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  What are the most piercing questions I can ask?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  my sister is getting baptized soon.

  she's still talking to me but i'm sure it won't be for much longer.

  i've already asked her the following questions:.

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  paul from cleveland

  It's too late now anyway. I received an email earlier today that read , in part, that she doesn't want to see anything "that could possibly show anything negative about the witnesses. I hope you understand." (emphasis her's)

  At first, I got upset and told her that I was just going to stop talking to her now because I couldn't stand waiting for the inevitable. Her requirement to cut me off because I'm disfellowshipped. But then, I changed my mind and sent her the text: "I'll talk to you. You know I can't stop loving you." After that she came to the gallery where I work and hugged me, told me she loved me and invited me to dinner.

  I hope she'll still talk to me even after she's baptized. Otherwise I'll just have one sister left.

  (sorry if I've offended anyone by posting part of her confidential email to me, I just felt that no one here knows her, and even if you know me, I have 4 sisters and it could have been any of them)
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  What are the most piercing questions I can ask?

  by paul from cleveland in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my sister is getting baptized soon.

  she's still talking to me but i'm sure it won't be for much longer.

  i've already asked her the following questions:.

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  3. 
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  paul from cleveland

  Paul!!!!! I'm so glad to see you back!

  I'm at work right now but I took a quick glance at this thread and saw your name. When I get home, I'm going to read your post in detail. I just want to thank you for coming back and letting me know your thoughts.
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  What I've found here

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i originally came here to find proof that the witnesses don't have the truth.

  i was so afraid of being destroyed at armagedon.. i didn't really find the convincing proof i was looking for.. what i did find, however, is the love and total acceptance that i hadn't felt before.

  to me, that's more important..

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  paul from cleveland

  I originally came here to find proof that the Witnesses don't have the truth. I was so afraid of being destroyed at Armagedon.

  I didn't really find the convincing proof I was looking for.

  What I did find, however, is the love and total acceptance that I hadn't felt before. To me, that's more important.
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  What are the most piercing questions I can ask?

  by paul from cleveland in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my sister is getting baptized soon.

  she's still talking to me but i'm sure it won't be for much longer.

  i've already asked her the following questions:.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  paul from cleveland

  Thank you. You are right. I'm going to let this go.

  Her leaving me has been part of the anxiety I've been feeling lately. But there is nothing I can do about it.

  I had lost another sister to cancer recently. We hadn't talked since I was disfellowshipped. My other brother and sister don't have a relationship either. I miss them. Being disfellowshipped is totally dehumanizing. I am just afraid of losing another sibling. It made me desperate as I think how close it is before I lose her too.
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  What are the most piercing questions I can ask?

  by paul from cleveland in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my sister is getting baptized soon.

  she's still talking to me but i'm sure it won't be for much longer.

  i've already asked her the following questions:.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
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  paul from cleveland

  My sister is getting baptized soon. She's still talking to me but I'm sure it won't be for much longer. I've already asked her the following questions:

  Do you really think God's going to destroy mom, dad, Carolyn and me?

  Do you really think God's going to destroy millions of Chinese people and save you?

  Have you ever read the history of Watchtower INC? The people who put the INC back into Christianity?

  Does God really want us to "count our time"?

  Did you know that Russell (first pres of Watchtower Inc. The American book publishing company) measured the pyramids of Egypt to come up with the 1914 date? In fact his grave is marked by a pyramid? I've seen it myself in Pittsburgh.

  What else can I ask her to open her heart before she becomes one of the "pod people"?

  Thank you for your input.
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  thank you

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i've received calls from people around the world last night.

  the love among the people here is amazing to me..

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  paul from cleveland

  I love you too awildflower. You're exactly right.
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  thank you

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i've received calls from people around the world last night.

  the love among the people here is amazing to me..

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  paul from cleveland

  I've received calls from people around the world last night. The love among the people here is amazing to me.
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  The only thing I don't like about this place.

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i grow attached to some of the people here and then they just disappear.

  i actually like it when they have a goodbye thread, like psacramento.

  i get to say goodbye.

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  paul from cleveland

  It is important to have REAL freinds

  I don't know about you but I'm real. If there are any other real people out there, this message is for you:

  I am going to go away for awhile. You've helped me more than you can know. You may not know me but you've made a big impact on my life. I read all your posts and have come to love you. I might be gone for just the weekend or maybe for good. I'd love it if you'd friend me on my facebook page. My name is Paul Suf.
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  The only thing I don't like about this place.

  by paul from cleveland in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i grow attached to some of the people here and then they just disappear.

  i actually like it when they have a goodbye thread, like psacramento.

  i get to say goodbye.

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  paul from cleveland

  is important to have real friends

  That's my point, aren't the people here real? If not, why come here at all?
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  The only thing I don't like about this place.

  by paul from cleveland in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i grow attached to some of the people here and then they just disappear.

  i actually like it when they have a goodbye thread, like psacramento.

  i get to say goodbye.

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  paul from cleveland

  I hope I'm not ridiculed when I do this but I'm going to say goodbye if I decide to leave. I'll say something like:

  "Thank you for all your love and support. You've gotten me through a difficult time and I really appreciate it. If I come back soon, it's just that I missed all of you. If you'd like to reach me, I'll still be using my facebook account. My name is Paul Suf. Please friend me."

  Just like when Mouthy was gone for awhile. She let us know the situation so I wasn't worried that she died or something.