Amelia Ashton

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  Cancer in Animals

  by Normalfulla in

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  we were taught sickness and death is a result of the sin inherited from adam and eve, so why do animals get cancer?

  they are supposedly still as big j intended, so therefore cancer is a creation by the big fella himself?.

  just an exercise for one's who believe in the whole bible story thing.. (not me)... any others anomalies you can think of ?

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  Amelia Ashton

  Animals still died before the fall of Adam and Eve but apparently only from old age. They did not get sick first through organ failure or disease etc nor were they ever eaten according to JW folklore. Not sure what happened to the carcasses or if microbes consumed them. :p
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  2018-Message From Watchtower Informant!

  by Atlantis in

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  from one of our informants inside the watchtower.

  (same person whosent us videos from the legal dept., accounting dept., pioneer school,and so forth.

  ) atlantis told him that he is walking on a razors edge,to be extremely careful.his email message:1. watch tower has no right to demand you to sign a consent form.

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  Amelia Ashton

  I wonder if they keep copies of any posts or comments from former members on sites like this.
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  Two virgin births in the Bible, who knew?

  by Crazyguy in

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  in the famous verse from mathew chapter 1 verse 23 i believe the writer proclaims that mary a virgin was going to give birth to a son he would be called emmanuel.

  he even stated this was to fulfill a prophecy.

  thats prophecy is in isaiah chapter 7:14. .

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  Amelia Ashton

  I can't believe after 9 years being an atheist this is the thread that makes me look at a Bible again.
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  JWs and legalized Marijuana

  by jws in

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  i know this was probably covered before in some post, but i was curious.

  what is the jw stance on recreational marijuana use in the states where it has been legalized?.

  i would suspect smoking it, like cigarettes, would probably still be against the rules, but there are ways to use it that aren't damaging to your lungs.

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  Amelia Ashton

  I take CBD for its anti inflammatory and pain relieving properties. I started with crystals then oil and paste and now I vape it. There is no THC or nicotine and I have no intentions of starting smoking.

  I wonder if any of that would be categorised as "sinning".
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  It’s Stupid That JWs Wont Recognize Birthdays Yet If A Baby Is Born They Will Give Gifts!

  by minimus in

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  a witness can’t celebrate and give gifts on a birthday except on the day they are born.

  giving a baby shower is ok as well as gift giving—- but only once!

  soooo dumb!.

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  Amelia Ashton

  Job's children celebrated "their day" with "banqueting" (NWT says "set day") Job chapter 1 verse 4 which sounds like an anniversary of their birth to me. I'm not aware of a JW explanation saying it isn't a birthday celebration or what else it could be.
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  How is life better?

  by Freedom rocks in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know this thread has probably been covered in the past but i thought it would be nice for newbies and lurkers and just a reminder to those that left a while ago.. how has your life improved since leaving the cult?

  are you happy?

  have you made some amazing friends or maybe met an amazing partner in the world?.

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  Amelia Ashton

  I am free to dedicate my life to these amazing creatures. This is Maddy and she is 4 weeks old <3

  
  
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  Roll Call for the benefit of Newbies and Lurkers. In One Sentence tell why you left the Org.

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  roll call for the benefit of newbies and lurkers.

  in one sentence tell why you left the org.

  not 2 sentences.

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  Lack of love towards local refugees and corruption amongst the elders so they benefitted themselves not the congregation as a whole.
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  Automatic Donations Introduced Online

  by JW_Rogue in

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  2. beliefs

  this was announced a couple of weeks ago on the clam.

  you can now donate to any congregation, the worldwide work, and assemblies online.

  further they have implemented recurring payments "because the hard part about donating is remembering to donate," they actually said that!

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  Amelia Ashton

  How soon before spirituality is measured by the size of your donation?

  If God needs your money so bad why doesn't he remind people to give?
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  Sincere question to those who no longer believe in God

  by nowwhat? in

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  i get it, not a fan of yahweh the desert god.

  but what about jesus?

  anything wrong with his teachings like the sermon on the mount and the example he set.

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  Amelia Ashton

  Jesus believed in the flood story. If he were truly God's son, divine, came down from heaven etc he would have known it was a myth and corrected those who believed it......or he lied about it. Whichever is right he was wrong so I don't believe he was anything more than an ordinary man.
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  When You See A JW Approaching What Are Your Thoughts?

  by minimus in

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  i used to get a weird feeling in my stomach when i would see a witness approaching.... almost a sense of dread.

  now, i really don’t care.

  i have even made it a point to do the approaching when i see a witness trying to convert an ignorant person..

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  Amelia Ashton

  I used to feel sick and shaky when I saw them. I rarely see any I recognise now so not sure how I would react if I met one I used to know. I can talk to ones I don't know at my door no problem now.

  I would greet any from my past and not mention the JW thing and treat them like "a normal person". If they brought it up (you know they would lol) I would just say I haven't been to meetings for a while and change the subject. I hope I am well past the feelings of sick and dread after 9 years of abstinence.