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  NEED Help before Monday

  by Crazyguy in

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  i noticed in a thread a day or 2 ago that someone mentioned a wt dated back in 1981 i believe where it stated that the policy of the jw's were that if anyone even thought a doubt about the jw's that they were infact apostates!!!

  i downloaded the article in the 1980 8/1 pp17-22 and that was not the article.

  can't find the thread, help anyone please!!!!!

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  Nathan Natas

  "Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."
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  Growing a beard!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  i am doing one of my dreams for a while: growing a beard.

  it may not seem like much, but it's quite the experience for me.

  it's probably a rite of passage from jw to exjw lol.. besides the itchyness, i hate it that it curls so much (i have hairs that naturally start to curl after a certain length).. anyone here have tips on taking care of a beard?

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  Nathan Natas

  Instead of vegetable oil, I would go with light weight mineral oil (odorless baby oil). Mineral oil cannot go rancid or oxidize (at room temp.) like vegetable oils can.

  Did you know that baby oil contains NO baby extract? That's false advertising!
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  Are some dog breeds more responsive than others?

  by compound complex in

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  woof!.

  i care for numerous canines and wonder about your experiences with man's best friend.. some appear ready and able to do as asked and others, well, just sort of stare .

  and stare.

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  I think it is a case of both NATURE and NURTURE.

  Some breeds are demonstrably more intelligent than others (Aussie Sheepdogs). I have also known of some dogs that had passively abusive puppyhoods (lack of contact with dogs or humans) that demonstrated failure to thrive syndrome - they weren't too sharp and were difficult to train - not BAD dogs, but not smart either.
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  Growing a beard!!

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am doing one of my dreams for a while: growing a beard.

  it may not seem like much, but it's quite the experience for me.

  it's probably a rite of passage from jw to exjw lol.. besides the itchyness, i hate it that it curls so much (i have hairs that naturally start to curl after a certain length).. anyone here have tips on taking care of a beard?

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  Nathan Natas

  I've had a beard for most of the almost 40 years since I got out of the 'Tower.

  The itchyness when it is just coming in is a result of three factors:

  1. The hairs are relatively short and this means they can't flex as much as longer hairs.

  2. The ends of the hairs are cut square because of your recently-stopped shaving.

  3. Your skin isn't used to dealing with with the sharp edges of the growing hairs.

  A shampoo with jojoba (not jejojobah - yuk yuk yuk!) oil in it will make the hair feel softer. I've used Bumble and Bumble Alojoba shampoo in the past. To be honest I don't use it regularly because once the beard is a month old it will be pretty soft. Using a conditioning rinse might also help.

  One thing that I really feel is most helpful - even though this will sound weird - is to get a bar (not the liquid form) of LAVA brand hand soap and really work the bar over the beard to work up a big "mad dog" lather. LAVA hand soap contains fine pumice powder, which is abrasive enough to wear the edges of the beard hairs while your face enjoys a super-rich, smooth lather. When the cut edges of the hairs is worn a bit the hair won't itch as much. I am a BIG fan of LAVA hand soap for cleaning more than dirty, greasy hands.

  (A famous internet retailer sells bars LAVA hand soap and the Alojoba shampoo.)

  I'm not kidding! You can probably get it in supermarkets or hardware stores. Try a bar - if you don't like it on your beard you will be able to use it for dirty or greasy hands.
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  4000 year old cuneiform tablet says Ark was "round".

  by designs in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a cuneiform tablet from around 1750bce describes a noah type named atra-hasis building a 2/3rds stadium size round ark to save humans and animals from the gods wrath.

  one of the gods, enki, informs atra of the other gods plans along with how-to instructions.. www.haaretz.com under archeology.. why couldn't we have had a god named enki, is that cool or what.... .

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  Designs commented, "Why couldn't we have had a god named Enki, is that cool or what..."

  You CAN have a God named Enki.

  Simply call to him in the stillness of your heart, and if you are sincere he will answer you.

  Many times we make things more complicated than they need to be.

  Ask.

  Seek.

  Knock.

  Enki is at the threshold.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98OYK5P3OGI
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  A not so loving phone call....

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i recently got a letter in my pillar box asking me to attend a meeting at the k.h.

  i ignored the " kind" request.. this was folloed up by a " loving" phone call with the question " do i believe in the organisation" my reply.

  " anyway what pissed me off was during the " loving" phone call i realized there was another " brother" listning in.

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  Next time, have some fun with the loving 'dubs. Ask if someone else is listening in on another line.

  If they deny it, you can go into a "revival preacher" voice and say, "BY THE POWER of JAY-sus, I command you to answer truthfully!"

  Or you could say, "You must be having some trouble with your telephone line; the wye-meter I have recording this conversation shows that someone is listening in."

  There is no such thing as a wye-meter that records phone calls, but your average window-washing elder won't know that. You might scare the squirt out of him.
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  Someone I know wants to go back to the meetings

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am presently fadding out and a person that i know sent me an email telling me he was going back to his meeting.

  how can i let him know that i think he probably will be better outside if he keeps trying without running the risk that he goes back and forward the email to a local elder?.

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  Good luck on your fad.
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  I have often seen JW`s supposed beleif of 1925 as the end .....It`s not what I remember

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i could be wrong of course , but as far as i recall 1925 was not the date of armageddon , but was the date the" princes of the earth" would be resurrected .

  the princes of course were faithfull men of old such as abraham issac and jacob, anybody who had a prominent part in gods favour.. witnesses at assemblies after 1925 were constantly awaiting to welcome the resurrected princes of the earth up until the late 1950`s.

  these faithfull resurrected men were to lead the rank and file into the glorious new system of christs thousand year reign.. smiddy.

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  Nathan Natas

  LOL, JYD! Thanks for the kind words.

  
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  Can Jehovah's witnesses eat halal and kosher meat?

  by Reynam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm new here, i pretty much created this account cause i couldn't find the answer to my question.

  and my question is, can jw eat halal and kosher meat?

  i was searching online but all i found was that jw dont have any food restrictions besides consuming blood.. if someone can answer my question, please and thank u!.

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  Nathan Natas

  Mynameislame oberved, " Interesting point, I don't ever remember that being discussed. We always used to use Kosher wine and unlevened bread for the memorial."

  I'll admit that during the 20-odd years I was a Dub this never occurred to me, and I consumed Kosher foods without giving it a second thought.

  It would be kind of interesting to hear the Watchtower's weasel-words on this issue of Pure Worship™.

  Now I'm a free atheist and don't worry none about what superstitious people do.
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  Can Jehovah's witnesses eat halal and kosher meat?

  by Reynam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm new here, i pretty much created this account cause i couldn't find the answer to my question.

  and my question is, can jw eat halal and kosher meat?

  i was searching online but all i found was that jw dont have any food restrictions besides consuming blood.. if someone can answer my question, please and thank u!.

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  Nathan Natas

  Reynam asked, "... my question is, can JW eat halal and kosher meat?"

  That's an interesting question!

  My initial thought was "Yes, they can."

  But then I recalled Acts 15:29: "You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell."

  Could an argument be made that the religious requirements for food to meet Jewish Kosher and Muslim Halal standards is a kind of FALSE "religious blessing" on the food?

  Yes folks, when you get down to the religious nitty-gritty, Judaism is just as much a FALSE RELIGION as submission to Allah - Islam - is.

  Hmmmm?

  So maybe not, eh?