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  Hello, I am new

  by LillyC in

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  i am not a jehovah's witness but i am very interested, i have many questions and hope they can be answered here.. i do believe in god, privately.

  i do say my prayers daily and do believe god helps me in countless ways.

  but i don't go to any church.. i have always been impressed at how smart, polite and nice jehovah's witnesses are and i always make time to speak to them when they call at my door.

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  snowbird

  Hello and welcome, Lilly.

  40-something years ago, I was also impressed with the Jehovah's Witnesses.

  I thought they were the most wonderful people, and wanted to be just like them.

  Little did I know that they were under the control of the Governing Body of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York!

  This body decides what literature the JW's will distribute, which Bible verses will be used in their ministry, even giving instructions on how to dress while in the door-to-door witnessing work.

  There is absolutely no freedom to express individual views or research biblical material other than that of the Watchtower.

  So, don't let that facade fool you.

  Ask questions and check things our for yourself.

  I guarantee you that you're in for an eye-opening experience.

  Blessings.

  Sylvia
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  What Ailed Those Pilots ... ?

  by snowbird in

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  the pilots and crew of the missing plane, was something wrong with all of them?.

  sylvia.

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  What on earth were they doing way down there???!!!

  Sylvia
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  What Ailed Those Pilots ... ?

  by snowbird in

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  the pilots and crew of the missing plane, was something wrong with all of them?.

  sylvia.

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  Still, so many questions to be answered.

  Sylvia
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  40 Years Today

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  yes that's right reopened mind and me have been married 40 years ago today.

  we had a little party today at our uu congregation.

  we brought wine for the pot luck dinner we had today.

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  So happy for both of you.

  Blessings.

  Sylvia
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  This is my first post

  by Make Lemonade in

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  i wanted to express appreciation to the members of this forum.

  there are resources here that are deep.

  like we heard from the stage, "what is your depth and breadth of bible knowledge?

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  snowbird

  Your experience is similar to mine.

  I began studying right out of high school because I was disillusioned with my church and life in general.

  Though the hype surrounding 1975 was somewhat muted down here, I knew about and believed the statement of Jesus of Nazareth at Acts 1:7.

  Therefore, I was not disappointed at all when nothing happened.

  Later on, when I found out about the cover-ups, failed past doctrines, and the mangling of the Holy Scriptures, I was out of there.

  Again, welcome.

  Blessings.

  Sylvia
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  Is there going to be a Borg anymore.?

  by Slidin Fast in

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  i find this hard to express properly but it seems to me that the rate of change is getting so rapid that nothing will be left of anything recognisable.

  we used to say that any one coming back after 50 years would not recognise the "truth".. the entity existing now is totally different from 10 years ago.

  it seems reasonable to suppose that this will continue to the point that nothing before 2010 will be safe to read for joe publisher (or possibly 'local instructor') so that he isn't corrupted or confused by old light.

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  It is crumbling, crumbling, crumbling.

  Hallelujah!

  Sylvia
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  Come On And PLAY!!!

  by snowbird in

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  this here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.

  come on, y'all.. sylvia.

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  Rock groups of the 70's ...

  LOL.

  Sylvia
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  This is my first post

  by Make Lemonade in

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  2. child-abuse

  i wanted to express appreciation to the members of this forum.

  there are resources here that are deep.

  like we heard from the stage, "what is your depth and breadth of bible knowledge?

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  snowbird

  Welcome, courageous one.

  Thanks for joining us.

  Blessings.

  Sylvia
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  First Post...Hi everyone! Thanks for all of your help over the years!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  well... as they say on talk back radio "i'm a long time listener, first time caller"(poster in this case!).

  i have been a "lurker" for several years, but never had the courage to take the step and join up...until now.. i really want to thank everyone for their insights and comments throughout the forum.

  although i have not contibuted to discussions, i have benefitted very much from all of your comments and observations on all topics.

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  Welcome!

  Good to have you here.

  Looking forward to hearing your story.

  Blessings.

  Sylvia
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  My Mom is in the hospital

  by JeffT in

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  my mother broke her hip last week.

  she had an emergency partial replacement surgery friday night.

  we don't know how she did it as we have caregivers with her at all times, she may have fallen while in the bathroom for a few minutes.

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  (((((((Jeff)))))))

  Because some times words are so inadequate ...

  Sylvia