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  What was your saddest day as a JW?

  by jambon1 in

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  i had many days like this but i will never forget the time that a 'prominent elder' publicaly declared that he wants to see the worldly people die at armaggeddon.

  "i hope that i can look out the window & watch it all happening".

  i went home and thought; 'wtf am i a part of here'?

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  The day I was told to go out in service instead of caring for a suicidal wife.
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  What is the best way to help BurnTheShips...

  by nvrgnbk in

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  to grasp that the basic purpose of science is to produce useful models of reality.

  how to help him understand that trying to make observable reality "fit" around a collection of writings designed in its first half to inspire the oftentimes persecuted jewish people and in its second to consolidate the fragmented roman empire is an exercise in futility?.

  sorry, burn.. i couldn't resist.. hope you're having a wonderful day,.

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  How about all holding hands in a circle and singing:
  
  ooh, Jesus, i love you
  and i love Buddha, too
  Ramakrishna, Guru Dev, Mohammed
  why do some people say
  that there is just one way
  to love you god and come to you?
  we are all a part of you
  is the universe your thought?
  you are and you are not
  you are all and you are none,
  ever ending, just begun
  alright
  alright
  alright
  i love you and Buddha, too
  
  http://youtube.com/watch?v=FQ0F9vZgNCM&feature=related
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  Nothing but the Blood - Chapter 7

  by daniel-p in

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  the place was empty.

  i returned to my stretcher to find angela gone.

  i awoke again in the upper room in the tower, my skeletal figure gleaming back at me in the obsidian mirror.

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  I enjoyed the reflections on Time and Space during your emergency operation.
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  Nothing but the Blood - Chapter 5

  by daniel-p in

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  chapter 1: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/155373/1.ashx.

  chapter 2: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/155429/1.ashx.

  chapter 3: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/155490/1.ashx.

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  Excellent writing Daniel!
  
  How very interesting my parents meddled in my affairs too. My release was also a nice big, "FUCK YOU!"
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  Watchtower Comments THE GENERATION CHANGE Featuring LEOLAIA

  by V in

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  mavie

  Thank you.
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  State a complex opinion about Jehovah's Witnesses

  by mavie in

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  just like any group, they are not homogenous and cannot be generalized..

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  mavie

  Just like any group, they are not homogenous and cannot be generalized.
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  State A Simple Opinion About Jehovah's Witnesses

  by minimus in

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  i think jehovah's witnesses are extremely judgmental.

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  mavie

  Just like any group, they are not homogenous and cannot be generalized.
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  Nothing but the Blood - Chapter 4

  by daniel-p in

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  [this is the true story of my life.

  i'm posting it in installments.

  the final installment will include post-script-type thoughts, with acknowledgements to those who've helped me along these last two years, as well as those who've been an inspiration.

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  Fantastic. You capture what it is like to be a JW so well. You had me teary eyed towards the end.
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  Bottom Line: What's Going To Happen To The Jehovah's Witness Religion?

  by minimus in

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  is it going to become mainstream?.

  will it become more cultish?.

  will it splinter off and re-create itself?.

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  I believe Jehovah's Witnesses will continue to grow over the next few decades. Non-english speaking nations is where the growth has happened over the past decade. Perhaps this is because global population growth is happening in non-english speaking nations. Take a look at the demographic transistion model, which seeks to explain growth rates a nation experiences.

  

  The United States has entered Stage 4, low growth. Mexico, Africa, Southeast Asia are still in Stage 2. As they transition to Stage 3 and 4 and growth slows I think we will see a similar decrease in the number of JW converts.

  What will happen when all JW converts come from Stage 4 and 5 nations? What have we seen to date? In the United States and Europe growth rates have flattened and are probably declining once you account for immigration from Stage 2 nations. The ease of access to information about the religion in these lands has stunted growth.
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  In Memory of Martin Luther King.....

  by BlackPearl in

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  sitting here listening to the o'jays with my morning coffee, remenescing about my childhood and teen years and all the great african american friends i had.

  so..from a white american male, i just want to shout out my love to any and all my black brothers and sisters.

  life is too short for the prejudice and hatred.. i love you guys.. bp .

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  mavie

  I agree BP, April 4th reminded me of the struggle we still face in this nation. America and the world are becoming increasingly multi-cultural and equal rights for all, regardless of race, is critical. It seems that every generation faces this challenge anew, and struggles to provide equal rights for all. Now we can see the struggle for equal protection under the law includes those not only of black, brown, or yellow skin, but those of differing sexual orientation.
  
  As a people, as a species, we must continue to push for equal protection under the law if we are to survive.