I would be prepared for his accusation of apostate literature. I would mention something like. If I was going to become a member of a catholic church or a mormon church do you think I should read up on what they believe? the church's history? What ex-believers and current believers have to say before I commit my self spiritually to any religion. I think you need to make a valid point of your asking questions. Otherwise, once if feels like an attack to him, he may shut down.
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What Questions Should I Ask?
by Serene ini am gearing up to have "the big discussion" with my boyfriend about his witness beliefs... and i was wondering what are some good questions to ask him?
at this point, im not bent on "proving him wrong" as i think that is a bad attitude to take into a discussion of this nature, but i do plan on asking him to make sense of some of the more questionable practices of the jws... (dubs?
the questions i have so far are .
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April 2006 Kingdom Ministry at reexamine.org
by JW_Researcher inapril 2006 kingdom ministry is at reexamine.org but the 8 pages are individual images at this url: .
http://www.reexamine.org/index.php/special:newimages.
pdf may be available soon.
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Kristofer
Thank you. Very interesting.
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U.N. Scandal Clarfications Please.
by lowden insince i joined the forum a short while ago i was confronted by the above scandal, hadn't known about it , haven't been in touch with anything to do with the org for a while.
so i've read all the posts and questions and i think iget the drift, but what i want to kno now is why did they do it?
i hear their excuse of the library card, but that's obviously a load of tosh.
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Kristofer
Great links Blondie!
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Why all the fuss about 607 and 1914?
by rockhound in"so what's the big deal about the date 607 b.c.
being off by 20 years?
" "that was a long time ago, and i can't see where it really matters".
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Kristofer
yeah...i want to know why you think a big change is coming?
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Married or single?
by greendawn inhow many people here are maried or single?
would the married prefer to be single and the single married or are they happy as they are?
i am single and prefer to be married given the right conditions.
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Kristofer
I'd like to be married to someone who knows what real love is.
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I need help.
by Geetarfreek! inhey people, .
here is the deal.
i used to have a fire inside me that was determined to make it as a famous musician in a band one day but it has recently been fading away from me.
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Kristofer
Let nothing hold you back. I'm on the same path and a Christian. Go for your dreams. As long as you are not ruled by a desire to make money, you can do very well for yourself in the music business and still maintain your morals and your faith. Whatever you do, don't listen to the dream & life destroyers called the Watchtower.
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"Reasonable Service!"
by Atlantis inare the righteous requirements the lord expects "reasonable?
not according to the watchtower!
this is just another example of how the watchtower deceives members into believing that what "they" expect of jws is actually what the lord expects.
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Kristofer
wow...this is ridiculous
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Need some JW literature? Try this... :)
by GoingGoingGone ini got an email from a friend today describing some strange happenings at the meeting: .
" my wife was in the back room with the kids today and there was this guy who my wife later described as a little "scary looking" for some reason and was carrying an empty "bowling bag" (whatever that is.
anyway, this guy starts grabbing old literature from the library and putting it in his bag.
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Kristofer
Quotes - that was hilarious.
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Im in love with a witness
by BigMann inhey check it out.
i really dont know if i shold be sharing my feelings with strangers but at this point i really dont know where to turn.
i've been dating this lady for over a year now.
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Kristofer
BigMann,
Welcome to the board. Please read up on as much as you can. You really need to think about what you believe. I'm not a JW and I was in a relationship with a female witness. We even talked about getting married and our little relationship was a secret the entire time. I know exactly where you're coming from. Well, she couldn't take leading the double life and we split in January. What really split us up was talk about children. Would you be able to handle your children being told that you are under satan's system? that you are wordly pagan who has evil practices? Will you want to completely deprive your children of the joy that Christmas, Thanksgiving, and birthday's bring? Or are you ready to become a slave to a group of old farts in Brooklyn? Trust me, any doctrine they put out, you will be expected to follow with out question or objection. It can really intrude on your relationship. I'm not saying break up with her. If anyone understands the power of love it's me. I haven't given up completely either. But I think your best bet for a lasting relationship is to stay genuinely interested in her faith, but bring up your objections. Do NOT make it seem like you are attacking the faith, but rather have sincere questions about certain issues. Also DO NOT tell her the information and the issues came from a website on the internet. She will most likely immediately disregard the info and won't even look at it or consider it.
Anyway, that's all the helpful info I can think of now.. PM me if you want to talk.
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Rude Behavior In The Office
by Bstndance inhey everyone,.
so there is this girl at our office who has her share of personality flaws.
people joke around with her about them and she is a good sport about it.
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Kristofer
I think we get way too diagnose happy in this country! If you watch too many of those lame news shows, you come to the conclusion that everyone has some type of disease or disorder. It's lame.