Topics Started by JerryTX

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Disturbance during Memorial 2016.
by Ben131895 in
1. jw
2. friends
two documented disturbances during memorial 2016. type 'memorial 2016' on youtube.
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Annointed 144k only male?
by JerryTX in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was told there was new light by a former jw.

i wanted to verify if it was true.

the new light claims the annointed class/144k is always male.
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How Do You Deal With Stress??
by JerryTX in
1. watchtower
2. medical
what do you do when you're being blindsided from seemingly every direction and you're drowning in stress?

what do you personally do to counteract it?.

reading joelbear's latest post ("joelbear needs to calm down")reminded me of what it was like when first exiting the watchtower.
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JWs & Personal Finance
by Valis in
1. jw
2. friends
perhaps this is not a widespread phenomenon, but have any of you considered the ramifications in regards to many jw families never saving for retirement or college funds, becues they thought the end was near, or college was a non-issue for so many of us?

just recently my parents never saved any money, becuase the promise of the end coming soon, but as old age creeps closer, i think some of the policy is revealing itself to be really bad advice.

i also wonder how long jws have to keep working after retirement age than the rest of the 'worldlies".
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WHO SHUNS YOU IN YOUR JEHOVAH WITNESS FAMILY?
by BERNARD in
1. jw
2. friends
most people are under the impression that the watchtower.

don't break up families, well people lets give them a. few examples.

since i left the jehovah witnesses my mother .
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About Do Not Calls
by LB in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm not having a lot of luck convincing my wife to just let us fade away.

she's in the middle of the angry stage.

so, i told her i would post this question and get imput from you people.
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How could we all get along better together???
by Celtic in
1. jw
2. friends
without being slagged off for opinions expressed, without being ridiculed often, without constant smart ass one liners and put downs, how could we given the opportunity get along better together?

not utopia, not this, not that, just a simple question in need of simple upbuilding replies that enable this place more to reflect the care for others it supposedly sets out to achieve.. any comments?.

here we go (rolling his eyes) .... peace.
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The Price For NOT Being Disfellowshipped
by Uncanny in
1. jw
2. friends
those two young american girl tennis players and supposed jw sisters have arrived down under again for this year's tilt at the australian open championship.

yes, the flamboyant venus and serena williams show is back in melbourne town.. after last year when sr venus triumphed at this event, i thought it would be hard for any jw sportsperson to top her ecstatic run around courtside with old glory.

or the way she stood so solemnly and proudly as her nation's national anthem got played after the big win.
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Okay Fess Up: What's Your Handle Mean?
by Mindchild in
1. jw
2. friends
okay fess up: whats your handle mean?.

my handle: mindchild comes from computer scientist and futurist dr. hans moravec: who wrote the book, the future of robot and human intelligence which is a book about when we will be able to construct machines capable of human intelligence and raises the possibility of uploading ourselves (every thought we ever had) into an android body much superior to the human ones we have now.

i entertain the hope that not only will i live long enough to see this happen, i will transfer myself (the complete essence of what is me) into a body of my own choosing and become immortal if i so choose.
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Candy,
by larc in
1. jw
2. friends
what is your favorite, candy or candy bar?.

now, for me, i prefer snicker's and reese's butter cups, but that is just me.

i am humble enough to accept other answers to this pregnant question.