SirNose586

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  Got Some Encouraging "Bad" JW News

  by Seeker4 in

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  an active jw was in touch with me yesterday, and we were catching up on a few things.

  i found out that a witness i was friends with just daed.

  he went to college and i'd always wondered if he has as much trouble with the jws as i thought he might.

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  A whole bunch of them leaving on the same night will create uneasiness for a time...especially if these ones weren't known for being "troublemakers."
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  HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A CONSPIRACY THEORY!?

  by Gill in

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  i was surprised to find that charles taze russell, of the russell family line (of course) was reportedly part of the setting up of the skull and bones society.. i have read many refutes that ct was a 33 degree mason but, let's leave that as a possibility along with his 13 bloodlines of the illuminati link and consider this scenario as a possible and worrying possible conspiracy theory.. fritz springmeier and some others (again all holding suspension of our disbelief in control here for a few moments, please), commented on the setting up of internement style camps around the united states and some pictures and sites are to be found on the net.. now, there are various 'christian groups' all anticipating the 'time of the end'.

  the jehovah's witnesses, for example are expecting to be persecuted and then 'saved' by god.

  they anticipate 'the end' at any time.

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  That's a pretty stark theory. Good thing it could never, ever happen.
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  Excommunication/Disfellowshipping is pagan practice--by request!

  by Atlantis in

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  excommunication/disfellowshipping is pagan practice!--by request!

  request from researcher: hi atlantis or n. or whoever!

  one of my friends on the board said that she downloaded the 1947 awake pdf that "bereanbiblestudent and invetigator 74" posted, and in the first issue on page 26, it said that excommunication or disfellowshipping was a pagan practice.

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  So, they were against disfellowshipping before they were for it...

  Typical!

  Thanks Atlantis/Berean/Investigator74!
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  Tossed out of the District Convention! What did I do wrong? I exist!!

  by Terry in

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  this is a stupid story if it is a story at all..... quentin and i decided we'd go to the district convention since it is right here in our home town.. why?.

  oh, curiousity.

  a desire to find my old prison buddies.

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  HOLY CRAP, JamieBowers, I think I saw this guy get thrown out, the MatthiasChurch guy!!!

  He was at the San Diego convention. I'm not sure if it was him--looked a lot like him though! I remember seeing a guy being followed out by two attendants, carrying his cooler. This guy was in shorts and flip-flops, as described.

  I'm gonna message him to see if it really happened.
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  Motivational Posters (Just Fun)

  by Sparkplug in

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  i was sent this the other day as an email, and although i usually don't even forward these, i had to sit right down and have a huge laugh.

  funny how kids think!

  now for those with mullets, i am so sorry, i feel your pain.

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  You can find these lovely de-motivational posters just about anywhere. This local morning show has links to more....
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  80% of Americans think miracles occur and that angels & demons are active

  by nvrgnbk in

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  most americans believe in higher power, poll findsby jacqueline l. salmonwashington post staff writer .

  tuesday, june 24, 2008; page a02 most americans believe that angels and demons are active in the world, and nearly 80 percent think miracles occur, according to a poll released yesterday that takes an in-depth look at americans' religious beliefs.

  pew religious surveyfull reportthe study detailed americans' deep and broad religiosity, finding that 92 percent believe in god or a universal spirit -- including one in five of those who call themselves atheists.

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  A pity that she did not deem all those poor children trapped in prostitution rings in numerous places around the globe worthy of being prayed for.

  Too bad the "pray for self-serving blessings" arm of Christianity has to be one of the more prominent arms. My house gets plenty of those "winking scented prayer-rug Jesus" letters.

  But I believe in a higher power, too! It is the Shredder God. And I feed him with Winking Scented Prayer Rugs, and lo, he doth bless me until I have no more want.
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  you...you... You're all ELDER People!

  by SixofNine in

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  you're elder-coated elders with elder filling.

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  That's not a nice thing to say.
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  "An Encouraging email"- i really almost threw up.....

  by New light for you in

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  ok.... are you a glutton for punishment?

  you'll love this "encouraging email"..... .

  i just received this experience from a friend, how loving a father jehovah is!!!

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  Gosh so many corrections I don't know where to begin. As a mother of a child with Down syndrome here goes:

  It's not Down's syndrome. Dr. Down doesn't own it. It is Down syndrome

  Our children HAVE it but it's not who they are. They are NOT Down syndrome kids. They are people who happen to have Down syndrome. I have a daughter. I have a little girl. She happens to have Down syndrome.

  Excellent point. The story started off in an offensive manner, as I noticed like you did.

  It took 3 years for the coincidence to occur. And for Song19's mom (my inlaw), it took 20. I guess most JWs never took a course on probabilities and distributions in university!

  Hey, given more time, just about any coincidence can occur! (Pray enough to win the lottery, play everyday and you are bound to win something! Then attribute it to God.) Damn, now I see why some scientists support evolution, but must give BILLIONS of years for it to occur lol!

  Another good point. That story--assuming it has some ground in truth--is nothing to be exited about.

  The bottom line , as some previous posters stated, is if Richard was really being given proper attention by the witnesses who knew his mother , then 3 years would NOT have gone by for this man to be shown " loving " assistance. It just goes to show that many times the "caring " shown to others by Jehovah's Witnesses- ends as soon as they walk out the kingdom hall doors. Peace out, Mr. Flipper

  Good observations, all. Funny....these stories never did "warm my heart" even when I was in. There was something very off about them. Now that I talk with critical thinkers, it's making sense. There's nothing divine about this story. A guy with DS finds a guy who just happens to be the same religion. Wonderful.
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  Damn, Lawrence Hughes' Case Was Thrown Out of Court...

  by jamiebowers in

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  2. medical

  but he promises to appeal.. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/rtgam.20080620.wtransfusion21/bnstory/national/home.

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  "The Watch Tower Society will seek to have Hughes pay its court costs, he said." ...

  Why do they have to pour salt in this man's wounds?
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  Disfellowshipped for Beavis and Butthead

  by donny in

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  2. experiences

  a friend (who no longer attends meetings) told me about an incident about seven years ago in north carline involving one of her male friends.

  this friend has ceased believing the society's diatribe for some time and was only staying in it in order to associate with friends and family.

  he had visited a friend in a town about 30 miles away and heard a sunday talk from one of that congregations elders.

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  Awesome way to go out with technology! That poor elder had no idea what he was up against!