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  A Real and Authentic Letter from a Jehovah's Witness Mother to Her Son

  by God_Delusion in

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  2. beliefs

  i found this letter on dave reekie's blog and asked him if i could write a piece about it.

  i am glad that he accepted.. it's so rare to find a real, authentic handwritten letter from a jehovah's witness parent to their disfellowshipped child, so we hope you can read it and show it to any apologists that claim the watchtower society doesn't condone shunning.. you can read the article here.. .

  warm regards,.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  It is all about trust. People make their decisions based on information they are given. If they are given false information they will unwittingly make the wrong decisions. Those who deliberately give out propaganda containing false information, are responsible for the mistakes they cause other to make.

  We expect it to be safe to proceed through a green traffic light. If the traffic control system is faulty, the result can be tragic. The Watchtower Society had abused the trust of its membership. Then again it is to be expected. It is what all politicians and would be world leader do.
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  Believers' Thread!!!

  by snowbird in

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  2. friends

  peace, and love to you.

  we are all in this together,to some, we're birds of a featherhowever, no matter what they say,we'll continue to watch, fight, and pray.

  sylvia.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  FlyingHighNow

  Thanks for those pictures.

  I am now using those pink flowers - top right - as my screen saver, I liked them so much.
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  Whoa - stop the world - I just got the joke!

  by Qcmbr in

  1. social
  2. humour

  finally - i get it.

  oh my gosh.. .

  why did the chicken cross the road?.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Perhaps she wanted to prove she wasn't chicken?
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  Watches: mens mechanical facination

  by elderelite in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  lots of guys have a mechanical facination, be it cars or building things or one of a hundred other ways.

  one area in particular is watches.

  i have a few that i love.. a personal fav is my tissot sea star 1000. cant post a pic atm but its an awesome watch.... .

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Both hands have to move to satisfy a horolophile.
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  Watches: mens mechanical facination

  by elderelite in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  lots of guys have a mechanical facination, be it cars or building things or one of a hundred other ways.

  one area in particular is watches.

  i have a few that i love.. a personal fav is my tissot sea star 1000. cant post a pic atm but its an awesome watch.... .

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  THE GLADIATOR

  I don’t have a photo, though I could take one but I am not very good at posting pictures yet. On the back it says G470/570 in tiny print. It was less than £200 ten years ago in the UK. Has never gone wrong. I have never seen another like it in a Tissot window since. I goggled the model number and there is an identical pre owned one eBay for 184.79 Australian dollars. Plus postage. Stainless steel with a black face. I was advised to go for Tissot because they are very reasonably priced for a quality watch.
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  Watches: mens mechanical facination

  by elderelite in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  lots of guys have a mechanical facination, be it cars or building things or one of a hundred other ways.

  one area in particular is watches.

  i have a few that i love.. a personal fav is my tissot sea star 1000. cant post a pic atm but its an awesome watch.... .

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  THE GLADIATOR

  As it happens I too have a rather nice Tissot watch. It doesn't have a name, just says Tissot 1853. I've had it for about ten years. I collected it from the jewellers this week as the two spring pins on the bracelet had to be replace. Now I know you are not interested in all that but it gets better.

  The very attractive woman who works there has my account details and has started calling me by my first name. She has been increasingly friendly on the occasions I do business with her. No, no, not that sort of business. Anyway she told me that she can tell a lot about a man by the watch he wears, and made a big fuss about putting it my wrist, like I can’t do that for myself. She thinks the watch suits me because I have strong hands. Ooh!

  I would have asked her to tell me more about her theory over lunch but I have a feeling that my wife would not understand.
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  Sooner or later ,hopefully sooner,the WTB&TS will be entrapped by their own deceit

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it`s a well known fact that liars sooner or later get caught up in their own deceit .initially you can get away with a few white lies,but if you keep on with these lies it`s very hard to keep track of them and you start to contradict yourself , and eventually you get caught out .jehovah`s witnesses have got away with it for a very long time,however with the advent of the internet it is very easy to find out what was published beforehand , and the watchtower society being a proficient publishing organization, their is much we can draw on.. by their own words they condemn themselves.

  smiddy.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Perhaps the biggest threat to the JW movement is the increasing internet exposure from disgruntled members that have left. Internet web sites are awash with the personal experiences of disgruntled ex- members. Contradictions in the Society’s teachings are exposed and discussed at length online. Failed predictions and false claims are now well documented.

  The Watchtower Society has taken steps to close down sites that infringe its copyright and expose the many changes in teachings that have now spanned more that a hundred years. The number of ex-members with a story to tell is rapidly growing. Concerned by the affect this is having on current members, steps have been taken to warn them about the dangers of listening to members who have left the organisation. From Kingdom hall rostrums and through theWatchtower magazine, strong warnings are given of the calamity that can befall members who listen to apostates, or read their words on the web. In 2011 the society stated:

  Jehovah, the Great Physician, tells us to avoid contact with them. We know what he means, but are we determined to heed his warning in all respects?

  The Watchtower 15 July 2011
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  Which philosophy would you personally value the highest and why?

  by Qcmbr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thinking about the number of atheist v ag/tec/fhn/sab threads (hehe - i'm only yanking your chains!

  ) and i thought i should make an effort to look at and discuss the rest of the rainbow.

  atheism does not define my influencing primary worldview though you'd be hard pressed to see that from my posts.. i'd be interested in what philosphy , idea, rule(s) most influence you and why - why do you feel they are superior, what do they make you value more or less , what would you be without your philosophy.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  When it comes a philosophy that can be used as a guide to live for, a guide in what to focus in, I am drawn to the epicurean approach to life. It is often misunderstood and thought to be seeking pleasure in excess. True Epicurean philosophy is nothing like that.

  “Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of Epicurus , founded around 307 BC. Epicurus was an atomic materialist , following in the steps of Democritus . His materialism led him to a general attack on superstition and divine intervention.

  Following Aristippus —about whom very little is known—Epicurus believed that pleasure is the greatest good. But the way to attain pleasure was to live modestly and to gain knowledge of the workings of the world and the limits of one's desires. This led one to attain a state of tranquility (ataraxia) and freedom from fear, as well as absence of bodily pain (aponia).

  The combination of these two states is supposed to constitute happiness in its highest form. Although Epicureanism is a form of hedonism , insofar as it declares pleasure as the sole intrinsic good, its conception of absence of pain as the greatest pleasure and its advocacy of a simple life make it different from "hedonism" as it is commonly understood.”
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  What do you think that a Christian will occasionally buy a scratch ticket?

  by wolfman85 in

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  2. beliefs

  ...because i have done that a couple times and won $38!!!

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Occasionally I’ve had Christians scratch my back.

  In the nicest possible way.
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  Believers' Thread!!!

  by snowbird in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  peace, and love to you.

  we are all in this together,to some, we're birds of a featherhowever, no matter what they say,we'll continue to watch, fight, and pray.

  sylvia.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Nice to see you posting again snowbird

  During this year and last year I have attended a few Shambhala meditation sessions, also been in some churches. I am not a believer but I do things like this to help keep a balanced view and explore different spiritual paths and philosophies.

  Tolerance is necessary to be at peace in a world that holds many different views. Being with kind people is more important to me than the beliefs they presently hold.