NewYork44M

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  Any med students out there that are going for D.O. or M.D.?

  by WillowTrees in

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  NewYork44M

  I completed a doctorate, but not in medicine. Why do you ask the question?
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  Conversation with a Seminary student over coffee . . .

  by Terry in

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  this is a distilled (and from memory) reconstruction of a chat awhile back.

  ive dusted it off for today.. my 81 year old ex-baptist minister friend dub and i went to starbucks for coffee and conversation.

  dub likes to start conversations with strangers.. today a seminary student caught his eye.

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  What if this conversation changed the trajectory of this young man? And that trajectory was not good. Would you feel guilty?

  I don't want the burden of convincing that a person is wrong and then not providing a suitable plan B. That is a responsibility that I really can't deal with.
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  Kingdom chorus

  by looter in

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  so im at the meeting after its over and this elder says to me that god needs my voice because he, the elder, feels that my singing is not loud enough.

  i did not tell him this, but singing just is not my thing.

  he then went on saying how gods people are better singers than "the worlds singers".

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  I thought singing was a form of prayer. Who is this elder to judge your prayer to god.
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  Governing Body courageously 'Admit their mistakes'

  by LogCon in

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  march 2015 study article learn from the illustration of the talents.

  brothers and sisters worldwide will be overjoyed to know that the governing body finally has the.

  courage to admit their mistakes .

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  I am confused. But perhaps I am mistaken. No, I am confused. I am just happy I don't have to sit through this Watchtower study.
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  Plymouth Herald: Mother reveals torment as JW is jailed for sexually abusing her daughter

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  see original thread here on jwn: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/288910/3/jehovahe28099s-witness-elder-jailed-for-12-years-for-multiple-sexual-offences-against-young-girl.

  http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/mother-reveals-torment-jehovah-s-witness-jailed/story-25741246-detail/story.html.

  mother reveals torment as jehovah's witness is jailed for sexually abusing her daughter.

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  This sort of throws out the window the whole concept of spirit appointed elders. That is, unless the HS is a pervert. Hmmm...
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  How Long Have You Been Here?

  by minimus in

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  12 years for me and before i actually became a member, i looked at this site (jwd) for a few months..

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  Going on 13 years, I am not a heavy poster, and will go for long periods without making a comment. However, I keep tabs on this site quite regularly.
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  Conversation with a Seminary student over coffee . . .

  by Terry in

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  2. friends

  this is a distilled (and from memory) reconstruction of a chat awhile back.

  ive dusted it off for today.. my 81 year old ex-baptist minister friend dub and i went to starbucks for coffee and conversation.

  dub likes to start conversations with strangers.. today a seminary student caught his eye.

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  Great conversation. Thank you for sharing.
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  Plymouth Herald: Mother reveals torment as JW is jailed for sexually abusing her daughter

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  see original thread here on jwn: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/child-abuse/288910/3/jehovahe28099s-witness-elder-jailed-for-12-years-for-multiple-sexual-offences-against-young-girl.

  http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/mother-reveals-torment-jehovah-s-witness-jailed/story-25741246-detail/story.html.

  mother reveals torment as jehovah's witness is jailed for sexually abusing her daughter.

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  Dennis blew a kiss to the victim and her mother in the public gallery as he admitted his crimes.
  
  I wonder if is still a witness in good standing? Disgusting! Something tells me he will be getting what he deserves in prison. He will be blowing more than kisses.
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  Another True Believer Dies Before Entering The Paradise

  by minimus in

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  a dear old man, 81 years of age died the other day.

  my family studied with his family in 1969 and the entire family left their beloved catholic church and became jehovah's witnesses within 6 months.the man was illiterate and unschooled.

  still, he believed "the truth" and even when some of his kids left or got disfellowshipped, he persevered.

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  That is sad, but it makes me wonder, at what age is learning TTATT too late? The prospect of acknowledging at the age of 80 that your whole life was wasted on a lie would be unbelievably traumatic.
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  Do You Consider Jehovah's Witnesses A Boring Group of People???

  by minimus in

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  i think they are the most boring people on earth.

  they are about as exciting as a dead ant..

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  When you say generation do you mean an overlapping generation? Each boring person has connected with someone from a prior boring generation.

  Is this even more proof that we are near the end of the wicked old system?