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  So you want to brag, eh???

  by LDH in

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  ok ok ok so i stole englishman's phrasing.. one thing i'd been noticing about a certain troll's posts, they seem to center around personal accomplishments.. perhaps, that's not such a bad thing.

  this person obviously isn't getting any encouragement to pursue "selfish desires" by the congregation, therefore he and others feel the need to go bragging.. growing up jw doesn't exactly encourage your creativity; on the contrary it stifles artistic expression and personal growth.. so perhaps there is something that *you* can do very well (or not so well but it's still your thang as jt would say) that is very special.. we all know that dave (seven) is great at art, and tr can pick any damn lock he chooses, but what about the rest of us?.

  lisa

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  I can play the piano.

  
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  Complaints

  by Guyferna in

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  please only respond to this message if you read everything on here first.

  thank you.. why do people spend most of their time here complaining?.

  some say: the organization is too strict!.

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  Dutchie

  My friend you are absoluely wrong about the 1975 fiasco. The society did say that armageddon would come in that year. They said it over and over again. We put our trust in what they told us at the meetings, at the book studies and in field service we were telling the folks that the time was very short now. Bible studies were only to last for six months because there was no time or a longer study.

  Furthermore, people do not come to this board just to complain. This board is inhabited by people who have been asociated with JWs all their lives only to discover that it is not the truth at all. Talking to each other and sharing experiences is cathartic, therapeutic and its helping us all to cope.

  Besides, you as a faithful JW know that it is wrong to post on these boards of so called "Apostates." So may I please have the name of your PO and the address and phone number of your kingdom hall. I would like to report to your elders just what you're doing. I am sure they will be very interested. Then we'll see who has something to complain about.

  
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  When You Were Devout, What Was The Most..

  by Englishman in

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  when you were a devout witness, what were the teachings that you couldnt accept, even though you believed most of the rest?.

  heres mine:.

  1. we know the bible is true, it proves itself true.

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  Dutchie

  The only thing is the book of Revelation that was literal was the number 144,000. Never could understand that.

  
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  Wow! I'm so glad I found you all.

  by curlers in

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  i was raised 3rd generation dub.

  my dad is an elder as his dad was and my brother and the other brother is ms on the way to elderhood.

  i'm df for 21 years when i was 20. the only credit i can give my parents is they're crazy would be whether they were catholic, buddist or atheist.

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  Hi Curlers, your story is very interesting and I'm looking forward to hearing more from you.

  
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  Actor Dudley Moore Dies at 66

  by closer2fine in

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  actor dudley moore dies at 66 .

  03/27/2002 1:57 pm est.

  (ap) british actor dudley moore poses in this feb. 3, 1992, file photo moore died wednesday, march.... full image .

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  Dutchie

  Yes, he was very ill and degenerating quickly. Loved him as an actor and a he was also a real funny guy. RIP Dudley.

  
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  the true religion

  by forgetmenot in

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  i have heard this comment from a few jw's in the past, "i became a jehovah's witness because you'll never find anything better.

  let's propose that (for a second :)) they are the closest thing to the "true religion".

  didn't the bible say something like don't listen to any false profits not "find the false profit that is the closest to the truth and follow him/her"?

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  Dutchie

  I've heard that many times also. The message that the witnesses bring is seductive. You will live forever in a paradise earth, no more crime, no broken families, this is the only true religion blah, blah... This message appeals to all persons who are looking for a change in their lives and from the first they are taught to believe that this is the only true religion. Then to reinforce that thought you have to attend five meetings a week, plus field service. Over time you come to believe just what they want you to believe and that is that there is no life outside of the JWs. So even if you see faults in the religion, some people don't have the will to walk away because the JWs have made them so afraid of the world outside.

  
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  2nd half of interview with Sharon Roe

  by seven006 in

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  this came out in todays issue of the news register.

  it is the second half of a two hour two part interview.. http://204.200.26.244/news/story.cfm?story_no=147722.

  sharon roe does not know why her brother-in-law, robert bryant, reached a place so dark he felt compelled to murder his children and wife in their beds before putting a shotgun to his chin and pulling the trigger.

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  Fascinating story, but so, so sad.

  
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  What is your Favorite perfume

  by butalbee in

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  what is your favorite perfume?

  how do you like to smell[lol], and how do you like your significant other to smell?

  is scent a sexual stimulant for you?

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  Red by Giorgio
  Dolce & Gabanna
  Angel

  
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  Getting To Know Me - Biggs' Story THREE

  by Mister Biggs in

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  biggs, part 1: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24348&site=3.

  biggs, part 2: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=24359&site=3.

  the reason why i wanted to be a protector for my little brother was because of what happened to me and my older brother when we were kids.. you see, we had a cousin (about 5 years older than me) who was abusive toward me and my older brother (4 years older than me).

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  Interesting stuff. Looking forward to the next part.

  
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  Muslims going door to door?

  by RR in

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  found this on the net:.

  "speaking with a british accent and dressed in traditional robes under a ragged blue overcoat, udeen told newsweek he had converted to islam eight years ago.

  when i was a non-muslim, the people i used to go to clubs with were all muslims, he says.

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  Dutchie

  Hi RR: Its no secret that Christendom has long admired the fact that JWs were able to get their members to go from door to door spreading their message. Many of them have sought to emulate that practice. They know what Russell knew and that is that the cheapest, most effective way to advertise your message is to carry it from door to door. There is a direct correlation between the growth of the WBTS and the door to door work. That this means is effective can be attested to by any Amway or Fuller Brush salesman. However, I bet they are unaware of the hoops we have to jump through for the "privilege" of engaging in this door to door work, i.e., quotas, counting time, weekly sales meetings, buying literature, etc.