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  Fascinating discussion I had with a former dub some time back on Facebook

  by JimmyPage in

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  fascinating discussion i had with a former dub on facebook.

  we were in the same congregation years ago.

  maybe you can relate.. she wrote:.

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  TweetieBird

  Thank you for sharing.
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  Since You're In The "World" Now What Types Of Friends Do You Have?

  by minimus in

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  jehovah's witnesses are supposed to be the best friends you could ever have.

  they're supposed to be genuine and loving.. not that you're out of jw friends, what's it like?.

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  I can count on 1 hand the number of true friends that I have right now, all 3 are ex-JW's. One I have known since birth, one I met at the KH when I was 16 and one I met a year ago who has recently left. It's very difficult to try and describe the life of a JW to an outsider so I think that is why my close friendships are with ex-JWs.
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  Be Humble & still Cautious...(understand my own battles)

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  god still has a holy spirit among us that truely search for him!.

  what we feel and what we know are different among us here.

  we also have terms and labels that can slightly alter our way of thinking.

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  Great post! Love the scriptures. Born and raised in the religion but failed to grasp the meaning of certain scriptures. It's nice to read them with the blinders off.
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  New generation definition....has the Society "jumped the shark"?

  by sir82 in

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  for those who need a refresher, here is the latest redefinition of "generation" from the 4/15/2010 wt:.

  understand jesus words about this generation?.

  he evidently meant that the lives of the anointed.

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  TweetieBird

  Maybe, but it won't matter.
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  Email in circulation

  by watson in

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  if so, my apologies for re hashing.

  curious what you think.

  very sad moments--robin buried a 14 year old sister last night--she .

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  I got the same email and was totally pissed by the paragraph you highlighted. How utterly stupid. If that is the case then the approximately 100 JW's that have died were apparently not following Jehovah's standards.
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  An old friend of mine was deleted as an elder... you're gonna love why!

  by JimmyPage in

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  it seems my friend stepped in to help his daughter out of an abusive relationship with her boyfriend.

  the crime?

  his daughter is disfellowshipped.

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  Bottom line: If the other elders on the body want someone deleted-they can pretty much find a reason to have it done.
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  Should a Christian see the movie "AVATAR"?

  by skeeter1 in

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  i give the movie a 6.5 score.

  the scenery was wonderful, but the plot was not zipped up well.

  it sort of follows the story-line of "dances with wolves", but in space.. .

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  I saw it yesterday and loved it.
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  Anybody Know What Presiding Overseer's are Being Told at Bethel School ?

  by flipper in

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  i guess there is a special training school going on for presiding overseers according to my jw mom.

  my elder brother went back there for a week training session .

  he explained that they are doing this training first in the united states only for presiding overseers and if it works out well - they'll implement it across the world in other countries.. apparently he stated that the training they are getting is very detailed and to the point.

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  Received a call this evening from a family member about this very subject. Apparently her PO just returned from Bethel and she wanted to let me know the highlights of his trip.

  1) We are very close to the end now (that's a new one).

  2) Don't be surprised if the government steps in and closes Bethel and the kingdom halls - so important to stay close to family.
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  Pioneer Removal

  by IMHO in

  1. watchtower
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  who's been removed from pioneering, and what was the reason given, and was it true?.

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  There was an elder in my old hall, gave the public talk and a week later told his wife and daughter that he had been having an affair. Got df'd a couple of weeks later, divorced his wife and I haven't seen him since. Last I heard, he was living with his mistress. Who knows, maybe he posts on here.
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  Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!

  by restrangled in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am not the oldest but have 3 years here!

  restrangled.. how about you?.

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  TweetieBird

  For about 9 years, started out as OrangeBlossom.