Topics Started by Snoozy

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Do any of you still have contact with the witnesses?
by Snoozy in
1. jw
2. friends
i have a daughter of a old witness friend that i knew since she was born.

she obviously has mental problems like her mom did so i just go with it .

she is a sweet kid but was recently hooked on pain pills bad.
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Question..about a picture I thought was in the old Paradise book..
by Snoozy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have a friend that is considering going back.

i figure it is her life and maybe it is something she needs.

anyway we were talking about when she was little and she remembered a picture in one of the books where it showed teh new world with pictures of everyone around the lamb etc in paradise.
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Daily Texts
by Iamallcool in
1. jw
2. friends
did you read the daily texts when you were a dub?

did anything from the daily texts wake you up about the truth about the truth?.
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Need help...Resurrection JW beliefs from the 50'6 and 60's.
by Snoozy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
was talking with a gal that is most likely going back to the religion after 20 or 30 years.

we got into a discussion about having babies after "armageddon ".

she was talking about being normal ( she is practically bedridden but only in her 50's.
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Lost in time..
by Snoozy in
1. jw
2. experiences
well i have been out since 1975 ( 14 years in) and have never looked back.

my hubby was a jw ( active and inactive) as was his active mom and sister.

later his dad joined and his sister got married to a jw.
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Why can JW's attend funerals or weddings in a church?
by QuestioningEverything in
1. jw
2. friends
what is the reasoning/policy behind the practice that a jw can't attend an event such as funeral or wedding in another church?

i know of someone that didn't attend her older sisters funeral because it was held in a baptist church.

she waited outside until the service was over and then went to the family dinner afterwards.
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Site Update: Feb 4, 2015
by Simon in
1. forum
2. announcements
i have found the issue with the user post-counts being incorrect and the update to put them right is running right now.

it's upto people who joined about 5 years ago so if you're more recent than that just give it a while before checking again.. i've made a few tweaks to the css to fix some issues with ie which caused the side-bar to be pushed down under the main content instead of alongside it and also the reply counters didn't have any color to indicate the busiest topics.. the snippet / topic preview options should now be a little neater and clearer.. other than that, most of the changes have been backend stuff around optimization so nothing really to see but it should pave the way for feedback on the post like / dislike voting and other goodies..
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RIP: Timothy Campbell
by Wild_Thing in
1. jw
2. friends
this is old news, as it happened six or so months ago, but i just found out today.

timothy campbell died of kidney cancer in november of 2013. he started one of the first ex-jw forums, beyondjw.

i met him in person once.
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A serving elder's take on the new "tithing" arrangement
by TTATTelder in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the gb can kiss my ass.. i'm writing "0" on the little slip of paper they pass out.. hey here's a thought:.

you know that "widow's might" stuff they're always talking about?

well i'm pretty dang sure that the lady was giving from the heart not because she filled out some dumba$$ piece of paper pledging two small coins several months previous!.
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Who loves a good laugh? Comedy thread.
by FlyingHighNow in
1. social
2. humour
post some comedy.

we all need to laugh.

i'll start with:.