Topics Started by Apostate Kate

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FLAG SALUTE COURT CASE 2005 NOT 1943
by DannyHaszard in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
duval student who refused pledge of allegiance, told to leave ...

montgomery county sentinel, md - 30 minutes ago .

... in an 8-1 vote, the court ruled that west virginia violated the first amendment rights of jehovah's witnesses students when they were expelled for refusing to ...
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Love Bombing JWs vs JWD
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
according to the book cults in our midst by margaret thaler singer the practice of love bombing is a common practice in groups who seek to control others.

she states:.

most cults have specific plans for drawing in each recruit.
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Hello Everyone From a Newby
by Apostate Kate in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted to introduce myself.

i have read many threads here for several years, but never made a commitment to stick around.

tonight i understand why.
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What are JW's leaders going to do when we hit the year 2014 and no Armaggdn
by booker-t in
1. jw
2. friends
we are fast approaching the year 2014 which will be 100 years since 1914. what are jw's and the wt going to do if armaggeddon has not occurred by then?

will they come up with a bunch of "new light" to do away with 1914 all together?

will they suddenly announce that jesus came into kingdom power in the year 2014?
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Card of Encouragement From Long-time JW Reeks of Despair
by Seeker4 in
1. jw
2. friends
i happened to see a card a few minutes ago from a jw i grew up with to another jw that we grew up with.

all of us are in our 50s now, and we've known each other since we were early teens.. the sister who wrote the card has pioneered for decades.

she's married, but decided to never have kids.
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LOOKS OR PERSONALITY?
by Mary in
1. jw
2. friends
ok, if you had to choose between looks and personality, which wins?

guys: if a girl is only mediocre in the looks department but is absolutely fab-u-lous in the personality dept...........which is more important to you?

or are they equally important?
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Birthday celebrations and customs - Are they for Christians?
by AlmostAtheist in
1. jw
2. friends
i sent my birthday document (http://thebentinel.com/jw-birthdays.html) to a poster here that is at the very least a jw-sympathizer, if not a full-blown jw.

the response i got back indicated that my reasoning on it was seriously flawed and essentially any idiot with a passing knowledge of scripture and history can tell that birthdays are not something christians should celebrate.. of course, if you're not a bible-believer or a god-believer, you couldn't care less about pagan origins and all that.

but let's keep this conversation on the 'appropriate for christians' vein.
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What did you do as a child (or adult) to survive boredom during meetings?
by Wasanelder Once in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
what did you do as a child (or adult) to survive boredom during meetings?.

as a child i remember sitting behind a sister with a pink angora sweater.

i would pull of a bit of the lint from it and tilt my head back and place it above my lips a bit.
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Has Anyone Got Any Proof That The Society Monitors Apostate Web Sites?
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i am extremely skeptical about this, yet people on this forum seem to talk about it as though it were a fact.

so has anyone got any actual concrete proof?

here are the reasons why i don't think they do:.
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Where are you on the map? New Maps
by Lady Lee in
1. jw
2. friends
ok there are so many americans on the map now i had to split you all in half.. valis was kind enough to let me place the maps on his website until i found a new home for them.. photobucket seems to be a good option - at least for now.

so i have uploaded the new maps which have been updated to include everyone who has asked.. so if you were wondering where we are from.

or how close you are to other jwd posters in your area just take a look.