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  Once again I say goodbye

  by mouthy in

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  i find the board is getting very unfriendly of late.

  used to be great to be aboard.

  but the snipping that so many.

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  Take care Grace

  You demonstrate some old school values that some of the younger generation seem to lack

  I wish you well

  smiddy
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  I Did a Stupid Thing Recently

  by 30 years out in

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  facebook has been a valuable tool for finding old friends and catching up on years lost making a living and pursuing our own visions of happiness.

  in one of my less inspired moments i decided to look up an old witness friend and roommate from my days in the church.

  he had never impressed me as being particularly strong in the faith so i was truly interested to find out what he had been up to for nearly 30 years and if he was still "in".. i located him through his sister's fb page and sent a message to his account stating who i was and that i would be very interested in hearing from him and catching up.

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  Hey i`ve had a similar experience on this board.

  The power of fear and superstition in jw land

  smiddy
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  Undercover Brother Campaign- have you received your invite?

  by stuckinamovement in

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  without specifics being mentioned as to what it is......(to avoid tipping off certain lurkers).. how many people know about the upcoming summer long campaign?

  please use this thread to confirm receipt of your campaign invitation.

  take care.

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  Australia: Victorian Child Protection Inquiry Hears Evidence Against Watch Tower Society

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  the following information was taken from steven unthank's facebook page:.

  http://www.facebook.com/notes/jw-news/news-release-victorian-child-protection-inquiry-hears-evidence-against-watch-tow/208372889198519.

  news release: victorian child protection inquiry hears evidence against watch tower society .

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  GEEEEZ......... What is wrong with you guys.... criticizeing mr Unthank for bringing this to Australian Govt. attention??...Jesus Christ!!! who`s side are you on ??

  If it gets attention in Govt circles,which it has done ,is this not a good thing ? The crux of the matter here is the WTB&TS snubs it`s nose at Victorian laws!! They should be accountable .... as every other organization complies with this direction to date . If you have a problem in the way mr. Unthank has presented his case ,maybe you should look at B .Andersons explanation of why he chose to word his presentation the way he did. But the fact is he`s got the attention of the Govt. representatives>>> What have we done....Sweet F.A. ...You dont have to support mr Unthank...but you owe it to the children of Jehovah`s Witnesses and every other child to support his principles in protecting children

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  Astounded Newbie Here...*Waves Hello*

  by mummatron in

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  all i can say is "wow!

  " in the 10 years i've been out i had no idea that forums like this existed.

  a tad naive-sounding for someone with a background in it, i know, but it's taken me this long just to feel comfortable enough to type 'jw' into google.

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  Welcome Mummatron

  I hope you find this site helps you.... period.

  It sure has helped a lot of us

  take care

  smiddy
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  According to WT 8/11: YOU MIGHT BE MENTALLY IMBALANCED IF YOU PROFESS TO BE ANOINTED!!!

  by JustHuman14 in

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  according to the august 2011 watchtower magazine:.

  memorial partakers.

  this is the number of baptized individuals who partake of the emblems at the memorial worldwide.

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  Their must have been a real upsurge in the number who professed to be of the anointed this year for this statement to be made.

  And for someone to say : This is going to cause major embarasment to the Society if we dont nip this in the bud now.

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  According to WT 8/11: YOU MIGHT BE MENTALLY IMBALANCED IF YOU PROFESS TO BE ANOINTED!!!

  by JustHuman14 in

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  according to the august 2011 watchtower magazine:.

  memorial partakers.

  this is the number of baptized individuals who partake of the emblems at the memorial worldwide.

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  I always wondered why those that claimed to be of the anointed in congregations I attended never had any special privelidges,no say in the running of the congregations,no say whatsoever !! Yet they are supposed to be rulers with Christ in heaven,I could never get my head around that one.

  And yes I do agree with those that say their will be no more reporting of how many are partakers from now on,if it hasn`t stopped this year it certainly will next year

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  Newbie here

  by aristeas in

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  some forums/boards have a greetings section for newbies, but i couldn't find one here, so i guess i should post here.. i was an active witness in the 70s and 80s but decided i couldn't conscientiously continue participating so i just dropped out.

  unlke many others, i don't have witness family.

  thus it was easy to just move & drop out.

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  Welcome,newbies look forward to seeing your posts.

  Theirs a wealth of information that`s contributed to this board,we look forward to your contributions

  smiddy
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  Hi :-)

  by GiveMeAnAspirin in

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  hi, i am a catholic.

  i've never been a jw nor ever tried to become one but i know a number of former jws and one or two current/active jws.. i've been wondering why active jws are so anti-catholic; is it part of the teaching they receive in the watchtower?.

  cheers.

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  GMAA

  Welcome ....,JW`s look upon the Roman Catholic Church as the main ingredient of "Babylon the Great"the head of the" World Wide Empire of False Religion"it has always attacked the Catholic church at every oppurtunity,far more so than any other religion.They claim the RC church is run by the pope in rome,that he is infallible,and all catholics follow him(and they smirk)

  The difference from Jehovah`s Witnesses ???

  They follow the direction from a Governing body in Brooklyn,via the Watchtower,and hang on every word as gospel,until new light ,again from the governing body tells them it`s new light that they should be following.????

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  Can you answer: What is "The Truth™"?

  by serenitynow! in

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  i mean can someone, preferably an active jw, explain in 5 sentences or less what that really means?.

  i ask because of the long post that "20571..." made on another thread about how "the truth" is better than this, that and the other thing.. what does it really mean?.

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  Asking an active jehovah`s witness what is the "truth"???

  don`t hold your breath!!!

  What is this pre-occupation with having to have an answer to "What is the truth" ??

  Life is life & death is death

  We all live and we all die

  That is the truth,the only truth you can be sure of ,anything beyond that is from human wisdom,and we know how corrupt that can be ,just look at religion

  smiddy