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  happy birthday.

  by zeb in

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  just finished a walk today i came onto a happy family group of all the generations celebrating a tiny ones birthday.

  they all sang ..happy birthday and i sang with my bass baritone the chorus, .."why was she born so beautiful why was she born at all.." silly words but they are happy words.

  the family cheered their pleasure at this outsider joining in.

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  It`s the little things like that zeb that make us human ,well done , and also a happy birthday to you.

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  JWs not so new format for getting across their message . . .

  by Coded Logic in

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  god is going to fix everything.

  you would just not believe how great he is going to make it.

  it's going to be the greatest.

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  GOD bless Ricky Gervais,

  The whole 3000 of them .

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  I feel frustrated 

  by BlackWolf in

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  hello all, things for the most part have been somewhat better for me because my parents haven't talked about baptism or anything recently.

  i got a scholarship to go to art camp for a few weeks which has been fun (since its free, my parents didn't refuse) but it has also been very nervewracking for me.

  i haven't been around any non jws for more than a year and its like being in a different world, a world where people are actually real and genuine and not mindless drones.

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  Don`t play the "victim" card with your school friends they can`t grasp the JW mentality/outlook on things just be as "normal" as you can be with them , interact with them and join in as far as your conscience will allow .

  And whatever you do , don`t even bring up JW stuff with them.

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  JW Video Armageddon to occur before 2040

  by Listener in

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  2. bible

  sorry i thought it was a new morning worship video but it is 6 months old and has already been discussed on here..  it is presented by gb helper k flodin and about this generation.

  the delusion and hypocrisy runs deep.. he reminds the cult members not to speculate because they aren't supposed to know the day or the hour.

  then he proceeds to speculate that armageddon will occur before 2040.. https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodprogramsevents/pub-jwbmw_201511_3_video.

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  No wonder their is no urgency to the preaching work nowadays. What ? the young ones can now party and dilly dally for years before they get serious and come back to Jehovah in the few years before 2040.

  They can enjoy both worlds now.

  How the rank and file ( the average Jehovah`s Witness ) can not see the Governing Body to continually dangle the carrot stick (Armageddon, New World , Paradise ,Great Tribulation ) in front of their members for over 130 years beggars belief , with their continual changes to their beliefs with the excuse of "New Light" from Jehovah

  In other words the "old light" was false

  you don`t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out.surely.

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  Reverse "witnessing at every opportunity"

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm one of those who "would never grow old in this system of things".

  i was promised that back in 1969-right!

  i was 22 then and now i'm a few months short of 70!.

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  Six days with no response ?

  that`s sad "eyes" So here goes , my 2 cents worth :

  You still have contact with JW`s to be able to say those things to them ? and they still talk to you ?

  Every little bit helps anyway, you never know when a seed will sprout and they eventually learn TTATT

  I know what it`s like to post something and nobody responds LOL

  Keep up the good work.

  smiddy
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  Prince's birthday declared "Prince Day" today, June 7, 2016 by State of Minnesota

  by leaving_quietly in

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  2. current

  http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/entertainment/prince-birthday/index.html.

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  Did serena and Venus williams attend ? How about George Benson and all the other celebrities who claim to be JW`s.

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  13 year anniversary

  by gerry in

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  2. experiences

  today marks 13 years since my wife and i have stepped inside a kingdom hall.

  after 29 years full on being a jw and a number of years serving as an elder then as the presiding overseer we pulled the plug.

  yes 13 years ago coming home from the first day of a circuit assembly i said to my wife “that’s it i am not going back”.

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  I think the first time i ever had a doubt was when the Borg tried to distance themselves from 1975 .

  The next was when they printed the Revelation Book about the seven trumpets starting with the Cedar Point Ohio convention ? I couldn`t get my head around that one .

  I /we never left until 1993 , however with the internet it still took me a few years to shake off the influence the JW religion had over me.

  Welcome gerry , thanks for your post

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  Why are some that post here JW apologists?

  by ctrwtf in

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  2. friends

  my rant tonight is against the quasi religious apologists that post on this board.

  those who at once rail against the jw's then later talk about how "orderly" and "neat" the witnesses are at their conventions.

  those who site the benefits of bloodless surgery to some who have the luxury and time to actually make an educated choice, while ignoring the tens of thousands who've died because they happen to be in an accident or succumb to a disease for which there is no other treatment.. i understand the power of cognitive dissonance.

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  If you have been in or associated with the JW`s for many years , then yes it can take a long time to finally rid yourself of all the garbage that goes with the religion.

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  Convention Videos: Someone messed up royally

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  when i first saw the video, i was like, "wait... is that her... panties showing through the dress"?and it seems like it is so.turns out that if you look at the middle right of the video, there are some letters.

  it reads, "footage provided by pond5".if someone wants to purchase that video to confirm, you can purchase it here:http://depositphotos.com/63621499/stock-video-violinist-girl-walking-through-a.htmli think that this was a royal mess up because i doubt they would put footage of a sister in a skimpy, revealing dress.doesn't the gb approve this?this will probably go down as another of the "subliminal images"...if there are thongs in paradise... might not be so bad after all!.

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  At least she has panties on , just saying

  Only a man would pick that up , LOL

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  Gorby wishes you a happy convention! (picture)

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. experiences

  gorby has been offline from jwd for some weeks, and it made my situation not better, have had some serious problems with the fading, much pressure, i have nothing new to say, it must be very similar to the situation of many faders here.. so, i had so much pressure, that we have had to change our holiday booking so we are able to visit the convention, due to family reasons, you all know what i mean.. please wish me (and us) much luck for this summer.

  it is not my best summer season in life.. this is how i feel:.

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  Thnx Pete that gave me a chuckle , can we have some more ? Please

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