On getting older....every gray hair you have on your head----YOU HAVE EARNED!!!!!
Flowerpetal
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What is the ideal age?
by logansrun init's funny, my brother-in-law, a very myopic and strict jw, said something to me once that i still feel has a kernel of truth to it even though it came from a braindead idiot.
"brad, i hated my twenties.
life really begins at 30.
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A Gem in the Awake
by glitter inthere's a great example of how ignorant jws are in the november 8th awake (oil: will it ever run out).. on the letters page: (the writer is from the ukraine, so i *hope* something's been lost in the translation... but why would they print it if it was?).
"i wish to express my appreciation for the article "young people ask... what's wrong with cheating?
" (january 22 2003).
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Flowerpetal
LOL Perry! Excellent!
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A Gem in the Awake
by glitter inthere's a great example of how ignorant jws are in the november 8th awake (oil: will it ever run out).. on the letters page: (the writer is from the ukraine, so i *hope* something's been lost in the translation... but why would they print it if it was?).
"i wish to express my appreciation for the article "young people ask... what's wrong with cheating?
" (january 22 2003).
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Flowerpetal
Thank God for the Society's (HIS) publications! You see, if THEY point out to you that cheating is wrong, NOW, you can know it. Very soon, we can expect some articles on the reasons why true Christians should refrain from not wearing glasses when they should, finishing all your food on your plate and changing your underwear at least once a day......Thank God for the Society!
I remember my daughter telling me that one of the guys in the group she hung out with for a while, was always bringing up subjects you might find in an "Awake" article and asking if was for Christians;;such as "Butter---Is It For Christians?" He used to crack her up with some of the stuff he came up with.
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Is this for real
by Shanna inwell ive been studying with the jehovah witness for about 3 yrs now and im really thinking about making myself a publisher and i want to know is this website real and why are people talking about hiding their names what are they hiding it for shouldnt you be happy that youre studying with the jw and the jehovah called on you.
and what's up with all the swearing havent you thought about keeping up good lanquage in case someone visits this site and see that and whats up with the half naked pictures of women whats really going on
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Flowerpetal
Actually this one does apply. JWs are encouraged to go into court and swear on a NWT to tell the truth but they are also taught that Theocratic Warfare will allow them to lie to those who they deem not worth knowing the truth.
Most people would consider lying in a court of law after giving an oath to tell the truth as unethical
I've never had to go to court for anything, but you are saying a witness who has to go to court won't swear to tell the truth on anything but a NWT?
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What Is Your Googilism?
by xjw_b12 ini discovered this site today, and had some fun with it typing in the real names, then the aliases of posters here.
e-man posted a similar thread a month or so ago, but this is a lot more fun, as long as your name or phrase is not too "exclusive"
have fun!
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Flowerpetal
flowerpetal is not a recipe search site
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surgery tomorrow
by kls inwednesday is the big day.i am going in for rotator cuff surgery and i am very nervous.i have lived in pain now for 6months not wanting to do this but the time has come.i am also going to have bone spurs dug out that have grown into the cuff.
the scarriest part is the pain ,i am in so much now and i know it will be worse.wish me luck and lots of pain killers.
kls
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Flowerpetal
I thought the article on Benny Hinn was interesting....
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My Best Friends Still Love Me
by Piph ini had a talk with my best friend (who is still an active jw) the other day, and told her that i wasn't interested in remaining an active witness any more.
i knew she would accept my feelings, because she's a wonderful person and is actually very emotionally healthy, but was afraid because i didn't really know how tight a grip the mind control had on her, and didn't know if she would feel obligated to back off in our friendship any.
i was deeply afraid of that, because we're as close, if not closer than, sisters.. to my pleasant surprise, she not only totally accepted my feelings, but she already knew what i was going to say before i said it.
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Flowerpetal
Hi Phiph!
Thanks for sharing your experience with your friends.
It's really too bad when the org. stresses so much on d'fing/DA think and not let people make decisions and freely expressing them, without feeling like they are going to lose their best friends and/or family. Even though I think your one friend associates not wanting to be a witness anymore with not wanting to have anything to do with Jehovah, at least she expressed where she's at right now to you and accecpts your decision without judgement. If the org. could set at atmosphere for people to feel free to do that, and being non-judgemental toward those who want to leave, that would be a big step in the right direction. Hope your parents will take it well too.
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Greetings
by Dan76 injust thought i would come by and say hi.
i'm new here and very new to the idea that the wtb&ts isn't the truth.
i'm not all the way there, but if anything, reading these boards help me get over some of my anxiety attacks.
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Flowerpetal
Welcome Dan and congrats on being a father-to-be!
I am still "in" but am attempting the "fade."
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Is the Trinity that damn important?
by logansrun inasked my dad the other day, a man who da'd himself seven years ago yet, amazingly, still believes 99% of what the dubs teach just what makes him believe the dubs have the "truth.
" what were the first words out of his mouth?
"well, they don't believe in the trinity...." .
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Flowerpetal
This is what I think is the most important thing:
Luke 18:8b "Nevertheless, when the Son of man arrives, will he really find the faith on the earth?" NWT
OR from the KJV: "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"
