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  Posting Pictures

  by Jeannette in

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  i'm behind the times, i know, but i'll obey all help.

  thanks..

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  Fernando

  I believe you can post links to pictures that are already on the internet.

  Maybe some folk would recommend sites where you can load your pictures to.
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  Will reserrected Gays and Lesbians have to give up homosexuality in order to stay in the new system?

  by booker-t in

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  do jws believe that if a gay or lesbian is reserrected after the great trib he or she will have to give up homosexuality in order to live..

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  Fernando

  Who cares what the apostate Watchtower organisation says and believes on something they are totally ignorant about?
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  Could it be that Jehovah is punishing me for leaving his religion?

  by Julia Orwell in

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  i know it's a completely absurd thing to say, but something happened to me today that triggered the old cult reaction.

  my mind instantly lapsed back into that of a jw and for a split second i thought that because i wasn't doing jehovah things that jehovah's blessing had been removed from me and this is why my life seems to be running into so many dead-ends.

  as a jw i attributed anything good happening to me to being the result of my being a good jw and dutifully doing everything the borg teaches.

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  Fernando

  Sorry to hear that you are going through a bad patch.

  It can be a challenge at such a time to count ones blessings, yet it is great to be free of the cult and the hypocritical robots that inhabit it, especially with your partner by your side.

  Are those who earn a good salary, in a first world country, in the top 1% of earth's population?

  At any rate I believe the majority by far are worse off even when our troubles seem huge.

  Life and earning a living is hard. Sometimes especially for those earning a good salary.

  Sending you positive vibes for a breakthrough and a better future.

  Fernando
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  If you thought Tony Moris the Third was extreme, wait till you hear this other GB member!

  by Island Man in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqzc2m8_mba&list=uus0vqkpnsxult0gsz6ahpta.

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  Fernando

  Have some respect folks, it's exactly his condescending propagandist drone tone that got him elected to the Sanhedrin (aka GB).
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  Disfellowed on 7/16/14 for sending a letter to my former congregation

  by spbondgirl007 in

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  2. friends

  it's been quite a while since i lasted posted anything on jwn.

  i was in hiding previously, but only because i wanted to avoid the shun gun until i had the opportunity to tell my former congregation what i think about the org./gb.

  i last attended a meeting over 2.5 years ago but it wasn't until june--when i earned my bachelor's degree--that i finally had the time to collect my thoughts and get them down on paper...i decided to write my letter in a style i felt would be most appealing to my target audience--jw's still under gb mind control --in the hope that at least a few would read it and actually "think".

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  Fernando

  Welcome spbondgirl007, and great letter, which makes it clear you are not of their sort (thank goodness).
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  hello everyone

  by purrpurr in

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  i've been browsing the site for some time as things that the society teach just are not adding up much these days.

  by exploring some of the threads on here i'm starting to see why.

  a brief bio.

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  Fernando

  I liked your post Giordano.
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  hello everyone

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
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  i've been browsing the site for some time as things that the society teach just are not adding up much these days.

  by exploring some of the threads on here i'm starting to see why.

  a brief bio.

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  Fernando

  What ABibleStudent said about helping others think (and reason) critically instead of telling them what you have found or believe.

  Most especially those family members you'd rather not lose...

  Always ask, never tell...

  Always try to use "objective language".

  Never attack or touch their idols (GB, FDS, Watchtower, ruling religious clergy class and hierarchy).

  It may also be important to know or find out what is important to a particular family member to help you choose your question.

  "What is the gospel in one word?" was the clincher for me on so many levels, and led to a voluntary full-on transformation in my thinking and beliefs. The integration, wholeness and clarity that followed is indescribable...

  Now I love simple, short but profound questions.

  "Is legalism apostasy?" (Impossible to answer correctly unless one is very clear on what these two words really mean)

  "Is moralism apostasy?" (The same as above)

  "Is the word faithS scriptural?" (The word never appears in scripture which instead speaks of only "one faith". Doctrinal beliefs, which the Watchtower holds out as faith, is not a fruit of the Holy Spirit, but rather something that emanates from man.)

  "What is a prophet in one word?" (No, it is not a foreteller)

  "What is a prophecy in one word?" (No, it is not a prediction)
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  Hello

  by lurkernomore in

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  2. experiences

  i thought it was high time to introduce myself (without my name of course).

  as my name would suggest i have been reading your intriguing post, thoughts and discussions for some time now.

  around 3/4 months to be exact.. i guess to start with it would seem fitting to give a little background on my current situation.. i'm a born-in, but have over the last few years found that through a number of varying occurences, (some of which i may discuss in future posts) that my 'zeal' has gone from regular field service and meetings to no service in over a year and very sporadic meeting attendance.

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  Fernando

  Welcome lurkernomore!

  Congratulations to you and your wife.

  Best wishes on the journey to your new life of liberty and happiness.

  Greetings

  Fernando

  PS - You should be fine if you're not struggling with delusions (like I did) that you can get the elders (Pharisees) to see what you see...
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  hello everyone

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been browsing the site for some time as things that the society teach just are not adding up much these days.

  by exploring some of the threads on here i'm starting to see why.

  a brief bio.

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  Fernando

  Welcome purrpurr!

  Congratulations on being able to see that all is not well and on doing something about it.

  Cowardice prevents many, but will ultimately consign them to Gehenna per Rev 21:8.

  There are many great folks on JWN and you should be fine if you stay humble, avoid arguments like the plague, resolutely ignore the odd hater, and make allowances for those going through a really bad patch or those that occasionally have simply had too much to drink.

  Believers also benefit from keeping it rather low key.

  Greetings

  Fernando

  SEQ, Australia

  PS - I left mid-2009, and now identify as SBNR (Spiritual But Not Religious) after more than 4 decades as RBNS (Religious But Not Spiritual).
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  Can anyone give me any advice on how to get rid of cockroaches?

  by Jeannette in

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  i have sprayed, i have bug bombed, i have sprayed some more.

  i threw things out i thought that they might have a nest in.

  i soaked some things in hot water all day.

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  Fernando

  A highly poisonous brown gel used by licenced pest controllers and placed strategically throughout the house has worked very well for us in several different homes we've lived in.

  I cannot remember the name or active ingredient.