Fortunately this was not part of the drama our family had to endure in this doomsday cult.
Fernando
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Guilt, Regret or Denial
by game1914over inin your time of being a witness, have you witnessed a jw experience death of a loved one due to refusal of a blood transfusion?
i know this is an extremely sensitive subject and can reopen deep emotional wounds.
if you're willing to share, i am interested.
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How does forum moderation work?
by Simon inwe've had a few comments lately that show that people don't seem to fully comprehend the way moderation works or the point of it.. if someone point something that other people don't like or agree with then that is a difference of opinion.
live with it.. if someone posts something that is crude, insulting, contains bad language etc.
then it violates the posting guildelines and can and should be removed.. now, sometimes we won't immediately notice a post that should be removed.
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Fernando
Thank you for the hard work and sacrifices in facilitating this much needed community.
Just a few simple rules are keeping a great balance between order and freedom.
I love the inclusivity that results from permitting a wide range of views.
JWN has been a valued and important part of my journey.
Best wishes to all.
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Infant or Adult Baptsim
by skeeter1 ini saw this snipet when researching thanksgiving with my school aged child for his project.
never new the other side, so here's a start to my new understanding:.
http://mayflowerhistory.com/religion/.
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Fernando
Thank you for sharing skeeter1.
My journey has led me to believe that sectarian or religious baptism (as a member of a religious organisation) is pointless at best and dangerous at worst (read coercion and shunning).
However when the spiritual realities (relating to Jesus) are the focus, these are appropriately represented by physical baptism, whatever the age.
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Don't bother reading this
by disposable hero of hypocrisy ini'm just bored.
i'm currently (right now) running a mic up and down the aisles, recognising the faulty logic, one line platitudes, and indoctrination techniques.
i like posting while on active duty.
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Fernando
Oops, I just did...
Sorry you still have to put up with this for now.
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Circuit Oversears treated like gods...did this happen in your Hall!!!
by Witness 007 inbrothers would full on laugh at the c.o's lame jokes.
fight over who gets him for dinner where no expense would be speared..."oh they dont eat flour, sugars or milk products...".
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Fernando
Hello AuntCO...
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My Relief
by Smart inwhat a massive relief!
thank god i have just found this site the other day!
i don't know where to begin!
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Fernando
Welcome Smart.
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Interesting Religious Conversation with my Daughter...
by garyneal inyesterday, my wife was getting ready for the kh and told the kids that they had to get ready too.
i figured, oh well, they're heading to the hall at least i can get the time i need to catch up on some house work and what not.
before i know it, the wife gave up and allowed the kids to stay.
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Fernando
@garyneal
That sounded like a well-balanced conversation with your children.
I wonder what your wife's thoughts would be on these terms:
"Abrahamic religions" (435,000 hits on Google)
"Abrahamic faiths" (240,000 hits on Google)
Yup, like JWs, they all claim to believe in and worship the God of Abraham.
Yet the majority, just like the JWs, know little or nothing about the God of Abraham's message to every one of us (the gospel/bissar/injeel/injil).
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Fernando
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein
Physicist Michio Kaku also speaks of our "stupidity index".
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Anyone hear of this?? Is it legit???
by DATA-DOG inhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/142464853/hendo-hoverboards-worlds-first-real-hoverboard.
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Fernando
I believe it is, since I have personally witnessed a seemingly similar demonstration, as in the YouTube videos one finds when searching YouTube for:
magnet copper pipe
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How did the term "The Truth" come about?
by FeelingFree ini just wondering how this vile term came to be used in constant referral to the org, i really, really hate it!
it's only since coming out that i have realised how much the jdubs use it.
everything is the truth this and the truth that.
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Fernando
Oddly enough though it is possible to trawl through the apostate Watchtower library for a surprising array of fragments of the liberating gospel message. It is as if there are opposing factions in the cult.
*** w79 12/15 pp. 5-6 How Powerful Is The Good News? ***
This “good news” is primarily the message that salvation or everlasting life is possible on the basis of genuine faith in the atoning benefits of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice, and that God’s kingdom by Christ will bring all things on earth into perfect unity with the holy heavens.*** w11 6/15 p. 7 par. 3 There Is Good News That All Need ***
Could it be, though, that we might give little attention to a key aspect of the good news that people need? In the letter to the Romans, the apostle Paul used the word “kingdom” only once, but he used the expression “good news” 12 times. (Read Romans 14:17.) What aspect of the good news did Paul refer to so often in that book? Why is that particular good news vital? And why should we keep it in mind as we preach “the good news of God” to people in our territory?*** w11 6/15 p. 14 par. 13 God Recommends His Love to Us ***
It is not that God owed it to the apostles and others to apply the ransom because they had performed certain good works. Instead, God applied the ransom in their behalf out of his mercy and great love. He chose to acquit the apostles and others of the judgment against them, viewing them as absolved of inherited guilt. Paul made that plain: “By this undeserved kindness, indeed, you have been saved through faith; and this not owing to you, it is God’s gift.”—Eph. 2:8