Topics Started by outnfree

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Leaving France this Saturday...off to Accra, Ghana in West Africa
by Utopian Reformist in
1. jw
2. friends
dear family!.

hope all of you are well and doing great.

it's so relieving and comforting to see the names of my friends still posting here!
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Had to put my dog to sleep today :*(
by LovesDubs in
1. jw
2. friends
they tell you when it's time...and she was telling us.

the neighbor found her in his yard having a grand mal.

i adopted her in 2002 from a shelter, shes a sheltie, and she was fine and wonderful and loved us and protected us.
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Coming to a KH near you...the generation/new light WT
by Mickey mouse in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
next weekend congregations around the world will be studying the wt article on the new definition of a "generation".. i would think there will be an epidemic of cognitive dissonance.

this must be the first time there has been a change of doctrine on a singular topic twice in 13 years.

for those still in like me, use the opportunity to get your partner thinking..
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Born in or Converted to JW? What are the stats here? and why....
by oompa in
1. jw
2. friends
can't everyone just put this one item on their profile before posting.

it seems like most posters have no profile, but this info could help in several ways.

i am just guessing, but it seems like more here were born in.....your thoughts on this?......oompa.
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Definition of a Fundamentalist
by outnfree in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i subscribe to something called monday9am.tv - short films and stories about life and the human spirit (found at http://www.monday9am.tv/) and wanted to share the definition of a fundamentalist given in today's film short by author seth godin: .

"a fundamentalist is person who considers whether a fact is acceptable to their faith before they explore it.

he contrasts this with a curious person, which he defines as one who "explores first, and then considers whether or not they want to consider the ramifications.
2
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
by BurnTheShips in
1. jw
2. friends
hooray!.

as for the tower, may 2008 hasten its demise!!!.

burn.
5
Happy New Year!..
by Gregor in
1. jw
2. friends
let's have a hug and a kish on the lips!

no, not you happy lads!.

my 2007 was a big improvement over my 2006.
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Kingdom Hall is packed
by Junction-Guy in
1. jw
2. friends
right near my apartment there is a kingdom hall that sits next to the interstate.

i passed by there tonight at 5 pm and it was totally packed.

i mean there were cars lined all up and down the driveway.
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They make us feel like garbage.....but next year we have PLANS!!!
by Gill in
1. jw
2. friends
having spent last friday evening with jw relatives, both husband and self have been a bit 'uncomfortable in our skins' today.. i don't know why they ask us.

they treat us as if we weren't there and there is a definite atmosphere that hangs heavily and i believe they only ask us just so they can ignore us.

they have done this every year for the last twenty years and we have plans to make this one our last.
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Is it official policy that elders MUST advise the parent to report abuse?
by Must obey! in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
notwithstanding the plain fact that the watchtower's heinous "two witness" rule is obviously flawed (scripturally and in terms of natural justice), it seems to me that as long as the elders are advising the parent/caregiver to go to the authorities in every case where an accusation of child abuse has occurred that this is sufficient for the elders to discharge their legal duty, shouldn't it?.

i have heard rumours that this is in fact the official current policy (since when i don't know) of the society: that they tell the elders to advise the parent/caregiver to inform the authorities of alleged child abuse.

but how firm is this policy?