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  Question to re-instated ones or those who know them

  by ItsMyLife in

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  hi guys and gals.

  i hope you're all enjoying your lives, whatever path you have chosen.. i have a question for anyone who is currently re-instated, has previously been re-instated, or knows and is still in contact with a re-instated one.. my question is this:.

  is the main reason for getting re-instated:.

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  There's another category to consider:

  c.) People who were disfellowshipped treacherously (didn't do the wrong they were charged with or anything remotely similar) and who aim for reinstatement because they still aren't aware of TTATT.

  There's actually nothing wrong with their relationship with God, so it doesn't really need repairing. (Speaking from the JW perspective here.) These people are willing to be reinstated so they can continue in field service with the group, etc. It's not for social reasons, and they don't have any real offense in the first place, they're just....true believers!
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  My Mother Passed

  by Roberta804 in

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  thank you for all of your support durning the two difficult weeks my mother was on her death bed.

  last night at 10:30pm she breath her last with my sister and i by her side.

  this is a real end of an era for me as i have known little these past 8 years other than taking care of my parents.

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  With you in spirit,

  AnneB
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  Making tomato sauce....

  by JWOP in

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  not sure where i should post this?.

  last year i got into home canning.

  this year i sooooo want to make homemade tomato sauce, but i'll need a food mill to do it because it's too time consuming to de-seed 52 jars worth of tomatoes.. i've been online looking at customer reviews for various brands and models, but now i'm just a muddled mess.reviews speak about multiple uses and the pros and cons, but i only want it for tomato sauce/spaghetti sauce.. do any of you use a food mill for homemade tomato sauce?

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  http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/victorio-food-strainer-makes-awesome-tomato-sauce

  I've used this tomato strainer and it's absolutely worth it. Check around online, read what other people have to say, then check again for prices...eBay is *not* the cheapest, but it's a great place to look for parts if you should ever need them.

  The best thing about this tomato strainer is that there is so very little waste. It's beyond easy to use, it doesn't make a mess.

  Remember to save the extracted seeds for planting! :)

  AB
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  What's the difference between Mayans and Jehovah'

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  AnneB

  Or, as I heard it today...

  The difference between the Mayans and the JW's is that the Mayans will never set another wrong date.

  :)
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  What happened to the 1st century FDS

  by Freeof1914 in

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  i was giving this new understanding from the annual meeting some thought and several things struck me as odd.

  first and foremost the gb has now essentially set themselves up to be even superior to the twelve apostles, handpicked by jesus!

  according to this new understanding the fds did not come about into existenced until 1918/19... i forget the exact year.

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  My hopes in raising these questions is that a person on the fence about the witness belief system could possibly read our thoughts and decide for themselves on the absurdity of all the claims made by the watchtower.

  Remember WT's "Questions From Readers", aka Questions We Wish Readers Would Ask So We Can Preach Our Version To Them? Sooooo fake. Why use such an underhanded and propagandistic tactic? Let people come to this board and read real things, not fake posts that don't represent your real position or beliefs. Leave deviousness to the devious. Be real.

  I remember how dismayed I was the first time I posted to a topic and then discovered that the original poster had done the same thing you just did. One of the effects of that type of post is to doubt the sincerity of any post asking a question....and how is that going to help someone "on the fence" and truly seeking?

  There are people who come here looking for relief from deception. Alternative perspectives are one thing, posting as though you believe something that you don't has quite another name.

  In peace,

  AB
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  What happened to the 1st century FDS

  by Freeof1914 in

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  i was giving this new understanding from the annual meeting some thought and several things struck me as odd.

  first and foremost the gb has now essentially set themselves up to be even superior to the twelve apostles, handpicked by jesus!

  according to this new understanding the fds did not come about into existenced until 1918/19... i forget the exact year.

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  Try this:

  Assuming that there was a Jesus and he was sent by God and he did say the majority of the things attributed to him...

  He told his disciples that when they saw certain signs (Jerusalem surrounded, etc.), to flee to the mountains. Why the mountains? High point. They were picked up by a transport vehicle (spaceship, celestial chariot, raptured) and that was the end of a chapter on the mission Jesus was sent to accomplish.

  Fast forward over at least a century of no credible faithful left on earth, then...

  People began picking up on accounts by those "left behind", old wives tales, fragments of things written, etc. Little by little over the course of a couple of centuries, these fragmentary accounts coalesced into something that migh tbe called a "Christian" movement, which so upset the ruling power that he caused a Council to convene and to create an "official" order to the conflicting versions of what went on back there. A catfight ensued, and the winners published what we now call "The Bible" (the catfights continue). With an official doctrine and a group of people to enforce and promote it, Christianity came into being...about 300 years after Jesus was dead and after the people who believed his message and followed it to the last detail were no longer on earth to let people know that what was being passed off as The Only True God's Only True Religion was concocted by a bunch of guys who weren't there, didn't know anybody who was there, didn't live up to the teachings themselves, and who were anxious to gain favor with a powerful political ruler who, himself, didn't know what to believe.

  With all of that in mind, does it really matter what another bunch of guys, i.e., The Boys From Brooklyn, think? Everything they teach is founded on shifting sand.

  If it's really important to you to get to the root of the matter, I'd say: 1) Don't trouble your head trying to figure out what WT says or does, 2) Tell yourself that, according to what we've been told the Jesus person taught, he'll be back to set things straight for the rest of us, and 3) Spend your time in accordance with these words: Love God with your whole soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself.

  You don't have to completely comprehend either God or your neighbor to do that, and you will be able to do a whole lot of good (whilst keeping yourself away from a whole lot of aggravation) in the time you have left in this life.

  That's my "answer" to your topic question.

  AB
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  Looking After Widows and Orphans... and Spending One's "Riches"

  by AGuest in

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  to the household of god, israel, and those who go with... may you all have peace!.

  from time to time the issue of how to fulfill the "form of worship that is acceptable to god," mentioned by james in his letter, namely, looking after widows and orphans "in their tribulation"... comes up.

  given the issue of tithing, the plethora of institutionalized charity choices, and the existence of ones in need, perhaps in our own households and families... but certainly in our towns, countries... and around the world... how does one fulfill this requirement?

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  Shelby,

  This is one of the things I appreciate about you: you take a kernel of information and cultivate it until it turns into full-blown comprehension...then you share it! How many people, after putting in all the work it takes to come to understanding on something, are so willing to freely give the results of that work to others?

  Your posts make me think.

  Thank you.

  AB
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  Your response: THE WRITTEN WORD weakens the human mind....Y? N?

  by Terry in

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  what reaction do you have--what ideas and responses to what socrates was trying to say?.

  has the written word created a weakening in the human mind?.

  does relying on books and the thoughts of others cripple our freedom and originality of thought?.

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  http://www.alphabetvsgoddess.com/
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  Letter From Whitney's Mother

  by breakfast of champions in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just saw this on google news.

  link to letter here.. .

  dear family, i want to tell you that although this has been the worst of my lifes tribulations, that i am still standing.. the obvious reason is that jehovah is the faithful keeper of promises holding to his word that never, would his great love allow his precious children to be tested beyond what we could bear.

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  The mom said: "...although there was a horrific hole cut from my heart, I have been squeezed so tightly with your love that it has already closed enough to let me breathe..."

  This mother is in pain almost beyond what it is possible to bear and remain sane. If what she wrote (above) is true, then she's very fortunate indeed. Some of us were didn't have anyone to love us through losing a child/children.

  Weep with those who weep. Don't concern yourself right now with trying to combat what WT/JW's may be doing to inveigle others into the organization. Care about the mother. There will be time for everything else afterward, but right now she (and the others) need every possible good thought or vibe that can possibly be sent.

  Speaking from experience,

  AnneB
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  Whitney Heichel killed by multiple gunshots

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  autopsy - whitney killed by multiple gunshots.. http://www.koinlocal6.com/mostpopular/story/autopsy-whitney-killed-by-multiple-gunshots/pfbmma18luksrgnszxpxfq.cspx.

  salem, ore. -- the oregon state medical examiner's office announced monday the death of 21-year-old whitney heichel was caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

  heichel's body was found friday afternoon on larch mountain in east multnomah county.. .

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  Undercover: I, too, have been thinking about that statement that he forced her to have oral sex. That's his statement! It could be that he shot her because she wouldn't comply! I just can't imagine that the good JW that Whitney is painted to be (and I believe it) would go against God just because somebody pointed a gun at her.

  The other thing I've come to realize is that Holt's wife won't have any trouble divorcing him; he's admitted to adultery!

  I do feel very, very sad for her and for Whitney's husband and family. This is a case that will remain in my memory for a long time, maybe for the rest of my life. It's not just because she was a JW; I don't know exactly why it is. Maybe it's because no one has had a single bad word to say about Whitney; hat's rare these days.