Posts by wannabefree

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Is anybody going to Lifest this weekend?

by wannabefree in

lifest is a christian music festival in oshkosh, wisconsin, usa.

i'm taking my 8 year old daughter and 7 year old grandson (jw) to see the band skillet.. they are a christian crossover rock/metal band.

i like this band and the music is safe, the kids love watching their videos.

wannabefree

Are you anywhere in the vicinity blue dog? Is it alright if I call you blue dog? Or NBD? I'm good company. There is hope for you. Christianity can be cured. 😁😉

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Has anyone ever been to an assembly with NO baptisms

by Nikki collins in

just curious if anyone has ever been to an assembly with zero baptisms.

if not, i see that happening soon and cant wait for that awkward day!.

Is anybody going to Lifest this weekend?

by wannabefree in

lifest is a christian music festival in oshkosh, wisconsin, usa.

i'm taking my 8 year old daughter and 7 year old grandson (jw) to see the band skillet.. they are a christian crossover rock/metal band.

i like this band and the music is safe, the kids love watching their videos.

wannabefree

Lifest is a Christian music festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

I'm taking my 8 year old daughter and 7 year old grandson (JW) to see the band Skillet.

They are a Christian crossover rock/metal band. I like this band and the music is safe, the kids love watching their videos. They also perform at rock fests (tonight at Rock Fest in Cadott, WI, which is where I personally would rather go), but I thought the Lifest venue would be a safer environment for young ones.

I am a little surprised that my daughter is letting me take my grandson to a non-JW Christian event.

We're just going for the concert, no religious nonsense, although I imagine Skillet will make some faith references considering the venue.

I'm contemplating whether or not to wear my Thinking Atheist t-shirt ..... hmmmm

So if anyone else is going and would like to meet up ....

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Are You Still “Technically “ A Jehovah’s Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

if we haven’t associated with the congregation in years, could it be said we are not jws?

or must you be disfellowshipped or disassociated to officially say you really aren’t a witness?.

wannabefree

I'm, according to JW rules, an inactive JW. I acknowledge to "worldly people" that I used to be a JW, if I happen to encounter a JW that I've known from the past but isn't aware of my situation, if the subject comes up, I'll simply acknowledge that I haven't been to a meeting in a while.

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JWs just called at my daughter's house and said the end is near because .....

by Xanthippe in

the world is getting worse, for example children are getting more cheeky!.

proof positive!

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wannabefree

Doesn't every generation (in the normal use of the term) complain about children being disobedient to parents? Mr and Mrs Householder would usually agree when I'd share that scripture 30 years ago LOL!

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I'd like to find a single female bible lover to read the Bible with me.

by littleyohane in

jw
friends

but i believe in jehovah god, and i read the bible every day.. i believe the bible is god's word.

and i pray to god every day.. it's somewhat off topic.

but i'd like to find a friend who loves the bible and want to read and find the truth of the bible together with me.. i live in japan and i am a japanese.

wannabefree

I'd like to find a single Bible loving woman who will read the Bible to me (just the Song of Solomon), clean my house, do my laundry, make me meals, perhaps give me an occasional massage. Is that asking for too much?

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jwfacts.com Have you looked at it?

by blondie in

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friends

i use this extensively rather than re-inventing the wheel.. paul grundy, the admin, keeps it up-to-date and welcomes any corrections or new information, especially in a well-written article, supported by wt publication quotes.. the 2 places i check first is www.jwfacts.com and then searching on jwn with key word(s) to see if the topic has been already extensively researched or commented on.. don't be frightened away by the material being more than 3 paragraphs.

the quotes from wt publications is are extensive and from publications that are older and less available.

i find it good to read many posts on a single topic and expand my knowledge and sources.. blondie.

wannabefree

I knew one disfellowshipped for working as a stripper.

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Research Help Needed for University Presentation

by dubstepped in

my wife and i will be presenting in a class at the local university in a couple of weeks.

the class is about social media and psychology.

of course they talk about fake news and propaganda.

wannabefree

https://www.ushmm.org/information/about-the-museum/museum-publications/memory-and-action/why-we-need-to-study-nazi-propaganda

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When you were an active JW, did you ever have dealings with a pyramid scheme?

by Tameria2001 in

i'm not sure why this memory popped up, and i was wondering if any others, when they were still active jw had dealings with a pyramid scheme involving other witnesses in the organization?

at the time it was 1993, and my husband and i were still newlyweds.

once in a while, we would attend a neighboring congregation because that was where he grew up, and some of his family was still attending there at the time.

wannabefree

An elder friend from a former congregation suckered me into STS (Strategic Telecom Systems) prepaid long distance cards. I would start the other "leg" in my new congregation.

LOL.

I was given a talking to by an elder in my new congregation to cease and desist.

I hated it! What a joke. I was approached by the same elder friend about a couple of other MLM's over the years.. No thanks!

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Babies Who Are Not Dead From An Abortion

by minimus in

jw
friends

a woman gets an abortion.

the baby is supposed to die because of the abortion but doesn’t.

should that living baby be put to death or should the baby be given medical help to survive?.

wannabefree

Republicans vs Democrats

Conservative vs Liberal

Jehovah's Witness vs Worldly Person

How convenient that everyone can be categorized as one or the other.