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  How are JW's perceived where you live?

  by JH in

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  around here, the moment you pronounce the word jehovah witness, you can be sure that you raised the blood pressure of the person listening.. i wonder if somewhere around the world, this isn't so ?

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  Double Edge

  In L.A.? Small, annoying sect that bothers people on the weekend.
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  Yikes, there was a tract in my door

  by MissBehave in

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  so i just went out for the mail and a folded up tract falls out of my screen door.

  they must have rung the bell while i was on the treadmill.

  praise the lord for wireless headphones!.

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  wow, that convinced me.... where do I sign up?
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  How a Baptist minister was responsible for strengthening me in Mormonism

  by Qcmbr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been mulling over noggin's story and how i experienced the same scenarios on my mission and i wanted to share the flip side to that story - the one where i was not deconverted at all.

  the curent religious crisis in my own life is also at a mature enough point to share some parts.

  please note i want to use ths cathartically so excuse my dogmatism - i'm not preaching.

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  In fact, weren't Joseph and Mary cousins?

  No, brother and sister!
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  How a Baptist minister was responsible for strengthening me in Mormonism

  by Qcmbr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been mulling over noggin's story and how i experienced the same scenarios on my mission and i wanted to share the flip side to that story - the one where i was not deconverted at all.

  the curent religious crisis in my own life is also at a mature enough point to share some parts.

  please note i want to use ths cathartically so excuse my dogmatism - i'm not preaching.

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  The other faith shaker was the muslim old man who semingly tore a core bible doctrine apart and I was left in a discussion gasping for answers that my missionary companion was equally clueless about (Scriptures talked of the royal line coming through the carpenter Joseph but of course the logical blocker is that Joseph was never the father - the answer is obvious with a bit of thought and research but that's another story -

  
  

  
  

  Is the answer that Mary was also of the line of David? In fact, weren't Joseph and Mary cousins?
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  How To Make Espresso--By The Faithful And Discreet Slave

  by under_believer in

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  1. go to http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1997/11/8/diagram_01.htm.

  2. read instructions.

  as they wisely point out at the related page, http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/1997/11/8/article_01.htm: "your perseverance, however, will pay off when you delight your friends with espresso drinks that rival those in your local coffee shop.

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  And what about the Mormons' view on coffee?

  Decaf only
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  Just recieved this email off my mum

  by Es in

  1. jw
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  hey all got a text this morning that they had sent me an email opened it straight away, here is there email and my reply.. .

  esther,.

  we hope this message clarifies some misconceptions you may have.

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  Double Edge

  ES..

  The best "retort" is just to live a happy and well-lived life....just think, you're giving your son something you never had in your young life...FREEDOM.
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  Resist Watchtower Pessimism!

  by metatron in

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  the watchtower persists because it is able to addict people to the fantasy that "i won't die before armageddon comes".

  never mind that.

  heart trouble, diabetes, bad job, empty bank account or rusting car - it's closer than ever and the world ( here it comes!

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  Double Edge

  Interesting post. I've also read that the oil shale deposits in the U.S. are tremendous. The oil potential is greater than all of the reserves throught the middle east. At $3.00 a gallon, it is now feasible to explore and use the deposits. In 10 years can we all say "Buh Bye" to the Arabs?
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  Just recieved this email off my mum

  by Es in

  1. jw
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  hey all got a text this morning that they had sent me an email opened it straight away, here is there email and my reply.. .

  esther,.

  we hope this message clarifies some misconceptions you may have.

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  Double Edge

  Excellent reply !!

  I was just curious... do you still believe in a Creator, etc.? If so, can you 'guilt' them into maybe seeing that you feel that you are approved of by the Almighty and that they are possibly following the wrong path?

  At any rate.... nice job... your son comes first!
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  Update on my dad's health

  by JH in

  1. jw
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  a few weeks ago, i told you guys that my dad was diagnosed with intestinal cancer.

  well, he went to the hospital monday for an operation.

  prior to the operation, with scans and x rays of all types, they saw that he had a tumor on his liver as well as on his lungs.

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  I don't know what to say..... have you tried researching any alternative therapies?
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  How do you deal with JW's knowing they will shun you?

  by JH in

  1. jw
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  i went to the grocery store yesterday, and i saw a jw who was looking at me with a sort of sad face.

  i said hello, and he didn't reply.

  so why does he stare at me for if he knows he won't reply to me when i say hello?

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  Double Edge

  Elders all say hello to me, hoping I'll come back or that I'll say something interesting to them....

  To those that shun you, you should happily yell back at them... "IT'S OK...YOU CAN TALK TO ME, REALLY.....THE ELDERS DO...AND BY THE WAY, I'M NOT DISFELLOWSHIPPED!"