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  Celebrating a birthday for the 1st time

  by Whynot in

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  after almost a year of thinking and eh feeling, not sure... i decided to throw a small birthday party for my son.

  this feels so strange, i have never been to a birthday party.

  my husband doesn't feel comfortable with it but he decided to play along lol.

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  Cofty, bahaha! I promise I won't behead anyone lol
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  Celebrating a birthday for the 1st time

  by Whynot in

  1. social
  2. family

  after almost a year of thinking and eh feeling, not sure... i decided to throw a small birthday party for my son.

  this feels so strange, i have never been to a birthday party.

  my husband doesn't feel comfortable with it but he decided to play along lol.

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  After almost a year of thinking and eh feeling, not sure... I decided to throw a small birthday party for my son. This feels so strange, I have never been to a birthday party. My husband doesn't feel comfortable with it but he decided to play along lol. We're not calling it a B-day party though. It's called an "appreciation day" lol. I was thinking of getting cupcakes, pizza and ice cream then hitting a piñata.

  What else do you do during a b-day party? I'm only inviting the neiborhood kids. Should I have music? Not sure...

  How was it for you guys?
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  Satan , Israelite`s /Jews view ./ Satan Christendom`s views .

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  over the years i have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of israel and the jewish religion of today with the "old testament" viewed "satan" and how the many of christendoms religions including the jehovah`s witnesses view satan in the bible .. they seem to be at odds with each other ?.

  does the christian greek scriptures " new testament" contradict the hebrew scriptures of the "old testament " about who or what satan is ?.

  the israelite`s /jews were gods chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about satan than the christian religion that usurped the jewish religion ?.

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  I was just discussing this with my husband last week. I went to My Jewish Learning and beliefnet to see what they say about satan. Christians and Jews definitely have different views on the matter.

  I also found these links helpful

  http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_uram/Angels_Satan_amulets_3_things_most_dont_know_about_Judaism.html?mobi=true

  https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/satan
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  Are we losing our way a bit at JWN?

  by nicolaou in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  firstly, i want to be crystal clear how grateful i am for jwn.

  it's been my place of support for over seventeen years and it's the first online space i direct anyone to if they are taking steps out of the cult.

  i am not bashing jwn - i love this place and appreciate the hard work and expense simon puts in to keep it going.

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  Can't we all just get along?

  btw There are a lot of immigrants in this forum
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  Free exchange of ideas

  by recovering in

  1. forum
  2. suggestions

  i have noticed a paradigm shift on this site .

  we used to be able to express opposing viewpoints without being subjected to name calling and censorship.

  i wish we could return to how the board used to function.

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  Thank you
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  Special Seating at the Convention

  by mann377 in

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  2. friends

  has anyone noticed at the convention that there is special reserved seating?

  the convention that i attended (to keep peace in the family) had seating in the suites of the arena.

  all arenas, stadiums etc.

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  My brother gets to sit there. He's an elder and takes care of the donations and some other stuff I can't remember.
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  Americans, be happy with Trump, Europe lost it.

  by fulano in

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  look at what is happening in europe now, the filth that is trying to enter here.. https://youtu.be/putezss32m8.

  uk.... https://youtu.be/jbvxndnd4t4.

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  This should help give you a headstart

  https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_59af6b10e4b0d0c16bb528ab/amp
  
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  Americans, be happy with Trump, Europe lost it.

  by fulano in

  1. social
  2. current

  look at what is happening in europe now, the filth that is trying to enter here.. https://youtu.be/putezss32m8.

  uk.... https://youtu.be/jbvxndnd4t4.

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  Krismalone you are wrong on so many levels. Please do some research. Personally, I filled out hundreds of DACA applications and you are spreading false information.

  Everyone else who agrees with him, please don't say anything unless you kniw the facts. Do some research. You guys are giving me a headache
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  Cults in our Midst

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
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  this is related to a comment i made in a previous thread.

  cults exist in many diverse parts of society.

  this includes politics.

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  I have seen cultish behaviors on both sides. But since I live in Trump country here down south, wow! These people really worship him. They defend him even when he does crazy stuff. They are not open minded at all. 90% support Trump even after you explain the laws to them and how the system works (I do work for an immigration office).

  As far as JWs go, it IS common for them to fall into a cultish substitute. It's explained well in The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse and Combating Cult Mind Control. It's the same reason people leave abusive relationships and go into another abusive relationship but yet in their head it's not the same. They convince themseves it's not the same but the abuse is there.

  Personally, I have cut off people for decades if they say anything racist or steriotypical. At first I do my best to educate them since I have mixed cultural backround, mostly Native American, if they still have racists views then I avoid them completely. I can put up with anything but if someone believes people from other countries are lesser human beings or have less rights, NO. I can't be around these kind of people. It goes against everything I believe and everything I value. I myself have been mistreated on various occasions for the way I look even though I'm very American.

  The sad thing is that people have been more open about their racism since Trump got elected so I get more stares and comments. It's NOT political anymore, it's a moral issue. They don't think they're racist either!
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  Sarah Huckabee Sanders Kicked Out Of Restaurant For Supporting Trump

  by minimus in

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  i think it’s ridiculous to kick people and families out of a restaurant because of politics.

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  I wouldn't kick her out of my business.

  I say we ship out ALL people in the USA who leech off the system whether they're citizens or not. I can't tell you how many US citizens encouraged me to lie on my food stamp application and other stuff. Most time it's the office workers themselves that tell me "don't put that as income you will get denied".