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  Please read this and help if you can...

  by diana netherton in

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  hi everyone..i received this email from amy, a coworker of mine, and i cannot stop crying.

  i actually have met thiswoman at one of her premier parties.

  i can vouch for everything that is said...to lose your motherand all of your children in one tragedy is awful.please, if you want to make any donation, email me your details and i will provide you with an address tomail checks.

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  trebor

  Extremely sad. Posted to my Facebook page.
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  What's the easiest way to explain the gospel?

  by proclaim_truth in

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  2. friends

  just wondering what exactly the gospel is, and how i should understand it to be.

  if someone were to come up to me and ask "what is the gospel?

  thanks so much, this means a lot.

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  Easiest way to explain the gospel/What is the gospel (message):

  "...that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures..."

  Full context (I Corinthians chapter 15 verses 1 thru 8):
  

  "Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

  For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve. After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep. After that He was seen by James, then by all the apostles. Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one born out of due time."
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  I hope you die...

  by WatchTowerofBabel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious.

  (true in both senses).

  when i was a child i used to hope celebrities i liked (or wanted to boink) died before armageddon.

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  trebor

  Just joining the ranks here of previously thinking and wishing death to befall some before Armageddon so they would "definitely" live forever.

  Isn't cult thinking and reasoning wonderful, brothers and sisters? How happifying!

  Happy are God's people who put on the new (Watchtower) personality and faithful til the end!
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  Witness Speak: the worst of collection

  by grumblecakes in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we all know the jw vocabulary is a weird one.

  what words or phrases bugged you the most?.

  a few of mine:.

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  trebor

  Faithful (and Discreet) Slave [Class]
  Worldly
  Immoral
  Satanic
  Spiritual Paradise
  Pure Language
  Spiritual Banquet
  System of Things
  The Annointed
  Great Crowd
  Other Sheep
  Old [New] Personality
  Spiritual Suit of Armor
  House to house work
  Spiritual Things
  Put in your time
  Not at home
  Magazine route
  Informal Witnessing
  Covering the territory
  Bad Association
  Cleaning Assignment
  Christendom
  Magazine work
  Street Witnessing
  Business Territory
  Return Visit
  Memorial celebration
  Those taking the lead
  Fully accomplish your ministry
  Firm to/til the end
  Demonic (Influence)
  Wild Beast
  Babylon the Great
  Serve where the need is great
  Seldom worked territory
  Quick-build
  Circuit/District/Special Day Assembly
  Theocratic ministry school
  Part on the school
  School Assignment
  Auxiliary/Part-Time/Full-Time/Special Pioneer
  The real life
  Submissive
  Obediance
  Putting on the new personality
  Thief in the night
  The Great Tribulation
  1,000 Year Reign
  (Destroyed at) Armageddon
  The Organization
  Mic Assignment
  Literature Counter
  Accounts servant
  (Donate to) The Worldwide Work
  Circuit Overseer visit
  New [Old] Light
  Token Service
  Brothers and Sisters
  Spiritual Family
  Agape
  Spiritually weak
  Spiritually sick
  Meek ones
  Judicial Committee
  Meeting Attendent(s)
  Commenting (from the heart)
  Home bible study
  Literature offer (for the month)
  Daily text
  Watchtower Study
  Service Meeting
  Public Talk
  Well oiled dishes
  The friends
  Fear-inspiring
  Satan and his demons
  Like a roaring lion (seeking to devour)
  Governing Body
  Bethelite (and his wife)
  Making our minds over
  Getting in your time
  Setting a fine example
  Elders meeting
  Voluntary donation
  Making sure off all things
  Making all things new
  A thorough witness
  The Truth

  Much of it is "Loaded Language".
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  My brother died tonight

  by poppers in

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  2. friends

  just got word that my youngest brother died of pancreatic cancer.

  he was diagnosed in early august.

  this has been really tough for me and my family..

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  Poppers...I am so very sorry for your loss.

  I hope you find peace and comfort during this difficult time.
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  How do you feel about birthdays and Christmas now?

  by Chariklo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i wonder...for those of you who were brought up as a jw or who have been "in" for many years, how do you feel about birthdays and christmas and celebrations in general now?.

  the indoctrination/brainwashing is very strong.

  once you are out, or, perhaps, still in but totally disillusioned and sure that it is all a lie, not the truth, do you find that you are determined to celebrate like mad to make up for what you missed, or do you find you have a lingering sense of guilt, however irrational you may now think it is?.

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  Excited about and love Birthdays and Christmas. We have been celebrating all the holidays since leaving the Watchtower in Spring 2008. 30+ years born into the cult and cult mentality, glad to be free of the Watchtower and celebrating the life we have to share whenever possible.
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  Got the Job!

  by LouBelle in

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  2. friends

  got it peeps!

  they really like me and want me on board.

  i'll be receiving the full offer and contract next week.

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  trebor

  Congrats, LouBelle!!!
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  Bit of Good News

  by LouBelle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  some of you know i've been down in the dark dumps.

  i haven't had employment for 10 months now.

  there is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel.

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  trebor

  Good luck, LouBelle!
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  A Note from Randy/Dogpatch (Freeminds)

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this past week randy was hospitalized.

  he is now home recovering and has asked me to let you know that he will need a couple of days to recuperate.

  in the mean time: if you have sent him emails or want to send him an email, it might take a couple of days for him to respond.. feel free to leave messages here for him.

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  trebor

  Randy,

  Sorry to read of your near-death experience, but glad you will recover.

  Get well soon, and take care of yourself!
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  Are Mormons "racist" towards black people?

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i really do not know much about the mormon religion so i don't want to say things that are not true.

  but mormons just give me a feeling of that they are "phoney" i just feel that in my bones.

  i don't want to stereotype people but i live in the same apartment building with 5 young mormon missionaries.

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  This will help sum it up. It is their root-foundation teachings for years:

  http://www.youtube.com/embed/7q6brMrFw0E

  "Black Skin" is a "Curse" and a part of their explanation of the "Negro Race".

  Around the 2 minute mark in the video link provided above gives those details.