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  Pagan traditions that witnesses still take part off

  by Freethinking76 in

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  i was reading an article where it said that weeding rings and the brides vail come from pagan origins,... who have any more?,please post.

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  The wedding cake is of pagan origin related to fertility rights.
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  Zealous Witnesses who never had children and regret it now.

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

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  2. friends

  i had two close friends in the org.

  one is in her early thirties and got married last year and the other one is single and in her late twenties.

  after reading coc, i couldn't help but feel sad at how ray and his wife felt regret at putting the religion first and not having any children.

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  The following quote if from the book Children published in 1941 by the Watchtower.

  "No children were taken on Noah's ark or were born on the ark...this would show it to be proper to wait until after Armegedon to bring children into this world...it is only a few years from the time the other sheep are gathered to the Lord, until Armagedon...those who have infants during Armagedon will have much greater woe...it would be a far greater difficulty to care for them during the great tribulation..." Children book 1941 p.281

  Many of the JWs who took to heart these statements are now dead.
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  Anyone else buy one of those Pocket Hoses seen on TV?

  by Glander in

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  2. entertainment

  we bought 2. loved them.

  worked as advertised... for about a month.

  first one developed a big bulge and popped.

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  Crap, I learned years ago not to purchase products under the pressure of water that are made of plastic. My wife purchased two of these becuase of the light weight and they both broke within 60 days.
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  What use is God?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  .....it seems like the human race is in the process of solving it's own problems......isn't it?

  god is doing what exactly?

  god seems rather want to show his boat race about this planet any more.

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  It's a useful tool for the ruling class to control the masses.
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  I Need an Email Mediator to Send TTATT

  by Emery in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this may be a weird request but it helps keep my identity, and ip address anonymous.

  i need someone to help me email a copy of cofc pdf to a few jdubs i know.

  i plan on sending it to people i feel are on the fence and need a little shove to get them started.

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  Does anyone know of a good proxy server that would spoof your real IP location?
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  Thinking of becoming a JW.

  by Kate82 in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi,.

  i am new to here so please be bear with me.. i have always believed in god, but was never baptised, my parents wanted me to make up my own mind religon wise.. i am thinking of becoming a jw and am just needing some advice on how to do this, bible study and jw beliefs.

  also do jw say grace and how.. i am greatful of any help.. thanks.

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  Hi Kate, Sorry to hear about your seizure coming back.

  My youngest son had seizures for several years. When he had his first seizure he was about 6 years old. I was a JW but at the time separated from my JW wife and not attending meetings.

  The elders suggested to my wife that his seizures were most likely demon attacks because I was not being loyal to Jehovah at the time. They used the scritpure in Mathew where the boy had seizures and was demon possessed to back up their claim. We did find some medications that did a good job of combatting those demons.

  There are some good medications to help with this so visit your doctor if you havent in awhile.

  All the best.
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  Old out-of-touch JWs using antiquated terms

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ever notice how completely out of touch some (most?

  ) public speakers are?.

  last week we had a speaker ramble on for fully 1/3, maybe 1/2, of his 30 minute talk on the evils of "rap music".. i don't believe the term "rap music" has been uttered by anyone under the age of 40 for at least 20-25 years.. this week we got another "older gentleman" warning us about the pervasive dangers of "internet chat rooms".. again - didn't "chat rooms" die out about the same time as dialing up to connect to aol?.

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  Yet if you use antiquated WT terms you will be quickly counseled by some uber jw. Try these term and watch the reaction

  New Order or New World Order

  Jehovah's Christian witnesses
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  intel on warwick project

  by stuckinamovement in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the committee assigned to build the new complex was called into a meeting with the governing body.

  they were told " you finish this project by january 1 2017. we want the keys to the complex and will be headquartered there by that date, do you understand?".

  when the brothers protested and said that it would take 6 years for the project to be complete and if they moved that fast there would be many mistakes, the gb responded, "we don't care, that is your deadline".

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  I seem to remember from when WT first purchased the property that there was another owner or potential owner who backed out because of nickle contamination in the soil from a previous WWII factory at that location and there were some cost issues to abate the contamination.

  On that it would be nice to see the EPA get involved and slow down the project!

  I know someone who lives in Warwick but can't call them for details since I am an evil apostate. I was told by this person once that the town is so picky about thier image they wouldn't allow mcdonads to build there.

  If the no preaching is true, the local congregation would have to know at some point since they hold the territory maps. Those publishers would have to be told something about not preaching there anymore.

  If someone was inclined, they could call some of the city councel memebers and act like a reporter doing a story, ask a few questions about the WT building project and then ask how the city will handle the hundreds of door knockers once they move there. Might be able to get some confirmation directly from the source.
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  exJW Psychology 104--One Way to Play the Depression Card

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had an interesting conversation with bobby (*some names have been changed) last weekend.

  he's also a successful fader going back several years before me.

  but i found we had something in common that i hadn't realized.. bobby had never been particularly happy growing up.

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  The WT ogranization has FAILED to deliver on its promissed dreams. This can lead to psycological depression without even knowing the root cause.

  JWs, take contol of your life and start making your own dreams. This will lead to a happer life.

  I personally had similar experience to Billy and after 15 year fade have never been happer in my life.

  An elder recently stopped by before the memorial to invite and see if I had any interest in coming back to the org... I thanked him for the invite and told him if I decided to come he would see me there. To myself I thought, why in the world would I ever want to go back to that depressing lifestyle.
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  Apostate: From 279 Facebook friends to 81 overnight... thanks MOM!

  by sosoconfused in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the drama continues, i log on to facebook this morning and notice that i have about 20 some odd personal messages from people calling me an apostate to they will return to me when i return to jehovah.. all of this based upon my brother informing others that i have "apostate thoughts".

  my mother also encourage long-time famil friends to "unfriend" me because i have taken my stand on the side of satan... wow.

  don't you just love this international brotherhood.

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  Stealth

  Sorry for your pain.

  I'ts better to have one real friend than one thousand conditional friends!