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BIRTHDAYS / PINATAS/ AND JW'S WT/ 22/09/03
by Latte in
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dear all .

my mother is amazing.

she was left alone when my father died in (construction accident 1978) and all seven of us were still living at homeand the youngest was still under two!!
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For believers: Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?
by lovelylil in
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while thinking about this bible verse today taken from matthew 18, i began seeing a correlation to our time and the trend among christian churches.

there are several that i am sure we can name that make claims such as "we are the only true church" or "we are the only true christians" or even that "no one can see the truth unless they are in contact with our church to teach it".

and these ones judge others by placing everyone outside their group in "spiritual darkness".. isn't this the same thing as jesus' early disciples asking "who is the greatest in the kingdom?
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Does anyone now celebrate...
by Hannah in
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does anyone who was raised a jw and is now df'd of da'd celebrate all the holidays?

i do, and for the first time in my entire life i'm actually having a blast and so are my children.

at least my youngest child doesn't have to suffer the segregation all jw children surrender to due to the freakin' mind controlling gb and all there so called "god channeled" rules..
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Just read today about a sect in England called "Lord's Witnesses".....
by rocky220 in
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sounds familiar...?.

link does not work, go to googles, enter lord's witnesses and find the website with the name speroforum.com hope that works, this sect sounds crazier than .

the borg.......rocky220.
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the walk of shame
by nonamegiven in
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it all starts after you hear "these things we pray through jesus christ, amen".

i gather my books and the kid's books and put them away.

by that time people are walking over to us and talking to my wife and playing with my kids.
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Hypothetical ? for u. What if armageddon really did come...
by *jeremiah* in
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ok, here's a hypothetical that i'm curious about.. what if armageddon really did happen?

not necessarily according to jw terms or timetable, but at some point it happens in your lifetime.

would any of you return to the jws?.
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What things about "Apostates" do you feel is "controlling" as WTS?
by booker-t in
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one of the things that i have noticed since i have been out is that "apostates"/ex-jw's tend to try and "controll" you the same way as jw's used to do.

for example: whenever you tell an "apostate" that you are no longer one of jw's they right away asume that you want to be a "born-again" christian and try to cram the "trinity" doctrine down your throat.

also if you tell an apostate that you don't share their views on hell-fire damnation they will immediately look at you with "contempt".
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Matthew 24;14--any thoughts?
by Hannah in
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first of all, i would like to introduce myself to all of you.

i am new to this board--so hello everyone!

jws are always quoting matthew 24:14 to support their preaching efforts and push their member for more hours (where in the bible is that anyway?).
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JWs and smoking - need some info and proof
by Super_Becka in
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edit: i changed the subject of this thread, just to be more specific and get more attention.. .

hi guys, .

ok, so i was talking to my jw boyfriend a few days ago (heh, how many of my threads start out like that??
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Did I Miss Something?
by MerryMagdalene in
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are there any of you who actually experienced this?

(from awake 5/22/94 young people ask--what if i fall for an unbeliever?).

think of how much your religious values have shaped your emotionsthe joy you experience at christian meetings, the thrill of sharing the bibles message with a receptive person, the pleasure of studying the bible itself.