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  (((Joy2Bfree))), I'm sorry

  by WildTurkey in

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  hey joy, im very sorry for the pain you are going through, because the lose of your father.

  i also know you had to deal with the borg world again and i know that was hard to deal with.

  i really dont have the words just want you to know i care.

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  Hello Joy,

  May I add to Wild Turkeys post. We never seem to be ready for this to happen, and it always extremely painful. Please keep your chin up. Bug
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  Newbie with Question RE: Male "Member"

  by RubaDub in

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  this is my first week here and am glad i have found a place to comfortably share thoughts and questions.

  when doing research in the society's publications, i often come across the term "male member.".

  i often get confused with the term and would like to know how others here understand the term.. as i see it, there are at least three distinct uses for the term:.

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  Nina, you sure have a way with words. I knew exactly what you were talking about. Bug
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  12/15/2001 WT; Christmas ok if married to non-JW?

  by Alleymom in

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  i was wondering if someone has the full text of the article on p.28 of the 12/15/2001 wt, in the questions from readers?.

  i understand that there is an article which appears, to some, to indicate a softening of attitude regarding christmas.

  i'm told that it is now ok for a jw wife married to a non-jw husband to participate in some family christmas activities as long as she doesn't regard this as an act of worship.. i would really like to have a copy of the exact wording.. many thanks!.

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  I think if you are a cashier in a store (other than a smoke shop..lol) it is a 'conscience matter', since you are not actually "selling" the cigarettes, but merely doing your job an employee filling an order. You have no choice what your employer chooses to sell in his/her store.

  This brings up an interesting question. What if the store owner were selling the services of hookers ??
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  confrontation = satisfaction?

  by happysunshine in

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  is it possible to get any real satisfaction from confronting family about their wt beliefs?

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  I don't think so. I avoid conforntation, but remain ready in case they confront me. Bug
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  Are you confident about blood?

  by eyeslice in

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  the issue of blood remains a tricky one.. personally, i think that the ot prohibition of blood is more of a statement of respect for life and in particular respect for the life of the animal that lost it life in providing food for man.

  similarly, it was prohibited for a calf to be cooked in the milk of its mother.. with blood transfusions, no one actually dies and, therefore, in my view blood transfusion is more a matter of personal conscience than centrally dictated law.. undeniably though, it is clear that risks are associated with blood transfusions, particularly hepatitis c.. if an alternative were available, would you not choose this every time over whole blood?

  would this not then justify the current jw stance?.

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  Hawk,

  I for one want to thank you for all your research on this subject.
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  mind- teasers, truthbeaters... dazed

  by mind in

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  are you truly searching for answers... or are you like a spoil child lashing back with lies and truths.

  i don't want to talk about the wts,or the governing body.

  they are flaw and imperfect humans, just like you and me.

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  it's GOD you are suppose to be following but the truth is we want to do our own thing.

  If you are saying we are thinking for ourselves, I for one will plead guilty.

  Have you stop believing in GOD to satify your selfish need... you keep saying their perfect ppl on this earth... you keep saying there a Paradise on this earth.... you keep saying there was no need for Jesus a perfect man to come to this earth.... you keep saying that GOD has no right to rule over us

  Who said all ot that ?? I don't remember reading any of that on this forum.

  Note: I was going to come down on this guy, but xena once chatized me, indirectly, for not being more understanding of the other fellows position, so thought I would try this approach. Bug
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  GOOD MORNING!

  by Yerusalyim in

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  good morning folks.

  before i get into contention with anyone today i wanted to wish you all a wonderful day, week, month, and year.. after being pretty depressed this weekend, and into this morning i'm feeling better.

  two things lay behind this; i went to mass this morning, which is almost always a pick-me-up; and i start instructing a new class today.. the depression was just as a result of dealing with my wife and her mental illness.

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  That is a situation up with which I will not put. So there.

  Ladies and gentlemen, we are in the presence of greatness !!!!!!!!!!!
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  GOOD MORNING!

  by Yerusalyim in

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  good morning folks.

  before i get into contention with anyone today i wanted to wish you all a wonderful day, week, month, and year.. after being pretty depressed this weekend, and into this morning i'm feeling better.

  two things lay behind this; i went to mass this morning, which is almost always a pick-me-up; and i start instructing a new class today.. the depression was just as a result of dealing with my wife and her mental illness.

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  You shouldn't end sentences with a preposition

  Preposition : A word which you should never end a sentance with.

  By the way, did you show proper military courtesy to your old friend, now that he is an officer?
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  As a Dub, did you neglect your health?

  by JH in

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  when you were an active jw, did you neglect your health because the end was just around the corner.. many witnesses never went to see a doctor for a check up, because they actually believed that the end was a few months away.

  we all know that sicknesses are cured if treated early, but you have to see the doctor on a regular basis for that.. did you neglect your health when you were a jw because you felt that the end was too close?

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  You betcha !! I now have the best teeth money can buy because I only spent money on my teeth when they were hurting. Much of this occured before and shortly after 1975. Live and learn. Bug
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  JW delivery man just here

  by Mulan in

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  i had to buy my parents a new refrigerator and dishwasher this week, and it was delivered a few minutes ago.

  one of the delivery men noticed mom's daily text book, and asked her if she read it every day, to stay close to jehovah.

  she immediately asked him "what congregation are you in?

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  Mulan,

  This "JW" sounds like a con artist. I suspect he would have told you his toes were green if he thought it would have made you happy. Bug