Gypsy Sam

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  What other religious groups are ...

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  b) teach conditional salvation based primarily on faith in christ?.

  c) refuse eternal torment in a literal fiery hell?.

  d) refuse the immortality of the soul?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  ??? None of those guys promote feel-good Christianity in any way.
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  What other religious groups are ...

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  b) teach conditional salvation based primarily on faith in christ?.

  c) refuse eternal torment in a literal fiery hell?.

  d) refuse the immortality of the soul?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  I was in similar shoes as you about one year ago. I mentioned listening as his cd's are easy listening and he just stays so calm. His website has a great reading list, IMHO. I wish you all the best in your search. For me, the more I read the more questions I had. I'm taking my time on Dawkins, Hitchens (Mortality, I consider a must read) and Harris.
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  What other religious groups are ...

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  b) teach conditional salvation based primarily on faith in christ?.

  c) refuse eternal torment in a literal fiery hell?.

  d) refuse the immortality of the soul?.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Are you open to listening to Sam Harris, "Letter to a Christian Nation"?
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  Has anyone heard about Elders latest instructions re: Child abuse?

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  ok, we got an email thru facebook from a viewer of ours and he said that he had heard, that it is not even going out in a boe letter, the elders have to sign into their secure https://www.jw.org/apps/e_hfrsfvtrhc1.

  page to get firmer instructions on how to handle any child abuse accusations and they are being told not to call the police..

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  Gypsy Sam

  The video is incredible. It deserves its own thread. I really want to forward that to JW's.
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  They are Definitely Attacking "Higher Education"

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a friend of mine recently had his co visit and in the elders meeting the co out-right asked the question: how are the friends doing in your cong.

  as regards pursuing higher education?

  the co continued...you know in view of all the counsel from the slave regarding the dangers.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Wokeup, great comment!

  I am thankful my daughter is in the process of choosing colleges to apply to. My immediate family hasn't made any negative comments. They are all JW and my parents are struggling financially in a huge way As of the last couple years. They are quite young and don't seem to have any plan to deal with living another 20-30 years.
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  "Why Nobody Ever Came Looking For You when you faded!"

  by RottenRiley in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they are afraid you are going to infect the good works done by the active jws.

  are you aware that "one weak jw who is fading can take out five strong jws, so it's best to avoid or greatly limit your contact with weak jws?

  " circuit overseer (past) words.. .

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  Gypsy Sam

  LostGeneration - a financially stable, emotionally secure, happy single mother who activley volunteers in the community, travels often and has an intelligent teen in private high school with college plans is not considered too desirable in the org.

  Someday I'll post the ignorant text I received from one elder - gave him some sass back and that was the end of it. Basically he directed me to the page In the organization book referencing who precisely to text my time to. Meanwhile, the C.O. Was scheduled for the following week so I used LOGIC and sent this COBE my time directly so he'd have it in time for the visit.

  The other elder texted he was "assigned oversight of my family". He shuns his daughter so I guess he couldn't comprehend that his wording was ridiculous.

  It's rather hilarious what we've all put up with to gain our freedom.
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  "Why Nobody Ever Came Looking For You when you faded!"

  by RottenRiley in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  they are afraid you are going to infect the good works done by the active jws.

  are you aware that "one weak jw who is fading can take out five strong jws, so it's best to avoid or greatly limit your contact with weak jws?

  " circuit overseer (past) words.. .

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  Gypsy Sam

  I have marveled at how worried I was about being contacted ce I started fading. I received three texts only for my time. The last one was In August and I still am surprised we've been left alone.
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  Kidnaper of 3 Cleveland women - his mom a JW

  by Gayle in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/castro-brothers-spend-night-jail-article-1.1338131#ixzz2sjzrxozd.

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  Gypsy Sam

  BTtt. Somehow, I missed the JW connection in earlier reports.
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  JW Quirks

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  were you ever told......... .

  women have one less rib,.

  the human skin is made mostly of dust,.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Marked. Thank you For posting this.
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  Interview with Mark Palo: molested by GB member

  by Dogpatch in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  interview with mark palo: molested by gb member.

  okay my friends, here we go with another blockbuster on the sexual indecencies that the watchtower big boys have covered up for years.

  thanks also to kent for his pages, check these out:.

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  Gypsy Sam

  Just learned of this story. Bttt