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  Hedging your bets to everlasting life!!!!!!!!!

  by Spectrum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the mentality of some jws which keeps them in the org is one of hedging their position and not one of love for the org or anyone else for that matter.

  basically they rationalise their situation by saying, "if i'm right, then i get everlasting life.

  if i'm wrong what's the problem?

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  Spectrum

  moomanchu,
  
  Yeap, sounds like my brother-in-law. He has made money off them from selling and getting them to things for free. The amount of times I helped i'm out but the last time was the last time, he never reciprocates.
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  Hedging your bets to everlasting life!!!!!!!!!

  by Spectrum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the mentality of some jws which keeps them in the org is one of hedging their position and not one of love for the org or anyone else for that matter.

  basically they rationalise their situation by saying, "if i'm right, then i get everlasting life.

  if i'm wrong what's the problem?

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  Spectrum

  B,
  
  This is the problem, they really feel that their approach is acceptable to God, that he will overlook the fact that they are just betting both sides because they are at least doing the Org's bidding which takes them off god's shit list and puts them on the A-list.
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  Hedging your bets to everlasting life!!!!!!!!!

  by Spectrum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the mentality of some jws which keeps them in the org is one of hedging their position and not one of love for the org or anyone else for that matter.

  basically they rationalise their situation by saying, "if i'm right, then i get everlasting life.

  if i'm wrong what's the problem?

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  Spectrum

  The mentality of some JWs which keeps them in the Org is one of hedging their position and not one of love for the Org or anyone else for that matter.
  Basically they rationalise their situation by saying, "if I'm right, then I get everlasting life. If I'm wrong what's the problem? I have my life, a social circle of friends and a clear christian conscience. How many other people on this planet have these two great choices?
  
  This is the position of my sister and her husband. They are exactly what christianity should not be about - materialism and racism, which sums them up.
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  If A JW Came To Your Door, What Would You Do???

  by minimus in

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  Spectrum

  Recently I had an offer from an old friend to discuss some of the questions I posed him. Stuff I learned here. I declined because I knew neither of us would give way.
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  Pet Hates. What are Yours?!!!

  by Spectrum in

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  2. entertainment

  some mindless fun!

  hoovering.

  really hate this one.

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  Spectrum

  This one makes me psychotic.
  
  People that eat noisely and/or talk in the cinema.
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  Hello

  by EyesOpened in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my parents became jw's in 1972 - i was 6 yrs old.

  i followed their lead, baptized at 15, regular pioneer at 19, ms at 21, elder at 27. have given district and circuit talks, tms overseer yada, yada, yada... .

  last september i stopped and haven't looked back.

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  Spectrum

  Welcome eyesopened,
  
  I hope you have re-established a loving relationship with your sisters.
  How did you realise it was all BS?
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  Your favourite film of all time?

  by Spectrum in

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  mindless fun part (ii) .

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  mine is - west side story followed in second place by the very first star wars.

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  Spectrum

  Mindless fun part (II)
  
  
  Mine is - West Side Story followed in second place by the very first Star Wars.
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  What kind of thing do you want right now but cannot afford it right now?

  by averyniceguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for me, i would like to have a leather recliner from rooms to go.

  what about you?

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  Spectrum

  Doing the Inca Trail all the way to Machupichu
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  Pet Hates. What are Yours?!!!

  by Spectrum in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  some mindless fun!

  hoovering.

  really hate this one.

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  Spectrum

  Some mindless fun!
  
  
  Hoovering. Really hate this one.
  
  Checking my receipts against my monthly credit card bill. Makes my heart pump fasters!!
  
  Sales assistance that don't know how to assist. Why, Oh why are they being paid a salary?
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  What are you doing to stay healthy ??

  by Genesis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  im just wondering about what people of different are doing to stay healthy.

  personally, im into bodybuilding since a couple of months and i love it !

  im eating cleaner than ever (but not as i would like) and exercise 4 days a week.

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  Spectrum

  Genesis,
  
  If you want to go down the health path then stay off the supplements. They are marketed at people that don't have a clue about health. Everything you need is found in the variety of food that is available, the difference being that in natural foods vitamins etc are in the right form for the body to absorb them properly.
  Use olive oil and eat a balanced diet and you'll be OK. I find that body builders are some of the unhealthiest people around. If you want to be healthy stay off their type of diets.
  
  I used to weight train 3 times a week but now I just run 3 times a week.