Posts by musky

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Discussions With God

by IslandWoman in

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for those that pray, do you pray only in quiet reverence and thankfulness or do you also pray as if god were right there in front of you and you have this bee in your bonnet (or whatever .

personally i pray to god about anything even about being upset with him.

i love god and do not fear him so to lovingly be upset with him sometimes, is just me.

Cicatrix, I can really relate to how you must be feeling. Life is definitely not black and white. I was raised a witness, so the world was always so black and white. I have not attended in a while now. Sometimes a while goes by between prayers. I sometimes don't know for sure that God is even listening to me , or cares about me. I get mad at him, beg for his forgiveness, I thought that praying for wisdom would be a smart thing to do, reasoning that if I was wrong in my prayers, then the increased wisdom I would have would help me to pray the correct way. I think I will keep on trying to figure things out, until I die of old age someday. Then we will all know what the answer is, hey? To late by then though.

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses donate organs?

by Binky in

my girfriend read it on her brother's web log.

) now she's all confused.. many thanks.. binky,.

god of fridays and shaving cream afros

musky

http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/1/8/article_01.htm

If you scroll down to picture, It says that the witnesses believe that transplant surgery is a matter of conscience. I would assume then that donating organs would also be a matter of conscience.

Has anyone noticed how tough it is to do a search on the watchtower official site?

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses donate organs?

by Binky in

my girfriend read it on her brother's web log.

) now she's all confused.. many thanks.. binky,.

god of fridays and shaving cream afros

musky

Blondie (just don't tell anyone you an organ donor; after all when you die and your organ is used, what can they do, DF you?)

LOL Blondie

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Scientists Try to Create New Life

by Reborn2002 in

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normally metatron would post an article similar to this, so when i read this information on yahoo news, i certainly found it appropriate for this discussion board.. i would like to see the watchtower bible and tract society and the organization known as jehovah's witnesses try to explain this one, since according to their doctrine only god is capable of creating life.. the scientists mentioned here are starting with single-celled organisms, but the next step from there would lead towards more complex biological creatures.

science is growing bone, restoring eyesight, healing diseases (with the potential of stem-cell research should this country ever get out from under the christian conservative bullshit of the bush administration) anything is possible.. just thought some may find this interesting reading..

musky

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"Are you ready to Die?"

by breeze in

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i don't know about the rest of you but i spent the better part of my life believing that i would never die!

i think i have dealt with it....but it still almost seems unnatural.... we are all going to die???

musky

Great thought! When I was growing up I thought the end of this old system was near. I thought , I may not make it through middle school. Then it was " I may not make it through high school ". Then, "I may not make it through all my job training". Now I think I may die of old age someday. I also think it is possible that God may put an end to things sooner. I just don't dwell on it.

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Green Bay Packers thread

by musky in

i thought that the best team in the nfl deserved their own thread.

actually, i am not a huge football fan.

i do not watch much sports at all.

musky

Joanna, Just give up and become a Packers fan! I still cannot believe the amount of penalties on both sides during the vikings game!

Hmmm, You will have your hands full with Bill Schroeder. Good luck. He needs the right coach that is willing to work with him. He has great athletic ability.

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Green Bay Packers thread

by musky in

i thought that the best team in the nfl deserved their own thread.

actually, i am not a huge football fan.

i do not watch much sports at all.

musky

Hmmm , Sounds like your talking about a different Bret Favre. The one that plays for the Packers doesen't whine. Where did he whine to the press? Taking dives? How about playing smart! His record stands for itself. Your entitled to your opinion, but take a real good look at how he plays. Maybe you will change your mind.

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Green Bay Packers thread

by musky in

i thought that the best team in the nfl deserved their own thread.

actually, i am not a huge football fan.

i do not watch much sports at all.

musky

Get ready Tampa Bay fans. The pack is coming to town, baby! And they are looking for a team to take there frustrations out on, after the loss to the vikes.

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Forever Bashing JW's??

by ScoobySnax in

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ok.....here's one for you.....maybe this follows on from previous posts about not forever being "ex-jws" as after all, you say you have to move on, and many here claim that they have.....however reading most posts here it becomes obvious that that doesn't seem to be the case.

many seem to be trapped in a "go get 'em" crusade against the jws that seems to go round and round ...... and others just go round.. why?

how long before resolution occurs?

musky

Scooby, great post! I have read a few of your posts now, and it seems that you have a unique perspective on things. I can understand your attitude about the atmosphere of this board. If I feel that there there are posters here that i don't appreciate , they will get the "ignore" button. And there will always be some morons posting here. I try to pick out the ones that are not afraid of different viewpoints. Regarding moving on. In my case, I have other family that continues to be active witnesses. I am not currently. I continue to read and post here because The watchtower will always be a part of my life in one way or another. So I cannot just wash my hands of it and walk away , not remembering it again.

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take a look at this

by shera in

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http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardid=28082&discussionid=159004

http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardid=28082&discussionid=161969.

this woman rosemaybud is a head case.do you think she is for real?a real jw?

musky

Shera, I was almost laughing after reading this. I do believe she could very well be a witness. I have come across witnesses before which had a completely blind faith to the watchtower, to the point of acting like a cotton pickin 2 year old , name calling, being rude , etc. She is the exact type that the society wants to have in its ranks. She will never question anything. She will not even begin to justify her faith.