Posts by 3rdgen

There are a lot of bros who have guns for hunting but some who have protection wepons get heat and are not considered "exemplary" so are not appointed as servants. In a local cong. few years back a beloved JW family (who I knew and loved) with identical twin sons in their late teens suffered a horrific tragidy. The boys were in their room goofing off with a family gun. One twin accidently killed the other. It was all over the news. So VERY sad. The incident has probably has caused the elders to clamp down on gun owners.

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Did you think Dinosaurs were destroyed in the Flood?

by LoisLane looking for Superman in

in our jw bible, they placed a friendly dinosaur on the inside front cover on the old time map of the middle east.. you look at that, and see where the placement to where the garden of eden is and that was the image i got in my mind.

dinosaurs lived, but were too big to save in the flood, and besides they had outlived their purpose of fertilizing the earth.

i feel stupid for the thinking i had when i was 'in'.. is that how you 'thought' when you were 'in'?.

3rdgen

My parents taught me that the dinosaurs were destroyed in the flood. They said it with conviction so I took it as fact. Mom had a little trouble using the Bible to prove that each of the creative days were exactly 7000 years long. I wasn't completely convinced but since Armageddon was coming any day I didn't think it really mattered.

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Larry Graham and Prince over by my house- smile

by JT in

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i was sent this email - i gave a couple of talks in this hall, in fact it is not that far from where we have built our new home.. and they say jw don't do creature worship.

james.

> this past sunday (rainy and dreary) at our 3:30 p.m. meeting in bowie, a .

3rdgen

Prince and Larry need to re-work the Bee Molesting song.

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elder emails me after nearly 6 months... myresponse

by losingit in

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just letting you know that today's meeting is cancelled.. it's been a while since we have seen the girls - if we need to change something so they can attend and or make their bible study - please let me know.. hope we see you at the meeting soon.. bro brown".

my response.... "simon,.

please remove me from your email contact list.

3rdgen

According to him "you let yourself lie with demons" . What an assho!*. Does he regularly consult them to know who their bedfellows are???? Your response was great yet much better than he deserved. Aren't you glad you have stopped putting your life in his hands?

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Christmas Songs?

by leaving_quietly in

there are certain songs sung at christmas time that have nothing whatsoever to do with christmas.

i've been reading lyrics lately to make sure, then i make comments to my uber-jw wife, who really, really hates what i'm saying.

for example, the song, "let it snow" has nothing to do with christmas.

3rdgen

SFPW, LOL LOL

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My Story

by Brother Mike in

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my story is long, heart stopping, tragic, and puzzling.

since i posted what was said to be my last post, i received a private message which sparked my attention about the watchtower.

immediately i did research, and have found not only proof from outside sources, but the watchtower openly admitting it.

3rdgen

I am so sorry for the pain you are suffering Bro Mike. Death of your father is so difficult and then to have your faith shaken is like having the rug pulled out from underneath you. Please keep reading, keep questioning, keep in touch here so we can help as much as possible. You, my friend, are not alone.

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Crazy JW urban legend

by Simon in

a sure guarantee that this was bogus (really, any reasoning is required at all?

) was that it did the rounds applied to john denver, annie lennox and others.. basically, they relied on satan (oh yes) for their musical ability (i knew it) and any jws in the audience would be asked to leave because ... (drum roll) ... they blocked the signal to satan so couldn't perform with them present!.

anyone else remember that gem?.

3rdgen

I too, heard the John Denver rumor but only that he asked if there were any JWs at his concert and if so, would they please leave. As a witness who gullibly believed it I was offended at the time. I figured some stupid Witness had given him a bad (isolated) experience. HA!

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My friend's Mom apologized to her kids for teaching them lies!

by Hortenzie in

she has been a witness most of her life.

her three kids were brought up as jw in a communist country and the whole family suffered reprisals from the regime for being in the org.

(father was well know elder).

3rdgen

Your friend did the right thing. About a year ago I did the same. My daughter was very gracious and told me she knew I was teaching what i sincrely believed would be best for her. wooo hooo! Our relationship was noticebly strengthened afterwards.