SilverNyte

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  Gimme your Best Shot.

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  i've been re-thinking about what to say when jw's come knockin'.

  i've thought about what the scriptures say about jesus' words to the pharisees and think perhaps i might say, "i don't have any interest in the doctrines and writings of the scribes and pharisees of the wts.".

  or maybe i could just say, "yall're just wts nazis and you look down on everyone else as if they were jews during wwii, so i'd prefer not to converse with you.".

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  Do you agree that, if there are errors in the bible, then it's all wrong?

  by JH in

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  2. bible

  in other words, if you can find a few errors in the bible, will you throw away the whole notion of the bible being "inspired by god".

  example: if you find any error in the bible, will it take away the notion that killing is wrong, or stealing is wrong, .

  so where do you draw the line, and accept certain biblical teachings and reject other biblical teachings?.

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  Do you agree that, if there are errors in the bible, then it's all wrong?

  by JH in

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  2. bible

  in other words, if you can find a few errors in the bible, will you throw away the whole notion of the bible being "inspired by god".

  example: if you find any error in the bible, will it take away the notion that killing is wrong, or stealing is wrong, .

  so where do you draw the line, and accept certain biblical teachings and reject other biblical teachings?.

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  a letter i wrote to the papers thats not being published..

  by Messy in

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  2. experiences

  hi all: i am ok. im starting to return to my normal self again.

  the psych meds are helping me alot, although i am determined to get to a point where i dont need them.

  i am not a psychiatrist, so i will leave that up to him.

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  What is your idea of worship?

  by journey-on in

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  2. friends

  when i was a jw, my idea of worshipping god was to put in at least 10+ hrs.

  in fs monthly, attend 5 mtgs per wk, study for those meetings, make back calls (or what is now called rv's), conduct bible studies, have a family study once a week, pioneer when able, go to all the assemblies, etc.

  what, if anything, do you consider worship?.

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  To dwell on the sense 'I Am.'

  This will take you beyond all ideas, including the ideas 'worship' and 'to dwell on the sense 'I Am.'

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  Do you believe you have a particular purpose in life?

  by journey-on in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i ask this because as a jw, you are programmed to think your only purpose is to preach the good news of the kingdom....period.

  but more and more, i've noticed in my own life a strong pull toward something i won't elaborate on, but it has me thinking that maybe we really do each have a particular purpose and it's up to us to discover what it is.

  i know i'm kind of new to the forum, but please let me know if any of you have experienced this same kind of unusually strong pull toward something you can't fully explain.

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  Give undivided attention to That which asks the question and the question of what 'others' believe will no longer arise. Realize What gives undivided attention and the endless search for purpose will cease.

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  Does Knowing the Truth Make you a Happier person?

  by gumby in

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  2. beliefs

  many of us who were once jehovah's witnesses had a measure of happiness in our lives.

  for me, i had a hope in the future, i had answers as to why we are all here, i believed in a loving god who looked after me and cared about me, i had answers to all of lifes big questions.. when i found out the truth about the witnesses, i was lost in a great big world and now had no answers other than the fact that what i once believed was "the truth" in actuality wasn't the truth.i now had to start all over in my search for truth.

  for me, it wasn't long before i found what i thought was the truth since i always believed in the bible.

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  Happiness begins with you and ends with you.

  If you decide that 'knowing' makes you happy, so be it.

  You're the boss.

  It's your world, my friend!

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  Gimme your Best Shot.

  by Frannie Banannie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been re-thinking about what to say when jw's come knockin'.

  i've thought about what the scriptures say about jesus' words to the pharisees and think perhaps i might say, "i don't have any interest in the doctrines and writings of the scribes and pharisees of the wts.".

  or maybe i could just say, "yall're just wts nazis and you look down on everyone else as if they were jews during wwii, so i'd prefer not to converse with you.".

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  1. Please follow this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehovah's_Witnesses_and_the_United_Nations to the following two subheadings in an article about JWs in Wikipedia:

  a. "Current View of Jehovah's Witnesses on the United Nations"

  b. "Associate membership to the UN Department of Public Information"

  2. Next, read this: http://www.randytv.com/secret/wt11012001.jpg

  3. This link http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/pdfs/watchtower.pdf takes you to Paul Hoeffel's letter.

  4. And then, read this: http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/pdfs/watchtower.pdf

  5. Finally, read this: http://www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/ngo-un/rest-un/2001/1030j.htm

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  Gimme your Best Shot.

  by Frannie Banannie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been re-thinking about what to say when jw's come knockin'.

  i've thought about what the scriptures say about jesus' words to the pharisees and think perhaps i might say, "i don't have any interest in the doctrines and writings of the scribes and pharisees of the wts.".

  or maybe i could just say, "yall're just wts nazis and you look down on everyone else as if they were jews during wwii, so i'd prefer not to converse with you.".

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  SilverNyte

  That sign on my door is more appropriate than you realize. One time, not long ago, my lovely partner, Rayvin the Priestess of Elysian Sanctum - Sudbury's First Pagan Temple, kindly allowed two JWs to step over the threshold into our foyer. Rayvin is a witch, you see. She has psychic abilities that baffle even the most skeptical of people, and she makes a fairly good living at her craft.

  That particular day, these two unsuspecting men, standing before her, began to preach the Word of Jehovah to her. Rayvin politely listened for a while, until she felt a little funny inside. She noticed a subtle shift in the energy field of one of the men. It had dawned on this poor fellow that he had inadvertently wandered into the house of the village's most powerful of witches. He asked her, "By the looks of things, am I correct in assuming that you are a Witch? What do all those pentagrams on your walls mean?" "Yes, I am a witch, and these pentagrams represent a number of things. Would you be interested in coming in? I could teach you about Witchcraft!"

  At that point, the second man turned white. "Are you okay?" Rayvin asked. The man passed out and hit the floor. The first man panicked and didn't know what do do. "Should I leave him on the floor in the home of a witch and get the hell out of here?" Rayvin calmly went to the water cooler and got a glass of water for the man who had returned to consciousness. He was sitting on the floor now. She asked him if he was hungry. "I have some soup brewing in the cauldron. Would you like to stay for lunch before you carry on with your tour of preaching in my village? It'll give you back your legs."

  The man shakily stood up. "No. No, thank you. I think we'll just call it a day."

  Rayvin smiled at the two JW men. "Be careful going down the stairs."
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  Gimme your Best Shot.

  by Frannie Banannie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been re-thinking about what to say when jw's come knockin'.

  i've thought about what the scriptures say about jesus' words to the pharisees and think perhaps i might say, "i don't have any interest in the doctrines and writings of the scribes and pharisees of the wts.".

  or maybe i could just say, "yall're just wts nazis and you look down on everyone else as if they were jews during wwii, so i'd prefer not to converse with you.".

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  JW: "I am interested in converting you to my point of view."

  Me: "I am not interested in converting to your point of view."

  JW: "Why not?"

  Me: "Because I have my own point of view. Are you interested in converting to it?"

  JW: "No, I'm not."

  Me: "I'm not interested in converting you to my point of view, anyway."

  JW: [BLANK STARE] "Why aren't you interested in converting to my point of view?"

  Me: "Because I have my own point of view. Are you interested in converting to it?

  JW: "You already asked me that, and I said no."

  Me: "That's fine with me. I'm not interested in converting you to my point of view, anyway."

  JW: [BLANK STARE]

  Me: "I guess that's the end of the discussion then. Have a nice day, and don't let the door smack your a** on the way out!"