AlyMC

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  My friend wants to know how to stop the JW's from knocking at her door

  by Velvetann in

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  i wonder if anyone here can help my friend.

  i have no idea how to stop the witnesses from knocking at her door.

  she has ms and its difficult for her to stand at the door.

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  AlyMC

  I always tell people to ask to be put on their "do not call list" when they stop by, or formally by writing.
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  Should I attend a Lord's Evening Meal at local Kingdom Hall?

  by ttw1981 in

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  i am not a jehovah's witness but have been talking with a few jehovah's witnesses for about two months now, about once every week or every other week.

  on saturday they came and we had 'bible study' (actually starting to go through what does the bible really teach?

  ), and as they left they gave us a list of their meeting times at the local congregation and invited us to observe the lord's evening meal with them on march 22.

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  That is so true. I was close to one couple once, where the husband believed he had a spiritual calling. Even his wife doubted him and said he really wasn't, that is was only because he was bipolar that he felt inclined to partake. One year he was going to give the memorial talk so *everyone* would see him partake... well, she cried for weeks before.

  I think people should stop going just because the witnesses view the high memorial numbers as "proof" that Jehovah is calling new sheeple to the flock... I don't want to contribute to that buzz that gets generated.
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  What's with Ex-Jw's who join another religion? Fool me Twice????

  by Witness 007 in

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  sorry no offense but why do some ex-witnesses here join another group....we have a muslim {muhamed was given a koran by an angel in a cave?

  }....we have some baptists etc......i researched the bible and found there are 1,000's of gospels not part of the bible...so what's the deal...."fool me once shame on you..fool me twice shame on me" or do you have a reason for continued belief in religion...i really wan't to know since iam agnostic and don't believe in god or evolution????

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  I wonder if it doesn't have the most to do with a desire to have a place... a community... a sense of belonging in the world at large.

  I always say I'd go to church if it weren't for the whole bible thing... in some churches it looks actually fun and enjoyable. Especially for kids and family. But it all goes back to a belief I can't claim to support.
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  Giving Apostates a nasty name..............Brenda Lee

  by ScoobySnax in

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  was round my mates last night and was surfing utube, what the hell was that brenda lee thinking of crashing the memorial and chewing gum like a demented cow.

  it was painful to watch.

  my mate, a never witness was disgusted that someone could show so musch disrespect whatever your viewpoint.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nux1j0tMoic

  I had never heard of her... so I just watched it. Wasn't impressed either. She looked really nervous trying to play cool though, didn't she? I could almost feel her heart racing.

  I'd assume they'd just think she was an unbeliever who didn't know any better though, no? Or was this her old hall where she would be recognized? They probably didn't even count her in the numbers they sent to brooklyn. I know one year we had a study partake and they didn't count her since it was a "mistake".
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  If it wasn't for "....................." I'd still be in the "Truth".......

  by ScoobySnax in

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  for me i think if it wasn't for the fact i'm gay, i'd still be an active witness.

  this year, even my mum has said that it wouldn't be "appropriate" if i was to go to the memorial.

  now the memorial is something i've never missed, so that kind of stings a bit.

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  Having daughters... without a doubt.
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  Not interested in marriage/romance?

  by LtCmd.Lore in

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  okay, so the site is full of people talking about their husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, ex-wives, ex-husbands, ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends, childhood crushes, current crushes, future crushes, favorite positions, etc.. .

  by the very nature of rejecting marriage, there's very rarely an occasion to voice our disinterest in romance.

  we just kind of sit their silently while everyone else talks about their sexual and romantic preferences.. i'm sure i'm not the only one here, so how about it?

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  yes there are :)

  I still don't think it is biological to humans, but that is totally based on person experience, observation and feelings. I actually find monogamy much easier than I anticipated to be honest, but I still think it is a social construct.
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  Not interested in marriage/romance?

  by LtCmd.Lore in

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  okay, so the site is full of people talking about their husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, ex-wives, ex-husbands, ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends, childhood crushes, current crushes, future crushes, favorite positions, etc.. .

  by the very nature of rejecting marriage, there's very rarely an occasion to voice our disinterest in romance.

  we just kind of sit their silently while everyone else talks about their sexual and romantic preferences.. i'm sure i'm not the only one here, so how about it?

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  aww, come on Dawg, that isn't cool. You can just easily paint women with such a broad brush as you can men. To say we are all like that would be no different than someone to say "I've been with three guys and they have all hit me, therefore all men hit women". Give us some credit, man. Though you might want to revise your selection process

  I really believe that if a woman (or man for that matter) isn't happy with herself, she can never be happy with her partner. Unfortunately in our society (feminist hat firmly in place) women are taught it is somehow wrong to seek her own happiness and to find her fulfillment and confidence beyond a man, and I agree it can make for some pretty unhappy women in relationships. But that isn't a defining characteristic of a woman. I think you know that though.

  I agree that monogamy is social and not biological though, that has always made sense to me.
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  Not interested in marriage/romance?

  by LtCmd.Lore in

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  okay, so the site is full of people talking about their husbands, wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, ex-wives, ex-husbands, ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends, childhood crushes, current crushes, future crushes, favorite positions, etc.. .

  by the very nature of rejecting marriage, there's very rarely an occasion to voice our disinterest in romance.

  we just kind of sit their silently while everyone else talks about their sexual and romantic preferences.. i'm sure i'm not the only one here, so how about it?

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  I am invested in my relationship as it exists, but if it (for any reason) were to end... I do believe I would be opposed or disinterested in creating another relationship. I suppose I'm a bit of a loner and need a lot of space, it was something I just didn't understand about myself as a teenager when I married. He is much the same. I totally get why someone would choose that path.
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  Are people born hamsexual?

  by SixofNine in

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  are people born with a desire to be with the other white meat?

  why would a person choose that path when it leads to criticism, hatred, alienation, high cholesterol etc.

  why wouldn't they just be normal if they could.

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  I've been a vegetarian for years, and yet pork is the one animal food that actually smells and sounds good still. Other meats actually looks, smells and sound gross to me.

  The Mosaic Law, the Gospels and then Paul are the three main contradictory styles in the bible that prevent me from seeing the bible as the cohesive musings of a single God entity who "does not change".

  Well, that and I am familiar with hallucinogenics... I know what it is like to think that crazy, random thoughts are somehow inspired ;)
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  For those who were on restrictions: Did it bother you not to comment?

  by truthseeker in

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  i'm curious to know if not beng able to comment at meetings was something you felt badly about if you were on restrictions.. i don't comment anyway, but i hardly think not being able to comment is a "restriction" in itself.. .

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  I forgot for a moment, but I was on restrictions once for about a year. It didn't bother me because (contrary to how it appears online) I'm actually really quiet and commenting was just not something I did all that often.

  I think it bothered DH more, especially at book study. I seem to remember switching to the hall book study to be less obvious about it.