Dutchie

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  Whatever happened to "GINGER"?

  by SoulJah in

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  you know, that revolutionary personal transporter.

  you would think by now the dubs would be cruising door to door on them.

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  Souljah, I'm surprised at you! Did Jesus go from door to door on GINGER?
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  JW's that are smarter than you

  by Preston in

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  what, did i disturb your concentration with the above statement, "wha!

  no, it can't be, i know what they believe in is a bunch of b.s.!

  " well, guess what, it's true, and no, it isn't an oxymoron.

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  Intelligence in and of itself is not a barrier to fend off the forces of those who wish to convert us. Jehovah's Witnesses bring a provacative message and an intelligent person can succomb to its power as quickly as one who is not so intelligent. The intelligent person can feel vulnerable, and because of circumstances in his life can long for the paradise that the witnesses expouse. Additionally, if he is kept in the dark can really believe that the organization is a clean one and that it has god's approval.

  Sometimes we get carried away with out own rhetoric but I don't think that anyone here doubts that there are some intelligent witnesses. However, I am sure you will agree that some people are simply book smart and can rationalize anything with "iron clad reasoning" and some people, I don't care how smart they are, need the organization to fill some emptiness in their lives.

  Edited by - Dutchie on 5 July 2002 19:59:27
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  Poisoning the Womb

  by IslandWoman in

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  i know this has been mentioned before but i'd just like some input on this.. i would like to go "door to door" again, i miss it so.

  what i am interested in is succinct criticisms of the watchtower that would turn off a householder to jehovah's witnesses.

  nothing sensational just simple truths in easy to understand statements.

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  Island Woman, wouldn't it be great if you could get a list of all the families that currently have bible studies with the witnesses in your home territory? Then you could just go and talk to those folks who are in immient danger of becoming witnesses themselves..
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  Sylvester Stallone. Astonishing news.

  by Englishman in

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  sylvester stallone was born on july 6th, 1946.. so was i!.

  ok, i know that he is much punier than me, .

  happy birthday for tomorrow, sylvester.

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  Okay, I looked at the picture of Her Ladyship and I would guess that she is around 25 years old and you, Sir, should be ashamed of yourself!

  Edited by - Dutchie on 5 July 2002 16:49:12
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  Sylvester Stallone. Astonishing news.

  by Englishman in

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  sylvester stallone was born on july 6th, 1946.. so was i!.

  ok, i know that he is much punier than me, .

  happy birthday for tomorrow, sylvester.

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  Englishman, 1946? That would make you ..... uh, uh.......gee that's a lot of numbers Well anyway, happy birthday to you and may you and Her Ladyship enjoy many more. Love, Dutchie

  Edited by - Dutchie on 5 July 2002 16:43:10
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  Last Post

  by NewWay in

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  last post

  thanks to everyone here who welcomed me two weeks ago.

  my intention when i first came to the site was to simply find information and see what others were saying about the jw organisation, then i felt inclined to post myself, including sharing my personal experiences.

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  (((((((((NewWay!)))))))))

  I'm no trouble at all!
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  JWs: No Social Conscience

  by Room 215 in

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  of all the delusions a jw labors under, perhaps none is more tragic than the one that deprives him/her of the truly satisfying reward of spontaneous help to a fellow human being in need.

  this is achieved by the promulgation of the notion that the jw ``join us or die'' ministry is the single most worthwhile endeavor any human can aspire to, and supercedes any other claims on a jw's time, talents or resources.

  although wts literature targeted for public consumption cleverly words any reference to charitable works to deliberately create the misimpression that jws excel in this regard, the social pressure within the organization against involvement of significant effort and time in humanitarian voluteerism is palpable.

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  Hi Dakota. Great picture!
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  YOU CAN PREACH-EVEN WITH DEMENTIA

  by minimus in

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  the august 1,2002 wt.

  tells of an experienceof a woman with severe dementia, so bad, that she needed to be reminded to swallow her food.

  this person saw her caretaker weeping over some problem.

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  (((((((((Farkel!))))))))))
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  JWs: No Social Conscience

  by Room 215 in

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  of all the delusions a jw labors under, perhaps none is more tragic than the one that deprives him/her of the truly satisfying reward of spontaneous help to a fellow human being in need.

  this is achieved by the promulgation of the notion that the jw ``join us or die'' ministry is the single most worthwhile endeavor any human can aspire to, and supercedes any other claims on a jw's time, talents or resources.

  although wts literature targeted for public consumption cleverly words any reference to charitable works to deliberately create the misimpression that jws excel in this regard, the social pressure within the organization against involvement of significant effort and time in humanitarian voluteerism is palpable.

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  That's why at one time Jehovah's Witnesses used to leave literature for tips reasoning that the "life saving" message contained in the society's publications was worth far more than money. That's a hoot!
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  getting your children to love you back without fea

  by allen in

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  edited by - allen on 6 july 2002 4:27:1.

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  Its a good topic. There are many stories here where the parents have stopped associating with the witnesses and their children who are still in the organization forbid them from interacting with their grandkids. It is surely a heartbreaking situation.

  I have kids whom I am crazy about and I cannot even imagine them turning their backs on me. I am so glad that we are no longer jehovahs witnesses and that we are free to love one another as family's were meant to.