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  The Guardian asks the question: "Are people ever converted by street or doorstep evangelists?" Do you want to answer?

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jan/27/are-people-ever-converted-by-street-or-doorstep-evangelists.

  has anyone ever actually been converted to a different religion by people who knock on the door, hand out leaflets or proselytise in public places?.

  kate percival, london e15.

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  My mum was converted by someone knocking on her door and the bible study that followed.
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  Shunning ? did JEHOVAH shun Satan ?

  by smiddy in

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  i don`t know if this has been addressed before , however it appears there is an inconsistency and a big one at that with the practice of shunning with jw`s.

  elders / ministerial servants look out for the spiritual health of the congregation , and if they see something they feel is detrimental to the spiritual health of the congregation they are going to act to rectify it, .

  they take appropiate action where they think is necessary .

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  As previously mentioned and to answer the OP: Yes Satan and his demons are cast from heaven and in Tartarus so they have been shunned by Jehovah. Any talking to him before that would have been like an elder counselling someone before they get disfellowshipped.

  There, did that sound convincing? Ooh I almost felt like a JDub all over again 😂😂
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  New British terror attack just occured train station!

  by Witness 007 in

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  a man yelling "this is for syria" slashed a strangers throat and was quickly tasered by police and arrested.

  video avalible...looks like war is coming soon.

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  I've seen a few comments saying that this is a tribal war or that "we didn't start this". Sorry but not strictly true. If the West hadn't meddled in the Middle East, none of this would be happening. The citizens of Libya and Iraq had better lives under the dictators that we removed than they do now and they blame us for that. Now we are bombing Syria and innocent people's lives wil be destroyed/affected much more than the terrorists' - those innocent people left behind will blame the west for killing their family members, maiming them and livelihoods and so the hatred grows. It could be said that the west is a very efficient terrorist factory.

  Now that we have this problem, we need to accept these facts and change our strategy. Everyone knows that bombing doesn't solve any problems and only makes things worse all around. It's all a bit of posturing for the benefit of us here at home so that we feel the government is "doing something". The only way to deal with Isis is to outsmart them instead of playing into their hands by bombing them. But no, that requires intelligent thinking when our governments are only interested in their approval ratings or the next election.
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  BBC Documentary - Gay and under attack

  by krejames in

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  http://bbc.in/1m7z8gm.

  interesting, if mis-titled, documentary by the bbc on what it's like to be gay and from the muslim or afro-caribbean community in the uk.

  the views of the muslims and seventh day adventists are not a million miles away from the jw beliefs we, um, "know and love".

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  http://bbc.in/1m7z8gM

  Interesting, if mis-titled, documentary by the BBC on what it's like to be gay and from the Muslim or afro-Caribbean community in the UK. The views of the Muslims and Seventh Day Adventists are not a million miles away from the JW beliefs we, um, "know and love".

  Aside from the sexuality issues, a couple of pieces of information stood out to me (1) that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the UK (What?! Surely that's a mistake! We all know it's Jehovah's Witnesses! ) and that the extreme forms of Islam are not that uncommon, as one young gay Muslim makes clear ("I believed the UK was at war with Islam and that homosexuals should be thrown from a tower").

  Interesting stuff (may only be available to watch from the UK)
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  A True short story

  by Terry in

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  ____a true story___.

  shortly after the incident, i drove back along the pacific coast in a euphoric daze of confusion, tears, and exhilaration; there was no place for it to go inside my head.

  i pulled over on the shoulder of the road and sat in stunned silence.

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  Thank you Terry. Once again you took us out of our own existences with your beautiful story telling. It made me wish I had been there. Really - thank you.
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  I'm I the only one who finds peter Andre really creepy, cheesy and slimly?

  by purrpurr in

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  in the uk the bbc show strictly come dancing has this season been plagued by the greasy slime ball that is peter andre.. for those who are fortunate enough to not know who he is, he's a one hit wonder, married a model with extremely plastic front bits, now to be found on what ever z list tv programmes will have him, he advertises for the supermarket iceland which is where the chavs go to shop, he is extremely in love with himself oh and he was brought up a jw.. thankfully tonight common sense has prevailed and the stupid twat has been booted off the show!.

  or does anyone else feel the same?.

  btw can you tell... i really don't like him?

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  I do find him annoying, but not offensive in any other way. I don't know anything about that charity event - could be a bit of unsubstantiated gossip. He has a pretty good reputation among celebrities - the only bad "inside" information I've heard about him is that he's extremely vain. But then a lot of us are aren't we?. That said, I wouldn't complain if I never saw him on my TV screen ever again.
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  For the Supporters of Those Who Love Jehovah

  by lovesjehovah in

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  i am jehovah's witness, despite some of the questionable teachings, crimes, and other outlandish behaviors of specific people affiliated with the religion.

  i know that my relationship with jehovah is not influenced by any outside factors.

  i do not condone any crime.

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  I don't know why but this OP and thread make me feel a little bit nauseous. I think I had better stay away.
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  I Guess I'll Tell My John DeLorean story ...

  by Terry in

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  i guess i'll tell my john de lorean story_______.

  in the summer of '74 i moved my family to southern california.hooray for us!

  is it ready, john?".

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  I love your stories Terry! LOVE them, I tell ya! :)
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  Headline: "Islamic Invasion: Europe now scrambles for guns." How true is this?

  by cappytan in

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  a year to a year and a half ago, i would have taken this article at face value and believed it.. now, i realize this article comes from a dubious source.

  world news daily has a die-hard right-wing bias.

  so, in an effort to get real information, i'm asking my european exjw's, is this article all true?

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  Interesting analysis here. Apparently all of us have got it wrong (unsurprisingly) https://plus.google.com/+YonatanZunger/posts/RN2yx54bxPa
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  Headline: "Islamic Invasion: Europe now scrambles for guns." How true is this?

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
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  a year to a year and a half ago, i would have taken this article at face value and believed it.. now, i realize this article comes from a dubious source.

  world news daily has a die-hard right-wing bias.

  so, in an effort to get real information, i'm asking my european exjw's, is this article all true?

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  I don't think anyone who was arguing for helping the refugees was suggesting a "let everyone in to Europe without checks" policy. The temptation is to use the discovery of the passport as proof that helping the refugees is the wrong thing to do. But that overlooks the fact that most of the suicide gunmen appear to have been european citizens and were not migrants....

  The Paris tragedy was horrific and my heart goes out to everyone affected. Like a lot of people, I stayed up most of friday night/saturday morning watching the 24 hour news as the situation developed and then got under control. The unity and support shown for the French people is moving and heartwarming.

  Of course "us Europeans" shouldn't forget that we are not the only target for ISIS, as the horrific suicide bombing in Beirut on Thursday demonstrated and which unfortunately got next to no media coverage. But those victims were human beings too and they count and they are worthy of our sympathy, solidarity and support as much as our French brothers and sisters

  As all too few people have pointed out, the biggest number of ISIS victims are Muslims, but somehow we overlook that fact in the "them and us" arguments we have on threads like these.

  As Village Idiot said, somehow we have to get creative to help our fellow human family in need as well as try and stay safe ourselves.

  The answer isn't to turn off our compassion for our fellow humans. That's exactly what ISIS want.

  I was sickened by Donald Trump's comment that, had the French had guns themselves, this tragedy wouldn't have happened. Complete and utter tosh, obviously, but just goes to show how people twist tragedies such as this to support their own political agenda and posturing.