Posts by Double Edge

Great letter.... be proud of yourself. You ask legitimate questions, the gist which is "I agree with the comment that we must follow Jesus. There are many things happening that indicate that we are not following his commandments. We are responsible for our own salvation and will be held accountable. At what point do we break off from following the opinions of men rather than Christ?"

I've never been a dub. I just don't understand how they can be upset with someone who really wants to please God and wants to move forward with their life. Their judgemental nonsense just validates the old saying "Misery Loves Company".

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Question about elders

by Ellie in

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i've read somewhere that elders have threatened people, said such things as "if you do that you are in big trouble" etc.. what i would like to know is, what can they do anyway?.

if you are already disfellowshipped or disassociated then what is the problem?

Double Edge

Aye, but they'll give ya a nasty suck ...

yikes!

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LONG...Call with Dad after nullification

by unique1 in

i apologise for this being so long, but i know some of you were curious as to what happened following my baptism nullification so as follows, my conversation with my dad.

most of my friends still in have been supporting of my decision and are not shunning me.

let me start this with a little preliminary information.

Double Edge

geez, I feel 'bad' for you....sorry that you're being rejected by your family. I thought 'annulled' meant "as if it never happened" - and if that's the case, why can't the ~~cult~~ JWs just consider you as someone who's never been baptised. What a bunch of hypocrites.

There was a huge group of us. They couldn’t believe what I was telling them. They were like surely your parents will stop by and say hi. They didn’t and all my friends were shocked!!! They said, sounds like a cult. I just smiled.

I've never been a dub, but if I would have been there, I would go over to your folks, and would say "I not a JW, and I just can't believe that parents would reject their child .... is this true ... is this what JWs really believe, because if it is, I'm never going to give them the time of day when they're in my neighborhood. I only want to talk to people who share the true Gospel of Christ, which is LOVE and not rejection".

I think non-JWs who are in-the-know need to stand up for their ex-JW friends and let the world know, publicly and loudly the TRUE nature of this pseudo-religion.

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Prayer Room - To Jesus. WELCOME!!!

by BlessedStar in

matthew 18:19-21 (king james version)

19again i say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my father which is in heaven.

20for where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am i in the midst of them.. .

Double Edge

Our Father who fart in heaven, Hollow be thy name.

Thy kingdom cum, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven

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Rent vs. Buying a house

by Elsewhere in

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i have started thinking about buying a house again.

something that drives me nuts is the fact that i can't seem to get a straight answer out of anyone as to whether or not owning a house would be financially better than renting an apartment.. things to take into consideration:how much i pay in rent.how much rent increases each year.how much i pay in renters insurance.how much a mortgage would be.how much pmi or an 80 / xx mortgage would be.how much i would have to take from or borrow from my 401ks and iras for a down payment.how much i will have to pay in penalties for taking money from my 401ks and iras.how much money l will loose by not having that 401k money earning interest.how much maintenance on the property will cost.how much insurance will cost.how much i will be paying in property taxes.how much in "freebies" i will get from the seller (they will pay $xxx in closing costs if i use their mortgage company).other crap i haven't thought of yet.. it seems like everyone i talk to has their own agenda and they all give me different results based on they want me to do so they will get more money from me.