This just made me feel really sad.
Amber Rose
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"Take away my birthday"
by OnTheWayOut ini used the phrase on another thread and realized it might be of interest."....
take away my birthday" is:a sarcastic response when someone warns you not to do something that is considered socially unacceptable.. example of usage:'you really shouldn't drop stink bombs in the class room the same day of finals.
take away my birthday?
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Are You Still Interested in Looking for Truth?
by cameo-d inwhat are our origins?
what has this life all been for?
is there anything after this life?
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Amber Rose
Where did we come from? What are our origins? What has this life all been for? Is this all there is? Is there anything after this life? Can the truth ever be found?
These questions have existed probably since human consciousness existed. But there has never been a satisfying answer until the Watchtower Society was formed. God has given us all the answers in His Word, the Bible. But who wants to read all those thousands of pages just to get to the good bits. This 32 page brochure entitled "What is the Purpose of Life" shows you the true answer to that question from the Bible.
But seriously, I always thought it was the most disappointing thing to not be allowed to explore these questions on my own and so crappy that the answer took 32 pages to explain. It seems to me that the answer should be able to be explained in less than five words or it would take a lifetime to explain. I am happy that I am free to answer these questions any crazy way that I want to and change my mind the next day and not worry that god will kill me because he doesn't like my answer.
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Why are gossip and slander tolerated in the congregation?
by hoser inwhy are gossip and slander tolerated?
is this part of the master plan to control the masses?.
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Amber Rose
A friend of mine was repeoved for slander. A group of boys got themselves thrown in jail, they called my friend. He told the guys, if you don't tell the elders about this, I will. The boys said nothing, my friend went to the elders but there was no second witness so my friend was reproved.
I heard about another guy who was DF'd for slander. His girlfriend was sleeping with some other guy. I think the rule was he wasn't supposed to talk about it because it was a Judicial Matter (TM). He got DF'd, she was reproved. Of course, she was the granddaughter of a CO.
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Nine year old baptized
by EmptyInside inthis weekend at the circuit assembly, (i stayed home, thank goodness), i heard a nine year -old girl was baptized.
and she seems a bit mature for her age, but hardly mature enough,in my opinion, to make such a choice on her own.
it seems to be a trend in our circuit right now.
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Amber Rose
I remember the summer that I got baptized. I was 15. There were two kids in my hall that were "dating"(they sat together at meetings and rented movies to watch with other families from the hall - if you call that dating) It was such a huge scandal. Everyone was up in arms about these kids being too young, they had no idea what they were getting themselves into, the were too immature to be making such an important decision that will effect the rest of thier lives blah, blah blah. The very same people were congratulating me for being so mature, how proud the were of me for making such an important decision that will effect the rest of my life. I was younger than the kids who didn't know how "serious" "dating" was.
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confused, scared and worst of all, teenager.
by torn in two son inmy dad woke up about 3 years ago and said nothing.
my sister woke up about a year ago.
my mom about a month ago, myself shortly after.
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Amber Rose
Dear Torn In Two Son,
Its kind of like Wile E Cyote chasing after Roadrunner, then he looks down. The moment you realize that everything that you put your heart into is all false, its like the ground has been removed from under your feet. You're in freefall. You panic, your head starts spinning, the "what ifs" start rushing in and you start blindly grabbing at anything. The best thing to do is to sit yourself down and tell your head to "shut up". Forget about the Bible, forget about religion and athism. There will be time for that later. I guess all I'm trying to say is - I remember the moment that my whole philosophy on life vanished in an instant and I wanted a new one NOW. These things take time. But on the bright side there is time - there is no Armageddon.
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Free load of Watchtower books (tons!), must pick up
by drew sagan ini've been thinking about getting rid of these books for a long time.
i have bound volumes starting with 1950s up through the early 2000's (not complete, but probably about 35-40 volumes).
i also have about 50-70+ books, including some from the 1950's (let god be true & others).
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Amber Rose
To the curb they go tonight!
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What's the point of all those presents?
by penny2 inyes, i know i was brought up as a jw so my view is probably distorted.
but why as an adult, would you want to receive gifts that you neither need nor want from people who cant really afford to give them?.
i love xmas from the point of view of spending a whole day eating, talking and a little drinking with loved ones.
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Amber Rose
Really, Penny2, I hear ya! There seems to be some people in my circle that I love exchanging gifts with (long time friends who share common interests) and those that I HATE receiving gifts from and who are really a pain in the @$$ to buy for (in-laws). They are just thrilled with themselves for picking out presents that we are supposed to be even more thrilled about. And its always something that I hate. But everyone loves buying presents for my little boy!
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As A Witness, Were You Intrigued By Prophecy?
by minimus ini knew some jws that lived for examining so -called bible prophecy per watchtower interpretation.
everytime they thought a "new point" was being brought out in a watchtower, they would begin their speculations and discuss their views with like minded theorists.. personally, i never got into bible prophecy, especially after realizing how the watchtower has changed their opinions over the years.. did you really get into prophecy or were you more into other aspects of jwism?.
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Amber Rose
ziddina mentioned the inability to keep the Kings of the North and South straight - My personal favorite was Daniel's image. One of the shins is Rome, and they moved up the Anglo-American from the feet to the other shin. The feet are now "Politically divided, no dominant world power". I was so agrivated when they did that. They just slipped in an extra world power, hoping nobody would notice that it didn't even fit into the picture! Nobody ever commented on it either time we studdied it. WHY?
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As A Witness, Were You Intrigued By Prophecy?
by minimus ini knew some jws that lived for examining so -called bible prophecy per watchtower interpretation.
everytime they thought a "new point" was being brought out in a watchtower, they would begin their speculations and discuss their views with like minded theorists.. personally, i never got into bible prophecy, especially after realizing how the watchtower has changed their opinions over the years.. did you really get into prophecy or were you more into other aspects of jwism?.
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Amber Rose
No, when I was about 10, we studied the Revelation book. I thought it was going to be as exciting as its title implied. When we got to the parts about some stupid convention, or some dumb guy saying something - being the fulfillment of prophecy, I was done.
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I just read chapter 4 of Combatting Cult Mind Control and...
by doublelife inwow.
it's strange because even though i decided in sept that this is a false religion, it's still a little overwhelming to read this chapter.
if cult members have two identities, then where is my other identity?
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Amber Rose
If cult members have two identities, then where is my other identity?
Judging from your screen name, I think you already know the answer!