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  What are you eating tonight?

  by Iamallcool in

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  I went to a Mexican restaurant tonight. I enjoyed chips and salsa, chile relleno, beef enchilada, beans and rice with a big glass of ice tea. Yummy!
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  Prayers that God answers. Any examples?

  by punkofnice in

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  2. beliefs

  when i believed in god i tried not to pray for anything selfish.. after a while i began to think that a lot of things i was asking my imaginary friend in the sky for were selfish for some reason.. i do not ever remember a single thing i prayed for ever being answered.

  if there was the appearance of an answer it was because i did mental gymnastics to make it fit the delusion that god had actually answered me.

  there was never an obvious message/answer from god.

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  No, when my marriage to my elder husband was falling apart and I would go to Jehovah in tearful, desperate prayer, he never answered me. I assumed that meant it was ok for us to divorce and we did.
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  One less celebrity Scientologist

  by Gopher in

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  it makes me very happy when a popular celebrity leaves a cult, because it could give others the courage to do it or start to think about leaving.. leah remini played carrie on "the king of queens", and has also been on "saved by the bell", "the talk" and had small parts in other shows.. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/leah-remini-leaves-church-of-scientology-calls-it-corrupt-report-2013117.

  leah remini leaves church of scientology, calls it "corrupt": report.

  the church of scientology has one less celebrity among its ranks, according to a new report: leah remini.

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  I hope she becomes a spokesperson about mind control and cults. She could be of help in getting our dear friends and relatives to realise that they too are in a cult.
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  Why the "New Light" in the July 15 Watchtower?

  by Indian Larry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  it seems to me that in the past large flashes of "new light" have come when the governing body was backed into a corner.

  for example the multiple re-defining of what a generation is until it ended up the ridiculous "overlapping" meaning.. what is the reason this time?

  are they worried because the number of partakers has been going up?

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  New light justifies their existence. Without new light, we could feasibly just study the same publications over and over and over. This way the publishing house stays in business.

  Another possible explanation is that they are making this religion up as they go. Once it becomes apparent that the doctrine they were previously teaching could not possibly be true, they have to come up with an excuse - new light or progressive revelation.
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  Were U Surprised To Learn Anything About The Witnesses That U Didn't Know??

  by minimus in

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  when i was a kid, i researched the origins of the religion and realized that the witnesses were an offshoot of adventism.....we're you surprised to learn something about the witnesses that you didn't realize?.

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  I was shocked when I read of all the scandals such as Mexico/Malawi and the UN, but what I was most surprised to learn was how wrong we were on doctrines such as the blood issue, holidays, judicial committees, etc. I also came to realize that we consistently go above and beyond what is written and have put the Bible on equal level as the Bible, the governing body on equal level with Jesus.
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  Do you have coconut oil recipes that does not involve knives?

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  i have been encouraging my mom to cook with coconut oil, it does help with her dementia symptoms sometimes.

  it is just not safe for people with dementia to use knives for cooking, thats why i need some recipe ideas.

  thank you!.

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  Oh yes it does help with Alheimers, read the research.
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  I missed a lot of TV over the last 30 years

  by sosoconfused in

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  2. entertainment

  since i have stopped attending meetings i have realized that there are alot of good t.v.

  shows that i have missed as well as channels that i would not watch because they would no doubt be in opposition to the scriptures(har har).. .

  i have been watching the history channel and the discovery channel so much over the last few months that it is amazing.

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  The Big Bang Theory

  it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

  Curb Your Enthusiasm

  Arrested Developement ( available on Netflix)
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  Open letter – Re: Mr. Bowen, Mrs. Anderson

  by Prime in

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  2. child-abuse

  "jws leaders need to mandate elder bodies to uniformly report abuse to the authorities no matter what jurisdiction; prohibit elders from being involved in any investigative process to decide guilt or innocence in place of the authorities; do away with the two-witness rule to determine, as if they were magistrates, guilt or innocence of someone accused; prohibit so-called repentant molesters from engaging in the door-to-door ministry, and always inform the congregation if a convicted or confessed molester is meeting with them.

  " -barbara anderson .

  this is another reason why the watchtower society doesn't require that the elders uniformly report abuse to the authorities no matter what jurisdiction.

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  Children need our protection. Everyone needs to think of the children first.

  You do know who Barbara Anderson is, don't you? She has a right to say anything she pleases. She has devoted her self to this issue and most people here hold her in very high esteem.
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  My 8 year old daughter tells me she is an atheist...???

  by sosoconfused in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so since we have not been to a meeting in 6 months or so, i decided to ask my daughter (on the way home from cheerleading practice - yeah i can't believe i am letting her engage in such a worldly activity lol) if she misses going to the kingdom hall.

  she says sometimes because she can't see her friend - but she has made new friends so it doesn't bother her too much.

  so i ask her, "well, what about learning about jehovah?

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  Your little girl is going to do all right, I'd say.
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  Complete Donation – What Happened?

  by Marvin Shilmer in

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  complete donation what happened?.

  today i added a new article to my blog showing part of a never before publicized letter where the watchtower organization makes admission of how jehovahs witnesses actually responded to the 1990 change to its complete donation arrangement.

  my article is titled complete donation what happened?

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  When I was active during that time period we could not affored to donate much, after all my husband was a janitor and I was a cleaning lady, not kidding...wish I was.