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  So glad to be home from the hospital!

  by 3rdgen in

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  this past mon.

  i had to have a hysterectomy and some other repairs.

  i told the doc that since i'm going under anyway, if you see something that needs fixing, do it....and he went to town!

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  Hi 3rdgen...I am glad the surgery went well. Don't be surprised about being down...I was in the hospital this year for over a week, and when I came home I was "not myself" either. It is very typical, and often can be a combination of the drugs you are taking and the trauma to your body. As a surgeon once told me, "surgery is just an assualt with a deadly weapon under a controlled environment"! Once you turn the recovery corner, you will be amazed how much better you will feel, both physically and mentally.

  As to your new life, it too will improve...to use a tired old WT cliche, "keep your eyes on the prize".
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  Cigars And Jehovah’s Witnesses

  by Bangalore in

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  cigars and jehovah's witnesses.. http://drschiffman.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/cigars-and-jehovahs-witnesses/.

  bangalore.

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  El Rey Del Mundo is a great smoke...full bodied, rich and a decent value!
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  I Had A Dream About My iPhone Last Night.

  by Philadelphia Ponos in

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  first time in my life i had a dream about an object.

  i've been experiencing many weird emotions every since i purcahsed this "phone".

  i'm starting to understand the religious element that comes with owning apple products.

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  Siri has possessed you!
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  JW FAMOUS CLICHE SAYINGS

  by strymeckirules in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what saying made it all around the country?.

  the ones that were passed around, word of mouth.. for example.

  "donations basis proves jehovah is behind the work!".

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  "it will be such a privelege to sit down with Moses, David and Noah to hear first hand their accounts of faithfulness"

  "even if the system continues beyond our death, have we not benefited from living the "pure religion"?"

  "I have already picked out the house I will be living in after Armageddon!"
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  The Watchtower is NOT a false prophet

  by The Quiet One in

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  regarding what some have said here about the wt being a false prophet.. i would like to make my point regarding the wt not being a false prophet... so please, if you can be patient enough to read this, at least try to understand what i am getting at.. a false prophet is one who, according to deuteronomy, makes a false prediction of the future and claims that the prediction came from god, or in other words claiming that 'god has said he will do a certain thing at a certain time' etc.. for example, hypothetically speaking, if someone had claimed: "god will bring about the end of the world in 2010", they would have been proven to be a false prophet, obviously.

  but, as an example, imagine a man who claimed the position of a prophet of god, (as moses did, because although he was not the type of prophet that predicted the future.. he was still a prophet or spokesman for god) and that he had publicised worldwide, according to his interpretation of a (for example) prophecy found in the book of isaiah, that the world would end in 2010.. and he had also stated that he was not saying that god will end the world in that year.. but only that there was biblical evidence that god might do so.

  that would clearly have been a mistake.

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  TQO...the difference between Moses and the WTS is that Moses NEVER spoke on God's behalf something that didn't happen or come to be. He may have made human mistakes, but he never falsely prophesied. If you want to liken the WTS to Moses, then you have completely missed the mark in discerning truth from falsehood.

  edit: JWF...we must have posted at the same time!
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  The KINGDOM HALL topic.

  by nicolaou in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i'm an atheist but i've recently been curious enough to sit quietly on the hard wooden pews of a local and very simple english village church - it was sweet, humble and surprisingly calming.. now, how exactly is this monstrosity supposed to motivate anyone?!.

  what does it tell us about the mentality of the religions leaders?

  does this look like a place of worship?

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  Is it my imagination or does that first pic of the KH posted look like a mobile home?...oh well, at least it has windows!
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
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  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  Exactly WTW!...
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
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  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  As Frank Sinatra sings, "nice and easy does it every time"!
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  Thanks everyone for the suggestions and thoughts! I am convinced that my wife may be the only key to "unlocking" the JW mindset in my mom. She wants to try and get through to mom, but she is concerned it could end up blowing up in her face. The one thing that has crystallized is how my wife feels about the JW religion...and it isn't good.

  Wha Happened...Alvin Lee does kick on guitar!!
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  Is this any way to get a convert??

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have relayed how "broken" my mother is when it comes to reasoning on her beliefs as a jw...and my not believing the jw story any longer as an ex-jw.

  it seems to be a common story of cognitive dissonance, etc., etc,.

  now comes a classic new angle that really has me scratching my head.

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  tenyearsafter

  Good points from all, thank you...I am used to personal attacks, but I guess it just threw me when she tried to get my wife to "see the light"! Just seemed like a weird way to try and win someone over...and EE, I wish I had an elder in my congregation like you...might have made things more tolerable! :)