Posts by wantstoleave

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A sad call from an older brother

by life is to short in

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we got a call a couple of days ago from this older brother in the hall.

he is a great guy who is in his eighties.

he has a very hard time walking and just getting around because of old age but he is the kindest man.

wantstoleave

Poor man! Got to admire their dedication though...the old ones at the hall have my respect, love them alot. I'm glad your husband was able to make this mans day by helping him out. Though I agree he should be spending his last years winding down, without the worry of putting a report in

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A Game for the Jw apologists...

by highdose in

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since its sunday and we seem to have sudden influx of jw's here who would like to defend their beliefs i thought it would be a good idea to welcome them in a fun way!:).

so heres the game, all you have to do is name one profehcy that the wbst have got completly right!

the winner is the poster with the most correct profehcies under their belt.

wantstoleave

Jb! Welcome back, you were missed!

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My reply to "Sad email from italian Bethel"

by Albert Einstein in

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recently i started this thread:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/183604/1/sad-email-from-italian-bethel.

here i posted mail from my good friend, who works for years in italan wt printery and is recently downsized:.

wantstoleave

Sweet reply :)

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'Aussie Aussie Aussie.....'

by wantstoleave in

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..........fill in the blanks .

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(just giving a shout out to all the aussies on the board).

wantstoleave

Nope, sorry I don't Boyzone...

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Our first Halloween

by darthfader in

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mrs fader and i went over to a friends house to hand out candy.

we only lightly prepared for the occasion, with just a few cool clothing items like funky hats and shirts, but we bought lots of candy.

we initially expected only a few kids and we would be left with a bunch of late night snacks, but we were "cleaned out".

wantstoleave

Good to hear Darthfader! It was halloween here last night, but no trick or treaters came down our street. It's not really a big thing here in Australia. Is getting that way though. I had been invited to a party, but he didn't send me the details til the last minute and the kids were already in bed, so I couldn't go...lol. Maybe next year :)

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A Game for the Jw apologists...

by highdose in

jw
friends

since its sunday and we seem to have sudden influx of jw's here who would like to defend their beliefs i thought it would be a good idea to welcome them in a fun way!:).

so heres the game, all you have to do is name one profehcy that the wbst have got completly right!

the winner is the poster with the most correct profehcies under their belt.

wantstoleave

Lol on the spelling! It's evening here now and though not being an apologist, still can't think of one prophecy. I guess all Jw's are still waiting for them to be fulfilled?

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From Noah's Ark to Australia - Awake! Jan. 8, 1969 pp. 5-8

by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

so, how did the kangaroos get from noah's ark to australia?

i'd never found any references in watchtower litteratrash, until i stumbled upon this farticle "from noah's ark to australia" in the 1969 awake bound volume.

most of it is wordy and rather pointless, so i only typed two middle subheadings for consideration:.

wantstoleave

Great topic Alot of food for thought.

I've heard JW answers to this sort of topic as 'Jehovah has the power to create the flood, he has the power to sustain the animals during their migration' when the animals dispersed from the ark and moved all over the earth. Their reasoning is such that Jehovah could've filled their bellies long enough to settle somewhere (so they wouldn't eat each other, and the koalas would've survived without gum leaves). And if you believe in an almighty power, then I suppose this is reasonable.

But simple logic tells us this can't be right!

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