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  Saying I love you foreign languages

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  hey all, i could really use some help.. i am looking for the proper way a parent might say to their child i love you in these languages.. spanish, french, italian.

  i am definitely interested in other languages, gaelic, arabic, russian etc.

  but many languages involved alphabet characters i am not familiar with.. i do know that there are online translators, babelfish etc.but i have found out the hard way, those are really not reliable, and i need to know as specifically as possible.. i am finding that unlike the english language, there might be one way to say i love you in a romantic manner and a way to say i love you in friendly, non romantic manner.

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  WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?-----------

  Je vous aime,

  Je vous adore.

  Que voulez-vous

  Depuis encore?

  I love you,

  I adore you.

  What more

  Do you want?

  Pour l'amour de CoCo
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  "An Inconvenient Truth".. JW's are deluded

  by GetBusyLiving in

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  hi everyone, hope you all are doing ok!

  long time no talk.. .

  have any of you seen the new dvd "an inconvenient truth"?

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  Dear Friends,

  1) I saw AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

  2) I read STATE OF FEAR, by Michael Crichton [thanx, Kudra, for your enlightening comments - go to the experts: climatologists/paleoclimatologists]

  I am trying to discern between "conspiracy theory" and "conspiracy fact". What is verifiable information and what is disinformation? In researching, does one take into account the character as well as the credentials of the writer? Given the sloppy - dishonest - scholarship of WT pubs, I need lots of time before drawing any conclusion about anything anymore. The world will go on - or end - with or without me.

  Compound-Complex
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  What Would Make A Jehovah's Witness Decide To Finally "Get Out Of Her"?

  by minimus in

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  what "thing" could happen to make someone decide to leave the organization for good??

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  "Little drops of water", eroding away at our soul. Given the idolatry and bloodguilt, our being slapped in the face with the cowardice of the FDS/GB against evil influences is beyond belief. I'm not the bravest soul, but the shepherds should be willing to die for the sheep - would the GB lay down their lives for us? I have never been so sick or enraged. Shattered faith hardly describes our plight.

  Beyond righteous indignation,

  Compound-Complex
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  My reign of fading is over :-(

  by Dune in

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  i wake up this morning, thinking that it'll be a good day.

  i'll be studying for a couple of hours then going to see apocalypto.

  i wanted to be out of the house by 11am.

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  Hey Dune,

  You said that the only thing you know for sure is that you're never going to another meeting. What's worse than the WRONG decision is NO decision. Indecision eats away at your soul. I've made the same choice--to never go back. WT warnings about the fruitage of false religion are why; I'm sure they never foresaw such a turning of the tables. Their own words condemn them. When anyone from another congo asks where I attend, I simply say, "I'm assigned to the XXXX Congregation." When those from the XXXX Congregation ask where I've been, I reply that, due to ongoing illness, I am able to do little more than work and sleep (not a lie). Nods and sympathy. My JW friends are not jerks. Being current on Society doings is no problem as we're so well-informed here at JWD. The suggestions already offered you are sound and workable for your particular circumstance. Just remember, you're no longer operating by the same rules. You are not obligated to say or do what you do not wish. Success and contentment in your new life.

  CoCo
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  How do you make friends once leaving the Borg?

  by unhappy in

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  2. friends

  so i'm starting the fading out now, and i'm avoiding all kh 'friends,' but am finding it a bit lonely, as was raised in org, and was always taught to shun worldly people even at school.

  does anyone have any advice or experiences about how to overcome this?

  how they met and made new friends in the beginning?

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  Dear "Happyatlast"!,

  I am happy at last personally, but was "unhappy" for most of my life because the spiritual paradise, where I sought refuge, was a parched and barren desert. I cannot add anything much to the wonderful suggestions here. But I can say that making yourself "indispensable" to others can be a good thing. Not with an evil, ulterior motive, of course! But like Dorcas [Tabitha], who did good deeds and was beloved. Her thought was to be kind and generous, with no expectation of reward. Likewise, with infirmities and limitations myself, I nevertheless give my all in little, manageable spurts, then collapse--but happily so. I have students whose families have made me part of their life. And I can pour out my heart with no fear of censure or worry that I'll be turned in. As already stated, just be a good listener and care about others. Some of us who are extrovertish do this by nature. Though you may be a bit shy or find difficulty breaking free of WT programming, don't give up. You will discover kindred spirits that find you "indispensable"! May you enjoy success in your new life,

  CoCo
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  THE BACK PEDDLING HAS ALREADY BEGUN......

  by Mary in

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  as i mentioned before in another thread, my dub aunt, along with several other witnesses, told me that they were specifically told that the governing body let it be known that tract work would trigger the beginning of the end by infuriating the other religions and somehow causing the governments to "turn on babylon the great".

  this was supposed to start before the end of this year.

  one thing i mentioned is that they were smart enough this time, not to put anything down in writing, but simply let it get around by "word of mouth".

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  Dear Mary and Sunspot,

  When Nils, Sherry and I visited recently, we discussed time spent at Bethel and the intervening years, up to the present. So much has changed for us personally, yet nothing, really, has changed at SS SOCIETY. Per Sherry's comment in the FMJ "Story of Joyful Conversion", when that smug and condemnatory statement about our reading too much into the ARMAWARNINGs came from the platform [post ''75], she wanted to run up to the stage, grab the mike, and say NO!

  Makes us rather glad that JWD, and like watcthers of the world, are "forward-pedaling"! Great topic and insightful commentary, Mary.

  In tandem,

  CoCo
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  Were You Offended?

  by choosing life in

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  were you offended by the teaching that jesus is not the mediator of for you, but only the 144,000?

  1 tim.

  2 vs 5,6 states that "there is one mediator between god and men, a man, christ jesus, who gave himself a corresponding ransom for all".

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  Question:

  Wasn't this the core issue of the Great Apostasy at Bethel, circa 1980? The clandestine Bible discussions after Monday night WT study? I read, but have not yet found the means to verify, that there is a Gnostic ritual in which the participants say NO to the body of Christ. Any clarification for the above would be appreciated.

  Always questioning,

  CoCo
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  Psychological turbulence upon leaving the WTS

  by greendawn in

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  most people that have expressed themselves on this issue say that the wts has in effect created some serious psychological problems for them that have far reaching effects and are hard to shake off, as if they were given some kind of potent poison to drink.

  that reminds me of babylon the great and her destructive wine cup of anger that she makes the world drink.

  but what is it precisely that causes this psychological morbidity and what precisely is it?

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  Dear Greendawn,

  Good to see you back on board. In nearly sixty years of living amidst the likes of psychological chaos described here at JWD, my strictly self-imposed, six-month absense from the KH has worked wonders. Certifiable mental illness in my family, combined with WT brain-melt, had to be escaped. Though I have always done as I was told, I was desperate. Now I'm really doing quite well. Last night I dreamed I told my family that I could not distribute the tract because it went against my conscience. Even though it was only a dream, out-and-out defiance is not my nature. Isn't the tract work over? My subco-levels need re-programming.

  May all of you find peace, whatever it takes. If I found it, I'm sure you will too.

  CoCo in Control
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  THE FINAL SOLUTION!

  by *jeremiah* in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this was a reply post, but i thought it should be its own topic.. here are some very pro un or pro world order articles that can be found on the front page of the jw website.

  on the right side under more topics you will find this series of articles entitled, 'the problems of children-the solution at last'.

  theosophy.

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  Hello again, Jeremiah:

  "...there never seems to be a plan to attain that solution...."

  I understand the points made in your evaluation. There is no clear-cut direction but only a string of loosely-linked scripture texts meant to foster hope in an elusive and illusive future paradise. Taking the pejorative aspect out of "conspiracy theory" and determining if there are any "conspiracy facts" [thanx, abbagail], this 'Solution' article of itself says that the WT is being directed by outside influence. Is that influence mere pressure to bend to public opinion, namely that of government agencies? If that, and that alone, the WT stands condemned. The weak, unconvincing allusion to Scripture is to make the package appear God-oriented. The SS SOCIETY, tossing upon a roiling sea, is foundering.

  Thanx for sharing your discoveries, Jeremiah.

  Compound-Complex
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  Blondie!---Get well soon message!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  blondie will probably hit me with a pie for posting this, but she hasn't been feeling well for a few days and i just thought we would let her know we are hoping she feels better soon!

  (could you make that blueberry?).

  and to all the friends out there that are not feeling well.

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  Dear Blondie,

  "But I thought it necessary to send to you Blondie, our sister and our fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to our needs; because she was longing for you all and was distressed because you heard that she was sick."---Philippa 2:25, 26

  Now, don't you worry! We'll be all right, even if we have to muddle through the Sunday WT study on our own! Feel better soon...

  CoCo