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  Harmony

  by rolling rock in

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  tomarow my good friend harmony is moving.

  i met her over this fourm and she just so happended to live 4 block's away.

  so i wanted to say good by to her over it.

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  jack2

  My good friend Harmony is moving. Now, instead of living about 5 states away and me settling for an occasional IM chat, she will be in the next state, and I'll...........still have to settle for an occasional IM chat. Oh well.

  Mony, hope your move goes well!!!

  Welcome Melinda!

  Minnesota's loss will be New York's gain.

  Oh, btw, the real reason Mony is moving - she is tired of rooting for a team that lost 4 Super Bowls, and instead she wants to upgrade to a team that lost 4 CONSECUTIVE Super Bowls.
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  Do JW's count BBs and Chat Rooms as Service Time?

  by alliwannadoislive in

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  out of interest, i've just posted the following at: http://forums.delphiforums.com/flame1/messages which is frequented by a number of active jws.. general discussion - do jehovah's witnesses count time here ?

  previous | next from: alliwannado 5:16 am to: all (1 of 1) 465.1 it's a genuine question - do jehovah's witnesses count the time they spend posting on bulletin boards or in chat rooms as service time ?

  i guess it completely fits in with the definition of witnessing to non-baptised individuals about jehovah's kingdom.

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  Well, there's a couple different ways of looking at it - the Net is a medium of communication, just like the phone or letter writing, or speaking in person. So even from the jw point of view - though the WTS has not really encouraged it and in fact would discourage it - why could it not be done? While the WTS would likely warn that using the Net might increase the likelihood of communicating with apostates, the simple fact is, when you phone someone or write a letter to them, or even call at their door, you have no idea what backround that person has. And while it is true that a person could easily disguise his/her true intentions on the Net, the same could be done through those other avenues too.

  I would suppose that there are jw's who do indeed count time in this manner. Perhaps they have limited physical health and cannot engage in the door-door ministry. And the fact is, many people, jws included, are not really sold on the idea of making phone calls to people they don't know. They may feel that witnessing via the computer allows them to feel more at ease while still communcating with fellow humans, which is what the preaching work is supposed to be all about anyway.
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  ".......... but are as angels in heaven"

  by Ice Blue in

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  one of the many teachings that troubled my conscience matthew 22:30. does this mean that after armageddon there will essentially be several different classes of people ie survivors (who may marry) and resurrected ones (who may not) and those born after armageddon (presumably who may)?

  does this mean the resurrected ones will be sexless - like 'drones'?

  surely then they will not be the same person that they were?

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  laura, I agree.....in almost banging my head against my bible as I read this passage again and again, I can only conclude that it appears much simpler if Jesus is understood as referring to the heavenly resurrection. A jw friend of mine feels the same way.
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  Jesus Christ is Disfellowshipped

  by metatron in

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  a judicial committee formed in paterson, n.y. announced today.

  that jesus christ has been disfellowshipped.. "he's been causing obvious divisions in the organization for.

  years.

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  Spice, we won't be hearing from poor Jesus. Now that he's been df'd, we don't get to hear his side of the story.
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  7/30/02 CO Visit - Summarization of his Talk

  by Mister Biggs in

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  any words that are in italics or caps are used to stress that particular word the way the co stressed it.

  i have this talk on audio tape.

  the quotes are exact!

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  Well, for one thing, this guy has to pour over congregation records on each visit, then put togther all kinds of numerical comparisons which mean little. The preoccupation with numbers continues......
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  Joe Anderson Disfellowshipped

  by silentlambs in

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  8-1-02, addition to 7-31-02 press release .

  joe anderson-disfellowshipped!

  jehovahs witness child advocate.

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  jack2

  The Inquistion all over again.

  The WTS can write articles telling how the Church attempted to silence dissent in the mid-centuries, and then they go ahead and do the same thing.
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  I have nothing to lose, bisexual ex-JW

  by Salsita in

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  2. relationships

  i have been an observer for a while here.

  i would like to meet a former female jw late 20's early 30's and get to now her for a close relationship.

  i have always known i was bisexual.

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  Sals, you're free to discuss your feelings and inclinations on this board anytime. You may get some flack, but for the most part, the folks here are non-judgemental. Of course, there might be some guys here who will ask if they can watch as you consummate this new relationship that you are seeking.
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  Women should be silent in the congregation?

  by writerpen in

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  okay, since i've been attending a new church, i've had the opportunity to sit on three committees.

  i've gone hog wild and volunteered for everything trying to make up for all the years that i couldn't do anything as a female in the kh.

  anyway, last night i stirred the shit in one of the meetings by voicing my opinion on how something in the church is run.

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  I try never to get my wife started on the apostle Paul...I honestly think she hates that guy.

  Please note though that the silence for women thing is not just carried on by the jws but by other religions as well, in varying degrees, from what I understand. I guess it all gets traced back to Paul....but lest I get my wife started......
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  Ever lie on your service reports?

  by The_Bad_Seed in

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  *laughing just thinking about it*.

  did anybody out there lie on their service reports that they maintained the 'national average' when in reality you got .005 hours of service in any given month?

  i magically always used to always get "10" hours out in service, while nobody ever saw me at the groups, no one ever caught on, or seemed not to -- maybe they just didn't give a shit.. i always lied so i could keep my microphone 'privelidges' -- that being, the privelidge to walk around at the back of the hall giving my deflated ass a break from those awful chairs they had.

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  Joy, LMAO@ theo warfare strategy!! oh man, good one!!

  zenpunk, I've been enjoying your posts lately! I loved how hard your hubby worked to get those 'pioneer hours' in!

  reborn, LMAO also, esp at the large 0!

  "as for me and my household"...I turn in a modestly exaggerated report, showing an hour or two for the wife and kid even though they may not have been out in service in a given month....it's all done to keep the hounds off the trail. Creative Acounting 101.
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  Blood Part 04 - Organ transplants: cannibalism

  by JanH in

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  organ transplants: cannibalism!.

  as with blood, the wts originally had no objections to organ transplants.

  in a questions from readers section in the watchtower, aug. 1, 1961, page 480, the question about organ transplants is answered pointedly:.

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  jack2

  Jan, I've read all installments so far, and all have been thought-provoking and are much appreciated!