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  At last....I made the connection with an old friend...who is a practising Pagan

  by Pams girl in

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  2. experiences

  im the nervy, anxious type.

  i suffer with panic attacks and sometimes my agoraphobia cripples me.

  the organisation effectively isolated me fo a long time.

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  Pams girl:

  I am very happy for you. I, too, have reconnected with old and dear friends who were born-in Witnesses and then left the organization. One of them is also now a practicing pagan.

  I do not like the term "pagan" as it means "country dweller" and was used as an insult by christians towards those who practiced their native religion. Most of us can trace our ancestors back to someone who was not christian and was later converted by pain of death. I now honor my ancestors by wearing amulets of Odin and Thor.
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  Memorial Attendance – Need an Advice Please

  by Yan Bibiyan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  quick background info i am an ubm, studied somewhat, never baptized.

  mrs. bibyan is a successful fader her last kh attendance was the special talk after last years memorial.

  no grief from the local congo for missing; the elderette she was friends with would call or stop by once in a while, but no harassment.. the other day, mrs. tells me out of the blue she wants to go to the memorial.

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  Do not do or say anything that shows you disaprove of her attending. Be supportive of your wife's decision. She needs to figure this out on her own.

  If I were in your shows and my wife asked me to go with her I would, but only for that reason. If Witnesses were to speak to me and ask me questions I would be brief, but honest. I would just say that I have no interest and I am simply supporting my wife.
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  Favorite TV Shows Growing Up

  by TOTH in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to love watching tv when i was a kid.

  for some reason not so much anymore.

  here are three of my favorites.

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  When I was very young, 5 or 6, I loved watching Emergency and Adam-12.

  Then there were the great shows of the '80s. Tales of the Gold Monkey and The A-Team.

  When I was in high school I followed The X-Files and Space: Above and Beyond.

  Any Robotech fans out there?
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  Carrying a gun out in service

  by Blind_Of_Lies in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  truth_b_known

  There is no prohibition against owning or carrying firearms by Jehovah's Witnesses. However, if you do, you will not be given extra privileges in the congregation. You would probably be DFed for killing someone as the WTB&TS has no clue as to the difference between killing and murder.
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  Who are the Underlappers? (This Generation)

  by 00DAD in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  so i was thinking yesterday ... trying to figure out this new-lighttm understanding of the "overlapping generations" explanation of mark 13:30, matthew 24:34, etc.

  it can be confusing but i think i finally got it!.

  i now understand that, in his great prophecy about the end of this system of things, jesus: .

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  My father professes to be of the anointed. One thing I always found interesting, and you probably won't find much written about it by the WTB&TS, is his belief that all of the 144,000 must die and be resurrected prior to Armageddon. His reasoning behind this was that it is because the "kingdom government" is comprised of Jesus and the 144,000 in heaven. All who are part of that kingdom government have the privilege of participating in the events that unfold during Armageddon. For Armageddon to start prior to that kingdom government being complete would rob one of its members of that privilege.

  With over 10K+ professing to be of the annointed and growing, that just keeps putting the "big A" down the road. It's the end of the world and this time they mean it, for real.
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  Memorial Invitation official first day today

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well it's that time of year again and the invitations to another pointless memorial aka reject jesus party is now in full swing.

  even though it's only the first day i'm already more than sick of it!

  this is the first year i am fully mentally awake for the memorial season, and honestly i'm so sick of it all!

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  My message just recounted this mornings memorial invitation being jammed into my stormdoor. Two Witness teenage girls came to my door. The only reason I knew this was because I heard what I thought was a single knock on my stormdoor.

  By the time I got to the door they were already walking down the sidewalk to the next house. 30 minutes later I was leaving to go out to do some errands. That's when I noticed the memorial invitation stuck between my stormdoor and the doorjam.

  It is apparent that they were not interested in "witnessing" to anyone. My doorbell was not rung. No knocking on my frontdoor. Just the sound of them placing the invitation in my stormdoor.

  It appears that more and more born-ins are just going through the motions. It is quite sad. Hopefully they take that last step and just quit so they can start living.
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  Memorial Invitation official first day today

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well it's that time of year again and the invitations to another pointless memorial aka reject jesus party is now in full swing.

  even though it's only the first day i'm already more than sick of it!

  this is the first year i am fully mentally awake for the memorial season, and honestly i'm so sick of it all!

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  Memorial Invitation official first day today

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well it's that time of year again and the invitations to another pointless memorial aka reject jesus party is now in full swing.

  even though it's only the first day i'm already more than sick of it!

  this is the first year i am fully mentally awake for the memorial season, and honestly i'm so sick of it all!

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  I so hate IE 9.
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  "Justified" on FX

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  has anybody been watching this show?.

  i started watching this season, (#3), but missed the first two seasons.

  i caught up on a few episodes over the weekend through itunes, couldn't find it free anywhere!

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  truth_b_known

  Justified is one of my favorite shows. What attracted me to it was 1) It's about a Deputy U.S. Marshal and 2) it's not a police drama.
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  Kingdom Hall remodel - scam

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was wondering from any here in the know, does it seem like there is a lot of "remodels" going on?.

  in the last week i had the occasion to talk with two jw's in different halls, about 10 miles apart.

  they both are undergoing major remodels.

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  truth_b_known

  You're right on target, 5 x 5.

  This is the new way the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society makes its money and they make a lot of it. Whether it is quick build Kingdom Halls or remodelling them, they are all financed via a loan from the WTB&TS. Yes! There is interest.

  On top of that, the WTB&TS ends up holding the deed to all these properties and makes a ton of money every time they sell one of these properties.