It offends me that they use his name. If God is your father why can't you respect him enough by not calling him by name. Do you address your earthly parents by name?
Posts by wiser
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99I dont like using "their" name for God
by jean-luc picard ini realize that i avoid using their name for god.. i can say it................. jehovah.
but i'll avoid it almost always..... if i'm talking with you,.
on the rare occasions that i am in conversation with any jdub family,.
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Informally witnessing to a witness !
by man in black inthis was pretty neat !.
an elderly lady who lives behind us lost her husband to cancer two years ago.
she has been doing alright, her two grown sons have been helping her out a lot.
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wiser
They just don't get it. There are good religious and non religious people in this world.I can't count the number of people who have come to my aid expecting nothing in return.
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There's someone here who shouldn't be
by mrsjones5 in*i'm posting this in a public place so this person will see it, i'm not sure if they are a member of the board or not but i'm sure they're a lurker*.
dear person who knows my mother, i want you to know that i am not nor have i never been a jw.
yes as you well know i was raised in the org but i was never baptised into it.
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wiser
There is no way I would protect this person. She will find more victims to hurt.
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I Am Craving Bacon/Fatback Grease & Corn Bread
by snowbird inthat's a fact.. even though i'm not supposed to think about such fare.. syl.
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wiser
snowbird sorry about my late response. My family are from the south, Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi. And we love that good ole southern food!
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I Am Craving Bacon/Fatback Grease & Corn Bread
by snowbird inthat's a fact.. even though i'm not supposed to think about such fare.. syl.
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wiser
Reminds me of my upbringing!
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Has the wtbts threatened this site?
by man in black ini have read postings once in a while talking about how the jw org.
told this site to take certain posts, or files down otherwise they would press charges.
have they really done this, or is what i read just a rumor ?.
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wiser
How can they restrict freedom of speech?
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Bill O'Reilly vs. David Silverman: You Know They're All Scams
by whereami inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xegkvilbtk.
funny comments:.
"i know i'm not the smartest guy in town".
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wiser
Bill O"Reilly, and Donald Trump, are cut from the same mold. Both believe their gods!
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End of the world is May 21, 2011
by observador inhi guys,.
have you heard of this group?
take a look at the article.. it's amazing that journalists don't even mention the jw organization in this type of article, despite a rich history of this type of prediction and the number of followers in the us... just shows how irrelevant this organization has become.. article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110103/ap_on_re/us_rel_apocalypse_soon.
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wiser
Unfortunately they are misguided. It appears that they haven't studied the bible.
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Lying about divorce reason to be allowed to re-marry
by Big Softie ini know my view on this but would be interested to see what anyone else thinks.. .
at a court hearing recently my estranged wife, who left me (i'm not jw) asked me if i would be prepared to lie to her elders and state that i had committed adultery (i didn't) so that she would be allowed to "get on in her faith".
this from a woman who before she left got intimate (emotionally, i'm not sure about physically) with two "sisters", one of whom took to buying her large bunches of red roses and basicaly furnished her new house for her.. now my view is that she has clearly stated and put in writing that the marriage ended because of my unreasonable behaviour (i.e.
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wiser
She fears man and not God? Doesn't she know the scriptures that the father of all lies is satan and that God hates all liars!
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55 reasons Jehovahs Witnesses will never be reformed
by Hairyhegoat infound this on another site and you can use it on the witlesses when they knock the door.. 1. teaching that true christianity is an organization instead of a way of life .
2. claiming salvation is dependent upon belonging to the jw denomination .
3. claiming that the organization speaks for and is controlled by jehovah, thereby equating the organization with god himself .
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wiser
Excellent list!!