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  Bedroom Laws

  by XPeterX in

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  2. experiences

  where is this based on?which verse of the bible says that we have to follow certain rules when it comes to sex?

  (i know this is a very discussed topic).what have you heard/seen?i am sure no one ever follows that..

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  Mythbuster

  Theocratic Missionary Position School
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  Why do you visit this site?

  by exwhyzee in

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  if being one of jw's is truly behind you, why do you visit this site years later to discuss the subject ?

  i know why i do but am curious why others do and how long it will continue.

  when will enough be enough?.

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  Mythbuster

  I am "studying" and come here to find information I can present to the JW I talk to.
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  Do People Just LIKE You?

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
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  i find that wherever i go, people just gravitate toward me.. is that your case?.

  syl.

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  Mythbuster

  Jesus loves me. Everyone else thinks I'm an *sshole.
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  Ok - so when you are not on JWN.......

  by AK - Jeff in

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  .....what interesting use of the internet do you make?.

  jeff.

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  The stupid "ants" at the Watchtower Society!

  by somebody in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who haven't seen the video yet on youtube of ciro's ( a bethel speaker?

  ) sick talk given in, i believe, 2007, i provide the link:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwa9kx5wjtm.

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  Mythbuster

  If these religious fanatics are so offended by the names of the days of the week and months of the year, why in the hell don't they just name them something else now.

  I read somewhere they thought about it, wrote it up, published it, then new light caused them to come to their senses.
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  Watchtower gets mentioned in Sexual Abuse Case

  by RR in

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  2. current

  found this today.... is this barbara?.

  we begin our discussion of whether the trial court has subject matter jurisdiction to adjudicate this case with the long-recognized constitutional premise that courts will not become involved in matters of religious doctrine, governance or administration, policy or practice, or in "'any matter not affecting a property or civil right.

  '" bentley v. shanks, 348 s.w.2d 900, 903 (tenn. ct. app.

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  http://jehovah.to/gen/legal/state/anderson.htm

  Anderson v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., et al.

  Slip Copy, 2007 WL 161035 (Tenn.Ct.App.)

  Court of Appeals of Tennessee.
  Barbara J. ANDERSON, et al.
  v.
  WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC., et al.

  No. M2004-01066-COA-R9-CV.

  April 14, 2005 Session.
  Jan. 19, 2007.PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J., and DONALD P. HARRIS, Senior J., joined.

  OPINION

  PATRICIA J. COTTRELL, J.
  *1 Two former members of the Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses filed suit against the church and its leaders for damages associated with their expulsion from the organization. The defendants filed a Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(1) motion to dismiss their complaint on the ground that civil courts do not exercise jurisdiction over internal church matters. The trial court denied the motion. On interlocutory appeal, we hold that the trial court should have dismissed all of the plaintiffs' claims because they are barred by the First Amendment's protection of purely religious matters from interference by secular courts.

  Plaintiff Barbara J. Anderson was a lifelong Jehovah's Witness. Her husband, A. Joseph Anderson, also a plaintiff, was an elder of the church. Both were members of the Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Manchester, Tennessee, but were expelled or "disfellowshipped" from the church, leading to this litigation.

  Mr. and Ms. Anderson filed suit against various components of the church hierarchy and some specific church leaders FN1 (collectively "Church") and asserted eight claims in their complaint: (1) defamation; (2) defamation to the congregation; (3) false light invasion of privacy; (4) interference with prospective economic advantage; (5) breach of fiduciary duty; (6) fraud; (7) intentional infliction of emotional distress; and (8) wrongful disfellowshipping. They asked for $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

  FN1. The Complaint named as defendants the Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., the Manchester Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, and numerous other divisions of the church, as well as individual elders of the Manchester congregation and spokesmen for the national organization The appellants' brief asserts that some of the named defendants "are not related to Jehovah's Witnesses in any way," including Watchtower Enterprises, LLC. Watchtower Foundation, Inc., Watchtower Associates, Ltd., and the Watchtower Group, Inc. We need not decide those issues in this appeal.

  The defendants responded to the complaint with a motion to dismiss under Rule 12 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. They argued that under Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(1), the trial court must dismiss all the plaintiffs' claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, because the doctrine of ecclesiastical abstention bars the civil courts from interfering in the internal affairs of religious bodies. They also moved for dismissal under Tenn. R. Civ. P. 12.02(6) arguing the complaint failed to state a claim for relief. The trial court denied the motion to dismiss.

  More at the link.
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  The stupid "ants" at the Watchtower Society!

  by somebody in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who haven't seen the video yet on youtube of ciro's ( a bethel speaker?

  ) sick talk given in, i believe, 2007, i provide the link:.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwa9kx5wjtm.

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  World of Warcraft Players - Looking for feedback

  by sabastious in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been working on a site and i want it to eventually become my day job.

  have been working tirelessly for two weeks on it and am dying for feedback!.

  http://www.pvptracer.com.

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  I play WOW. 80 holy/shadow priest, 80 balance/feral druid, 80 marksmanship hunter. FOR THE HORDE!

  Oh, and Wowpopular has some interesting info too.
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  Are you an active Jw or an ex-jw?

  by XPeterX in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  active unbaptised publisher here.you?

  (though i already know the answer for some people).

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  neither
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  Jehovah’s witnesses found dead bodies in Milton Crescent, Lupset, on Tuesday.

  by Mythbuster in

  1. social
  2. current

  a devoted married couple were found dead at their home in wakefield after an apparent suicide pact.. .

  jehovah's witnesses are understood to have alerted police after noticing a strong smell coming from the couple's home in milton crescent, lupset, on tuesday.. officers broke through the back door and discovered the bodies of diane hardcastle, in her 40s, and her husband derek, aged in his 50s.. police say there are no suspicious circumstances and are believed to be investigating the possibility the couple deliberately overdosed on unknown tablets.. it is unclear how long the couple had been dead before they were discovered.. neighbours bernard and margaret stringer, said mr hardcastle suffered from kidney problems and had been undergoing dialysis treatment for a number of years.. mrs stringer, 71, said: "they were friendly enough and would pass the time of day.

  neighbour kathleen cotton, 78, said: "they were always together, it's a shock when it's a couple like that with no age to them.".

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  Well hell, I misread the article and thought the ones found dead were JWs. Doh!