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  Governing Body and Blood

  by lighthouse1956 in

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  have any gb members died from refusing blood?

  or have any ever accepted blood?

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  ~Mormons Not Laughing About Polygamy Comedy~

  by FlyingHighNow in

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  i find it hard to be sympathetic to polygamists who are offended by the hbo comedy.

  for me the idea of mormon polygamy so disturbing, that i cringed when the california zephyr (amtrak) crossed the colorado/utah border traveling into utah, i immediately got the creeps.

  it was just eery.

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  When do you think WTBS became a cult?

  by lighthouse1956 in

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  most believe it was rutherford took over, any ideas?

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  Discussion with my parents about WTS

  by GBSJG in

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  after reading for a few months this is my first post here.

  i was raised a jehovah's witness by my parents who became jw's in the late '70s from field service.

  i'm still a jw but doing a lot of researching on the history of the wts.

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  A part of me

  by *Heather* in

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  my mother married a man that was a complete and utterly a-hole.

  he made life miserable, and i would say he made my life like living in hell (for 9 1/2 years).

  i don't know what his problem was, but i guess it was this darn religion and more.

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  Do you still see Doom and Gloom all around you like JW's do?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  we all know that the jw's think that the end is so close.. in a way, i'm still programmed that way.

  i like reading news from all around the world, and you can find bad news all around the world.

  example: bird flu, iran nuclear problem, terrorism, and so on.... i'm just wondering if other x witnesses here still are doom and gloom people, thinking that we are on the edge of some world catastrophy?

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  A 1975 story

  by TooBad TooSad in

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  while i was in high school in the mid 60's i was told that the end was so near that i would not get to graduate from high school so i should not be concerned about being drafted due to the war in vietnam.

  well i got drafted but did not pass my physical due to a medical problem.. i then considered go to school in the late 60's to enter the medical field.

  i was encouraged by the elders not to do this because the end is so near and why get schooling for a profession that you will not need in a few years?

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  Is tithing still required for Christians?

  by lighthouse1956 in

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  2. friends

  wt always said tithes were no longer required, just offerings.

  went to a full gospel ch.,,and they preached on both- tithes offerings.

  opinons?.

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  An Especially Stupid Watchtower Issue (Mar 15, 06)

  by metatron in

  1. jw
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  what makes this latest watchtower particularily dumb?

  well, let's see.. take a look at this gem:.

  " ...would a christian who is a self employed contractor bid on a job that involves painting one of the churches of christendom and thereby.

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  What has hurt you the most for being a JW?

  by MsMcDucket in

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  or what do you regret most about being a jw?.

  for me it's being alienated by my twin daughters.

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