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  The official list of things for which you may be disfellowshipped

  by slimboyfat in

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  from the secret elders' book which states that the list "of course" is "not comprehensive".

  nevertheless here are the acts that they deem worthy of specifying as being possible grounds for chucking people out:.

  murdermanslaughter such as killing someone while breaking traffic lawsattempting suicidesexual intercourse with someone other than your spouseanal sex with someone other than your spouseoral sex with someone other than your spousesexual stimulation of the genitals of someone other than your spousedelay in reporting a rape?

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  I am guilty on so many counts.

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  New magazine cover from the religion that calls former believers "mentally diseased"....

  by cedars in

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  apparently "prejudice" applies only to racial equality and has nothing to do with diverse sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

  it's news to me, but that's the only way i can explain this latest cover from the society.. http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/86/wp_e_20130601.pdf.

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  twinkle toes

  Well, the article is just as good as the cover. They quote Martin Luther King and the Secretary General of the U.N..

  They repeatedly state that everyone has prejudices, even if we think we don't. It almost gives you the impression that it's normal to harbour these feelings. But if you study hard enough you will be able to overcome it. Here's a illustrative paragraph from the article page 4. I love how they Quote from the Contemporary English Bible.

  If we are honest with ourselves, we have to

  admit that deep down we all harbor varying degrees

  of prejudice in one form or another. Even

  the Bible acknowledges a very common form of

  prejudice when it states: “People judge others by

  what they look like.” (1 Samuel 16:7,

  Contemporary

  English Version

  ) Since all of us are plagued

  with this human tendency—often with disastrous

  consequences—is there any hope that we can

  overcome or eliminate prejudice in our life? And

  will we ever see a time when the whole world

  will be free of prejudice?

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  EL IF YOU WERE

  FACED WITH A

  SCENE LIKE THIS?

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  Newbie- Without fear part 2

  by Brother of the Hawk in

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  without fear.

  this time i will fill in more of the gaps.

  so please, pour that 2nd cup of coffee, perhaps that 2nd glass of wine, sit back relax and i will fill in the gaps.

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  twinkle toes

  Good stories, Thanks

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  How Many on JWNet are still JWs?

  by RayPublisher in

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  i've been wondering about this for some time.

  if there are 60,000+ registered users on here, what percentage are actual non-dfed or non-daed witnesses?

  if it was 1/3, that would be over 20,000 active/inactive witnesses that post and read these pages- and that's huge.

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  twinkle toes

  12 year fader, who is secretly hoping to be DF'd soon. I've been stirring the pot.

  Truthfully, I always fudged my time cards, so I've been inactive for a lot longer than the 12 years.

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  I Just Had A JW Come To My Work And Offer Me A Memorial Invitation And A Magazine!!!

  by minimus in

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  i responded in this`way: i already got an invitation so i'm all set.. she said, "would you like a magazine and i said, "no thank you"'..... and she just left.. it took no more than 15 seconds!.

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  twinkle toes

  Thats what they are doing here too. My friend, who is a known inactive witness, basically had an invite thrown at them, with a quip,"Come celebrate christs death." Then they dashed. 10 seconds or less.

  My god, when I was in we were trying desperately to have discussions with people, even start bible studies. What happened???

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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 03-17-2013 WT Study (DRAWING CLOSE)

  by blondie in

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  view of money and pride?.

  jehovah?.

  comments.

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  twinkle toes

  The longer I am out of this religious gong show, the more I realize how badly written this drivel is. It doesn't even make sense most of the time. Was it ever better than this or are we(apostates) just getting smarter.

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  Canada Yearbook Stats [1973-2012]

  by Richard_I in

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  after seeing the uk yearbook stats thread i decided to compile canada's yearbook stats.

  i was able to get the stats from 1973 to 2012. so here they are in a table below along with some colourful graphs.

  note that the avg.

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  twinkle toes

  At Canadian minimum wage (average $10.00 per hour) the field service hours for 2012 could have produced $ 223,357,320. Thats nearly $2000 for each publisher, who we know could use the money.

  I also love how the baptisms never keep up with the average publishers. Especially from 1995-2000. record amounts baptized, but not publishing. Oh, wait thats when I stopped......thats probably it.

  As much as they try to deny the whole 1975 fiasco as being a marked year, their own numbers always show something was up.

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  my worst fears were realized

  by magotan in

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  im on my phone, so im really limited.

  i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.

  shit hit the fan.

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  twinkle toes

  This is a double post, so I'll just give you another, HELL YA

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  my worst fears were realized

  by magotan in

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  im on my phone, so im really limited.

  i came out to my family about my doubts and my sexuality.

  shit hit the fan.

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  twinkle toes

  Hi,

  I am so amazed by you. So brave. I have several close male gay friends (I am a girl) who used to be witnesses. They say it is so hard at first, but it gets so much easier once you start living true to yourself. I wish you peace and happiness. Find someone who makes you feel special and some new friends. It will get better.

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  My pioneer sister called yesterday

  by mamamo in

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  as soon as i saw the number i knew something bad had happened.

  seems my mother (71) has breast cancer in her remaining breast.

  her first time was in 2001. i volunteered my son's services for taxiing back and forth or whatever is needed.

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  twinkle toes

  Sorry to hear about this. I lost my mom to cancer, it sucks. I am glad they at least thought to let you know.

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