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Why do girls have a hymen?
by JWchange in
1. social
2. family
if you believe humans evolved, and were not created, why would having a hymen help, especially as no other mammal has one?

if you believe humans were created by {a} god, or intelligent beings with advanced technology, what was the reason for a hymen?

i'm interested to hear your thoughts on this unusual subject, not many people talk about..
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At what age do you think people should start dating? What age did you start?
by MsGrowingGirl20 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hey guys!

i hope that everyone is still holding on amidst all the struggles.. i know that there are parents, older ones, middle age and younger ones here.. sooo, my question isss- what age did you start dating and what age do you truly believe people should start dating?

and why?.
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Born in, Convert or 1975er?
by Think About It in
1. jw
2. friends
does a person's involvement in the jw religion usually fall into one of these 3 categories?.

a) born in.

b) convert.
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I Still Can't Celebrate Xmas. Can You? Christians vs Atheists
by Malsonilla in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
while in the organization we learned one bit of truth regarding christmas; that it was originally a pagan observance, the summer solstice, adopted by christians much later in church history, and has nothing to do with jesus christ whatsoever.

no biggy for most true believers who left the organization who have slipped into (or fell back into) the grind of commercialized christmas with all the trappings and traditions of ritual binge spending that takes them even farther away from jesus than christmas' pagan roots ever could.

these true believers might say something like, "i know xmas has its roots in paganism, but we celebrate anyway because of x y z", perhaps echoing or paroting the frustrating responses we use to hear from "worldly" goats/folks when we would explain to them how christmas is not a christian observance whatsoever.
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Spare the Rod and spoil the child, How did that work for you
by jam in
1. jw
2. friends
in proverbs there are several verses on the wisdom.

of using the rod for discipline.

the notion that children.
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Just wondering, who here is still a JW? x
by snare&racket in
1. jw
2. friends
just wondering who here still attends meetings, and lives the jw life?

i guess its interesting for the context of peoples comments.

also does anyone have a position such as pioneer, ms, elder etc ?.
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the expression "JDUB"
by wannaexit in
1. jw
2. friends
i've heard the expression jdub coming out of the mouths of a couple of witnesses.

does it mean they know stuff about this organization and could possible be visiting sites such as jwd?.

this is leading me to believe that there are a lot more witnesses that have realized that their religion is a scam..
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How many ex-jws poster here now believe in Hellfire, immortality of soul, trinity, etc;
by booker-t in
1. jw
2. friends
i am just curious about this because although i agree with many of the posters here that the wt society is guilty of many horrible deeds, i still believe they are right when it comes to doctrinal things as i mention.

especially hellfire.

i just don't see how anybody that has studied the bible for many years like many of the ex-jws here can make an about face and go back to believing hellfire.
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Anybody here vegan?
by Dagney in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been considering it for awhile strictly for just general overall health.

i don't take any meds, and would like to keep it that way for as long as i can.

i am a "all things in moderation " type of person but the more i read about excluding dairy and meat, the more i think about doing it.
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Why did you become one of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by Celestial in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
any other reason than the arbitrary explanation that you were brainwashed or seduced by a millenarianist doomsday cult?.