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  Geoffrey Jackson's father

  by One_day in

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  hi everybody, does anybody know if geof jacksons father is still alive?.

  i wonder if he would dare return to australia again, maybe for his funeral?.

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  I don't like the man, but I'm still sympathetic to his grief. Lets just hope this will make him question his life and everything he is doing.
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  Does Anyone Still Believe in God?

  by LaurenM in

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  do any of you ex-jw's still believe in god?

  even with the new rebranding/softening of this religion, i still don't see how people can believe in him.

  the god of the old testimate is an angry murderer who approved rapes and slavery and killed thousands of men, women and children.

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  I don't see proof for a God anywhere. If there is one, he clearly has chosen to be completely absent from human affairs. That being said, I cannot get around and affirmatively say that there is no God either.

  Honestly, I am trying to do my best to be a good person so that when I die, people will think of me as a good man. If I can achieve that, I will be satisfied. If I than wake up, standing before God for him to pass judgement up me, than I will stand up tall and say: I did my best.

  In the end, weather he is there or not, I have chosen to do my best to be a good person.
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  INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE AND MINISTRY MEETING

  by pixel in

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  1. the life and ministry meeting will proceed as outlined in the life and ministry meeting workbookand according to the instructions that follow.. 3. treasures from gods word:.

  the theme and an outline of two or three main points are provided in thelife and ministry meeting workbook.

  this should be assigned to a qualified elder.. 6. concluding comments: 3 minutes or less.

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  Seriously, the one good thing they really had... they take that away!
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  INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE AND MINISTRY MEETING

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
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  1. the life and ministry meeting will proceed as outlined in the life and ministry meeting workbookand according to the instructions that follow.. 3. treasures from gods word:.

  the theme and an outline of two or three main points are provided in thelife and ministry meeting workbook.

  this should be assigned to a qualified elder.. 6. concluding comments: 3 minutes or less.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  Island Man, the talks given by brothers that are not ministerial servants or elders have been removed. This is a MAJOR change! I'm sure that more than a few will not like this at all. Obviously, this is a move to control absolutely everything that is said from the platform.
  
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  INSTRUCTIONS FOR OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE AND MINISTRY MEETING

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  1. the life and ministry meeting will proceed as outlined in the life and ministry meeting workbookand according to the instructions that follow.. 3. treasures from gods word:.

  the theme and an outline of two or three main points are provided in thelife and ministry meeting workbook.

  this should be assigned to a qualified elder.. 6. concluding comments: 3 minutes or less.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  Hey Pixel, Where did you get these instructions? Can they be downloaded from the JW site?
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  My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

  by Perry in

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  none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

  just found out this morning.

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  Perry, please send us the mailing address of whoever you would have expected to tell you. I will personally send a postal card with a message like this:

  "I'm a friend of Perry and I am appalled that you have not told him about his own mother's passing. You have withhold love from someone who deserved it, and by now, you can't take back the hurt you brought upon him, and by extension, everyone who loves him. I hope that, with this message, you will seriously consider what you have done and understand that it is, in fact, one of the low highlights of your life."

  I realise that this will not dismiss your pain, but at least, it is something that I could do. So, if you want to pm me about it, i'll be more than happy to send that message.
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  My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

  just found out this morning.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  Sorry Perry, so sorry... two weeks... At this point, its likely that the funeral arrangements are already over and everything has been done... as it?

  This doesn't make sense.
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  Is disfellowshipping a loving arrangement?

  by mana11 in

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  i read this post, i voted and the ones saying it is a loving arrangement is over 68%, i am mind blown - what fool can think it is a loving arrangement.

  lets teach them that is it not thought of as loving...your chance to let these people know if dis-fellowshipping is a loving arrangement!..

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.org/is-disfellowshipping-a-loving-arrangement/.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  Yes Tim310rd! I agree with disfellowshipping, not with the shunning! You have to admit that it is logical that you cannot be part of a group if you don't follow its rule. And like in most groups, you will not keep contact with most of these members. The problem is that the WT takes this further and tells everyone, including your family, to shun you. Senseless!
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  And doing God’s will.

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my father is still in the truth but keeps in touch with me from time to time.

  the other day, he sent me an email about how the generation could be a 120 years like it was for noah.

  so, i responded saying that itd be a good thing if it turned out to be true; that he may believe it to be true, as long as he doesnt judge people who dont feel the same way.

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  You know, I try my best not to be too conventional with my Dad; if I hit him head on with the Generation teaching, he will simply shut down on me. I actually do the complete opposite and even defend some of the actions taken by the borg. The result is that when I point out an issue, he take me seriously. As long as these are small, in the end, they will add up to such a point he will be fed up.
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  And doing God’s will.

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my father is still in the truth but keeps in touch with me from time to time.

  the other day, he sent me an email about how the generation could be a 120 years like it was for noah.

  so, i responded saying that itd be a good thing if it turned out to be true; that he may believe it to be true, as long as he doesnt judge people who dont feel the same way.

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  StephaneLaliberte

  TTWSYF, you're right. the only problem is that I see him so rarely that he doesn't see what I do with my life. What am I supposed to do when I see him? Give him a list of all the good things I'm doing? Wouldn't that feel like boasting and becoming proud about "being" good?

  My point is that I can be a good father, husband, friend, and worker, etc... yet JW will dismiss all that away as being pointless. That is why I am trying to reason with him, so that he spends more time with me, his grand sons, and actually see what being a good person actually is.