These unexpected acts of kindness are so precious. It shows that there are good people out there.
There is a lot of warmth and kindness on the board too even though it is in virtual space.
Posts by nugget
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20An example of how nice "worldly" people are
by HappyGuy ini was seriously injured in desert storm.
long story.
my wife is out of town and i was going to give her a nice christmas by putting up a real tree, going crazy with tacky decorations, all that.
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Just curious... how many on here first became JW by door to door work Vs raised in?
by Aussie Oz ini was raised in from about 10. mum contacted by door to door work.
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nugget
Mum contacted on door to door work around 1969. Raised in from there. Remember 1975 as being very scary year.
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Just curious... how many on here first became JW by door to door work Vs raised in?
by Aussie Oz ini was raised in from about 10. mum contacted by door to door work.
oz.
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Mum contacted on door to door work around 1969. Raised in from there. Remember 1975 as being very scary year.
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We know that King David committed adultery.........
by asilentone inwe know that king david committed adultery with bathsheba and she got pregnant by him, after the baby boy was born, he had to pay for his father's sin by his death.
do you think if a man or woman made a baby before they get married, do you think they will lose their illegitimate 'good' child at the great day of jehovah and one of their or both parents survive the great day of jehovah?
do you think it might be a possibility of that happening to at least one of them when the big a arrives?.
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nugget
No, to take the question seriously. King David was under the Mosaic law and not only committed adultery with Bathsheba he also arranged the murder of her husband. Under the terms of the law future generations would bear responsibility for the sins of their fathers. The loss of the baby whether by Gods hand or not, reinforced the seriousness of what David had done.
When Jesus came to Earth he put an end to the Mosaic law. Christians would not be stoned to death for adultery or fornication. So it is unlikely that there would be mass extermination of illegitimate children.
The organisation states that unbaptised children are more likely to survive if they have faithful parents regardless of when they were conceived.
This being said the organisation also states that only faithful witnesses will survive the big A. Everyone else regardless of sex, age or religon will be bird food. (Jehovah ultimately decides but that it how it is). This will mean that all children of non witness are at risk. Unbaptised children of witnesses will not be protected by their parents if they are deemed to have been old enough to make their own dedication but have failed to do so.
Remember this is what they say not what will happen. If we are disgusted by the thought of child murder then if a loving god exists wouldn't he also be disgusted?
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Reunion with my family
by wha happened? inwhen i became a jw back in 1989, i had already alienated my family.
this lasted until a few months ago.
when mom got sick, they were there.
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The great thing with people who love you is that you can put the past behind you and make a real difference.
Remember the wasted years were not entirely your fault you were part of a high control group and you were not yourself. Now you can show them the real loving you. They sound like a great family you should fit right in.
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What JW catch phrase DRIVES YOU NUTS!!!!
by megaflower in"we should be mindful".
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Recently discovering I was a belonging of the Faithful and discreet slave. Oh not all the 144,000 just the GB. So we are not people we are property.
I can just imagine trying to explain to Abraham that he was just a bit full of himself claiming he was a friend of God. No mate just a belonging like the rest of us.
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Do dubs intentionally mess up other people's holidays/birthdays?
by rebel8 inmine does.
goes way out of her way to stir up trouble, conflict, and manipulate the former and non-dub relatives into not having a nice holiday.
goes to extremes to do so, and is at it again, right on cue..
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I never did personally, on Xmas day I would only visit calls if I knew that they were on their own over the holiday and told them that this wasn't a religious call we just wanted to check they were ok. The calls appreciated the visit as it was more of a social call.
At the end of the day I took the view that we had to respect that people had the right to celebrate the holiday and if our visit was likely to cause embarrasment or discomfort to them then it would be best to keep away. After all why alienate people on the territory you need to call on for the rest of the year.
I also took the view that if someone was kind enough to buy a gift for myself or my children then say thank you and show appreciation. Make a point of taking them out at some other time and treat them to lunch and buy a gift for them then.
I remember the joy of wrapped presents and have never denied my children. We made a big fuss of anniversaries, good school reports, at memorial time went shopping for special clothes. We did actively look for times to make a fuss and surprise them. This is not always the case. Holidays do serve the purpose of reminding us to think of others which is a good thing.
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An example of how nice "worldly" people are
by HappyGuy ini was seriously injured in desert storm.
long story.
my wife is out of town and i was going to give her a nice christmas by putting up a real tree, going crazy with tacky decorations, all that.
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Yeah, sooo evil. I now find it repellent when I hear dubs castigating non-witnesses for their so called lack of love.
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First ever
by feenx inwell....the fiance and i set up the xmas tree last night.
i've been out for seven years now and amazingly this is my first tree.
it's pretty cool actually!
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My Dad was never a JW and insisted we had Xmas. I still remember the ritual of decorating the tree. This was always done on Xmas Eve so that when we came downstairs on Christmas morning and saw the lights on for the first time it was truly magical. You kid yourself that it's all pagan and stupid but deep down you miss it.
Well done you. Enjoy.
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Dead Relatives and the Resurrection. Why the need to See Dead People?
by VIII inminimus started a thread asking why the resurrection was comforting.
i said i would start a new thread to get more responses to *my question*:.
why do so many people want to see dead relatives?
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The belief is that when our relatives are resurrected they won't be old and sick they will be resurrected in the prime of life. They will be full of life and vitality.
My Nan was a wonderful person who never said a bad word about anyone. She was fiercely independent and in her younger days had been full of adventure travelling through Asia and the Middle East. I longed to see her again and still hope. There are people I know only from photographs and the idea of learning more was an exciting prospect.
For all those relatives who didn't believe I was happy knowing that when they were resurrected they would have to believe. After all the evidence would be overwhelming. Whatever objections they had whilst they were alive would disappear.
I appreciate others may feel differently but that was why the resurrection hope held a great attraction to me.