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  Let's see who can come up with the most "outlandish" END DATE calculation/speculation/prediction/prophecy

  by StoneWall in

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  here is mine.. if you start with the pivotal date of 1000 c.e.

  and add 1914c.e.

  (because of jw's), then add 2012 (because of mayan calendar) you come to the date of 4926 c.e.. but bear with me just a bit cause this is not the "end" as of yet because we still have to factor in the mileage between miami and tampa.

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  Anyone else see the movie, The Town?

  by juni in

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  i thought it was a good movie.

  good story.. .

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  My Story

  by TheWanderer in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i found this site quite a few months ago, after a curiosity search on wikipedia about jws and what's going on with the organization.

  i was unfortunately born into it, 4th-generation; my great-grandfather was a special pioneer spreading the word in the early 1900s.

  it was all i knew growing up, even though i struggled between trying to conform to make everyone happy ... and finding my own way in life.

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  Hubby has finally come around....had to share!

  by meangirl in

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  2. experiences

  some of you may or may not know but i came out before my husband.

  he has not been to the meetings in 4 years but still acted like a witness.

  i know it has been hard on him as he was raised a witness and i was not.

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  A shout out to all those shunned by family...

  by Luke in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello people.

  i am a new poster here, although i have lurked for about 3 years now.

  so most people will not recognise me.. .

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  Some people just "need" religion...

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i heard this from a man at a door this morning.... it was in response to the question, "do you think god has only one true religion?

  " it was asked by an elder i was with.

  he did all the talking at the doors.

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  What Was The BEST Thing About Being A Jehovah's Witness?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread could be a saver!.

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  Do you miss "dressing up" for the meetings?

  by dozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.

  all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.

  my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.

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  What "Unwritten Rules" Did Your Congregation Have?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i knew of a hall that allowed only white shirted speakers on the platform for sunday public talks!

  when a visiting speaker did not wear the official white shirt he was either told that he couldn't give the talk or he could change shirts,as the hall kept a variety of sizes, just in case of an emergency!!!

  i don't make this up.

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  What weird things have you read in the bible?

  by stillAwitness in

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  2. friends

  the fact that nimrod's name means: "he stirred up the whole earth to rebel"

  and yet ezra's name means: "help"

  what caused nimord's mother to name him something that had such a negative meaning and yet he turned out to be just that?

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