Posts by clearpoison

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Will we grow old and die?

by compound complex in

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http://www.eldritchdark.com/tributes/poetry/235/the-stoick.

a beautiful way of putting the truth .

What about your vow to Jehovah?

by a watcher in

did you get baptized without being dedicated?.

why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.

why were you serving jehovah at all?

clearpoison

Awatcher said "We can't send JW's into hardline Islamic countries. They would be slaughtered. Is that what you want?"

For some unknown reason early christians were brave enough to go to whichever false gods serving country even with their lives in stake. If I recall it still right it was said the good news was preached everywhere. What makes this continuum of gods people (WTS) so much weaker and more afraid to do good work than their predecessors from 2000 years back.

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What about your vow to Jehovah?

by a watcher in

did you get baptized without being dedicated?.

why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.

why were you serving jehovah at all?

clearpoison

Awatcher said "

Heaven and jookbeard, the Bible plainly states that most people will refuse to serve Jehovah.

"Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it." (Matt 7:13,14)"

Excuse my french but in my humble opinion there is quite significant difference between refusing to serve or few are the ones finding it.

Question is ofcourse why on earth is it so difficult to find the narrow gate.

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What about your vow to Jehovah?

by a watcher in

did you get baptized without being dedicated?.

why did you allow men to come between you and jehovah?.

why were you serving jehovah at all?

clearpoison

1. Yes

2. Don't get that question

3. I couldn't at the time do a thing that I knew would have hurt people very close to me. Wasn't just mature enough to understand that I need to get my head and actions fixed foremost.

4. So I lied when the questions were asked both in the prestudy and from podium. Does it make my vow invalid? No idea, but I know now that I did not stand there for the right reasons.

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Drinking at meetings / assemblies / conventions ... who's done it?

by HarryMac in

for me .... 1).

last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).

last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..

clearpoison

joe You are entitled to feel it is the bullshit but it really isn't, this was really the feature in conventions until the food service was abolished. It was not considered an alcoholdrink as it was just small amount of alcohol in it. Even the smallest child would been able to buy the stuff in shops those days. But boy the beer was appreciated as the appropriate drink for lunch.

If you don't believe it it's fine for me, but I cannot change my memories.

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Drinking at meetings / assemblies / conventions ... who's done it?

by HarryMac in

for me .... 1).

last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).

last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..

clearpoison

gma this was in Europe obviously

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Drinking at meetings / assemblies / conventions ... who's done it?

by HarryMac in

for me .... 1).

last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).

last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..

clearpoison

It was the happy seventies

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CO's comments about loved ones vs. JW.ORG

by DATA-DOG in

this information is from a friends co visit.

enjoy.. jw.org faq's.

do you feel that you are the only people who will be saved?00:0000:00. no.

clearpoison

This is very logical thought. The teaching has been that no bad things will be remembered in the new order. I think missing people that did not made it through would make you sad and therefore be bad. I have no idea how they reason this, is it so that you really would not even remember the bunch of people that had significance for you in your "past" life, or will you remember them but have no feelings about them?

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Drinking at meetings / assemblies / conventions ... who's done it?

by HarryMac in

for me .... 1).

last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).

last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..

clearpoison

In the good old days when there was food service at conventions even beer was offered. Light yes but with alcohol in it. So yes, have been drinking at convention without need to hide it.

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What naughty things are JWs allowed to do?

by usualusername in

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friends

in most healthy societies people are allowed to do naughty things without feelings of guilt.. .

what naughty things can jws do?.

my naughtiest moment was rounding up 55mins to an hr in my ministry!

clearpoison

For those with low christian standards

In extreme cases caress your spouses breasts.

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