They didn't have much to say to me because I was the only one who was baptised. They tried to tell me that marrying my husband while he is unbaptised is just like marrying a "Man of the nations"
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References: what did the elders say about you to your other half during courtship?
by truthseeker inwhen you announced your intention to marry, what did the elders say to your future bride/groom?.
in a long distance courtship, did you have any trouble getting a good "spiritual" reference?.
an elder in my hall told the elders in my wife's hall that i was a low hour publisher.. .
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Which songs/Albums were considered "Demonic" in your Congregation...did you toss some?
by Witness 007 in"hotel california" was considered a major demonic song.
ac/dc stood for anti-christ devils children....{not according to the band} kiss stood for knight s in satans service {not according to the band} anyone else have to toss albums?.
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All 80's metal bands were BIG no no's, as were rap groups. If you listen to late 80's/ early 90's rap now its so tame compared to today! I remember Guns n' Roses were super hated. Correct me if I am wrong, but didn't they actually mention them by NAME in a watchtower? I could be wrong I was pretty young. They had "sexual" music videos so they were evil.
I remember I really liked the band Nine Inch Nails, but then someone told me they used to be in a band called Jehovah kill, along with some of the members of Tool (also a super demonic band). Then I was told that Nine Inch Nails was referring to the length of the nails which were used to nail Jesus to the cross (or stake, if u are a JW hehe). So I listened to them in secret.
Tool is an awesome band and all my dubbie friends had a sort of fascination with them. Someone mentioned that the only way they could have such good music talent was if they were getting help from the demons (LOL). Earlier someone mentioned Pink Floyd being "demonic" too. Is anyone noticing a progressive rock=demonic theme here? Anything that is remotely trippy seems to be composed by satan himself.
And this thread wouldn't be complete without a mention of Marilyn Manson!!
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"Mentally diseased" article to be published in The Independent tomorrow
by cedars inhi everyone.
as a parting gift to you all before i take a much needed break from this forum, i thought you would be pleased to know that the independent, a leading uk newspaper, will be publishing a piece on the "mentally diseased" watchtower article in tomorrow's edition.. i would like to thank everybody who has assisted the journalist, jerome taylor, in his investigation.. best wishes to all of you,.
cedars.
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This story is a two edged sword () b/c while the wts can be held accountable for hate speech, so can all of us.
I don't know about the rules in England but publishing a hateful statement in a magazine which will be read by millions of people is a lot different than talking smack on an internet forum.
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"Mentally diseased" article to be published in The Independent tomorrow
by cedars inhi everyone.
as a parting gift to you all before i take a much needed break from this forum, i thought you would be pleased to know that the independent, a leading uk newspaper, will be publishing a piece on the "mentally diseased" watchtower article in tomorrow's edition.. i would like to thank everybody who has assisted the journalist, jerome taylor, in his investigation.. best wishes to all of you,.
cedars.
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When I first read that WT article I was hurt and angry! But the more I thought about it I realised that I was thankful that I have been shown that the witnesses are 100% BS. This is the final straw for me and hopefully for many others. Also, since JW's are the fastest growing religion in the US, it would be nice to get some publicity on our side of the pond as well.
I posted the article on Twitter and also logged in to Digg it. I wonder how we can get this into the US national media???
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I prayed and then there was a knock at the door ...
by wannabefree ini had heard about the mormons, but i had not been the least interested in them.
in that 5 month time period from when i prayed to god up until the day i got saved, no mormons or jehovah's witnesses came knocking on my door and they would always come to my house on saturdays.
anna looked up to see her baby brother falling toward her.
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Thank you for this post! My mom is a Dub who had that exact experience.. I need to tell her that its NOT unique to the witnesses...
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Examining the scriptures 18/08/11 - APOSTATES!!!!
by punkofnice insorry i can't copy paste it as i don't have the cdubrom anymore.
(the bin man took it!).
mrs punk always leaves her book in a prominent place at the breakfast table hoping we'll read it, see the light and go grovelling back to the 7 headed beast (gb).
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Songs about escaping mind control/JWs?
by chosetheredpill ini'm looking for suggestions of songs that make you think about your escape from mind control.
please reply with your suggestion.. here's a youtube playlist i just made.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=pl4618cce125431c7a.
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A great new song that really seems to spell out waking up from the WT dream..
Florence + The Machine: Blinding
The lyrics are on the video. I am addicted to this song.
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Well the dirty piece of trash got off.
by sooner7nc inhttp://news.yahoo.com/casey-anthony-acquitted-killing-young-daughter-191600480.html .
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Watching Sean Hannity right now and I think he says it best, Her behavior, as awful and horrendous as it might be, the lying and partying for a month, still does not prove guilt. The prosecution just didn't have a strong enough case. It is all very sad.
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I didn't think the prosecution proved their case. I'm not surprised. I agree FS if she didn't do it I'm glad she's off. But I believe she knows enough to be guilty of something. What parent would wait 30 days to tell someone their child is missing? Hell, I'd report my dog missing after 30 minutes.
I agree with you there. The whole story is full of holes and I can understand why the jury doesn't want Casey's life on their heads. Also with the weak forensic evidence to consider and unreliable testimony.
The reason I care about this case is because even though the media frenzy around high profile cases is just disgusting, I like to watch because I want to see how our justice system continues to function. Are people getting justice? I think in many cases it just goes to show that we are all just humans and unless there are eyewitnesses to a crime, sometimes you just can't prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Casey Anthony may not be serving much prison time, but I think she is going to have this hanging over her for the rest of her life. Which could be in itself a sentence.
Also another thing to remember is the jury isn't privy to all the information that we have from watching tv and reading about the story. So they had to judge based on evidence presented.
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Do you yearn to know what we are, and why we are here, before you die?
by sabastious inlets face it, we don't know what humans are.
science is doing a good job at uncovering many facts about us, but even science cannot explain consciousness yet.
conciousness is still a strong mystery to us.
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"Legalism" is an interesting term.
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