Intelligent witnesses would have a foot in both worlds, the spiritual - keeping their 'eye on the prize' - and also on their daily life such as putting money aside for their later years. The latter unheard of back in the 70's and 80's.
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Do JWs really believe the end is near?
by keyser soze inor do they merely pay lip service to the idea?
i have no doubt that some of them sincerely believe.
but when i was a kid, growing up in the '80s, i didn't know of a single witness, myself included, who didn't believe the end was close.
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Scariest Movie you have ever seen?
by Layla33 ini know as exjws, probably for the most, there was a secret freedom in watching horror films without thinking you would have a demon as a bed buddy.. i am not very fond of every horror movie, but i will watch those that have an intelligent side to it and is not gore for the sake of gore.
like "the ring" got me going when i first watched it, just like "the blair witch project" did, which is more about suspense.
anyway, i never saw any of the saw movies, so i am going to try to watch saw iii tonight, since it is on showtime.
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Recently watched 'The Descent' a group of women descend into a labryinth and never come out - claustrophobic.
Further back 'Alien'198o's the scene where the creature bursts out of the guy having lunch.
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Just out of interest - how many Australians are on this site?
by Son of a preacher man injust out of interest id like to know how many aussies are posting?
im on the east coast, been everywhere from desert to coast.
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Welcome Son of a preacher,
I'm from Vic.
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For years I felt duped. We all were duped.
Now I'm ready for aging and dying just like every other person and aiming to make the most of the time left.
Guess 'Christendom' has the last laugh at Jw's for their expectations.
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what is supposedly resurrected at resurrection?
by iblowmynoseatyou inthis is an idea that really freaked me out when i was still "in".
i asked it several times in groups of friends, and i would get two reactions: confusion/not understanding, and silence/looking at the ground.
if you die, and your body disinegrates, and the soul doesnt live on; in fact, nothing lives on, then what is resurrected?
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I believe we are more than our body. It's only a temporary place for the real person to be in in this life.
Farkel gave a good explanation - our memories, personal traits, 'downloaded' into a new body to begin life anew.
Aphrodite, in Rev. 21:4 doesn't it say that we won't remember the painful things that caused suffering will not be brought to one's mind? In that life to come, we won't be looking back, just going ahead.
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Attn: All Non-Yankee JWDers! Did the U.S. origin of JWs irritate you?
by Open mind injust curious.
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open mind.
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I wasn't irritated.
As a very young person I accepted what I was told. Also, anything that came from the US was like Hollywood, the movies that influenced us as teenagers.
Freedom of belief and religion played a part in it too. This is what your country symbolized back then.
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What are some J.W buzz words you hope to never hear again??
by karter inthe elders will sort it out aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggg.
we realy do like field service.
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God's spirit directed organization, the channel, the Governing Body.....
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As a teenager what was your 1st car
by XOCO ini got my car from an elderly sis from my congo and it only had 52000mi and its a subaru gl-10 wagon '88 it looks just like this.
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A Hillman Minx, no frills, bench seats, and gear change on the steering wheel.
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Your Top 3 All Time Favorite Scary Movies- Hey, It's Halloween Time !
by flipper inhello folks!
thought i'd start this fun thread since it's close to the hallowed night !.
1. the exorcist .
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I remember decades ago watching 'Alien' and couldn't get out of my mind the scene where the creature burst out of the person's chest at the dinner table. Yuk!
Recently, we watched 'The Descent'. A group of women take a weekend break and choose a cave to explore. I found it terrifying. Don't know if anybody has seen it here...I couldn't quite make sense of the end scene.
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New tactic in halls with sisters
by darth frosty inwas visiting with some 'friends' who my wife knows last night.
they were talking the ussual kh gossip whos gotten married you know the spiel.
but, what caught my ear was they were talking about all the recent marriages in the congo(3 this year.
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'Slim pickings' yeah.
As long as a bloke is breathing, he'll do.
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