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  Stupid memorial obsessions

  by Simon in

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  all the different congregations around the world hold it at similar local times but they all effectively are at different times relative to each other ... so why does the time matter?.

  why the almost superstitious "oh, it must be after sundown".

  cause it's not sundown everywhere that second.. god knew the earth was round ... right?.

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  HaHaHa ,I had a good chuckle with those two posts .Why didn`t I think of that all those years ago.

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  Terrorist attack in Belgium

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  check the news.

  there was a terrorist attack in brussells, couple of bombs detonated in the brussell airport and the metro.. 36 dead so far.. i send my sincerest condolences to the people of belgium.. the motive seems to be revenge for the capture of the last surviving member of the paris terrorist attacks..

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  Isis , I.S. , Daesh , whatever they call themselves needs to be eradicated from the earth ,and the only way that is going to happen is by foot soldiers on the ground , otherwise this will go on for decades .

  A tit for tat scenario , is that an option for Democratic nations to accept ?

  It is not only the Western nations / Europeans , that have to make up this force it must include Middle Eastern nations as well .

  If Islam nations are reluctant to participate , we will all have to wonder why.? And sanctions then should be imposed upon them .

  Oh that`s right we rely on the M.E. for our oil supplies don`t we .Then maybe the west needs to threaten to take over those oil fields unless the Middle East steps up to the mark.

  How much longer are we going to tolerate these attacks on innocent people going about their normal day to day business around the world ?

  It is now time Terrorists must feel the terror of the free world.

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  Well I spilled it to the elders (elder)

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

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  2. beliefs

  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

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  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

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  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

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

  by Terry in

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  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

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  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

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  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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  smiddy

  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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