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  In memory of...

  by hartstrings in

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  i was reviewing some ex-scientology sites and on one site they have a "morgue.

  " in it, they give the names of all the people who have died due to scientology.

  it made me think that it would be neat if we could set up a "in memorium" board for all those who have lost their life due to jws screwed up policies - blood, organ failure, suicide, etc.

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  Bella15

  Funny
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  Just my little story

  by MinistryOfTruth in

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  i have been lurking here for about a month or two.

  it is really awesome to read so many similar experiences.. for example, when i was still 'in' i wondered if i was the only one in the hall that really hated the meetings.

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  Bella15

  Welcome ...

  Awesome you are in college ... Congratulations!
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  2013 District Convention Program: ‘God’s Word is Truth!’

  by bats in the belfry in

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  unlike god's word, that jws believe to be absolute truth, any one of their directives given at the 2013 district convention could be subject to misinterpretation.. .

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  Bella15

  you cracked me up ... LOL

  "Alien Apostates"
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  Question for Believers: Is there a “Maximum” Age for Becoming a True Believer?

  by Yan Bibiyan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i started with christians in mind, but broadened the scope to include all faiths.. question is posed to help solve a dilemma:.

  if yes what is that age and what is the scriptural basis.. if no why do believers insist on forcing their children to become believers at a very young age?

  if when they turn adults and decide that they want to worship a particular deity, that deity will welcome them regardless of age.. without a doubt, the mind of a child is like a sponge and activities and surrounding at a young age leave a lasting impression on the path to adulthood.. if we, as parents, are striving to provide a well-balanced upbringing, strive to teach our children diversity, insist on or live to provide a better life for our offspring, why on earth are we indoctrinating them with a set of one-sided values that are often tattooed on them for life?.

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  Bella15

  As far as followers of Jesus The Christ, you won't attain fully maturity until we are reunited with him ... it is a journey into eternity ... everlasting life ... the whole world cannot contain the glory of God, the world could not have contained all the books written about Jesus, etc ... it is a process into eternity with God....
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  Yesterday's WT Study par 17

  by leaving_quietly in

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  i marked down "research" next to this paragraph w13 1/15 p.11 par.

  17), and have yet to do so fully.. "modern christians held in nazi concentration camps with possible death facing them were given repeated opportunities to gain their freedom by signing a declaration renouncing jehovah.".

  was the declaration to renounce jehovah?

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  Bella15

  @ Fiddler

  That the IBSA is proclaiming erroneous teachings and under the cloak of religion.

  DAMN! The third Reich got that right!

  I thought exactly the same ...LOL
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  Will the Watchtower Society benefit from the looming financial collapse?

  by redvip2000 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you have your eyes and ears open and can put 2 and 2 together, you have like many of us, have figured out that there is an impending financial collapse in the united states.

  the type of financial collapse that likely has never been seen.. whether you believe this is being done intentionally by global power hungry groups bent on bringing us to our knees, in order to push their agenda, or whether it is being done out of carelessness and stupidity is hardly relevant at this point.. the writing is on the wall.

  experts (and all who want to) can see it , high level officials expect it, and are already implementing the contingencies that are needed in order handle the civil unrest that will ensue.

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  Actually, they will not be prepared, they will suffer as like it was said before, no education, no savings, and without trust in the name of Jesus, I don't know how they are going to fare ...
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  Not the most gripping plot in Caleb's latest adventure...

  by cedars in

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  http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/videos/stealing-is-bad/.

  caleb sees some brightly-colored lollies.. caleb's mom tells him they're not buying candy today.. caleb puts down the lollies, sulking.. caleb thinks about stealing just one lolly, but remembers his dad's words at family study, that if he steals he won't be jehovah's friend.. caleb puts back the lolly smiling, and runs along.. .

  hardly a gripping plot.

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  They are teaching moral concepts within their organization culture and version of God context ... that's why a lot of JWs go on and do this very same things to others which do not belong to their cult with no shame. They think it is okay and "Jehovah understands" if you steal/defraud/gossip/hate wordly people - their brain is twisted/wired that way.

  Stealing goes way beyond than pleasing God ...
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  Your worst store accident?

  by Apognophos in

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  mine: i was walking around a grocery store with one of those snapple iced tea boxes dangling from one hand, looking for the other thing i ran in to buy.

  suddenly the flimsy cardboard side of the box came unglued, and bottles dumped out, smashing open on the floor.

  a river of iced tea began to run down the aisle.

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  I was in line waiting to pay at the Cashier ... I was wearing a very long skirt... my 3 year old daughter was behind me and I didn't notice that she was lifting my skirt from behind allowing everybody around me to see my underwear ...
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  John the Baptist beheaded on Herod's birthday. Why?

  by leaving_quietly in

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  2. beliefs

  it was in this week's bible reading.

  mark 6:21: "but a convenient day came along when herod spread an evening meal on his birthday for his top-ranking men and the military commanders and the foremost ones of galilee.".

  look at the various renderings of this verse.

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  Bella15

  Also, John had to decrease while Jesus increase according to prophecy, his beheading was fulfillment of prophecy then.
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  DUI Defendant Tries to Place Awake With My Prosecutor Daughter

  by Justitia Themis in

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  yep.

  you read the title correctly.. my daughter is a prosecutor who right this moment is prosecuting a dui crash with major injuries.

  the defendant--the drunk driver--just tried to place an awake magazine with her while both of them were in the courtroom.. .

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  Bella15

  Well, although he was DUI, Jehovah understands!