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  Drifting what i've feared has started already...

  by pale.emperor in

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  im in the process of drifting out.

  my entire family are jw's.

  my wife and her family are too.

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  smiddy

  Remember , the only power they have over you is the power you give them .

  Don`t give them that power by doing what they want you to do , do what you want to do and don`t let yourself be manipulated by them.

  Simply stated you don`t have to answer to them ,tell them your spirituality is between you and your GOD nobody else .

  Use spiritual warfare : Deflect questions , evade answers , play dumb , just keep changing the subject, and walk away .

  Don`t invite them into your house for a talk ,they will only try to trip you up .Don`t meet with them.

  smiddy
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  May 24, 2016 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Release of English Revised New World Translation in Braille

  by wifibandit in

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  may 24, 2016 to all bodies of elders re: release of english revised new world translation in braille

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  smiddy

  It never ceases to amaze me why they have to continually revise the Bible whether it be in Braille or otherwise .

  Maybe after a couple of Century`s or so , but not every couple of years.

  smiddy
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  What's your favourite feel good movie ?

  by jhine in

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  2. experiences

  maybe it's time for a less serious thread .

  i have just finished watching dirty dancing ( again ) .

  what is your feel good movie , the one that makes you smile and cry happy tears ?

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  The Yearling (when I was young,if I see it one more time i hope G.P. shoots the kid instead of the deer)

  Flying High

  The Three Amigos

  National Lampoons Vacation

  Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

  Harvey

  Bambi

  Dr, Strangelove

  The Helen Kellar Story ? Patti Duke

  smiddy....... (no , that`s not a movie, but it should be )
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  the beautiful Towers hotel now for sale

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  its a gorgeous building, and you should see the commercial they made for it.. http://21clarkstreet.com.

  the commercial video, as well as the cool 360° vr views are available on the home page of.

  https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com.

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  How much free time and labour and materials went into refurbishing this building that the R&F thought was to honour Jehovah and is now being sold off to profit the Governing Body`s Real Estate Empire..

  I`ll bet those who slaved over all those hours for Jehovah never saw this coming .( and apparently Jehovah never saw it coming either )

  And as was brought out in a previous post ,purchased in 1975 ? by the WTB&TS !!, the mind boggles.

  smiddy
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  Polish branch committee member (former chairman) brought into court!

  by wifibandit in

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  2. scandals

  polish branch committee member (former chairman) brought into court!.

  see also: polish forums..

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  Another successful story , well done

  smiddy
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  Died Due To Refusing Blood Transfusion

  by rrb2016 in

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  2. medical

  well, last monday my mother, a jehovah's witness since her baptism in 1968 died last week because she would not accept a blood transfusion.

  she was 76 and had lung and skin cancer.

  i know that the cancer would have gotten her anyway, but she was bleeding internally, and was told that she needs a blood transfusion, as her blood count went all the way down to 3.2 (should be 12-14.

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  You have my condolences , so sorry to hear that.

  smiddy
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  In Italy: Major Newspaper Coverage of the JW Pedophilia Scandal

  by Room 215 in

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  2. scandals

  the excellent italian ex-jw website geova.org directs its readers' attention to two big news articles on the jw pedophilia problem.

  milan-based il corriere della sera is one of italy's most respected newspapers:.

  http://www.corriere.it/video-articoli/2016/05/11/i-testimoni-geova-casi-pedofilia-non-denunciati/919c8e32-1794-11e6-aaf6-1f69bf4270d2.shtml.

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  Excellent , thank you Room 215 , that the ARC played a big part in this was also gratifying to know .

  smiddy
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  Do you play the lottery?

  by Iamallcool in

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  for me, i have only purchased just one powerball ticket in my life, that was few years ago and i am thinking about buying some more in the near future.

  maybe i should push my luck even more this time.

  i am going to buy 10 tickets.

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  smiddy

  If your not in it you cant win it

  I have won $13,600 on KENO 7 spot jackpot

  And $2000.00 on a store syndicate with the lottery

  plus plenty of smaller prizes.

  smiddy
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  Comment from Examining the WT Daily May 22

  by Dreamerdude in

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  somehow i missed this silly comment in the wt study las year.

  i just have been daydreaming.

  but wt wants tomane sure i get the point.. "after the death of the apostles, satan fomented apostasy, which flourished for many centuries.

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  It makes you wonder why Jehovah`s Witnesses accept the Bible Cannon used by Protestants .( Apostates)

  or for that matter why they accept the name of GOD Jehovah coined by Apostate Christendom .

  One of their excuses for using that name was because it was universally accepted in Christendom (Apostates)

  smiddy
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  Was Jesus really a Jehovah`s Witness ? He never identified himself as such , in word or deed.

  by smiddy in

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  also he never chastised the jews for not identifying themselves as jehovah`s witnesses following isaiah`s statement at ch.43 :10-12 , so many years before hand.. and he had ample opportunity to do so on numerous occasions .. jesus himself never used the divine name /jehovah or any other equivalent , in any of his sayings attributed to him by his contemporaries .. sure he acknowledged god as his father and that he did his fathers will , but he never acknowledged him by a personal name such as jehovah or anything like it.. and lets not forget acts 11:26 it was first in antioch that followers of jesus by divine providence were to be called christians , not jehovah`s witnesses,.

  smiddy.

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  Also he never chastised the Jews for not identifying themselves as Jehovah`s Witnesses following Isaiah`s statement at ch.43 :10-12 , so many years before hand.

  And he had ample opportunity to do so on numerous occasions .

  Jesus himself never used the divine name /Jehovah or any other equivalent , in any of his sayings attributed to him by his contemporaries .

  Sure he acknowledged GOD as his father and that he did his fathers will , but he never acknowledged him by a personal name such as Jehovah or anything like it.

  And lets not forget Acts 11:26 it was first in Antioch that followers of Jesus by Divine Providence were to be called Christians , not Jehovah`s Witnesses,

  smiddy