Topics Started by lrkr

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A guiding principal
by lrkr in
1. jw
2. friends
like many of you whose posts i've read, i am having trouble not loosing all of my faith at once.

when the cloak starts to fall, you begin to doubt everything.

one thing i think i believe, though- a person needs a set of principles to use as a moral compass.
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20/20 this Friday
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
anybody know if the 20/20 on friday will include jws?

its about religious groups covering up sexual abuse....
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 4-8-07 WT Study (Obedient Children)
by blondie in
1. watchtower
2. bible
wt child abuse www.silentlambs.org.

"children, be obedient to your parents".

they soon understand that they are there to listen and to learn.prov.
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MY OBSERVATIONS FROM THE MEMORIAL TONIGHT (just got home)
by Mary in
1. jw
2. friends
well, as per usual, the memorial talk bored the hell out of me, but i found it, in one way to be an improvement over last years when they had the most boring speaker on the planet there http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/111544/1.ashx this guy at least knew how to speak.

unfortunately, he didn't have much of a script to work with.. there was the mention of adam sinning and mankind needing a redeemer etc., no mention of when the israelites left egypt though.

that's probably the first year i've ever seen where this hasn't been mentioned.
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DF for celebrating Birthdays??
by lrkr in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
has anyone ever heard of someone being dfd for celebrating their or their childrens birthday???.

(my first post- took a lot to work up the courage- i'll tell more details later).
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Has anyone seen this research on 607 and the Watchtower?
by lurker in
1. jw
2. friends
i was recently searching the web for information on 607 to discuss with my wife and i came up with this.

http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/607/default.html these people say that they are proving the watchtowers 607 date correct.

i am convinced that the watchtower is wrong because of all the other things that i have researched but i would welcome any feedback.
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Revelation Climax, page 52, Kindly Respond
by compound complex in
1. watchtower
2. bible
dear readers of revelation,.

i have been reminded that a simple question is more effective than an elaborate presentation.

i have become very careful about what i say and how much i say to most people.
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Celine Dion sings kingdom melodies????
by unique1 in
1. social
2. entertainment
i just received an email that read:.

kingdom melody n. 54 sang by celine dion and george benson.

follow together with your sing book... it's beautiful!!!!.
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BoE "Porn" Letter... what if it isn't "convenient"?
by Scully in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was just reading the boe letter dated june 7, 2006 regarding pornography.

here's an excerpt that made me go "hmmmmm".. next, the body of elders should determine whether the brother still qualifies to serve.

he may continue to serve if his involvement consisted of (1) a few brief viewings, (2) he displays a heartfelt desire to desist from looking at pornography in any form, (3) the elders are convinced that he will refrain from viewing pornography, (4) he continues to retain the respect of others who are aware of what he did, and (5) his conscience allows him to do so.
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ANOINTING - How JWs really know!
by Amazing in
1. jw
2. friends
anointing - how jws really know!

[note: this is a 7 page post in case you may want to print it out and read it later.

i hope that i do provide clarity on this topic, but i accept that i may have muddied the waters as much as i have tried to clear them up.