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Let the Sun shine in - March Awake
by jws in
1. jw
2. friends
has this been covered yet?.

i was looking to download the new nwt from jw.org and stumbled across an awake on creation - march 2014 edition.

and it always interests me to see the latest spins they'll try to make creation sound plausible.. seems now they are implying the sun, moon, and stars were created when god said "let there be light".
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So I get a knock on the door...
by wearewatchingyouman in
1. jw
2. friends
a few minutes ago.

it's a buddy of mine from my old hall.

i occassionally study with him when i can tell he's feeling guilty about hanging out with me, but it's been months since i've seen him.
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A Faders Guide to Field Service
by pronomono in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as a fader, i'm working on a mental guide to field service.

because most of this is a mental exercise realizing that your new knowledge, the mental side of things, is what makes it so hard to preach after learning ttatt.

what presentations have you used in field service as a fader to preach the good news without preaching jw propaganda?.
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About my Coming Out...
by braincleaned in
1. jw
2. experiences
since my coming out publicly, i have received a lot of kind words.. i wanted to thank all of you from the depth of my heart.. .

on the other hand, i need to make two things clear:.

i'm often encouraged to use my position to create cartoons or stories for nickelodeon, etc.... i do not have that kind of fire-power.
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"The excitement is PALPABLE"
by Separation of Powers in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
got caught at the supermarket (in between the martini olives and snack crackers ) with several bottles of hard liquor in my basket along with some red licorice by a sister that has known me for years.

still respects me, not knowing that i am in full fade mode, or at least not recognizably knowing.

anyway, when she sees me, her eyes get all big and she heads in my direction, nearly ramming my liquor laden cart with her vegan oriented basket.. "hey sop, how are you doing?
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Mass Disfellowshippings of Inactive Ones
by bytheirworks in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the word out of bethel is of a mass purge the likes of the 1980's.. there's also possible public reproofs handed out for irregular ones.. .

the scriptures they are using to support this:.

the very ones keeping away from you will perish.
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Gay MS??
by andysmiles in
1. jw
2. experiences
about me, i am being raised in a jw family.

all of my family expect for one aunt, who had left but not disfellowedshiped thankly, are in jw.

my father is an elder and so is my grandfather.
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2012 DC starts today
by obarac in
1. jw
2. friends
first 4 dc starts today.. hopefully somone will inform us about new releases.. .
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Better Kingdom Melodies
by LittleMac in
1. jw
2. friends
just a thought yesterday as i was eating lunch with my 5 yr. old son.

the restaurant had ccr's bad moon rising playing, and i thought,.

this could be a real up temp song to sing at the hall and it even has the lyrics that speak of impending doom.
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Beards vs. Bow Ties: Which is more "immodest" or attention drawing?
by Open mind in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you were on a hiring panel for a new chair of the federal reserve board, would either a neatly trimmed beard or a bow tie even register on your dress and grooming "radar"?.

i'm talking ben bernanke, (current chairman of the fed).

richard abrahamson, secretary/treasurer of the wtb&ts of pennsylvania since 2000. i looked all over and couldn't find a picture of him, but he's famous for his bow ties.