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  How Would You React if a Snake Started Talking to You?

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just an odd thought i guess.

  i saw a large snake in the back of my house the other day and it went on its merry way.

  i just asked myself, what if the snake turned around and wanted to have a philosophical discussion on life, the universe or the origin of creation and then began to ask me questions?

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  trust it and do what ever it says. Last time that happened, I heard it was the best thing for humanity!
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  How did Adam know what a sword was?

  by phoenixrising in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so if the bible is the inspired word of god and i don't believe it is by any stretch, how did adam when he was kicked out of the garden of eden know what a spinning sword was?

  did adam invent swords?

  more bible non sense garbage.

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  The comonly used logic is that Moses was inspired when he wrote that passage. He knew what a sword was and thus was able to say that it was a sword.

  That logic still doesn't make sense as this would mean that God invented the sword before the humans did. What would be the purpose of a sword in the spirit world?
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  Best way to preach to a JW

  by Youngaposthate in

  1. social
  2. humour

  when they come to your door knocking... the best way to preach back is.... handing them a comic book when they hand you a watchtower magazine..

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  I'd first let them talk, show some interest and let them speak for a good 10 minutes. Once they are invested in me, I'd ask how joining their religion would make my life better. Why do they want to change my life, what do they know about me that makes them feel the need to change my life. What am I doing wrong? It is likely that they spent the last 10 minutes talking about their beliefs and very little questions for me.
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  Could Boris "save the NHS & lives" by BANNING Covid 19?

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
  2. current

  obviously not, but he could do so by banning an even greater killer - tobacco.

  smoking has been identified as the single greatest cause of preventable illness and premature death in all 4 nations of the u.k. .

  annually, in scotland approximately 10,000 die, in wales, 5000, and in n.i.

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  I smoke cigars. Started about 3 years ago. Sometimes, its out of habit, will be standing in the cold, rain and wind... won't really enjoy it, and i feel like an idiot.

  But then, there are times like this morning, where I go in my yard, and truely enjoy the moment. Comparable to eating your favorite desert.

  Logically, I should slow down the amount I take so that it only becomes these moments I truely enjoy. But give up entirely? I don't see the point. Sure there is risk associated to it. There is also a lot of risk in driving to work, swiming in the lac, eating chips, walking a bit too late in the evening in some shaddy area, etc.
  
  My point is: I'd advise control rather than full ban.
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  Another heart-worming story

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today, i got an email from an old friend with a story told by brother andre ramseyer who attended training at patterson in england.

  a service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner.

  when the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man.

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  What probably really happened:
  

  A blind man was walking with his new service dog. Suddenly, the dog started to be pulling towards a certain direction and the blind man, out of curiosity, followed his dog. A few street corners further, they arrived at a Kingdom Hall. While there were no meetings in progress, two brothers were about to leave and walked towards their car and paused. Who was that blind man arriving here with his service dog? Getting closer, they could not believe it, it was Buddy! The dog of their recently deceased friend! The dog recognized them as well and it was unbelievable! Like finding an old friend that was lost! They had a pleasant conversation with the new owner, trying to understand what had just happened. Before leaving, the man took some literature in braille and went on his way.

  Then, through the telephone game, the story became what was posted at the top of this thread.
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  Another heart-worming story

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today, i got an email from an old friend with a story told by brother andre ramseyer who attended training at patterson in england.

  a service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner.

  when the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man.

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  I think it’s quite believable

  Most urban legends are believable, it doesn't make them true. based on Magnum's comment, I could have added: the following question: "is a dog able to tell apart the days of the week?". A lot of things need to happen for this story to be true and we know for a fact that the location was wrong. So, very little chance of this actually being true.
  
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  Another heart-worming story

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today, i got an email from an old friend with a story told by brother andre ramseyer who attended training at patterson in england.

  a service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner.

  when the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man.

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  the direction to not bring service dogs to conventions - road to nowhere

  I didn't know there was such a directive. Not such a good idea, if you type in "service dog church", you will quickly land on news reports in 2013 about a young soldier that was asked to leave with his service animal. That church got a lot of bad press and they changed their policy since then. I guess all that is needed is for one blind person to show up to a JW convention with a dog. If they are asked to leave, go to the press... the story will go all over the place!
  
  

  
  
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  Another heart-worming story

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today, i got an email from an old friend with a story told by brother andre ramseyer who attended training at patterson in england.

  a service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner.

  when the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man.

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  Interesting that the message i got was saying Patterson, England. As some mentionned on this thread, there is no such place in England and thus, we'd have to assume that it is Patterson, USA. That goes to show just how reliable web stories such as those are reliable.
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  Another heart-worming story

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today, i got an email from an old friend with a story told by brother andre ramseyer who attended training at patterson in england.

  a service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner.

  when the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man.

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  Today, I got an email from an old friend with a story told by Brother Andre Ramseyer who attended training at Patterson in England.

  A service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner. When the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man. As the dog got excited every Tuesdays and Sundays, the new owner finally decided to let the dog lead him to the meeting where he started a new bible study!

  Isn’t it a beautiful story about how Jehovah uses different means to get to people? <include aww sound here>

  Well, I still have some questions about this:

  1. Was the new owner a neighbor of the previous owner? How did he know to go to the kingdom hall from the new starting point?
  2. In which congregation and city did this happen? When?
  3. If that man started a bible study, how long did it last? Was he baptized?
  4. Did the man live alone? Did he have a family? How did they react to all this?

  There’s always a lack of details on stories like this which tends to be the case when stories are heavily embellished or simply made up.
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  Have you ever known elders who were more into being and elder than really being a believer?

  by phoenixrising in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have known many elders who were much more into the idea of being an elder and getting all the old ladies to tell them what wonderful talks they give and the power then really being a believer.

  i had one elder tell me that when he became an elder he was on top dog on top of the heap.

  i knew some who were really all about the religion and following the cult.

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  I would say the greater majority for this simple fact: Most of them don't agree with some teaching and yet, will teach it from the platform. Then, with they friends and family, will never contradict what ever they said on the platform. Would this actualy be the actions of a true believer? Teaching things they don't personally accept?