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What should I do?
by Scorpion in
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i have pioneered for over four years.

i have three children and a wife who at times has severe back problems.

i have worked two jobs just to stay ahead of the bills and provide for my family.
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My Journey
by Frenchy in
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2. friends
i suppose we all think of ourselves as unique and we are in so many ways.

what i fail to realize, i guess, is that we are far more alike than unique.

every now and then i will reveal some little fear or quirk or dream that i have only to find out that someone else has experienced the same thing!
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Why are people 'Bad' ?
by Caliban in
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as far as i see it, people are bad / evil (call it what you will) because of two possible things:.

1. they are genetically that way.

they are born like that.. 2. the way they have been brought up has made them that way.. either way, the influences are out of their control.
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To wait or not to wait?
by Frenchy in
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okay, this need not necessarily be controversial but i would like some honest opinions on the matter.

from time to time (in last sundays wt lesson for example) i read in the magazines or hear brothers say this in their talks.

(with some variation) arent we grateful that jehovah has waited this long before loosing armageddon on mankind?
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Question for this forum???
by spectromize in
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2. bible
how many here still believe the organization is ahead of any other religion as far as teaching truth from the bible despite some of the wrong teachings that we perhaps have???.

i will be the first to answer in saying, i still believe we are ahead of any other religion for the present but it can change.

only time will tell wether the organization wants to adjust to some of their mistaken chronology and teachings.
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Dinosaur's & fossils records
by moman in
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2. bible
i have been in the "truth" for some yrs., & just can't seem to reconsile the huge fossile record with the society's timetable.

if each creative day waz 7k yrs., that means the dinosaurs only lived on this earth for a few thousand yrs.= (sixth creative day 7k yrs.

to noah's flood).
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Don't talk to anybody
by mgm in
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2. bible
there is no answer for your question.

if you write to the society, you'll end probably like the swedish brother carl johnsson.

he collected facts about the topic 587 or 607 and sent it to brooklyn.
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I'm a Neutral Jehovah's Witness
by Martini in
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dear brothers and sisters,.

i martini, will confide in you that i have become a neutral jehovah's witness.

i wonder if i'm not coining a new phrase here!.
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Blood Fraction
by claudia in
1. watchtower
2. bible
ok i need help here, i want to know how i can justify taking blood fractions, from stored and collected blood?

how do i answer my relatives, the people who are the most wonderful people in the world even though they are roman catholic, they are not trying to persecute me, they love me, so i dont even want to go the persecution route.also where is the biblical support for fractions.

i feel it is selfish to take from bloodbanks, but not give in return, and on top of that hear badmouthing of bloodbanks.
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What is truth?
by spectromize in
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2. bible
ah!

yes, that remark made by pilate after pilate had asked jesus wether he was a king.

( john 18:37-38 ).. how would you answer the question according to what we know from the bibles definition, and how the faithful and discreet slave have endeavored to give us spiritual food at the proper time?.