Yes, tell us the reason for this request from five years ago.
whathappened
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Billy asks for your prayers...
by Billy the Ex-Bethelite inif any of you still believe in god(s), please pray to him/her/them and ask that she/he/they send(s) bad enough weather to my area to hinder travel, but not cut off power.. is that request too weird for this forum?.
someday i'll share more details.
peace, love, brotherhood..
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What evidence is there for the miracles of the Bible OUTSIDE of the Bible?
by punkofnice inok. this is something i've wondered about.. people of certain religions tend to use their own holy book as evidence for things in itself.
this seems very circular to me.
using the book to prove the book in my view is pointless.. i am not aware of any of the 'miracles' of the bible or the quran as having any substantial evidence outside of themselves to give credibility to the books themselves.. has anyone come across such evidence?.
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whathappened
Entirely possible, your comment sums it up.
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Thomas Jefferson - July 4th
by DNCall injuly 4th is not only the date americans celebrate independence, but it's the date of thomas jefferson's death.. i think it would be appropriate, not only for this day, but for this forum, to share a couple of thoughts contained in the virginia statute for religious freedom, drafted by thomas jefferson in 1777. this statute serves as a precurser to the first amendment of the u.s. constitution.
first regarding the nature of truth: ".
.truth is great, and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them:" (emphasis mine.).
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whathappened
Thanks for the dose of sanity today, I needed this.
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Son is giving first talk, conflicted
by marriedtoajw inmy son is still studying with the jw's and is giving his first talk this tuesday.
he's 22 and still living in my home.
my other two boys 12 and 15 are here as well but don't study cuz wifee knows how i feel.
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whathappened
If you go they will think they can get you in also. If you don't respond the way they want you to, they will just label you as a godless man who loves this wicked system that is controlled by Satan.
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A Cry for Help
by Thoughtless ini have been lurking here for months now, and i just decided to post here and actually interact with this community.
i have a very specific/unordinary life, so i will not divulge too much information to protect my privacy.
i am a baptized publisher who is under the age of 25 who attends college, and i do have responsiblities within the congregation.
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whathappened
Welcome to JWN new friend. We can all appreciate the position you are in. Proceed carefully and to thyne own self be true.
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ALL a mere process??
by Terry inphase one.
one set of people listened to a wonderful thinker and marvelled at his words and the life he led and his kindnesses.. they were moved by him.. most of the profound words he spoke were difficult and mysterious to the point of being elusive to the mind.. when this man was violently arrested, tortured, accused and executed the shock and awe was devastating.. .
what was the reason for all this--what did he really mean to tell us?.
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whathappened
Amen, Terry.
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Apostate: From 279 Facebook friends to 81 overnight... thanks MOM!
by sosoconfused inthe drama continues, i log on to facebook this morning and notice that i have about 20 some odd personal messages from people calling me an apostate to they will return to me when i return to jehovah.. all of this based upon my brother informing others that i have "apostate thoughts".
my mother also encourage long-time famil friends to "unfriend" me because i have taken my stand on the side of satan... wow.
don't you just love this international brotherhood.
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whathappened
We need to make this shunning thing a major crisis for the Watchtower. If people knew that they shun family and friends like the do, they would slam the doors in their faces hard.
We need a major campaign to educate the public about this religion that looks innocent on the surface but is evil to the core upon close inspection. I for my part am going to launch a flyer campaign in my area, anonomously, of course. I have had it with the shunning.
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whathappened
Feels great doesn't it? It's been 2 1/2 years for me and it gets more and more liberating.
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Mic issues
by msconcerned inso on friday all day, the mic guy did a bang up job.....until david splane got to the podium.
it looked like he discussed how the mic should be set up for him, then finally when the mic guy was walking away david says " well im glad we got that settled".
then today same thing, he got the mic guy to readjust the mic for him again.
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whathappened
Next time they need to get a mic handler with better spiritual qualifications.
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JWs still in that believe and are lurking
by cognac injust wanted to say hi.
i understand how you may feel.
i remember lurking here years ago cause i didn't want to tell the elders on myself and have a judicial committee if i could figure a way out of it.
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whathappened
Lurkers are taking their first steps to learning the truth about the truth and we are here to help you and support you. It takes courage but it is worth it.