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  Don't the monitors ever doubt...

  by meat pie in

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  thinking about d8ta's excellent post reminded me of something my husband said the other day,'don't these wt monitors ever doubt the wt after reading all this stuff?

  ' surely there are some who, after reading pages and pages of info that cannot be written off as 'evilpostatestuff'their consciences must trouble them .

  or do they really think the org will save them at armageddon, not god or jesus?

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  No woman could be cold enough to stomach all of this and still think they are in God's org.

  You obviously don't know my mother!
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  Columbus OH ex-jw's

  by DanTheMan in

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  i've met a few in the area, but i thought i'd post to see if there are more -

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  Dan,

  I assumed you were packing your things up and moving to Cincy to be with all of us nice apostates down here!
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  How would you respond to this Catholic?

  by mpatrick in

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  hey everyone!

  i have been posting on a "crisis in the catholic church" discussion board about jws/pedophiles/dateline show.

  it doesn't get much action, but i would like what i post to come across with the most impact.

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  Thanks everyone! I tried to incorporate a little of each reply into my post, with a little of my own personality.

  It is great to hear other opinions and get a different spin on just how to get a point across!
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  How would you respond to this Catholic?

  by mpatrick in

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  2. friends

  hey everyone!

  i have been posting on a "crisis in the catholic church" discussion board about jws/pedophiles/dateline show.

  it doesn't get much action, but i would like what i post to come across with the most impact.

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  Heaven, Well said! I hope you don't mind if I use that!
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  How would you respond to this Catholic?

  by mpatrick in

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  hey everyone!

  i have been posting on a "crisis in the catholic church" discussion board about jws/pedophiles/dateline show.

  it doesn't get much action, but i would like what i post to come across with the most impact.

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  Yes, I'll be dancing an Irish Jig when the Watchtower is exposed. That doesn't make me a bad person.

  I will definitely use that line!!!
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  How would you respond to this Catholic?

  by mpatrick in

  1. jw
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  hey everyone!

  i have been posting on a "crisis in the catholic church" discussion board about jws/pedophiles/dateline show.

  it doesn't get much action, but i would like what i post to come across with the most impact.

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  Hey everyone! I have been posting on a "Crisis in the Catholic Church" Discussion Board about JWs/pedophiles/Dateline show. It doesn't get much action, but I would like what I post to come across with the most impact. How would you respond to this?
  

  mpatrick,
  Your writings here are interesting...it seems almost as if you are excited and joyful that this will take place. Am I wrong or is there some vendetta you have with JW"s? The issues happening within the Catholic Church are not only bringing out those opposed to child abuse, but also those who for one reason or another have issues with the Catholic Church or Catholic Faith. This would also happen to JW's, who if I am not mistaken, already have kind of a bad rap within the Christian Circle.
  How will all of this do good for those who have been abused?
  How will all this help build up the Kingdom of God? I think that it is real important that we take a look at ourselves and check out each of our own motives. If our focus is not concern for those abused or those who have fallen into this sin or building the Kingdom, we must go into prayer, so that God can keep us focused.

  I want to be careful how I respond because loyal Catholics can be as much on the offense as a loyal JW. Notice, this person remarked about how Catholics are using this opportunity to bring up other issues.

  "...JW's, who if I am not mistaken, already have kind of a bad rap within the Christian Circle." Did anyone else find that remark interesting?
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  What do you believe in after "The Truth&qu...

  by Atreyu in

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  an invitation:.

  i would like to see a short description of your personal beliefs or religion today, after you lost faith in "the truth", from anyone here that feels for it.

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  I don't believe that the Bible is any more inspired by God than the Watchtower. But, I do believe it holds valuable wisdom.

  I don't believe God is some outward spirit that we look toward for answers. I believe that God dwells within all of us as individuals.
  
  I believe in spirituality, not religion.
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  Air For Sale

  by Farkel in

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  you gotta love the watchtower printing corporation.

  they sell air and they make a bloody fortune doing it!

  knorr was selling air that made people feel good, even though they couldnt explain exactly why it made them feel good.. here we have some comments about a watchman classtm whose main sin is not wanting to sell watchtower books.

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  Enjoy your post as always!
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  Just Saw StarWars Episode II

  by Reborn2002 in

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  only one word is sufficient to describe this film =.

  it is not religious persecution for an informed person to expose publicly a certain religion as being false, thus allowing persons to see the difference between false religion and true religion.

  wt 11/15/1963 page 688 paragraph 3

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  Just bought tickets for Saturdays show!
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  Our first visit from the Tooth Fairy.

  by Princess in

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  my five year old son has had four loose teeth for several weeks now.

  one of them became very loose today and he couldn't leave it alone.

  my husband was planning on pulling it out this evening when rhys suddenly realized it wasn't there anymore!

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  I can't imagine many children getting upset because they found out that it wasn't really the Tooth Fairy or Santa that visited them in the night.

  My children believe in a real Santa and the Tooth Fairy as much as they believe in the real Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel the little mermaid, Scooby Doo, Powerpuff Girls and every other animated creation!

  As a child, my JW parents told me that if you screamed the demons entered your heart...to me, that seems more upsetting than finding out their isn't a real Santa. I remember being scared of smurfs and afraid of the dark because I had heard so many demon possessed stories.

  And, as if the Bible Story book wasn't enough to make you lie in bed scared to death!