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  HOW the Watchtower holds its members

  by Terry in

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  during the great depression in the 1930's people lost their jobs, banks closed and long lines formed in the streets called "bread lines".. you had to stand in line all day to get a free loaf of bread to feed your family!.

  in a cabin in the appalachian mountains there was a family of four.

  two children (a boy and a girl), a mom and a dad who had lost his job.

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  lilyflor

  I don't want to blasphem but your parables are better than Jesus' well maybe except for the part where the kids die ! lol
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  Terry's Amazing Stories

  by Blue Grass in

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  am i the only one who think's a lot of the amazing stories terry come up with are fabricated or completely untrue?

  every week he tells us how he by chance ran into a jw, mormon, evangilcial, etc.

  and comes up with witty answers every time to counter every point they make and than have them running in fear.

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  lilyflor

  I really enjoy Terry's posts, always food for thought.
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  WOW!!! Just found out from someone who went to the one day assembly....

  by Lady Liberty in

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  2. scandals

  hello friends... just found out that at the recent one day assembly they are now really discouraging people from getting married!!!!!

  they will lose young ones like crazy if they start telling them that they cannot get married...what are these sexually frusterated young people to do??

  you cannot masterbate, you cannot have sex outside of marriage (not that i would encourage it either, but...), now you cannot even get married?????

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  lilyflor

  i need to attend one of these things again, i could use a few good laughs, on the other hand I just might end up puking instead
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  Setting up trust – any suggestions on how to handle our JW daughter?

  by Bonnie_Clyde in

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  we set up a trust a few years ago but have an appointment with our attorney later this month to make sure it is current and make any changes necessary.

  originally we had our daughter and our two sons to share equally.

  now i feel that it should not be equal.

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  lilyflor

  I would throw the ball into her court, tell her your "about to do your papers and how she is planning on behaving in the future, because your understanding is that if she wants nothing to do with you then obviously your money is no good to her either, but of course you don't want to assume anything" and then let her decide.

  Lily
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  FASCINATING debate: do we actually know what JESUS taught at all??

  by Terry in

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  2. bible

  this debate is quite thrilling.. .

  start at three minutes and forty two seconds where bart ehrman begins speaking.

  then, if you find this compelling, go back and watch all the debate.. .

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  lilyflor

  thanks for the post, i will definitely watch the whole debate.
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  No I don't believe anyone here has been permanently warped by the Borg any more than your parents could do the same to you.

  by gubberningbody in

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  you are who you are so much more due to your own peculiar genetic inheritance, and this is what eventually prevails.. there was a longitudinal study i read a number of years ago that tested the idea that we all have inborn "happiness setpoints".

  these people in the study were followed through 20-25 years and periodically examined as regards their self-reported measures of happiness.

  the finding was that no matter what happened either positively or negatively in their lives, within 8-12 weeks they were universally back to their baseline.. this means a couple of things:.

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  lilyflor

  did you write the review for that book? lol

  one thing that I learned from the Borg, believing lies and half truths, no matter how comforting, doesn't change "REALITY"
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  My life on the Treadmill

  by cult classic in

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  i was born in 1970 to third generation jehovah's witnesses.

  like all those born in, i was brought up without hope or guidance for a life in this world.

  instead of being taught to be self sufficient and confident, i was trained to obey my parents without question (ephesians 6:1).

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  lilyflor

  You are so fortunate to get out of the cult in time to have a life, and with your hubby!

  Lily
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  why the WTS is an NGO...

  by lilyflor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=17056.

  it's all about getting into countries, and they are still at it... why don't they post this on their media website?.

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  lilyflor

  eating at both tables, love it!
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  Luke 17:1-2 ?

  by The Finger in

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  2. bible

  as a former jw do you feel you fall into this if you still believe in christianity?

  to me it seems it comes down to the trinity and whether you accept it or not and i believe that was one thing pastor russell was against.

  can the archangel michael be a life giveing spirit?.

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  lilyflor

  don't see the connection to the trinity in those versus.

  what it does tell me is: it's bad enough that we are born sinners and doomed but on top of that we have to pay for other people's sins like they don't make their own decisions, what crap!
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  why the WTS is an NGO...

  by lilyflor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=17056.

  it's all about getting into countries, and they are still at it... why don't they post this on their media website?.

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  lilyflor

  http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=17056

  it's all about getting into countries, and they are still at it..

  why don't they post this on their media website?