The Quiet One
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Appealing a disfellowshipping - any experience
by dozy inanyone had any experience of a successful appeal against a disfellowship?
a friend of mine feels he has been dfd unjustifiably & is considering an appeal.
he probably has something of a case - the jc was a total shambles - but i'm very dubious that he has any likelihood of success.. my only experience of a successful appeal is when elders in a neighbouring congregation were appointed by the co & overturned a df in our congregation a few years ago.
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New light Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release
by cedars inhttp://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.
if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.
it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.
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Sd-7, I agree, that's what I thought it meant.
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Identity Crisis: Who Am I?
by Emery inafter learning ttatt, i have completely abandoned christian fundamentalism.
thus, dropping many superstitions, prejudices, and biases associated with legalistic interpretations of the bible.
although i am agnostic, i still adhere to many christian principles, not because i think they are divine truths, but because i've benefited from the wisdom.. since i no longer believe in the inspiration of the bible, i repeatedly find myself falling into questions of conscience, ones which i've never faced before... .
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I'm the same person deep down, just less tolerant of arrogance/judgementalism and more tolerant/empathetic towards those with 'problems' such as regularly drinking and smoking. Not boasting, but just as an example, even since I've stopped believing that a God is watching me I have still handed in money people have lost/helped elderly people etc.. On the other hand, people being petty or making up stupid rules I have far more trouble dealing with, less patience in a way. Sometimes I feel like just screaming ''do you not REALISE that we're all just going to die one day, and this planet likely reduced to rubble/burnt up etc. and even that doesn't really matter?? You can stick your silly little rules and politics where the sun doesn't..'' .... Excuse me for that rant :) ... You are who you are. As to self-destructive behaviour, ask yourself why you'd WANT to act in that way. If you believe this is your only chance at life, why throw it away and end up miserable? You will find/already know what you can do to make others happier or help people in need. Now you can choose your own purpose, rather than being given one by a really old book..
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How to lure people in
by The Quiet One inkm 3/13 page 4 paragraph 1 "..while the require brochure discussed christian requirements, which can be challenging for new students to accept, this new brochure focuses on the good news found in the bible".
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I was pointing out the modern way of witnessing, leave out any uncomfortable 'requirements' and just talk about the nice stuff. The 'Good News' brochure is even for people already studying. Nobody cares? Ok, moving on...
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How to lure people in
by The Quiet One inkm 3/13 page 4 paragraph 1 "..while the require brochure discussed christian requirements, which can be challenging for new students to accept, this new brochure focuses on the good news found in the bible".
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New light Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release
by cedars inhttp://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.
if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.
it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.
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I'm thinking that they might mean 'associated with' as in 'mice are generally associated with cheese'.. As in people have mentally associated GB with FDS. Doesn't make any sense to me otherwise, but then I am crazy.
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New light Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release
by cedars inhttp://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.
if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.
it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.
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I found out a JW friend of mine has an addiction to torturing animals!
by Vienna Angelika inlast night i found out a close jw friend of mine takes delight in watching animal torture.
i am an animal lover, and i dont know what to think.
i dont want to end our friendship because this friend has been very accepting of me.
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Vienna, how are you doing?
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Innapropriate for young children? Scare tactics?
by The Quiet One ingods word for us through jeremiah page 128 '..his mother bought a ram and a ewe.
he looked after them, and the ewe produced two lambs a year, so the flock began to grow..."early one morning while i was still in bed," he recalls, "i heard them bleating.
when i finally did, i saw a pack of wild dogs running away from my lambs, which had their bellies ripped open.
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ADD, those talks sound like they would have been disturbing for you, I hope that you are free of anxiety now, to some extent at least.. Anyone have any other examples?
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Innapropriate for young children? Scare tactics?
by The Quiet One ingods word for us through jeremiah page 128 '..his mother bought a ram and a ewe.
he looked after them, and the ewe produced two lambs a year, so the flock began to grow..."early one morning while i was still in bed," he recalls, "i heard them bleating.
when i finally did, i saw a pack of wild dogs running away from my lambs, which had their bellies ripped open.
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