Posts by Switch

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The Watchtower September 15, 2009 (PDF)

by possible-san in

now, in my japanese forum, the watchtower september 15, 2009 (pdf, 33.8mb) is downloadable.. but only a registrant can access.. http://bb2.atbb.jp/strongwings/viewtopic.php?t=471.

if you are interested in that pdf file, i will upload it only for one week.. .

possible.

Switch

>> Where did you get that PDF file from?

Emailed from a friend. I don't understand. Are you claiming copyright to watchtower issues? Or did you just want me to not hijack your topic? I thought we were all on the same team here.

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The Watchtower September 15, 2009 (PDF)

by possible-san in

now, in my japanese forum, the watchtower september 15, 2009 (pdf, 33.8mb) is downloadable.. but only a registrant can access.. http://bb2.atbb.jp/strongwings/viewtopic.php?t=471.

if you are interested in that pdf file, i will upload it only for one week.. .

possible.

today (29th august 2008) at 5.22pm baby meadow arrived weighing 6lb 7oz; she was born at home in a birthing pool without any medical interventions other than gas and air; both mother and baby are well (although dawn is well and truly exhausted from a 12 hour birthing).

i am immensely proud of them both.

today my world was made complete!.

Switch

AAAWWWW. So precious. Congrats.

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Yoga Fans - it IS for Christians

by Switch in

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friends

the previous viewpoint taken: yogais it for you?

awake 1983 feb 22 pp.13-15 some may think they can separate presumably harmless features of yoga from those they consider harmful.

according to the following statement, made in a dictionary of hinduism, this does not seem possible: no system of yoga exists in isolation, each being often combined with elements of another.

Switch

I like yoga myself but for years didn't want to "offend" anyone cuz it was based on Eastern religion/philosophy. This ad just cracks me up. Now they have a christian-based yoga. I wonder if they changed the names of the positions? haha. The caption "yoga filled body, Christ filled soul" and the crosses on their shirts. TOO funny. I'd love to show this to some JW's and tell them it's christian-based. Of course, they'd run away screaming cuz of the cross symbol. LOL.

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Yoga Fans - it IS for Christians

by Switch in

jw
friends

the previous viewpoint taken: yogais it for you?

awake 1983 feb 22 pp.13-15 some may think they can separate presumably harmless features of yoga from those they consider harmful.

according to the following statement, made in a dictionary of hinduism, this does not seem possible: no system of yoga exists in isolation, each being often combined with elements of another.

Switch

The previous viewpoint taken: Yoga—Is It for You? Awake 1983 Feb 22 pp.13-15 Some may think they can separate presumably harmless features of yoga from those they consider harmful. According to the following statement, made in A Dictionary of Hinduism, this does not seem possible: “No system of yoga exists in isolation, each being often combined with elements of another.” Is it any wonder, then, that some conclude that the practice of yoga is tantamount to sending an invitation card to the demonic spirits? This video solves that moral dilemma. It gives you the "Yoga filled Body" you desire. But more importantly it also gives you a "Christ Filled Soul".

Christoga

I stumbled upon this ad on the beliefnet.com site. ROFLMAO

-switch

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What Is Your Present Status In The Organization?

by minimus in

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are you disfellowshipped?

disassociated?

a fader?

Switch

inactive fader. Haven't been to a meeting since april this year. Haven't talked to hardly a soul from the KH since. Though we had a surprise elder visit at the beginning of this month, so we may be DA'ed or DF'ed soon enough.

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Mother-in-law said she will not talk to us anymore...... feel the love.

by New light for you in

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friends

yes, so my children talking to mom i hear "no we dont go to meetings anymore" and i'm thinking "crap!!".

so then the phone gets passed to me.. and my husband is of course out of town for this.

i get asked point blank if we're witnesses anymore.. and i said "no we're not".

Switch

wow Scully. You're post has given me a lot to think about. I've been wondering how I'd handle this with my kids if/when the situation comes up.

When you allow people to shun you but give them access to your kids, it sends a message to the children that you are doing something wrong and that the shunners are correct to shun you.

that makes a lot of sense. My thinking has been that I would be the bigger person and still let grandma see the kids, but now....hmm. That's such a valid point. Thanks for that.

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Mother-in-law said she will not talk to us anymore...... feel the love.

by New light for you in

jw
friends

yes, so my children talking to mom i hear "no we dont go to meetings anymore" and i'm thinking "crap!!".

so then the phone gets passed to me.. and my husband is of course out of town for this.

i get asked point blank if we're witnesses anymore.. and i said "no we're not".

Switch

Hi NL. I'm right there with ya. Those phone conversations are the worst, aren't they? I've told my mom the turmoil I was going through when I started learning "the truth". She didn't even let me go into details but was sobbing really hard. She said I sounded like an apostate and she didn't want to have to deal with the problem if I got df'ed. She kept saying "I don't know what I'll do" and then hung up on me. It was absolutely awful. We live quite a distance apart,so I wrote her a letter and apologized for upsetting her. When I talked to her on the phone the next week, she was totally back to normal. We stuck to safe subjects though. We agreed in our letters to not discuss religion. So I'm safe at the moment. But I think, actually I'm sure, she'll have the same reaction your MIL did, when she finds out we've stopped going to meetings. I'm hoping that the face to face conversations go better than the phone ones. Let us know how it goes.

It doesn't matter if you have the label DF or DA, they see anyone that's returned to the world as worse than one that's never been in "the truth". My mom made it quite clear that I was a worse person than my other family members that have never studied. Even though they've rejected anything my mom has ever offered them, according to my mom, they haven't had the opportunity to know God and his promises. Yeah, right. I'm going to stop now cuz it makes me soooo angry.

-switch

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