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  Do you still expect to live eternally?

  by JH in

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  since leaving the watchtower, do you still believe that you will live forever, here on earth?

  some might think that heaven is the final destiny, while other may just believe in this short life and nothing else.

  what is your belief and how does it affect your daily life?

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  freedom96

  I was reading Scully's comments, and they made sense. Really, the paradise the WTS teaches, sounds quite boring. There are so many things that most witnesses do, such as movies for one example, and flying for another, that are ok for everyone to do now, but in "the new system" they would become obsolete.

  In answer to the question, I read the bible, particularly the chapters from Matthew on. When you think about it, it makes much more sense that they are talking about heaven, not a paradise on earth. I believe when I die, I will go to heaven. I think what happens there is pure speculation, but I must have the confindence that God knows what is best for us, and ultimately what makes us happy.
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  What Do You Want To Be Remembered For?

  by minimus in

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  during your lifetime or after you pass away, what do you want your legacy to be?

  what do you want people to remember about you?

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  freedom96

  I want to be remembered for being a great husband and father, to have loved his friends and family, very giving, loyal.
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  JWs just knocked on my door....

  by LDH in

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  ok so i'm on the phone talking to my friend, when i hear a knock so light i wasn't even sure if it was a knock.... (the doorbell, lighted, works just fine).. i open the door.

  two attractive young ladies in their early 20s are standing there, don't even make eye contact.

  one reaches into her bookbag and pulls out the lasts watchtower and asnake magazines and proceeds to ramble incoherently for the next 30 seconds.

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  freedom96

  I am just waiting for them to come to my door! That was great, love to hear stories like that!
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  History doomed to repeat itself...

  by Reborn2002 in

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  another fine example of the violation of civil liberties perpetrated by the bush administration / ashcroft-led justice department under the guise of fighting "terror.

  is this not "terror" in itself?

  at what point is it acceptable for the american people to allow such actions to be committed against fellow american citizens simply because these people are of arab descent?

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  freedom96

  Reborn-

  Did you read the whole story?

  The fact is, those who VIOLATED IMMIGRATION LAWS, OVERSTAYED THEIR VISA'S, OR WANTED FOR CRIMES were the ones detained.

  As horrible and evil as the United States is, there still is no place else I would rather live. This country is not going down the toilet. If it were so bad, why is this is the number one destination for so many people from different countries?
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  Thank you for your replies!

  by scaredyetresolved in

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  i told my husband last week that i didn't plan on going to chats or forums.

  we've been trying very hard to stay on neutral ground.

  we began by just researching all the history of jws and turning to the publications published by the society, to either back the history we were reading, or to dispel it.

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  freedom96

  Welcome to the site, and best wishes to you and your family during this difficult time. Hopefully being on the board here will help you and your husband through.
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  Idiot Davis

  by freedom96 in

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  for those who may have voted for our idiot governor in california, he just announced today (after re-election of course) that ooops!!

  our state budget is 38 billion more in the hole than we thought.. like he didn't know this before.

  and, now he will try to raise taxes to make up for this.. to put this in perspective, that deficit is larger than all other states total budget, except for new york.. and we got four more years of this?

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  freedom96

  For those who may have voted for our idiot governor in California, he just announced today (after re-election of course) that OOOPS!! our state budget is 38 billion more in the hole than we thought.

  Like he didn't know this before. AND, now he will try to raise taxes to make up for this.

  To put this in perspective, that deficit is larger than all other states TOTAL budget, except for New York.

  And we got four more years of this?
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  Overseer's Visit & Hypocrisy

  by JH in

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  why is it that when the overseer visits the congregation, that just about everybody shows up to the meetings and they all go in the field service?

  a whole week of endless zeal just to prove that they are all so spiritual.

  is gone, they all come back to normal.

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  freedom96

  There was too much crap to answer up to if you didn't participate in the programs that the WTS so lovingly provided us.
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  Informal Witnessing

  by jimbob in

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  well, i was on the road this morning when my wife called me from her cell.

  she proceeded to tell me she stopped to get coffee when this asian woman kept trying to talk to her in broken english.

  since my wife couldn't understand her, she politely nodded and said, "that's nice" and started walking to her car.

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  freedom96

  As far as informal witnessing, just casual talking to someone about the "truth" never happened. That was the last thing I would ever talk about.
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  Informal Witnessing

  by jimbob in

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  well, i was on the road this morning when my wife called me from her cell.

  she proceeded to tell me she stopped to get coffee when this asian woman kept trying to talk to her in broken english.

  since my wife couldn't understand her, she politely nodded and said, "that's nice" and started walking to her car.

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  freedom96

  In my teenage years, I did a fair amount of witnessing before the regular service time. I always thought it was better than going door to door.

  I still get pissed off at people who count time and don't do anything. For the most part, our time was big time door to door pounding at homes, rain or shine.
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  Call me paranoid but........

  by RubyTuesday in

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  i can't help but think this is terrorist related.

  infection that killed marine not identified .

  the recruit who died, pvt.

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  freedom96

  I live in the area, and there is no such talk on the local news. No one around here is panicking.