many, many years of being out of the organization before i could learn how to say "i'm sorry" and truly mean it.

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  I had a hard time apologizing as well. I always thought it was because I was an abused child and if I admitted to doing anything wrong, I would get beat. As I got older, I thought that intelligence was one of my few gifts and that I couldn't admit to doing anything wrong because it would make me look *gasp* stupid. Maybe there's more to my story. Thanks for giving me another reason. ;-) I think if you believe you have the truth, have all the answers to life's questions, you believe in supporting principles (except for the principle of LOVE), then, yes, you might have a hard time apologizing.
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  Should I try internet dating? Does it work?

  by Witness 007 in

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  2. experiences

  soon i will be seperated and although i will have a break from women i thought about dating web-sites......i don't know how else to do it..

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  Try it - what do you have to lose? Expect nothing and then you won't be disappointed. Exchange a few emails to get to know a woman. (Hint: ask questions) Meet for coffee/tea/drinks and make your escape within 15 minutes if the chick is loony. Then you'll have a good story to tell ;-)
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  HERE'S A BOMBSHELL ABOUT THE 144,000 DOCTRINE......

  by Mary in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just when you think you've heard it all............in my research for my project, i was doing some digging around on the subject of the 144,000 and came across something in the wts's literature that absolutely stunned me and, being the generous soul that i am , wanted to pass it on to you to get your thoughts on this.. .

  we all know that the society teaches that the 144,000 mentioned in revelation is speaking of "spiritual israel" and not 'fleshly israel' or even other christians in general right?

  there are countless quotes throughout the literature that we are all familiar with that specifically state this, but to drive home a point, here are a few:.

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  Thanks Mary! I don't know why the apostles couldn't be judges of a group they're also part of.
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  Watchtower deception regarding the TRINITY

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have finally finished an article outlining the deceptive way in which the watchtower presents its anti-trinitarian information.

  any constructive criticism such as regarding errors that may have crept in is welcome.

  since i cannot embed a page i hope entering the html code works, otherwise it can be read at http://jwfacts.com/index_files/trinity.htm.

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  Hi JWfacts, Very thorough - thanks for your work on this! I hope the book "Jesus and Yahweh" by Harold Bloom will shed light on this topic. It's in my stack to read.
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  avatars and member names, who's going to keep the same?

  by DaCheech in

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  2. friends

  if joining other boards, will you stay same?.

  how will we know who you are from this universe?.

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  I will keep "serendipty" as well.