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questions
by DanielC in
1. social
2. relationships
i've been dating a jw girl for about 4 years and we've recently had a lot of issues with the fact that her family doesn't like that i'm not a jw.

i've been looking into the religion and am interested in it.

but is it wrong to join just so i don't lose her?
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All Gays Are Perverts
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"scientists may never resolve exactly how much of a role nature and nurturing play in same-sex attraction.

but one thing is clear: all humans are born with the tendency to succumb to wrong thinking and inclinations.

--romans 3:23. a youth who desires to please god must therefore conform to his moral standards and shun immoral behavior, though doing so may be agonizingly difficult.
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The Opal Ring: a story based on the true life of Jehovah's Witnesses
by Julia Orwell in
1. jw
2. friends
it's finally finished!

it's a fictional story about an old jw.

it is very long, about 7000 words.. the opal ring.
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Kingdom Consolidation and Sales are coming – Reliable Source
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i heard form a reliable source that a kingdom hall consolidation is going to be happening in the us.

currently they are looking at every kingdom hall to see if they could and should sell it.

any kingdom hall that has not been updated and is in a bad location (long driveway, not in a visible location etc...) will be sold.
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"Life is so hard!...tribulation and problems abound!" Persecution complex of witnesses.....
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the meeting this week is mind-blowing in the way it fuels the crippling "persecution complex" of witnesses!.

paragraph 1 set the theme with this gem:.

does it shock you that you can expect to face many tribulations before you gain the prize of everlasting life?
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JW Witnessing Trolleys. To approach or ignore what is your preference and why?
by KateWild in
1. jw
2. experiences
i saw two brothers this morning next to the main train station in liverpool city centre this morning.

they were not actively approaching anyone.

what i found strange was that they were from a cong that has different territory, so i don't know why they were there.. anyway i knew them both, and they know i was df'd, i was in my car and couldn't park up for a chat, but i did beep and wave to them as i drove passed and they waved back.
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Just out of curiosity, how many elders (current & ex) do we have here?
by mrquik in
1. jw
2. friends
me.
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Freemason Wilbur Ross... buying back Watchtower assets for the Rothschild family
by Calebs Airplane in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
freemason wilbur ross, a well-connected banking tycoon with strong ties to the rothschild family has just bid on some watchtower buildings in brooklyn... is the watchtower returning assets to their mother organization?.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/ross_for_jehovah_witnesses_bldgs_komlwtyitfqj3e0ly5fsmk.

also, please view this fairly recent interview with forbes magazine... seems carefully scripted on both ends.... http://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyabenedicto/2011/01/31/wilbur-ross-on-the-economy/.
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No Girls Scout Cookies for you!
by independent_tre in
1. jw
2. friends
even though, i was raised in a witness home, i never remember hearing that girl scout cookies were a no-no.

and even though i've only been baptized for a few years, i don't remember any specific admonishment of these sweet treats.

but recently at work a jdub coworker made it a point to remind me that jw's do not buy or eat girl scout cookies.
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Your favorite "bumper stickers"
by new boy in
1. jw
2. friends
i have two.

"please god protect me from your people".

"if you love something let go.......if it doesn't come back, hunt in down and kill it" .