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  Where were you when the planes hit?

  by coolhandluke in

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  2. experiences

  it f*cks me off that this happened only a few years ago but no one in my office has yet to even mention it.

  it was such a pivotal event:.

  i was driving from fontana to chino in california dressed in service clothes.

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  Any Stephen King fans??

  by lola28 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm just wondering if any of you are sk fans, i just started to read the dark tower books, i began with the second book "the drawing of the three" and have not read the first one, so far so good.

  just wondering how many of you are sk fans.. lola.

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  Birthdays—Simple Deconstruction of the JW Rationale

  by AuldSoul in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  to deconstruct the jw rationale surrounding birthdays, a few simple guidelines should be followed.. (1): don't waste any energy trying to convince a jw that birthdays are not pagan, if they suggest that, readily agree.

  whether or not the celebrations are pagan turns out to be a non-issue that distracts from the main point.. (2): stay focused on the fact that jws disfellowship people for celebrating birthdays.. (3): stress the point that there should always be clear scriptural reason for disfellowshipping someone.

  ask them often throughout the discussion whether this is the case, get them to reinforce this need to themselves.. (4): remember, the first goal is deconstructing their rationale, not giving them a new rationale, not convincing them that celebrating birthdays is a good thing.. once you have these well in mind, the deconstruction can begin.. jw rationale, in brief:.

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  Recent E-mail Exchange with my Mother

  by bavman in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  dear greg: just a note to thank you for the card and for remembering us on our anniversary.

  we had a very nice 45th anniversary.

  the only thing that would have made it better is if you and ***(my sister) could have celebrated with us .

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  Did anyone ever actually go out in street work at 5:30 AM?

  by WTWizard in

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  What odd things do you keep?

  by JH in

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  2. friends

  i keep calendars of the previous years.

  sometimes, i take a calendar of a previous year out, and i read the daily notes that i put on them.. .

  ok, i must be bored when i do that......

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  JW children - conditionally loved?

  by Gregor in

  1. social
  2. family

  when they reach a certain age they are expected to "sign up" (get baptized).

  in many cases if they choose not to their parents essentially "disfellowship" them.

  so a lot of children get baptized under pressure from the parents and when they fail to live the jw life and get df'd the folks are the harshest shunners.

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  ANYTHING EXCITING EVER HAPPENED ON THE DOORS?

  by badboy in

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  2. friends

  any takers?

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  The Dreaded youth book!!!

  by avishai in

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  2. friends

  who else dreaded studying this horrid piece of crap?.

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  Name 3 reasons for your exit or near exit from the WTS.....................

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. social
  2. current

  my main 3 reasons for my near exit from the wts are:.

  1. armageddon is always around the corner.lies and false promises.

  ( i'm still waiting ).

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