Posts by krejames

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Prayers

by Rattigan350 in

when i read online forums about when someone dies or something bad happens, people comment saying "sending prayers".. i wonder, why, what for?

prayers have not brought anyone back from the dead.

have they healed anyone?

As I always said to those brothers who insisted on giving long boring public talks (I mean prayers) before meals, the bible simply says Jesus "gave thanks" or "blessed" the food before eating. That's different to the sanctimonious display given by many JW males at dinner parties and other social gatherings. I rarely pray these days but I don't rule it out. Some scientists believe people who pray have better health (most likely because it's a good stress reliever).

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My granny died.

by LouBelle in

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last week friday i was delayed in going to work, for which i am glad.

it was an opportunity for me to help my gran one last time.

she thanked me, told me she loved me and that i would be very blessed.

krejames

Sorry to read about your loss Loubelle. What a lovely comfort you gave to your Granny as she went to her rest.

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Average JW's response to new light

by WrongweektostopsniffingGlue in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwcbag-s7ua.

krejames

hehehe

and yes Julia - a sister told me that too.

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How many have read 'Crisis of Conscience'?

by tornapart in

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for me it was the book!

it opened my eyes.

i started it thinking it would just enlighten me about how the organisation works.

krejames

Breakfast of Champions - all round to yours for a spin in your new car!

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How many have read 'Crisis of Conscience'?

by tornapart in

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for me it was the book!

it opened my eyes.

i started it thinking it would just enlighten me about how the organisation works.

krejames

Stand for pure worship. If you're thinking about buying a car it's very important to read reviews from various sources. Definitely not just relying on the manufacturer's sales pitch. By the way, if you want to find out how great North Korea is, go to the source and read their propaganda - it's a lovely place. Also the 1930s Germans were so right to believe the Nazis' rosy coloured picture of themselves and their ideals. Yes StandForPureWorship - don't you bother believing anything critical of the WT, stay in your cosy bubble.

Anyway, back to the topic. I read most of the book on line just over a year ago but I lost interest when I got to a part where Ray was talking about doctrinal stuff. But the part about the way the governing body worked, really was like pulling back the curtain on the wizard of oz. Since then I read A People For His Name by Tony Wills, which I think is a fantastic book (and SFPW, very unbiased and objective).

I've now bought the paperback version of Crisis and am reading it now.

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Celebrate my first post of many :)

by Mellow in

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hi everyone, my name is mellow (some names have been changed) lol.

as no doubt many of you were, i was born in.

i am now in my mid 20s living in a jehovah's witness household.

krejames

Welcome Mellow..... and work that beard boy!

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Hi

by LucidChimp in

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i've been lurking here for a year or two now (since i stumbled across ttatt and was stumbled by it), i even started an account some while back and asked a couple of questions.. but i never actually stood up and said hi... so hi, my name's jon and i'm a dubaholic.. .

i was "born in" in the 80s - and grew up on a liquid diet of cheap suits and revelation book pictures (i mean really, group after group just staring at the pictures while not listening, i must have spent more time staring at those pictures than i have any work of art in my life, literally hours at each lurid picture).

i "left" in my teens, but apparently lacking any kind of actual sense, returned to studying with a childhood friend from the congregation in my twenties (although i was never baptised, my entire small family were dubs, so i saw more witnesses than "worldly people" on a regular basis.. they love bombed my arse for years!)..