Topics Started by oldlightnewshite

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Russia get the World Cup? WTF?
by oldlightnewshite in
1. social
2. current
so russia get the 2018 soccer world cup, and qatar get the 2022 world cup.

it's a real shame that they gave it to such crap venues.

who's gonna want to go to russia?
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Can you recommend any films? Expanding my collection
by oldlightnewshite in
1. social
2. entertainment
hey guys, i'm compiling some hard drives full of films and tv series.

i've come to a bit of an impasse.

i've got hundreds of films, with all the obvious choices.
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Pope says it's okay to use Condoms
by oldlightnewshite in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11804943.

the pope has just said that it's now okay to use condoms 'in some cases'.. he didn't say anything about the use of blood fractions, though.. no wait- i'm getting my evil religions mixed up again..
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How many Ex-JWs in the world today?
by oldlightnewshite in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone ever calculated how many ex-jws there are in the world today?

i know the 'retention rate' is pretty low.

i just wondered if anybody has done the math and worked it out, figuring in maybe an allowance for deaths, and also, perhaps a figure for people who have studied with the witnesses, become unbaptised publishers, then walked away.
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What would you do with a Time Machine?
by oldlightnewshite in
1. jw
2. friends
for me, i would go back to the day when charles taze russell snuffed it.

i'd wait for judge rutherford to turn up at the ibsa headquarters, then run him over with a steamroller, in true buster keaton styleee!.

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untitled
by oldlightnewshite in
1. jw
2. experiences
i just thought i'd share a little good news (tm) with everyone.

a couple of months ago i had to visit my hometown, and while i was there, i decided that i was gonna have a few words with my family about what i now believed.

while i was being careful about choosing the right time, my sis just came out with it herself and wanted to know what the deal was.
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The funniest/weirdest/dumbest Disfellowshipping offences.....Share!
by oldlightnewshite in
1. social
2. humour
everybody must know of a funny/weird/dumb disfellowshipping offence.

here's mine:.

i moved to a new congregation and was related this story by a sister with the most deadly serious face.
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Top 10 reasons why JWs don't have the truth - please contribute
by oldlightnewshite in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i thought it would be an interesting exercise to ask everybody on here what their 'top 10 reasons why jws don't have the truth' actually were.

maybe we can see some correlating views/patterns/ideas that may help us de-programme the newbies that come on this site.

if eventually most people have an outstanding gripe/concern it'll help everybody understand the ex-jw mindset a little better.
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Legacys, wills and bequeathments to WT$
by oldlightnewshite in
1. jw
2. friends
any body ever heard of the wt$ backing down on a contested will or bequeathment?

seen a similar thread, but thought a more direct headline would get more responses.. cheers x.
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What's your pet-hate Witnessisms? Mine is 'in the truth'. Blegh!!
by oldlightnewshite in
1. jw
2. friends
what's your pet-hate witnessisms?

mine is 'in the truth'.

blegh!!