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  New To The Board

  by MarchOn in

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  i should clarify, i am new at posting, not new to the board.. i've been checking in for a short time now.

  "spying", "lurking", whatever you would like to call it.

  but i thought it was time to come out of the "first closet" i've been in for more than 20 years.

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  THIS IS INTERESTING!!!

  by voltaire in

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  when i went to mass last sunday, as i walked in there was a stack of leaflets with a message from the cardinal about pedophiles in the church!

  i thought it was great.

  can you imagine how you would feel if you went in to a kh and there was a copy ray franz's book for everyone?

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  THE END IS COMING!

  by MavMan in

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  it is a fact that the end is coming.. whether it's the end of your natural life or the end of this world, one thing is for certain, the end is near.

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  If you were a GB member how would you reply?

  by sleepy in

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  if you were a gb member how would you reply to this letter?.

  i am writing in reply to your letter of the 22 nov 2001.. i had previously written with concern over some statements found in the aug 1, 2001 watchtower pg 14 which stated, a mature christian does not advocate or insist on personal opinions or harbour private ideas when it comes to bible understanding.

  you asked me not to take the statement out of context, but failed to explain clearly how i had done so.. it is my understanding that it is believed that the governing body of jehovahs witnesses has the sole responsibility and is the sole channel that can understand and teach gods message in the bible.

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  Who will go to heaven?

  by misty in

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  i know that jw's say only 144,000. however, i just read a book called "as time runs out" by robert jeffress and he claims that all christians who have received jesus will be picked up at the rapture.

  but, he says, we will not all have the same rank in heaven.

  he claims that different responsibilities will be assigned.

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  Israel could be 666?

  by Mr Bean in

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  just think about it for a moment.. israel is the two horned (headed) beast, small horn (head) =.

  israel.

  big horn (head)= usa.

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  No ressurection?

  by radar in

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  let us eat and drink for tomorrow we are to die!.

  this is how the apostle paul responded to some who were saying in his day, there is no resurrection.

  obviously from this reasoning, there was confusion amongst some as to what actually happens at death.. greek philosophy, which led some people, such as the epicureans, to lead a life of pleasure, was obviously apparent during that christian time period.

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  Traits of Abusive Churches and Toxic Faith Systems

  by Richie in

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  an exhaustive study has been done on the behavior of cult groups - in several books about "cults", they enumerated 21 major points where you can identify the traits of a cult-like organization.

  bear in mind that the authors did not target jehovah's witnesses as a specific group at all, which made it all the more frightening!

  but this dissertation generalized all cult-groups existing in the world.... 1. control-oriented, arrogantly assertive, power-posturing leadership.. 2. authoritarian and legalistic with dictatorial, dogmatic doctrines that are proclaimed to be "the truth".. 3. claims of being the channel of communication between god and humankind; having unique knowledge that makes them special.

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  My experience at the Memorial...

  by Richie in

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  the memorial was held last night at a community center about 15 km away from the kingdom hall.

  as a df'd person, i always feel more uncomfortable if the memorial is held at a location other than the regular kh, as i would otherwise know my way around where to sit in obscurity, as well as arriving just as the meeting is about to start.. well, i decided to come a little bit earlier (although not too early) - then walked inside the community center and suddenly i was standing in front of the wide entrance where practically everyone was gathered in order to get a perfect view of who were entering the hall.

  needless to say, i felt like an alien, someone who did not exist at all, yet when i gazed into the eyes of many of the ones i know, i noticed that they were secretly looking at me and then quickly turned their heads away from me.

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  Memorial No Shows...Please Check in....

  by ISP in

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  well, i was tempted but i decided not to go to the most bizarre religious ritual of modern times....how about you?.

  isp

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