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  Did Jesus make wine or grape juice

  by jam in

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  proverbs 23;31-33, commands, "do not look on the wine when it is red,.

  when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

  bites like a serpent, and stings like an adder (viper).

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  losthobbit

  Guess I'm just not a very big wine drinker :)
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  The Witnesses and the Atheist - A Video Drama Series

  by B_Deserter in

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  http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3cc084de787a6331.

  my apologies for the weird speech.

  sometimes xtranormal decides to pronounce words differently at random times.

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  I watched a couple of the videos... they're intelligently thought out.

  Regarding the second video... I presume it's probable, that since one is born once, after not existing, that one is likely to be born again after dying (as a different person or animal). I know that's bad statistics, because it's based on a single point estimate (one life), but what else do we have?
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  Informally witnessing to a witness !

  by man in black in

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  this was pretty neat !.

  an elderly lady who lives behind us lost her husband to cancer two years ago.

  she has been doing alright, her two grown sons have been helping her out a lot.

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  losthobbit

  Hehe :)
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  Need help!

  by Snowboarder in

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  hello wounderfull people, i would like to thank everyone for they help before, but i still need moral support, i have made my mind up and i want to thanks a member of the aussie team olympic team for responding to my email.

  it really means a lot for me when i don't have any real friends when a olympic athlete responds to your email and cares.

  she gave me good advice and told me it's possible even thought my situation is hard, that really gave me hope and it was that push that i need to start thinking seriously.

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  My suggestion: read "Awaken the Giant Within", by Anthony Robbins.

  Will help you with your emotions, dealing with your mom and your snowboarding. It's a pretty thick book though.
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  I also have questions about field service...

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i never was a jw, so please excuse my lack of knowledge here.... after reading some posts on this forum it seems i've realized that i don't fully understand what field service is.

  it seems that field service is the following (and please correct me):.

  - something jw's have to do for a specific number of hours per month.

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  losthobbit

  Thanks Mary and Snakeface.

  Mary's article has given me an idea... next time a JW comes around I'll invite them in for a meal... "and see, I have prepared beds for you that you may rest your weary feet, and we'll read scriptures through the night, and in the morning I'll pack a little lunch for you to continue on your journey through Israel. But do not preach to my neighbour for she is a Gentile, who merely looks Jewish."
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  I also have questions about field service...

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i never was a jw, so please excuse my lack of knowledge here.... after reading some posts on this forum it seems i've realized that i don't fully understand what field service is.

  it seems that field service is the following (and please correct me):.

  - something jw's have to do for a specific number of hours per month.

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  losthobbit

  :) 90 hours... all I can say is whoa!!
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  What's your favourite scary metaphor?

  by losthobbit in

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  you can't argue with a scary metaphor.

  and i have to credit djeggnog for his scary phrase referring to people who don't believe the same things he does, as those who: "unknowingly walk about blindly in religious dungeons of ignorance.".

  my favourite scary metaphor i've read is for people who leave the religion: "those who enter the world of satan and become part of the antichrist.".

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  losthobbit

  You can't argue with a scary metaphor.

  And I have to credit djeggnog for his scary phrase referring to people who don't believe the same things he does, as those who: "unknowingly walk about blindly in religious dungeons of ignorance."

  My favourite scary metaphor I've read is for people who leave the religion: "Those who enter the world of Satan and become part of the Antichrist."

  What's your favourite scary metaphor?
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  I also have questions about field service...

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i never was a jw, so please excuse my lack of knowledge here.... after reading some posts on this forum it seems i've realized that i don't fully understand what field service is.

  it seems that field service is the following (and please correct me):.

  - something jw's have to do for a specific number of hours per month.

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  losthobbit

  Thanks for all the comments guys...

  I like djeggnog's phrase: "unknowingly walk about blindly in religious dungeons of ignorance."

  I once "unknowingly walked about blindly in religious dungeons of ignorance."

  I suppose it helps to indoctrinate people by using lots of metaphors like these, because you can't argue with a scary metaphor!

  My favourite scary metaphor that I've heard about people who leave the cult is, "Those who enter the world of Satan and become part of the Antichrist." ...that's one hell of a scary phrase :)
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  The generation of 1914 is gone...well sort of...

  by PYRAMIDSCHEME in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the last one:.

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/claude-choules-last-combat-veteran-of-world-war-i-dies-at-110/2011/05/05/afxedu0f_story.html .

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  ...and once again I missed armageddon...

  "He was 110, and no cause of death was reported."

  I would guess the cause of death to be old age.
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  I also have questions about field service...

  by losthobbit in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i never was a jw, so please excuse my lack of knowledge here.... after reading some posts on this forum it seems i've realized that i don't fully understand what field service is.

  it seems that field service is the following (and please correct me):.

  - something jw's have to do for a specific number of hours per month.

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  losthobbit

  I never was a JW, so please excuse my lack of knowledge here...

  After reading some posts on this forum it seems I've realized that I don't fully understand what field service is. It seems that field service is the following (and please correct me):

  - Something JW's have to do for a specific number of hours per month

  - Can be any of the following: handing out pamphlets / flyers, phoning, writing, debating, inviting to bible study

  So, a couple of questions:

  - Does this mean that JW's don't actually have to go door to door, and could theoretically write a mass spam emailing program which they run for a specific number of hours per month.

  - Have you ever gone door to door, while not actually believing the teachings of the organization? And, if so, did you still debate with people, or did you simply avoid questions, and say "I don't know", or "Maybe"? I'm particularly curious about this, because I wonder if there's a way to tell, when a JW comes around what their actual level of belief is... like, is there a question that you would have tried to avoid?

  - If JW's have to do field service for a couple of hours at a time, would they welcome a non-religious chat... "So, how's this weather we're having today?"... or would they prefer... "Thank you, bye bye", so they can move on to the next door and hand out another flyer?