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  Why Can You See Through the Watchtower While Others Cannot?

  by The wanderer in

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  compared with the six million jehovahs witnesses worldwide the .

  so-called apostates are comparatively much smaller.

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  Well, just off the top of my head a few things come to mind about seeing the Watchtower for what it really is...

  1. Your own 'ox' gets gored, and you take a second look at how they are treating you.

  2. You have an 'epiphany' and your eyes become opened

  3. Holy Spirit teaches you something

  4. You start to research some Bible topics

  5. You become sick and have to miss a lot of meetings and then start to think on your own a little clearer

  All of the above happened to me over a period of time.

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  Age Differences in Relationships – Help!

  by noontide in

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  i find myself in a situation that has me very confused.

  id like your input on this.

  i work for a large company (over 550 employees) and as such, romantic and or sexual relationships between employees tend to develop every once in a while.

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  My wife is 8 years younger than I, but she is a lot smarter! Hey, how did that happen?

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  Faith in God and the Church - Part 2 of 2 The Catholic Faith

  by Amazing in

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  my story is sub-titled so you can skip ahead to parts that interest you most.. by way of reminder, my posting on "faith in god and the church" is not meant to convert anyone, because i have been out of the preaching business now for 14-years.

  i am sharing my views given the questions i get when i do post about belief in god or my association with the catholic church.. why the catholic church?

  protestants, especially fundamentalists and evangelicals have a hard spot with the roman catholic church.

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  The first I recall hearing a former Jehovah's Witness returning to the Catholic faith she was raised in was Barbara Grizzuti Harrison. (now deceased) In her book ITALIAN DAYS she recounts going back to Italy on a vacation and the feeling of coming home when she visited a Catholic Church there.

  She also was famous for her book VISIONS OF GLORY, A HISTORY AND A MEMORY OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES which if any have not read would find quite interesting. I believe it is on the net for anyone to read for free.

  Knowing you and Tom Cabeen personally, I have seen the positive changes in your lives and am happy for that. I'll have to think about praying to THE HOLY SPIRIT for now though as many of the Watchtower baggages I still carry around prevents that at the present time.

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  Letter to the WTBTS...

  by Lumptard in

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  anyone know how long it usually takes to get a response from the society?

  i sent a letter about a month ago....is this standard time?.

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  Will be back to you in 8 to 10 years depending on the context.

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  I find this very hard to believe. What do you think?

  by whyizit in

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  my friend is an up and coming jw recruit.

  not baptized, but high-stepping in that direction.. any way... she lives a small rural town and she has to go to a neighboring town to a kh.

  she recently asked her jw guru if there would be a kh built in their own town any time soon.

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  That might be the 'seed' to show your friend that they are liars and no such thing really happened or can be proved. Just a good old persecution complex myth.

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  Does God Know How To Communicate To Humans?

  by Outaservice in

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  this girl thinks 'yes'!

  http://tinyurl.com/yxewot.

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  the usual is http:// before the site
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  Does God Know How To Communicate To Humans?

  by Outaservice in

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  this girl thinks 'yes'!

  http://tinyurl.com/yxewot.

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  Okay, do the usual and insert tinyurl.com/yxewot and see if that works. If that don't I'll spell it out
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  Does God Know How To Communicate To Humans?

  by Outaservice in

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  this girl thinks 'yes'!

  http://tinyurl.com/yxewot.

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  This girl thinks 'yes'!

  http://tinyurl.com/yxewot

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  Faith in God and the Church - Part 1 of 2

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
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  palmer: i don't know.

  i mean, for me... i need proof.. palmer: proof.

  ellie: yes, very much.. palmer: prove it.. [source: http://www.turning-pages.com/contact/machine.htm].

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  I think a good thread to develope might be dealing with different ways God can communicate (talk) with us and/or work/influence our lives. It might be in ways we have never even contemplated. Of course in the past there have been dreams, visions, angels, and other people whom God has used. Anything else?

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  Faith in God and the Church - Part 1 of 2

  by Amazing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  palmer: i don't know.

  i mean, for me... i need proof.. palmer: proof.

  ellie: yes, very much.. palmer: prove it.. [source: http://www.turning-pages.com/contact/machine.htm].

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  Hi Jim,

  Enjoyed your 'Post' and look forward to Number 2.

  Personal testimony and experiences with God by individuals, far outweigh doctrional arguments which are very devisive and open to interpretation.

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