Topics Started by BoomTown

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us healthcare plan - how does it affect bethellites?
by DaCheech in
1. jw
2. friends
correct me if i'm wrong, but the new obama law makes it illegal not to buy healthcare.. the irs can enforce by penalizing people who do not buy into it.. bethellites cannot afford to pay for any outside healthcare.. any thoughts?.
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Why did you leave the 'Organization'?
by XPeterX in
1. jw
2. friends
in a few words.....
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The oil spill and bible prophecy
by journey-on in
1. jw
2. friends
oh, boy!

bible quotes about the nations "not knowing the way out" and one in revelation about the sea turning into blood!

anybody else getting an earful about this from jw family or friends?.
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JW invisibility = shame?
by gubberningbody in
1. jw
2. friends
it strikes me that jw's don't believe any of this stuff the wtbs is putting out anymore.

i never see them anywhere..
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Did You Experience THIS When You Were Awakening From Mind Control?
by mentallyfree31 in
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2. friends
back in december, when i awakened from the wt mind control - i would wake up for several weeks in the middle of the night thinking "what are you doing?

you know the witnesses have the truth".

every day or so these thoughts would return.
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What Super Powers does Ted Jaracz have in heaven now??? Any?
by Witness 007 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
so congrats ted your a "king and preist" in heaven ruling with jesus, so.....how is this different to his bethel job?

he can"t smite me for showing disrespect.

does he sit there and take down names for armagedon?
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Where Am I?
by BoomTown in
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2. friends
about a year ago, i made the same choice many on this board made, to leave the witnesses.

at first, when i would go back to the hall i would tell my believing(just barely) wife why things being said were so false and i was so damn adament about what i was learning from the "apostate sites.

" in the past year my meeting attendance has slowly faded to about 1 meeting a month.
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The 144,000 Belief - What Will Happen To It?
by mentallyfree31 in
1. jw
2. friends
what do you think will happen to the 144,000 belief as the years progress?

will the wts convert that to a "figurative" number and leave it open-ended?

or will they come up with another date and insist that anybody after that date should not partake?.
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Help! I need advideQ Elders want to speak to me..
by cia171 in
1. jw
2. friends
as you read in the title, the elders from my congregation want to have a chat with me...which could be about to things...either why havent i gotten baptized ( since ive been in this since i was born...ive been tortured all my life lol) or either because i have a worldly boyfriend.. i dont know what to say in either case!

i cant say i dont want to get baptized because i have to appear to like the religion til i graduate college cuz my mom pays for it and is pract blackmailing me with it, and i cant say tht i will cause i hate it!

and about my boyfriend they will either give me advice about why not to be with him or convert him...so i dont know what to say to to pacify them and not let it get to me...so any advice?
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Donating to the WTS agian!!
by DoubleVision in
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2. friends
so my lovely wife still determined to give to the wts when she goes to the convention is pissing me off.

i looked in the .

check book and a checks missing.