Topics Started by DJPoetech

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Can I have an a la carte' baptism?
by DJPoetech in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
can i receive a proper baptism by one church in the name of the father, son, and holy spirit and then determine where i would like to go for fulfilling fellowship.

or do i have to get baptised each time i settle into a new location or go to a new church.

i would love to have something that will provide me a baptism and communion only deal with no strings attached.
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How long has this site been around? (New Guy)
by josh1029 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i always knew others had the same thoughts and ideas as i had ... but i never could have imagined that it was on this large of a scale.

wow ... people who understand and will not judge.. little about me:.

i am the son of an elder.
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So just what or who DO you have faith in now?
by oompa in
1. jw
2. friends
i never used to wonder about death, or what comes after, because i had all the answers!

but now i really wonder, but not with fear....it feels odd, and i am curious.

this planet and universe are so incredible and complex that to me it defies logic that someone must have had a creative hand it.
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JWs selling Bossert Hotel-New York Times Article 1-30-08
by AndersonsInfo in
1. jw
2. friends
new york times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/nyregion/30hotel.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin.

hotel where dodgers celebrated a title is up for sale .
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Joy Or Sorrow When You First Found Out It Was False?
by serotonin_wraith in
1. jw
2. friends
for me, it was joy.

i was raised in the religion, and i always figured i'd be dying along with 6 billion others because i hated the meetings, the preaching work and the rules, morality and threats of 'jehovah'.

i did not want it to be true.. for others here, finding out it was false was a hard time to go through.. as well as asking which feelings you had at first (joy/sorrow/or add your own) i have a follow up question for those who found it hard- what was it that made the impending deaths of 6 billion people okay for you?
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Public Talks- What do you think about the changes?
by Connaughty in
1. jw
2. friends
what do you think about the reduced time of the public talks?.

i actually find it pleasant, it makes it a lot easier to tolerate some of the boring speakers.

but what about the service.
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Upcoming Elders Schooling
by Questions1 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it's no secret that the "organization" has increased it's cia, national security clerance only super-secret attitude in regards to the elder school that is going to be conducted soon.

a few days ago, i had a conversation with an elder who has been in the fold all of his life practically.

in keeping with the conversation style of jws, the gentleman told me that nobody knows what exactly will be taught at the meetings, but in his backdoor conversations with some brothers who seem to be tuned into the bethel's officially, unofficial, communications network, the elders are going to be taught "post-armageddon" teachings.
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"New light"...
by Awakened07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this won't be a long-winded post; just a "quickie", and mostly meant for those still active:.

i find it odd that jehovah's witnesses don't find anything odd about how 'new light' is distributed.

i mean - if this new light comes from jehovah god himself, the creator of the universe and everything in it, wouldn't it be fair to say that it would happen more like in this story:.
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Leaving the Mormons stories can help Witnesses
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.exmormon.org/whylft36.htm.

http://www.exmormon.org/whylft26.htm.

http://www.exmormon.org/whylft31.htm.
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30 and Out?
by Black Man in
1. jw
2. friends
30 that seems to put jw's at a cross-roads?

i've known so many who have decided to abandon ship at either the age of 30 or either after 30 years of being baptized.

i fall into the former category.