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  4th Annual Memorial of Freedom

  by sd-7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear false brothers and fellow servants of satan:.

  this is to inform you that the 4th annual memorial of freedom will be held next monday, april 14th, at sundown.

  please make arrangements to bring your own emblems--chocolate milk and pop tarts, or else some other food and beverage or "down, right strong punch" combo of your personal choice.

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  What about Ovaltine?
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  Why do I bother to wake up in the morning?

  by punkofnice in

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  2. friends

  i'm not suicidal just fed up.. i did think of suicide (briefly), but as there is no painless way and it's not something i would willingly do just in case things would have been better the day after.

  i do have a slight grain of hope.. money problems.....problems at home (that's another matter with a son up court for something he is adamant he didn't do.

  first offence but the pigs police and the cps have got charges made.

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  I wish we had a LIKE button! Good advice from all, but please take care of yourself.
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  How many members of our forum are there, and where are most from?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i would love to know where most of our fellow forum members are from.... is there a way to compile a quick list?.

  for example, i would love to know how many live near me......

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  Colorado
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  I'm Still Torn About the Blood Issue

  by palmtree67 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i left the org.

  the blood issue wasn't an issue for me.

  my best friend was on the blood committee for years and i could see many cases where either blood wouldn't have saved the person anyways (like when a person is in a serious car accident and their liver is in pieces), or blood actually killed the person and/or hindered recovery.. then my little nephew got leukemia.

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  "Jehovah" in the NWT OT

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  once more i look to the jwd brains trust for assistance and information.. over the years, much has been discussed and written on the wtss use of the jehovah in its nwt translation of the christian greek scriptures (new testament, or nt).

  [page 343] the divine name jehovah is used at the 6,823 places of the occurrence of the tetragrammaton and in some one hundred and thirty-four other cases of emendation.

  what do these tell us about the translator of the nwt ot?.

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  I remember when the green bible was released and the gossip was the Dead Sea Scrolls confirmed all the new changes in it. Years after I walked away I did a little research. We accepted so much on faith!
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  2014 DC Release (Unofficial Rumors)

  by WatchTower87 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  mi first prophecy:.

  friday afternoon: 4:20 teach your children to love gods kingdom!

  new book/brochure for children based on the articles "teach your children" (appeared in watchtower public edition).

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  Is medical marijuana proper for a Christian.?

  Only in brownies!
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  Which 5 Books Would You Recommend?

  by leavingwt in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  which 5 books would you recommend?.

  there is a wealth of information, just waiting to be shared with persons who have an open mind and a desire to know the truth about the watchtower society.

  please list five books (more or less) that you would recommend to new ones.. i hope to discover something new from your lists.

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  Bumped just to give the newbies a chance to copy the list of awsome books
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  The Scarlet Colored Wild Beast and Gorbachev

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the insanity continues this week, with the study of the revelation book and the continued application of revelation 17 to the "anglo-american power" and the united nations.

  we're on chapter 35. i think i've been assigned study duty because these obscure connections fly well over poor hubby's head.

  what twigged my interest this week is reference to a "prominent leader of the former soviet union" who "joined the popes in rome" in expressing support for the un.

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  So where is OBVES these days? Has he gotten on his meds and figured out the KingdomHall is really the loony bin?
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  The Most Insane Thing Ever Printed by the Watchtower?

  by Leolaia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i found this while perusing through old golden ages at the new york public library.

  it is so patently ridiculous and offensive, i thought i'd just post the thing without comment.

  *** g27 11/30 pp.

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  Who are those young JW SKINHEADS ?

  by aligot ripounsous in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at the latest circuit assembly, i noticed that quite a few young male jws (or at least attending youths), say sixteen upward and mostly mixed race, are skin headed.

  apart from that, they are quite well dressed.

  that way, elders won't reprove them for their long hair ... looks like an obvious defying message to a rigid organization.

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  I have a young relative who does this, he was blessed with a receding hairline in his early 20's. It is a good look for him.