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  QUESTIONS TO ASK TO OPEN THEIR EYES AND SAVE LIVES

  by aanita in

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  2. medical

  questions to ask to open the eyes of jehovah's witnesses and save some lives.

  my first question is - you use acts 15 saying "abstain from blood" as if applied to modern emergency transfusions of whole blood but isn't it balanced by matthew 12:7 where christ says god wants "mercy not sacrifice" when surely the death of even one single adult or child is sacrifice;.

  my second question is - isn't it significant that 1 samuel 14:32-35 says to stay alive all saul's men ate blood with meat and were not punished with death; they only had to build an altar to show they were sorry it had been absolutely necessary, and that was due to the mosaic law then being in effect;.

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  megsmomma

  Those are great points that I havn't concidered yet. I have e-mailed them to a couple of family members. Thank you so much!
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  Bye for now :)

  by DeusMauzzim in

  1. jw
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  just wanted to say that the new semester has started at university, so i won't be able to post here as much as i would like.

  as someone said in a recent discussion.. 'education is the true destroyer of falsehoods'.. so i'm doing my best to get as educated as possible... that means a huuuuge schedule :).

  @sirnose, thebiggestlie etc.

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  megsmomma

  I know everyone on this board is cheering you on in your efforts in school! Good luck! Hope to hear from you as your life progresses!!!
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  Can't stop hating....

  by ex-nj-jw in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents became jw's in the early 60's just before i was born.

  i was raised as a jw but hated everything about it from a very early age.

  going door to door was the worst growing up.

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  megsmomma

  I don't know....I feel the same as you because it still affects my life every day.....Like not having a mom....Knowing your family is awaiting your death in armegeddon, ect. I don't know how to stop feeling so mad.
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  Listen to phonecall made to WT regarding "Brother Prince"...

  by rare treat in

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  2. friends

  hello everyone.

  here is a video of a phonecall made this morning to the wt regarding "br.

  prince" and his "worldly" performance at the superbowl yesterday.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdldlvl4ktw.

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  megsmomma

  So....if I tell my mom I am reinstated....there would be no way to confirm it?? (No, I am not about to do that...but, hmmmm)
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  What to do?

  by freyd in

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  what if you're in love but don't want to be married?

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  megsmomma

  As long as both people feel the same way, then I think it is ok to just enjoy being in love. If two people are thinking differently on the matter though, then you have to figure why each person wants what they do and see if you can still be the right ones for eachother.
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  Need A Break From The Forum (Goodbye for now)

  by lovelylil in

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  2. friends

  dear friends,.

  i am taking some time away from posting.

  i don't really know if or when i will be back.

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  megsmomma

  Lil....I understand how that feels. Sometimes being on these boards brings up a-lot of "crap" from the past. I know you have a-lot of great things going on....Keep us posted on how you and your family are!
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  Quick Birthday Question...

  by esw1966 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so, it was my daughter's birthday on the 2nd of february.. she is being raised jw and i sent her an email birthday card.. i get this note as a response: (mind you, it may be from her mother).

  hey dad, .

  i'm sorry i havent written you.

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  megsmomma

  I was raised as a JW with my biological dad never having been one. When my dad got us one time (we had just began being JW's) I was about 10 and my sister was 7. It was her birthday and our family surprised us with a b-day party. (He always celebrated my 1/2 birthday with my sisters since mine is the day before x-mas) Well....the surprise was on them when I locked me and my sister in the bathroom crying because we did not want to displease Jehovah.

  We see how the fear in the religion takes hold of adults...and it is even worse for kids.

  Now my 8 year old is still in and instead of trampling on her "beliefs"(for now) when I have her around the holidays...I play by their rules. We have "I am glad you were born" cards and presents. We have "gift exchanges" for x-mas. Don't prove the JW's right....they say you will do anything to turn her from Jehovah. Just do all the loving things you want to do, and when she is grown and thinking for herself, she will see what you did for her.

  My dad never tried to celebrate with us again....but he never stopped sending presents around the special times. Now I love him for it.

  I know it is hard to be in this situation. Hang in there! ((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))
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  Homeschooling . Are you for or against?

  by becca1 in

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  just want to take a poll.

  no need for explinations, just for or against.. me- against..

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  Both.
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  Anyone in here(parents) homeschool the kids? What curriculms do you use?

  by Jeepthing in

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  i just want to know what most of jw(ex or inactive or active) parents use or used for curriculms.

  and results of using certain ones.

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  megsmomma

  When I was young, we did Cal-vert. That worked out good and my mom was somewhat involved.

  For highschool I did American (Out of Chicago) You sent in your work and you could call and talk to a teacher if needed. I taught myself through high school. I think I turned out OK, but I think parents being actively involved is key.

  The good news is that by being home-schooled I had no bad association. I just got to go in service a-lot. Oh....wait...that was bad association!
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  Another jw story I got

  by dedpoet in

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  i received this in an email from a jw today.

  i know the person who sent it, i used to be in his congregation, and he suggested i put it on my site.

  i assume he was joking, it certainly isn't going on there, but i thought i'd share it with you guys.

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  megsmomma

  So...Here is the rest of the story.....

  After 6 years of it going along this way...thier "new model" washing machine broke. Their microwave was burning the tv dinners they would cook...(that was all they had time for) and Jenny got pregnant. Since they were putting the ministry first....they had no insurance. Once again John had to look for a more lucerative job. Since they had been through this before, they decieded to take a different route.

  Jenny enroled in some college courses, since she had always dreamed of having a degree. John contacted some "brothers" who owned businesses....but, no one was willing to give him any jobs with insurance. The most they would pay him was min. wage, but they would give him meeting times off. The sisters began to snub Jenny since she was pursuing a career....and the older childless ones were down right bitter acting. They would remark...."We are waiting to take care of the babies that are resurected in the New System".

  Once again, John and Jenny's meeting attendance started slacking. They could no longer pioneer...but, they were still trying to be good JW's. The congregation started to exclude them from gatherings...and Jenny got pulled in the back room for "making a showy display" of her growing belly.

  Meanwhile....Jenny met a woman in her class that seemed very friendly. Her husband ran a construction business and was more than happy to have their husbands meet. John got a job with this man....who payed good money and provided insurance. They were happy with the circumstances, but they felt so guilty and didn't know why. Then Jenny met Mouthy. She was in the grocery store and a nice lady smiled at her, and said she was "glowing". It brought her to tears and the woman asked..."Dear, what is wrong?" Jenny said..."You are the first person to be so kind...I have lots of "friends" at my church who have nothing nice to say."

  Wellll...You can figure the rest.....soon, Jenny and John saw "the truth about the truth" and their guilt was GONE! POOF! Boy were they glad they didn't spend the rest of their lives slaving for a cult.

  Ten years later....they have 3 kids....good jobs and a retirement plan!