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  Anyone go on a cruise?

  by NewYork44M in

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  just finished a 7-day cruise from nyc on norwegian cruise line (ncl- gem).

  this is my first cruise in 30 years, so my past experience does not count.. overall, a great experience.

  ncl does a great job.

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  My wife mrs smiddy went on a cruise a few years ago from Sydney to Noumea,New Caledonia ,Suva ,etc a South pacific cruise on a 12 day cruise.

  It was her worst nightmare come true. they dodged one cyclone early in the piece with minimal problems however on the way home they felt the full brunt of a second cyclone that produced 15 metre waves that buffeted their cruise ship thats 45 foot waves hitting the ship and they could not get back into sydney to disembark on the day they were supposed to as it was too dangerous to go through Sydney harbour heads and dock.

  So they waited another 24 hours at sea till things calmed down somewhat.

  Their is no way she would ever contemplate going on another cruise ship

  That was her experience .

  Obviously their are good experiences and bad experiences

  just saying
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  Repository for JW "experiences" with Hurricane Harvey

  by sir82 in

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  it's only a matter of time of course..... jw rumor mills will start up soon, with stories of how jws were "first on the scene" as the flood waters receded..... how the red cross and/or us national guard and/or doctors without borders and/or [you name it] were marveling at just how "organized" the jws are..... how zealous jws were pulling their trolleys thru ankle-deep water to "offer comfort" to victims, by giving them - sandwiches?

  bottled water?

  to offer them comfort by giving them 16 page "magazines" to read in their spare time..... so as the stories start to come in, you can "deposit" those little nuggets of bs here.. once collected, we'll wrap them in a pretty bow and flush them away where other instances of pure manure go..

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  darkspilver :

  Those 3 links you provided of JW`s helping their "own" are all about only "one" family, obviously family members of JW`s or a family involved in studying with JW`s.

  Because they will not lift a finger to help anybody not associated with jehovah`s witnesses.
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  Watchtower today

  by Gorbatchov in

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  shame to see our multi bilion property and media corporation asks for the last coins of an indian child, the coconuts from a sri lanka man and the last olive oil of a greek poor.. message to the poor is: no money, then your other belongings are belonging to jehova (read:jw.org).. at the end of the article i can click on a donate button and get a visa / mastercard sign om my screen.. follow the money: were are the property bilions?.

  g..

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  good find jwleaks

  ,When will the penny drop with religious people that GOD does not need money to do what he needs to do to alleviate the suffering of his people ,? after all he is the Almighty GOD isnt he ?

  Why does he even need money.?
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  Seeking Riches That Are True

  by NJ501 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  your thoughts on today's watchtower?.

  can you explain?.

  how can material possessions be used to strengthen our friendship with god?

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  It`s one thing all religions have in common is God needs your valuable things ,he needs your monetary donations ,your gifts ( material gifts of course ,estates left after you die etc.)

  Why the God who created all things needs YOUR MONEY is beyond me.

  The more blatant " cult" religions are the worst of course.

  To be fair I must acknowledge that some religions do a great service in humanitarian needs for people who need it.

  providing hospitals ,health clinics,food kitchens ,and shelters for the homeless ,and people with mental problems who need care.

  Jehovahs Witnesses dont fit anywhere in these groups except to say to anyone in need :

  "Here is a magazine go and be well fed " and then turn their back on them .

  They offer no practical help to anyone and they never have ,and they never will.
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  JW`s Lie about Christendom hiding the Name Jehovah.or its equivalent Yahweh

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovahs witnesses have been outspoken over the years/decades that christendom have been hiding or obscuring or even eliminating gods name jehovah from the general public.. how true is that statement .?.

  1. it was a catholic monk of the 13th century that first coined the name jehovah in the english language.. 2.the roman catholic douay version of the bible does have the name jehovah in it.

  about the 16th century.

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  Pope Paul V1 sent a Goodwill message from the Vatican along with leaders of many nations on the Apollo 11 moon landing contained on a disc that was left on the moon.

  Pope paul the V1 quotes from Psalm 8 in his goodwill message where he uses the name Jahweh for the name of God

  Jehovahs Witnesses falsely claim to have covered the earth with their witnessing and making the name of God known throughout the earth .

  They have never been able to witness or operate openly in strict Muslim countries { would that be close to a third of the worlds population ?}

  Not only have the Catholics covered the earth before them they have even put the name of God on the moon thanks to pope Paul V1 for any future visitors/aliens to be witnessed to.
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  Update: My current situation

  by Issa in

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  2. experiences

  it's been about two months since i stopped attending meetings, came to the conclusion that the org is not the truth, and i'm currently dealing with some problems since leaving the org.

  i want to discuss these problems and hopefully get helpful advice.. discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime's work, but it's worth the effort - fred rogers.

  my current situation in this: i faded and hold off on writing a disassociation letter.

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  Whatever you do ,do not meet with Elders or participate in a Judicial meeting and if you are ever confronted with an Elder be non committal and evasive at all times and never meet with two of them .

  Always use an excuse to get away from them .

  They have no power over you unless you give it to them

  In reality they are nobodys in the world they are only somebody in the religion if you give them that power.
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  Oz, Down Under, thanks for...

  by stillin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  judith durham!

  men at work!

  the proclaimers (right?

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  How about Brian Brown ,Rachel Ward or Paul Hogan sorry didnt know he was already mentioned

  Has anybody mentioned Geoffrey Jackson

  jaydee
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  Those who DO NOT get a resurrection?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. bible

  so we know that by jw logic, the idea is that everyone who dies is acquitted of their sin and will get a resurrection in the "new world".

  however, those directly destroyed by god, or at his command will not.

  (for example, those destroyed in the flood.

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  If the Bible doesn`t say who will and who wont get a resurrection ( and it doesn`t) then it`s PRESUMPTUOUS of the WT/JW religion to speculate on that question one way or another.

  Some other presumptuous statements made by the GB of Jehovahs Witnesses / IBSA :

  Jesus Christ became King in 1914 ( invisibly)

  God/Jesus chose members of the IBSA as the Faithful & Discreet Slave

  IBSA / Jehovahs Witnesses were chosen by God as the only true religion on earth
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  The Watchtower's Medical Expert

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  a new article by s. sparrow, published today at ajwrb, investigates dr. joachim boldt, one of the watchtower's “bloodless medicine” experts.

  a notorious “medical pretender” who has exposed jw's to additional needless risk.

  watchtower continues to cite this source, and fails to expose him as a fraud.

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  smiddy3

  A new article by S. Sparrow, published today at AJWRB, investigates Dr. Joachim Boldt, one of the Watchtower's “bloodless medicine” experts

  If they are basing their recommendations on information from an incompetent source, maybe they are legally liable for the damage that results? Can you say class-action lawsuit?
  Just google the man's name and you will get an 'ear-full' of whats up with him. He's become more or less notorious.

  94 Retractions and counting for this 'medical expert'. Now two more 'research papers' are being questioned - in these instances it is for manipulating data.
  
  
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  Oz, Down Under, thanks for...

  by stillin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  judith durham!

  men at work!

  the proclaimers (right?

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  smiddy3

  All the brilliant posters on here from the land of OZ including smiddy OK I have a new PC and had to log in again as smiddy3

  So I am now a relatively newbie sheesshhh