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  Guess what's gonna happen to us Apostates

  by Undecided in

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  i picked up the bible while the site was down and this is the first thing i read:.

  "for what is the hope of an apostate in case he cuts [him] off, in case god carries off his soul from him?

  job 27:8 .

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  parakeet

  What? the usual roasting, chopping, wailing, gnashing routine?
  I like some of the newer versions of hell. I saw a Far Side comic that had the Devil leading a bunch of old ladies doing leg lifts: "999,997, 999,998, 999,999, 1,000,000! Now the left leg!" It was titled "Aerobics in Hell."
  My own idea of hell would be to live in this world but everyone else would be an exact clone of me. Shivers!
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  Governing Body member Gerrit Lösch spoke at my District Convention

  by under_believer in

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  gerrit losch (it's pronounced kinda like "lirsh") did two things at our dc (portland, or june 30-july 2).

  he released the new book about the minor prophets, and he gave the closing talk, the one with the resolution in it.

  first of all, losch was not promoted to the governing body because of his speaking ability.

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  parakeet

  ***Governing Body member Gerrit Lösch spoke at my District Convention***
  That statement sounds odd; I wouldn't want to say it out loud in front of anybody. It's reminiscent of "Galactic Admiral James T. Kirk spoke at my Star Trek Convention."
  And if I had to choose, I'd pick the Trek convention. The people there are saner.
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  When trying to talk to a JW what is the best method?

  by omerp in

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  if there is someone whom is a long time jw, how do you bring him back into reality or is that possible?

  how do you make them reflect that it is possible that they are wrong about the bible track society?

  anything you say they alway twist it around anyways with their prepared answers.

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  parakeet

  Try "dub-whispering." You know, similar to that horse-whispering thing they do to tame horses down and make them come eat a carrot out of your hand. Be sure to speak softly, use easy-to-understand words, and always but always, have a tranquilizer gun handy just in case.
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  do you?

  by purplebunnyfoofoo in

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  believe that gods name is jehovah?

  do you still use it as his name?

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  parakeet

  ***Jehovah is one name that perhaps COULD be used for the trancendent.A name used for the mask of "God".***
  The JWs have spoiled the name beyond all repair. It now has unpleasant connotations; using it would be like naming a little boy Adolf.
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  when and where

  by purplebunnyfoofoo in

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  when and where were you baptized.

  1974 in evansville indiana, roberts muncipal stadium

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  parakeet

  In 1968 in the back of a Chevy ..... oops, wrong thread.
  Real answer: Early 70s in Pennsylvania.
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  Do you talk to yourself?

  by rassillon in

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  do you do it with an inner monolog?

  do you do it out loud?

  ---- when i am stressed or am drinking.

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  parakeet

  My alter ego, parakeet (aka "Death From Above!"), will not permit me to answer your questions (or mine).
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  UFO's If they Are Life From Other Planets Most Likely Benign

  by frankiespeakin in

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  i think that if creatures on other planets evolve enought to design space ships, that can move out of thier solar system for the most part are benign.

  it don't take to long to see that as we evolve with selfish traits, like us humans we can destroy all life on this planet, because we arn't that concerned about other animals or plants.

  and so it seems to me that if a species on any planet were to evolve and get to the point of being able to travel to other solar system and not in the process destroy themselves and the ecosystem which they live that there is a very good chance that they are benign.

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  parakeet

  ....... If they come out of their spaceships wearing suits and selling Watchtowers, definitely hostile.
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  Question for those living in a religiously divided household.

  by kgav8r in

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  i suppose i should have labeled this as questions.

  is it ever hard?

  are you ever at odds with your spouse?

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  parakeet

  ***In general what is it like? Would you consider your relationship normal or strangely unique?***
  I was a JW when my husband (nonJW) and I married. We were both very young and stupid. My going to meetings and his staying at home was a strain. In-law holiday celebrations were a strain. My husband's relationship with my JW family was a strain. Everything was a strain. The only way the marriage survived was because I left the JWs about 5 years after we married. I'm still married to him 30-odd years later. We were very, very, very lucky.
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  baptizing the very young

  by Quandry in

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  parakeet

  delilah,
  ***Do you honestly think these young ones want to be ripped from their families, to go and work, and live in such sterile, robotic atmospheres? Where they wouldn't see their parents for months at a time, or longer?***
  
  Quandry was being s-a-t-i-r-i-c-a-l, delilah.
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  do you?

  by purplebunnyfoofoo in

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  believe that gods name is jehovah?

  do you still use it as his name?

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  parakeet

  First, it would be necessary to believe in a personal God. Since I don't, the question doesn't apply. However, I do use the name when discussing the JWs' arrogant, spiteful, little deity.