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  What would you say?

  by nicsfreedom in

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  i pondered on a rather strange idea (sort of a divided feeling) today after reading an article and i wondered how all of you would react.

  in the unlikely event the ivory towers of wathtower came crashing down (not literally) lets just say there was a mass awakening.

  for those of you who have suffered from atrocious behavior from friends and family, how would you really react?

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  I would say:

  "I TOLD you so! .... now c'mon and give me a big hug!"
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  Apostate?

  by EmptyInside in

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  i was wondering if i would be considered an apostate for posting on this board.

  i don't speak against the organization to any witnesses.

  i do talk candidly to other inactive ones who feel the same way.

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  An apostate is someone who abandons their religious faith.

  Do JW's realize that those who leave their old religions to become JW's are ALSO apostates?
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  Jehovah's Witnesses submission to the United Nations | July 2013 Human Rights session

  by jwleaks in

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  jw leaks has published an advanced copy of a submission in relation to jehovahs witnesses in kyrgyzstan lodged with the united nations human rights committee session to be held in july 2013.. this submission, dated april 24, 2013, was made by the european association of jehovahs christian witnesses.. www.jwleaks.org/human-rights/.

  executive summary of the submission .

  this submission to the human rights committee (the committee) on kyrgyzstan highlights violations of the following provisions of the international covenant on civil and political rights (the covenant):.

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  Apparently, they need to rely on Satan's world to help them, instead of Jehovah.....
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  JW Grammar is...

  by jw07 in

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  *we are all from different cultural and educational backgrounds, we all experience different circumstances in life, and i don't mean to offend anyone on this forum in any way.*.

  with that said here are my observations, and i want to know what you have observed.. in my experience i have noticed a trend: zealous witnessestend to exhibit the worst grammar when compared to non-witnesses!.

  i want you to think back, or check it out for yourself if you haven't noticed it.. on social networks: compare comments on anything by jws (especially the uber-zealous ones) with those of your atheist or other religiously affiliated friends.

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  I really get a kick out of it when these so-called "approved associations" spew forth F-bombs, cuss words, and foul language that none of the others are using, LOL!
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  Birthdays and hunting

  by exwhyzee in

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  supposedly the reason jw's claim that celebrating birthdays is displeasing to god is because the bible mentions a pagan birthday celebation where john the baptist was beheaded.

  if that's reason enough to ban birthday celebrations forever, then i'm suprised they didn't ban hunting since pagan nimrod was named in the bible as a hunter in opposition to jehovah who hunted for sport.

  most hunters i know enjoy the meat they bring home of course, but mostly they hunt because they simply love to do it.

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  Growing up, I was taught that Nimrod's hunting "in opposition to Jehovah" meant that he hunted other men.
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  Advice on Getting My Novel Published

  by Quendi in

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  Quendi,

  So....what is the story line like?
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  Advice on Getting My Novel Published

  by Quendi in

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  JWOP

  Lois Lane;

  No, actually I haven't, LOL! I have five books -- One is my poetry, titled Melancholy's Muse, the rest are all religious based: The Truth About the Truth (Describing what it was like to be born and raised a JW, and then leaving the religion), Jehovah's Witnesses and the United Nations (Detailed information regarding the UN scandal), Jehovah's Witnesses -- A Religion Based On the Occult and Spiritism (pretty self explanatory), and CommonTruth -- Answers to Challenging Bible Questions (tackles tough subjects such as the killing of children, identifying the Antichrist, etc.) They are all available on Amazon.com in print and on Kindle.

  Right now I'm working on a fiction story based on the Beasts of Revelation. I just started it so it's gonna take me a few months. Although I'm not exactly Stephen-King-Rich, it does give me a nice chunk of pocket money at the end of each month. :)
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  Do any of you know of a religion that does not believe in the Trinoity?

  by orbison11 in

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  i have such internal conflict on the trinity,,,i do not believe it,,,i dont know if it is jw brainwashing.

  or if logically thinking applies here.

  help :).

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  Iglesia Ni Cristo (8 million members)

  United Church of God (Congregations in 50 countries)

  Living Church of God (Congregations in 45 countries)

  Christadelphians (Congregations in 120 countries)

  Church of God, 7th Day (300,000 members)

  Assemblies of Yahweh (4,000 members)

  Biblical Unitarians (I don't have numbers for this one)

  Various Jehovah's Witness splinter groups
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  Am I the ONLY one who goes through this??!!

  by JWOP in

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  okay, i gotta rant.. .

  we have a reel mower.

  and a weed whacker for times when it's rained too long and the grass grows beyond reel mower's capacity.

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  Well.....one of them is my husband, and he IS good for OTHER things, LOL! (and no, I'm not meaning just THAT, LOL!). BUT.... is it REALLY THAT hard to do the stupid lawn?
  I mean, c'mon people, that's just stupid!
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  Advice on Getting My Novel Published

  by Quendi in

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  I publish all of my books through CreateSpace.com

  There are no publishing fees, it's easy, and it's quick. You can upload your own book cover and state your own price. It also has a calculator to help you see how much profit you'll get from your asking price (because they DO charge printing fees). CreateSpace makes your book available on Amazon.com within 2 weeks of your final approval. I strongly suggest you edit it well, or get an editor, because once it's up and running, it's difficult to change mistakes.