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  Why baptise young ones?

  by dobbie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just had two months worth of mags shoved through my door(thank goodness i wasn't in but out with kids having fun!

  )had a flick through them but what caught my attention was the july 1st watchtower 2nd study article "youths, make it your choice to serve jehovah".

  it seems to be basically encouraging all the young ones to get baptised, and mentions one boy who was only thirteen!i was'nt born into the jws but i know that in my early teen years i would personally never have been emotionally ready for such a major commitment.

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  Are you happier out of the org?

  by dobbie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi everyone i was just wondering if those of you that have left the org for whatever reason, have found your'e much happier than when you were in it?probably a daft question but i tried to talk to a friend about how i was feeling about a few things and why i don't go to meetings and she said would i really be any happier out than in?it just got me thinking about why i joined in the first place, because i was lonely and down, although i still am several years later it seems!have you found life better on the outside?did you feel a sense of freedom or was it really hard to adjust?when i try to explain what i find hard in the religion they can always say something back that then makes me think i was wrong in the first place and it is the truth after all - aagh!

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  What's the oddest thing you have eaten?

  by PopeOfEruke in

  1. social
  2. physical

  hey i was on holiday last week and we went to a sea-side night market and there was a food stand called "roadkill restaurant".

  the motto was "you kill it, we grill it".

  charming place.. they had crocodile, buffalo, camel, and kangaroo and emu kebabs.

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  Supporting Vegetarian/Vegan Teens

  by Scully in

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  2. family

  my youngest is toying with the idea of adopting the vegan lifestyle.

  she came to me at 11pm last evening with a strict list of what she wanted me to purchase for her as soon as the store opened this morning.

  her enthusiasm could easily have been mistaken for "preaching".... and i'm afraid it didn't foster a very receptive spirit in me.. my main concern is her having adequate nutrition.

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  NO BENEFITS TO BLOOD TRANSFUSION...?

  by Gill in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  the august 2006 awake, makes the claim that there is no benefit to blood transfusion except in trauma, according to proffessor bruce spiess:.

  there are few if any (medical) articles that supposrt transfusion actually improving outcome.

  " in fact, he writes that many transufusions 'may do more harm than good in virtually every instance except trauma,' increasing 'the risk of pneumonia, infections, heart attacks and strokes.'.

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  Were YOU Gossiped About In The Congregation?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  do you know who the worst offenders were??

  the elders.

  the elders, because they were "shepherds and overseers" believed they had the right to talk about you, your family, your job, your personality and so forth.....they pick apart any male in the hall under the guise of seeing whther someone "might qualify for privileges".

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  Which avatars are your favorites?

  by AlmostAtheist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some people's avatars make me smile, others make me think.

  there are some that i just love to look at.

  here are some of my favorites off the top of my head.

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  The Countdown!

  by Legolas in

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  2. friends
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  Do you LONG to be disfellowshipped?

  by nicolaou in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  question to all the inactives.

  we all know why we try to do the 'slow fade' - family & friends - but be honest, don't you sometimes just wish that those bloody elders would get on with it and df you?

  aren't you sick of the pretense that isn't really a pretense.

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  UK & IRELAND MAP

  by ballistic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had an idea that i could build a uk map of everyones location which would show you instantly who is in your area from jwd.. (it might be an idea to do a seperate us one aswell but i'll wait and see if this one takes off first, or if anyone from the us wants to volunteer to do that one).

  (and australia but you are all in the same backyard anyway - literally!!!).

  anyway, all you have to do is post or email me your username and town and i will draw you on the map above which will change gradually to include everyone!.

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