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  District Crapvention - Immense Image in Daniel

  by outsmartthesystem in

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  since my exodus is yet incomplete.....i was there.

  and it was indeed awful.

  according to the talk.....the iron and clay feet of the immense image is the anglo-american world power.

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  tenyearsafter

  That is what I remember from when I was a kid...
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  I decided not to go to the IFB church I been attending

  by andys in

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  2. beliefs

  i have been going to an ifb baptist type church for about past 3 months, i started going in march and have decided to quit going, need advice on how to send them a letter i don't want to go anymore, its a soulwinning, king james onlyism type church, wow are they ever putting pressure on me to be in church every time the doors are open, i explain to them that i work alot of overtime, have my own home to take care of, also i have my ham radio hobby that i am involved in and also like to do volunteer type work, since i been missing alot of church every sunday i get a phone call from the pastor on why i wasn't in church, now i am to the point where i don't even answer my phone anymore when they call, but wow the pressure, its very irritating how legalistic church attendance for certain churches has gotten.. .

  on the other hand i have decided that i still want to go to some sort of church, for a very short time in februiary i was going to a communicty type church where everyone is wearing something different, i noticed that alot of people wear blue jeans, even the pastor wears blue jeans, also its a non denominational type church that has alot of volunteer opportunities which i love doing, i have decided to go back to the non denomminational type church since i don't feel no pressure there.. .

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  Tell them you have become a JW!
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  Signs From My Brother

  by DarioKehl in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  signs: (really amped up in the last year).

  claims to "spend hours on the internet.".

  recently became an ms after 3 yrs of reproof.. after a few months, stepped down and relocated.. expresses no interest in becoming ms again, calling me saying "count me in for paintball again.".

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  tenyearsafter

  I agree...don't push too hard. He obviously has let some doubts creep in to his thinking. If anything, you might innocently ask what about the flood account doesn't ring true for him. Let him lead the discussion...you can learn a lot by being a good listener.
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  Was there a clique in your congregation?

  by Chemical Emotions in

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  there is in mine.

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  I think every congregation has them...In the hall I attended in the 80's, we had the celebrity cliques (Michael Jackson syncophants) and holy roller cliques (if you weren't a high hour pioneer, no need to apply). One of my close friends was a pioneer and well accepted...until he made the fatal error of getting married (to an "older" woman!) and his friendships started to unwind. He received pressure to keep his hours up and also be a good husband and provide for his family. Of course, he never could do either to the satisfaction of the "clique"...long story short, he ended up killing himself. Very tragic, and so unecessary...I lay a portion of the blame at the feet of the holy roller clique...peer pressure can be a very compelling and dangerous thing. I still get sick to my stomach when I think back about that "loving" congregation and how a very kind and sincere man was hounded to his death.
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  My Letter I'm Out of the Synagogue of Satan

  by discreetslave in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  todays text is matthew 18:17 ...speak to the congregation.

  so i'm giving everyone i can a copy of after the meeting.

  i put the elders copy in the snail mail.. [if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>normal</w:view> <w:zoom>0</w:zoom> <w:trackmoves /> <w:trackformatting /> <w:punctuationkerning /> <w:validateagainstschemas /> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:saveifxmlinvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:ignoremixedcontent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext> <w:donotpromoteqf /> <w:lidthemeother>en-us</w:lidthemeother> <w:lidthemeasian>x-none</w:lidthemeasian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>x-none</w:lidthemecomplexscript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables /> <w:snaptogridincell /> <w:wraptextwithpunct /> <w:useasianbreakrules /> <w:dontgrowautofit /> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark /> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp /> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables /> <w:dontvertalignintxbx /> <w:word11kerningpairs /> <w:cachedcolbalance /> </w:compatibility> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont m:val="cambria math" /> <m:brkbin m:val="before" /> <m:brkbinsub m:val="&#45;-" /> <m:smallfrac m:val="off" /> <m:dispdef /> <m:lmargin m:val="0" /> <m:rmargin m:val="0" /> <m:defjc m:val="centergroup" /> <m:wrapindent m:val="1440" /> <m:intlim m:val="subsup" /> <m:narylim m:val="undovr" /> </m:mathpr></w:worddocument> </xml><!

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  tenyearsafter

  Very well written letter...unfortuntely, I think LWT is correct that the letter will fall on deaf ears, and be considered an apostate attack orchestrated by Satan himself.

  I noticed you mention Richard and the kids...I assume Richard is your husband? If so, is he still a JW?...how does he feel about your letter? Good luck as you move forward with your life...I hope you nejoy your new freedom with the minimum of pain.
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  Songs that touch ...

  by talesin in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  can be mushy ... .

  or can be craaazyyy ... .

  okay, i'll start :).

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  tenyearsafter

  Sorry to post this again (was posted in another thread earlier), but it is a wonderful reminder of what growing up with a "real" Dad is all about!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQe3DKDQRRs
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  Country music thread

  by hillbilly in

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  one of my favorites .

  if we make it through december,.

  if we make it through december,.

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  Classic Alan Jackson!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQe3DKDQRRs
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  Can Un-baptized Be Apostates?

  by Patty Cake in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is the currnent thought on this?

  is the bethelite definition different now from the one in the congregations?.

  i'm wondering because my bethelite brother suddenly was cold/ stopped talking to me a couple of years ago - after years of communication.

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  I agree with J.Hofer...not apostate, but definitely an "opposer".
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  It's that time of year again...If you could name the title of this years DA, what would you call it?

  by Was New Boy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i like.

  "the divine endurance of boring talks" da.

  "why jehovah the god of love...can't wait to kill most everybody" da .

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  tenyearsafter

  I would call it the:

  "Here We Go Again" District Convention
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  Opinions on Streaming Netflix......

  by AK - Jeff in

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  2. friends

  my hdtv sits just feet behind the wall that houses my computer.

  i have a g-router for my laptops in the house.. i thought of running hdmi interface to my tv, but alas no hdmi outport on my computer.

  i used to use a laptop with vga, so considered doing the same with my desktop, but alas no vga port on my desktop computer.

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  I have used both Roku, Wii and now my Sony BluRay wifi player...they all work well, but I have found the BluRay to be convenient and does a nice job with HD streaming. The key is to have a very fast internet connection, since that seems to make the most difference on quality delivery of the service.