Posts by keyser soze

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When Your Beliefs Are Challenged, How Do You React?

by The wanderer in

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when your beliefs are challenged, how do you react?when individuals question or challenge you about your beliefs, how do you react?

as a jehovahs witness, many individuals became touchy when questions directed .

toward the watchtower society did not fit the popular conception, thought or ideal.

keyser soze

It depends on how it's presented. I never have a problem with a contrary opinion. But I'm far more likely to accept that opinion if it's presented in a tactful way. I don't respond to smugness or hostility, no matter how much validity there is to what is being said.

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A spin off topic.. Favourite Pianist!

by smellsgood in

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friends

flipper did the favourite guitar players, but i love me a prodigal piano player as well... .

mine would be .

rufus wainwright- i love him, he's so camp, and puts together some really great melodies.

keyser soze

I can't believe nobody mentioned Rolf from the Muppets. His fingers are magical.

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What is your favorite TV show?

by R.F. in

i like the show "scrubs".

dr. perry cox is hilarious, so is janitor.

gotta love that show.. whats yours?.

keyser soze

Deadwood ( I hope it isn't cancelled), Lost, The Office, Big Love, My Name is Earl. Used to watch 24, but it hasn't been good for the last 3 seasons.

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2nd in a series of 3 emails I got today

by loosie in

am i an active minister?.

am i an active minister,.

the kind that would be missed?.

keyser soze

Wow, there must be something seriously wrong with me, because every single one of those describes me as a JW.

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Who would still be a Jehovah's Witness if it wasn't for the INTERNET???

by What-A-Coincidence in

raises hand.

i thank auldsoul/blodie for helping me out...they stick out in my mind when i first lurked on jwd.

wac - bethelite for 10 years and elder for 1.

keyser soze

I stopped believing it was the truth long before I discovered this website. There were too many things about them, and the bible in general that just didn't make sense. But I was always able to go through the motions of being a JW, even after I stopped believing. But after learning about the UN, 607, the child molestation issue, and other things on this website, I decided I could no longer be a part of it in any way. The internet has served as validation more than anything else. It has allowed me to walk away without any regrets.

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Do you have all the friends you want to have?

by JH in

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friends

i'm not talking about internet friends, but friends close by in your town.. so, do you have as many friends as you would like to have?.

when i was young and going to school, i had a few friends, but now i don't have any friends, but on the other hand, i'm a loner and i don't really care.

i'm not really searching for friends.

keyser soze

Most of the friends I have are people that I work with. Most of them I would probably not remain in contact with if I ever left my job. They're just people to go out to the bar with after work. My best friend lives not too far from here, and he's someone I can talk to about anything, even my experiences as a JW. He used to be friendly with them when they would knock at his door, but no longer. But he has a wife and a family of his own, and can't hang out as often as I'd like. I guess I'm a bit of a loner too.

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What kinds of sport are you into?

by zagor in

jw
friends

it just occurred to me that just about every single sport im interested in, is one-man-band whether you talk about martial arts, archery, golf or any other ie.none of them are team sports.

it just looks as if i best operate alone (or could it be i just find it awkward being in team i don't really know) .

heck, the most sports i did where other side wasnt an opponent were few dances such as salsa and recently tango.

keyser soze

I enjoy watching women's volleyball.

Which part, the women or the volleyball?

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Name Things You Admire About Jehovah's Witnesses

by minimus in

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friends

for me, um, ah, arrrr........

keyser soze

I got nothing.

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Well, I'va made it through Friday.....

by still_in74 in

so i have the friday of the district assembly behind me.

i have learned;.

i need to cancel my cable so i can study more and read the bible more and have less temptation to buy "new toys"i need to sell my house and buy an ol' fixer upper so my wife can stop working and pioneeri need to sell all my "toys" and my cari need to trust the fds implicitly because jehovah does.i need to pray more, study more, preach more, go to more meetings, etc.

keyser soze

I spent Friday at work. We had a mind-numbing meeting which consisted of telling us our profits for the last quarter and all the exciting new ventures the company had coming up. I would still rather have that day than yours.

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The sacrifice of Christ to redeem humankind, Why?

by VM44 in

the perfect man and woman, soon after being created, failed short of god's requirements and so sin was introduced into the world.

according to the watchtower, god's law required a "life for a life" and so a perfect human needed to be sacrificed, i.e., killed, in order for humanity to be redeemed.. my simple question concerning this doctrine is....why?.

how does the death of a human, perfect or otherwise, help matters?

keyser soze

It's using one myth to validate another. It's a way of tying a bunch of otherwise unrelated stories together.