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  What is the internet?

  by streets76 in

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  1) the antichrist (www=666) ?.

  2) the second coming of christ, exposing all things false ?.

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  The idea was that maybe others would offer ideas. Sheeesh.
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  What is the internet?

  by streets76 in

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  1) the antichrist (www=666) ?.

  2) the second coming of christ, exposing all things false ?.

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  1) the antichrist (www=666) ?

  2) the second coming of Christ, exposing all things false ?
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  Questions for those born or raised in the truth

  by The wanderer in

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  raised in the organization

  "for those not born into the organization .

  not having been born into the organization i believe.

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  Here's a good take:

  http://mysite.verizon.net/sgswain/
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  Any RUNNERS out there?!?

  by Kudra in

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  because i love running and i am going to start training for the durango double.

  it's in colorado (durango) on october 6 + 7. .

  it is a 50k (~30 mi) trail run on saturday followed by a road marathon (26 mi) on sunday...

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  I'm a year round (3 or 4 times a week) runner. I've done one marathon, a few 8 Ks, and half a dozen or so ten milers. Great stress relief.
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  I want to know what became of the changes

  by SixofNine in

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  we waited for love to bring.

  were they only the fitful dreams.

  of some greater awakening?.

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  SixOfNine, I know the feeling, when a song really hits home. Sometimes I think the whole album "Takin' It To The Streets" was a personal messege to me ( to leave the JWs and hit the streets, as it were). Some of Neil Young's music connects with me like that, as well.
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  strange prayers!!!

  by siy in

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  ok iv not been on for so long.

  ok what are some of the strangest prayers you said amen to.

  not the hole preyer but some stuff you thought at the time.

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  About 30 years ago there was an elder (now dead) in our congreation who was offering the prayer at a circuit assembly. It was after the song just prior to the introduction to the featured public speaker. He was supposed to do the prayer, then introduce the speaker. But towards the end of the prayer he just started into the introduction, as if he were praying the introduction. At the end, instead of saying "amen," he said something like, "and now let's give a warm welcome and our undivided attention to Brother So-and-so." The whole place was like WTF?

  We later found out that he had a long time drinking problem, but was able to hide it somehow. You never smelled alcohol on him, so whenever he did or said something weird, everybody just assumed it was because of his age. A very sad case. Spent his whole adult life a JW, only to be DF'd for alcoholism in his mid 70s. He got back in before he died, but all I can think is, what a waste. The other brothers weren't very kind to him or sympathetic to his problem
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  Speaking to an Elder tomarrow, I'm almost free!!!!!!!

  by drew sagan in

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  major developments in my world, just wanted to let you all know about it.

  i'm meeting with the elder tomarrow afternoon.

  i'm going to stick heavy to the watchtowers interpretation of matthew 24 and how it is unbalanced, sensationalized and out of touch with any historical evidence or respect for the bible.

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  All the best Drew.
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  I want to know what became of the changes

  by SixofNine in

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  we waited for love to bring.

  were they only the fitful dreams.

  of some greater awakening?.

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  Hey SixOfNine, maybe you should credit Jackson Browne for those lyrics. That is, unless you ARE Jackson Browne.
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  Going to meet with an elder

  by drew sagan in

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  hellow again everybody, i thought i might share with you some updates of some things going on in my world.

  i've had another long discussion with my wife again.

  she is now convinced i need to speak with the elders and then see what happens.

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  Hi Drew,

  I was raised in the so-called Truth, but thankfully avoided baptism, etc. Something in my gut always kept me from making that final step. Anyway, good luck to you. I admire anyone that has the courage to stand up for what they think is right. It's the best example a person can set. My best to you and yours.
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  What are your reasons for not joining another religion?

  by MARTINLEYSHON in

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  i am going to start this debate of by saying that those of us who were raised in the so called truth, and i being one of them, can only come to terms with our past by accepting that our parents infected our minds like a virus infects a computer.

  we wouldn't categorise children according to their parents' political stance, since they are too young to make up their minds about such matters.

  but they (jw) segregate them from the world.

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  Because in the end all religions are based on FAITH -- an absurd concept.