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  JW to SDA anyone do it ?

  by Introvert 2 in

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  a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.

  so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.

  i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.

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  Wow good stuff this is great thanks people !
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  JW to SDA anyone do it ?

  by Introvert 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.

  so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.

  i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.

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  Good link rebel8 thanks and all good replies !
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  JW to SDA anyone do it ?

  by Introvert 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.

  so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.

  i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.

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  Always about power and control isn't it ?
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  JW to SDA anyone do it ?

  by Introvert 2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a couple friends pointed me to some info on the sabbath and i just plain like it, being the workaholic i am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule.

  so from there i looked into the adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week.

  i honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back.

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  Hi all,

  A couple friends pointed me to some info on the Sabbath and I just plain like it, being the workaholic I am it's a lifesaver for me and gives me the motivation to be more balanced about my business and work schedule. So from there I looked into the Adventists and found a hall near my place and went last week. I honestly enjoyed myself and the meeting time is not disruptive and the people were great and pretty laid back. But one thing is for sure if they offer me a study I'll decline for now and just have fun attending and get to meet new people. The teachings are close to what I know and they use Jehovah's name in prayer, seem balanced and have a holistic approach to health which I appreciate as I train. So was wondering if anyone here has experienced anything like this ?

  There is no one truth in my opinion so it's always going to be a tradeoff but I just want to be able to be part of a group that uses the Bible and worships honestly. They are Trinitarian, I am not so there may be issues down the road and kind of want to now what to expect if anything.
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  Will the resurrected marry/have children?

  by davidmitchell in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have just finished reading 'brock talon's' two books.

  in one of them, entitled journey to god's house, pub.

  he comments on how the wt's pictures of the post-armageddon world do not agree with their doctrines, namely that those who are physically resurrected will not marry/have children.

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  Hey Brock, BIG TEX is the man ! haha !

  Good thread, funny on the Canadian convention, I guess they value their personal space. Maybe a case of halitosis from not brushing after a couple thousand years ? Just kidding, sad that they go on like that, weird.
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  Can You Really Become Inactive Instead of DA'ing and Keep Your Family

  by truth-or-consequences in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  oz branch coordinator terrence o'brien opined a number of times at about 1:00:00 until about 1:15:00 of his testimony, that a dub does not need to da, they can become "inactive.".

  i sent our beloved angus stewart my personal experience, as well as observations about official borg teachings.

  (he replied in short order.).

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  Been inactive since '10 on account of a major burnout and the get well soon visits have tapered off to nothing, which suits me fine. Basically people would drop in while in service and check out my messy house ( used to be real tight before the burnout ) and suspect this gives them fuel for gossip. So basically the French language bros stay away from me and I view this asa positive. I'm going to a handful of English meetings on Sundays and that is all I care or am able to do at this moment. I prefer staying home and doing personal study / research. The difference in attitude I get between French / English in these parts is huge.
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  Yahweh's wonderful creation

  by fulltimestudent in

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  2. friends

  when i thought of myself as a christian witness of yahweh attempting to be a footstep follower of jesus, psalm 104 was one of my favourites.

  if i was ever in some wonderful scenic area, psalm 104 would jump into my mind, and i'd start to praise yahweh and jesus.. but if something horrible came to mind as in the following video, i'd always think of the favourite christian escape clause, it's all because of adam's sin.

  but any connection between natural animal savagery and adam's sin is never logically made in the bible.. interestingly, the supposedly inspired psalm 104 (nwt-the grey one i guess) itself says that:.

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  As such the Psalm is a poetic description of the natural circle of life that includes both life and death as normal facets of creation.

  Quite true CF, my take is that it's necessary for the life cycle / ecosystem to be self sustaining. The carcasses feed the bottom feeders and so on creating top soil all along the way through wastes. Think about it how else could it all hold together. Adam's sin does not have anything to do with some animals being meat eating killing machines, it's how they were designed and they seem to manage quite well with out us interfering. Of course I just pulled this out of my uneducated butt, but is my simple tradesman's slant.

  
  
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  More decption in Feb 1 WT

  by why144000 in

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  2. friends

  how is this for deceptive writing.

  in the feb 1 2004 watchtower under the title 'how can you satisfy your spiritual needs' the artice gives three examples of professional people who have become witnesses, a doctor, a lawyer and an architect.

  all come complete with two pictures each.

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  I also need verification on this, remember what happens when we believe everything we read ? Goes both ways bro. I have that mag at home I'll dig it up. Don't really like going on the JW.org site.
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  Bumbling idiots..... RC & JW broadcast

  by snare&racket in

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  one of the contributing factors to me leaving was the realisation we were being led by idiots.

  bethel life reinforced that, middle aged ego's trying to suck up to brooklyn.

  ray franz book was a final nail for me, because he described the same incompetence along with the same ego's.

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  Good post well said. Some people prefer to be led and told what to do rather than having to think for themselves. I see it all the time in business with staff, childlike. As Ray put it it's alright to be childlike in front of the Almighty God and Jesus, but in front of other men no way.
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  Woman sues JWs - Mom's inheritance, 300 000$ signed over to JWs 1 week before her death!

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  this article is written in french: .

  http://gatineau.rougefm.ca/info-gatineau-ottawa/2015/08/08/elle-donne-son-heritage-aux-temoins-de-jehovah-sa-fille-depose-le-dossier-en-cour-superieure .

  the mother, who passed away in the spring of 2015, signed a new will just one week before her death, while she was dying, in which she made the jws beneficiary of her 300 000 $ dollars inheritance.

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  Right on ecan6 so happy to hear this ? Go get em girl, hope that greedy elder get his ass handed to him in court. Higher moral standard my ass, some example to the brothers. I've met many a high minded French Canadian elder but this one takes the cake. Glad to hear some in the congs. have the common sense and decency to see how horrible this is. Am still in but so gald I woke up, I run my own life.