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  How to approach non JW relatives you have had no contact with

  by GermanXJW in

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  2. friends

  my situation is as follows: i used to be a fourth-generation-jw on my mother's side.

  my mother has a brother that used to attend meetings in his youth but stopped later.

  he has never been baptized and later married a "worldly" woman.

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  GermanXJW

  Thanks Valis (DO), but he is my mother's brother, my uncle.
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  CNN Question

  by Beans in

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  2. current

  i was watching cnn when i was in mexico and they had a very interesting question to the viewers so i was wondering what your answer would be?.

  since no weapons of mass destruction have not been found should blair and bush be tried in a world court for the actions and be held responsible for all the killing?.

  beans.

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  GermanXJW

  Hi Beans,
  
  Would be an interestin thing. AFAIK US army has the task to free the president even from International Courts...
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  How to approach non JW relatives you have had no contact with

  by GermanXJW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my situation is as follows: i used to be a fourth-generation-jw on my mother's side.

  my mother has a brother that used to attend meetings in his youth but stopped later.

  he has never been baptized and later married a "worldly" woman.

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  GermanXJW

  My situation is as follows: I used to be a fourth-generation-JW on my mother's side. My mother has a brother that used to attend meetings in his youth but stopped later. He has never been baptized and later married a "worldly" woman. As long as my grandmother was alive we only met when he was at my grandmother. The last time I saw my uncle's familiy was at the funeral of my grandmother more than a decade ago.
  
  There is no contact at all between my mother and her brother despite they live in the same town. The reason my mother states is that they do not have very much in common without the holidays when "worldly people" meet and his wife is told not to like the JW very much.
  
  My point is now: how can I approach a relative I have no contact with because he decided not to be a JW? To me it seems that nobody ever said "We are going to have no contact" but it just happened...
  
  Any ideas or experienced in similar situations?
  
  I already thought about sending a Christmas-Card or a birthday card. When I asked my mother about her brother's birtday she would not tell me...
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  Did You Ever REALLY Love Jehovah?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  witnesses are taught that they must love their neighbor and jehovah god.

  when persons fade away or leave abruptly or get disfellowshipped, you often hear this statement:"well, they obviously never really loved jehovah anyway"........looking back, can you say that at one time you really did love jehovah?

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  GermanXJW

  I think I have never had a real relationship or even love for God. At some time I felt special being part of the JW organization. I followed the rules. Not out of love but because there were rules to be followed.
  
  Must be a typical German thing. :-)
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  Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood

  by Lee Elder in

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  2. friends

  ajwrb is pleased to announce that we are now publishing a. quarterly newsletter to keep you up to date regarding developments.

  around the watchtower society blood transfusion policy.. you may view the current issue of the newsletter at:.

  http://www.ajwrb.org/newsletter/1-15-04.html.

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  GermanXJW

  Good to see that you are still active. I remember your first steps from h20 - the days when I was a WT-apologetic.
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  Society and AIDS

  by eyeslice in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the aids epidemic is proving to be one of the most difficult and dangerous issues facing mankind at the start of this the 21st century.

  especially in sub-saharan africa are the difficulties and problems of aids combined with poverty most apparent.

  the numbers of witnesses and indeed the growth rate of the witnesses in many of the countries most afflicted by aids appears to be good.

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  GermanXJW

  I had this conversation with a CO years ago, when the AIDS question was introduced for baptismal candidates. He explained that they were asked and if they carried the virus they would be baptized after all other persons.
  
  I, too, said that it is impossible to infect thru water and that it was a kind of stigmatisation but he said it is done not to offend the others.
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  I have started an XJW-Support Group!

  by GermanXJW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  last year i attended an xjw workshop, i wrote here about my experiences.

  the workshop was conducted by dieter rohmann (http://www.kulte.de), a psychologist and a collegue of steven hassen.

  the idea came from a support group in the south of germany.

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  GermanXJW

  Well, time for an update.
  
  At the second meeting, a lady from KISS was there to give us some hints how to organize the group. At the very beginning, the door opened and several people came in. We were so many that I thought some were in the wrong group and would stand up when JW were mentioned. But they all stayed. :-) So, we were 15 in attendance at the second meeting. The consultant shortened her presentation so we could get to know each other quickly.
  
  Fortunately/unfortunately now I got a new job and have to move to another area. But there are other members continueing the group. *sigh*
  
  We already got in contact with some reporters. The Internet is a very useful tool but you need the papers to reach those outside the internet.
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  Would you pay $1000US for PROOF of WT-UN NGO status?

  by Scully in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  time left:

  18 hours 40 mins .

  10-day listing .

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  GermanXJW

  But the description of the item is a very fine witness.
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  You Can Contact JW scholar Alton Williams (g2004 22/1) And Ask About 1914!

  by GermanXJW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  awake!-magazine of january 22nd, 2004 contains the article "why i believe in the bible?

  a nuclear scientist reports" as told by alton williams.. .

  i only own the german edition so maybe someone can quote from the english original.

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  GermanXJW

  [quote]The next thing that he should look into is the mathematical correctness of pi in the bible. Maybe he can prove that it really does equal 3 as it is mentioned.[/quote]
  
  
  This one really made me laugh. :-) My wife even came to see if everthing is okay with me. ROTFL
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  You Can Contact JW scholar Alton Williams (g2004 22/1) And Ask About 1914!

  by GermanXJW in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  awake!-magazine of january 22nd, 2004 contains the article "why i believe in the bible?

  a nuclear scientist reports" as told by alton williams.. .

  i only own the german edition so maybe someone can quote from the english original.

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  GermanXJW

  Are you serious about this?
  
  Alton Williams is a JW and he at least used to work as an Associate Profesor at the Alabama A&M University for phsicis. He was/is a part-time professor and a pioneer.
  
  I translated the title of the article from German. Maybe it is slightly different in English.
  
  "As told by" means he was interviewed by Awake!-authors that twisted sorry wrote the article.
  
  It is a five pages article about Williams. The part about 1914 is found on page 20+21.