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  New Here, just want to introduce myself....

  by lies all lies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi everyone, i never was baptized but studied for a very long time before i finally got my sanity back and realized that although the individual jws for the most part were good people and doing what they thought was right the org itself was total b.s.

  anyway ive been lurking here off and on for a while and figured i would stop being lazy and register.

  so hello, i enjoy everyones posts and hope to be around for a while!

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  aligot ripounsous

  Hei, LaL,

  Warm welcome from another newbie. Yes, indeed, resisting love bombing requires keeping your head cold, we'll sure appreciate your seating on the fence viewpoint.
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  All you DFW peeps with teens

  by Brigid in

  1. jw
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  are there any of you in our area with teens?

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  aligot ripounsous

  I suppose DFW is Dallas Fort Worth or is it that I've been mistaken by an order of a continent ?
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  I can't do anything about...

  by Blueblades in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have come to this point in my life, there are things that i can't do anything about.. for example: i can't do anything about whether or not there is an afterlife.

  i can't to do anything about all the books i read on the subjects: the denial of death, life after life, man's search for meaning, the problem of pain, the history of god, the question of god, atheism, the case against god, the case for christ, the case against christianity, searching for eternity, the myth of certainty,the blind watchmaker, the theory of everything,the holographic universe.. and many many more books that i have read on the pros and cons of many subjects, the list is too big to list here.

  some of the ones i did list focus on life and death issues.

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  Blueblades,

  Even when I was an active JW, I was rather circumspect as to beliefs, apart from basic ones : one god, Jesus's sacrifice. Wasn't even sure about resurrection. Now, feeling as many overhere do, that I've been deceived by an organization which cares mainly for itself, I'm outright sceptical and I've gotten this conviction that there is possibly no trustworthy religious organization. So, as for afterlife, I suggest we leave it in Jehovah's hands, He is the only one who is able to sort things out, who can see sincerity and hypocrisy within each indidual. After all, He has to do His share since He has allowed an organization to bear His name and yet not meet honesthearted people's spiritual expectations.Conclusion, let's trust God, besides we have little choice.
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  All you DFW peeps with teens

  by Brigid in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are there any of you in our area with teens?

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  Hei Brigid,

  I've got two teens, and I wish I were in Paris, Texas
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  Anyone Else from Canada?

  by Miss 8572 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm really intrigued by that fact that i may know some of you and yet not know that i know you.

  i just want to know how many people from canada are here.

  if you don't mind and don't care about posting your province (cause i'm too timid to) we could all get an idea of just how many canucks are really out there.

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  You, canadians, make me regret having left Quebec. Need another life to start again
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  How do Jews view 607 /587 debate?

  by AgentSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the jw's use the prohecy of daniel etc to get to 607 as the date jerusalem fell.

  i know the jews accept 587 as the correct date.

  so how do they view the calculation of the prophecy, of 'ol king neb and babylon etc?.

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  Concerning jewish chronology, I once read in a history book of the Jews, written by Jews, that they believe king Saul reigned for only two years, based on 1 Sam 13 :1. Is that really so, I mean do they really believe that ?
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  Common abbreviations used here

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we use so many abbreviations here that i thought a list might help people who are unaware of their meanings (not everyone here is or was a jw).

  some are related to internet use and some are specific to jws.

  so feel free to add to the list.. jwd = this website = jehovahs-witness-discussion.

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  Thank you, Sad
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  Anyone Else from Canada?

  by Miss 8572 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm really intrigued by that fact that i may know some of you and yet not know that i know you.

  i just want to know how many people from canada are here.

  if you don't mind and don't care about posting your province (cause i'm too timid to) we could all get an idea of just how many canucks are really out there.

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  aligot ripounsous

  Mouthy,

  I must have met you sometime, for sure, I was an immigrant in Montreal in 1974 -1975 and a Londoner, England, in 1977-80
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  Common abbreviations used here

  by Lady Lee in

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  we use so many abbreviations here that i thought a list might help people who are unaware of their meanings (not everyone here is or was a jw).

  some are related to internet use and some are specific to jws.

  so feel free to add to the list.. jwd = this website = jehovahs-witness-discussion.

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  aligot ripounsous

  OMG ! : good gratious ! (Ex 20: 7)
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  Common abbreviations used here

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we use so many abbreviations here that i thought a list might help people who are unaware of their meanings (not everyone here is or was a jw).

  some are related to internet use and some are specific to jws.

  so feel free to add to the list.. jwd = this website = jehovahs-witness-discussion.

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  aligot ripounsous

  BTW, what does OTHO stand for ?