Topics Started by mindfield

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What are apostates?
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. experiences
first off, let me tell you that i don't view you guys, or myself, as apostates.

that word somehow carries along with it a negative sense of destruction and hate.

what i'm wondering is, what is an apostate then?
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Funny Link
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
well, since everyone can use a laugh now and then, here's a funny link: .

http://www.the-allies.com/funny/.

enjoy!.
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Could I have your thoughts???
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
more specifically, could you tell me your thoughts on verses such as:.

matthew 24:14. and could anyone give me some factual stats on the fact that jw's dont actually preach worldwide, or at least aren't recognized worldwide???.

and yes, i do need to be reassured!
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Help me... please...
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
it's funny how 2 hours can make you question the doubts you've had for months.

just got home from the hall after speaking with an elder... had a friendly chat about my doubts... finally culminating in my admitting that i didn't believe the discreet slave really existed, and that all my jw beliefs were non-existent.

2 hours.
2
Poor Sodomites!
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
i took a huge risk tonight... nonchalantly asked an elder if he could tell me, after some research, if the guys from sodom and gomorrah are going to be resurrected.. told him that i had made the research myself, but just couldn't come up with an answer.

that's understandable... insight book says yes, watchtower from same year says no, revelation says no... who can you trust?

oh yes, the watchtower.
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Young People ask about dating
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
my brother is getting grilled by my dad about dating... he went out with a girl to the movies.

bad choice!.

overhearing them, i got reminded by some important aspects about dating.. 1. dating = sex.
1
A Weapon of Choice
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
how do i start?

i discovered the weapon in question after a self-righteous sob called an "elder" pushed me too far.

let me explain:.
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Response from sis about UN/NGO
by mindfield in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i sent an email to my sis (jw) about the watchtower affair with the un, quoting the criteria and all that, thinking that she would be open-minded about the whole thing... obviously, i was wrong.

here's what she replied:.

hi ja,.
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JW and voting in index?
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
while checking out a questions from readers which was supposed to contain radically different viewpoints on voting in the 1999 index, i got an unpleasant surprise... it's not there!!!

in the summary of the watchtower, a questions from readers is mentioned, but the article itself is nowhere to be found!

i must note however, this was a french index... is it the same with the english ones?
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help with ngo!!!
by mindfield in
1. jw
2. friends
hi everyone!

well, im a newbie here, so ill make this short!

ive showed my mom the ngo status the watchtower shared with the un for 10 years now... of course, shes now denying it was a bad decision... she says the un is bad as a whole, but joining in as an ngo is okay since its not directly with the un... any tips?