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  Well I spilled it to the elders (elder)

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

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  an elder came over for a visit the other night (he couldn't get a partner) personally i consider him a friend and have revieiled many things to him an figured the tie has come to step out of this religion slowly.. well i finally told him i have no believe in the bible (other then the confirmed history in it) or god.

  i did it slowly and tactfully and even non-agressive.. his response to learning i believe in evolution was that evolution doesn't happen now i respectfully disagreed and pointed out lactose and alcohol tolerance among the last thousand years as well as tibetian lung/hearts.

  he refused to believe it.

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  HTBWC ,

  You are a prime example of when the J.W.`s discard the two witness rule ,if this guy dobs you in , they will want a J.C. meeting.

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  Money....

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i believe all our worst nightmare are believing money will make our life's complete.

  i am not talking about money providing life's comforts, but i am mortified that contentment and happiness always requires " more money"..ummm i need a window cleaner, a flashy car and a 50inch t.v screen to be happy.

  money...well in my opinion we need money integrity to be happy, but it seems such a waste of life to search for the making of money more than ....well what i mean "hey" most of us have more money than most, and would the making or having more money really make you happier?.

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  I would like to be put to the test .

  To have more money than I could possibly spend in my lifetime , to see how I would handle it , and whether it would change me in any way

  If I don`t have more wealth than I could ever use , how will I truly know what kind of person I could/would be.?

  Then their is that little niggling thought.

  " Be careful what you wish for "

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  In regards to memorial, what I am going to do

  by Truth and Justice in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  wow!

  what a list of new friends we have on this forum, i don't know if i'll ever be able to keep up, but that's ok.. i wanted to dive in to the post to talk about the memorial.

  i do not have any intentions of going, even if i was invited.

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  Just curious Truth and Justice ,

  Would you consider going to a Catholic or Protestant church to celebrate the Memorial to J.C.as you are obviously a believer in the scriptures ?

  Where , if I`m not mistaken , you would /could be a participant and not just an observer.

  Just curious

  smiddy
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  I COLLECT QUOTES. . . Here are some of my favorites

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  please post your favorites too.

  my favorite quotations:.

  you cannot change what you refuse to confront.. sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.. don’t think of cost.

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  For the ladies ,

  " It is better to be looked over , than overlooked ."

  " When I`m good I`m very good but when I`m bad I`m even better "

  Mae West

  You can bring a horse to water but you can`t make it drink .

  " Two Wong`s don`t make a white " Australian Politician (White Australia Policy)

  "The white man speaks with a forked tongue" American Indian

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  How to find someone you lost contact with

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  is there an app for that?

  seriously, in this day and age, there has to be a way to find someone you lost contact with.

  i know, facebook...but i'm having no luck there.

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  If you have an idea where they live you can refer to the telephone directory and if they are listed BINGO.

  I have found some old acquaintances that way., not that it was very productive mind you.

  Another way is to look up the Electoral roll , witnesses may not vote however it is law to be on the roll.

  These are public records for anyone to view .

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  I like the fact that XJW's are passionate about politics

  by minimus in

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  the fact is we could never talk about politics or of use toward political issues as witnesses now we can and we can disagree without being disagreeable .

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  Jehovah`s Witnesses are passionate about politics too , and they are also Monarchists .

  No they don`t accept Democracy , Communism ,Totalitarianism ,Fascism .etc.etc.

  However they do believe in a Theocracy , a Government by GOD ,and a Monarchy with JESUS as King .

  So in my view they are as political as the next man or woman.

  And they will die upholding those beliefs .

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  New Movie: Blood, dealing with Blood Transfusions. Coming to a theater near you soon!

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=121&v=b-tcy86as6i.

  omg i cannot believe that someone is making a hollywood-like movie based on the topic of blood transfusions and jehovah's witnesses!

  here is the trailer..

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  This is the type of film that could be taken up by the T.V. stations such as SBS or the ABC

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  Child Abuse

  by MicaSmith in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hello, i am new to forum.

  i want to thank you for allowing me to post my concerns.. you are a lively, intelligent, empathetic community.

  i have read many of your posts and comments.. i have two concerns that i would like to discuss here.

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  Welcome to the forum MicaSmith , that was a very heartwrenching account you posted .I hope everything starts working out for you now.

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  JW Videos

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my belief is that the jw organization is moving towards video teaching.

  at the last convention a mini jesus movie was created.

  today watching the jw video on 'older ones' is the famous widow in the temple scene with the same actor for jesus.. are they slowly and carefully making a jesus movie?.

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  You guys might be onto something here , I have been out for over 20 years , and what i see now was unbelievable back then .It is a 180 degree turnaround .

  Though I do think the Governing Body going on JW.Org is going to be their downfall .While nobody really new who they were , before , they were a mystery .Appearing on J.W..Org , they are their for all to see in all their imperfections and idio -syncracies .

  The Emperor without his clothes .

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  Memorial mixed emotions...

  by Tornintwo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone else feel 'pulled back in' at this time of year?.

  i still consider myself to a believer, believe in god and jesus christ, on the whole i think he taught tolerance, love, acceptance and i think we can benefit from following his example.

  i love ray franzs book in search of christian freedom.

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  I read your Bio Tornintwo , you don`t think the big guy in the sky would kill more than 99.0% of humans ? at the big " A" ?

  Presuming you believe in the Bible , didn`t GOD kill off all of humankind ?, and not only all humans but animals as well in the flood of Noah`s day ?

  Why did he kill off all the land animals along with humans in the flood .Some estimates millions of people ?Man Woman and Child.? After 2000 years of procreation

  Why then didn`t he kill off all marine life in the oceans when he brought on the flood .?

  He kills off everything on land including animals and birds along with humans , yet he does not destroy marine life , WHY NOT ?

  If the whole world and land was covered in water ,shouldn`t the underground waters under land masses of continents , the lakes and streams that flow underground be salty ? like the sea water ?

  How is it they are crystal clear fresh water ?

  The sea`s are salty water , the underground rivers and lakes under land masses are freshwater crystal clear. water.

  smiddy