Posts by becca1

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Do you still call it "the truth"?

by True North in

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do you find youself still calling it "the truth" even though you are an ex-jw?

for instance, in one posting i just read, the poster wrote "when i was in the truth..." .

not a big deal, perhaps, but really not such a good thing either as it's a habitual holdover from the program of mental conditioning we were subject to.

becca1

I try not to get bogged down in semantics.

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Does anything think wts could become dangerous when it falls?

by lighthouse19something in

just noticing what happened with waco, jonestown, heaven's gate etc.

becca1

drew: interesting perspective. You might just be right.

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Greetings

by Jehovah-1 in

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i am new here and interested in the speak.

i am happy.

nice to see so many gathered together here.

becca1

Welcome Bob! Looking forward to your posts.

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new to this site

by sexyk in

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hey i am new to this site, just left the jw organization, 20 yrs old and from canada, looking forward to post and chat with others.

yee haw.

God's Organization Has Needed Adjusting

by The wanderer in

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gods organization has needed adjusting defending the watchtower, many jehovahs witnesses.

point-out the changes that have taken place are nothing more than .

adjustments in understanding.

becca1

My answer would be quite simple. Jehovah did indeed turn his back on the nation of Israel as a whole. Jesus called their religious leaders "hypocrites".

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Why animals die?

by EzroJP in

i know why human beings die, but why animals die?.

did they commit anything wrong according to the laws of god, so they have to die?.

becca1

Welcome to the board!!

Ask yourself, what would happen if they did not die? Yeah, the earth would be overridden with animals! And not all of them are warm and fuzzy.

Death has a purpose. Like in the LIon KIng"- "the circle of life". It's the natural order of things. That's why some animals naturally prey on other animals, and other animals naturally eat only animals that are already dead. Sometime it sucks, but it's the way it's supposed to be.

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"Children of Men"

by becca1 in

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just saw this movie.

i liked it and i hated it.

interesting theme and fast paced plot.

becca1

JUst saw this movie. I liked it and I hated it. Interesting theme and fast paced plot. However, it is sooo intense, trully nerveracking. Maybe I just wan't in the mood for so much intensity. Very dark and dreary as well. Go see it, but make sure you're up for it.

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The more expensive house: Vinyl or Brick?

by YoursChelbie in

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there is a significant difference in the prices of houses that are built of brick exterior to comparably sized ones with vinyl exterior.

i assumed brick costs more because it's more durable, but was surprised to find that brick houses such as the one i chose at random pictured here for sale in texas actually costs over 50k dollars less than the one with the vinyl exterior in the far northern us.

both have four bedrooms.

becca1

Market value (what a house can be sold for in a particular area, based on other homes sold in the last 6 mos.), is the determaning factor. You cannot compare these two homes being in two different states.

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Post "Sayings" that JW's don't say

by JH in

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maybe you can even make a sentence with a few of them....

becca1

I once heard a visiting speaker give a public talk in which he said we should not say "shoo" or "shoo fly". He said Shoo was an ancient god (I don't remember of what culture). I remember thinking how ridiculous that was and how far this man had gone to find something new to ban.

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Post "Sayings" that JW's don't say

by JH in

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maybe you can even make a sentence with a few of them....

becca1

Valiant one: I heard that at a circuit assembly years ago. I don't remember who said it, but it was said.