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  Wife's weight problem

  by dangel in

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  i amlooking for advice.

  before getting married, my wife was slim and took care of herself.

  after the wedding however, she started to eat much more and not exercise.

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  rocketman

  Welcome to the board. Quite the first post, I must say. Are you sure you didn't mistake this discussion board for one on health and sexuality?
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  Would you like to have an other "User Name"?

  by JH in

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  i love my avatar...and i would like to be called "rat" instead of "jh".. could all the mods and simon unite in the second school and discuss this please?

  how about you guys, would you rather another user name?.

  rat.

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  rocketman

  
  I like mine and it's my username wherever I go on the Net. It's my blog name, e-mail addy and IM name (with numbers behind it), and my username at other discussion boards.

  I did have a different username here in the past, but changed it - losing all my posts and starting over basically. I petitioned for a transfer of the previous posts but my request was denied. I kind of felt like the apostle Paul who asked that his "thorn in the flesh" be removed. Like the Lord told Paul, one of Simon's angelic messengers told me "my grace is sufficient for you". (2 Cor 12:9)
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  Flood help in reasoning book.

  by bother_forever in

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  2. scandals

  when going door to door at a young age, the topic concerning the flood would from time to time arise, when i first encountered this topic with a "knowledgeable" householder i knew i needed fire power and fast.

  it was when opening the "reasoning on the scriptures" book that i knew i would find something to not only amaze the householder with a fact that could not be argued with, but i would re affirm my faith and be happy, etc etc.

  there was nothing, no flood heading, after pointing this out to a few bro&sis that our main weapon in the field seemed to lack some fire power in this subject i was told that it was not a neccessary subject for the society to have it in such a book.

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  rocketman

  Here's a good article written by Jan H, who used to post here. The question it attempts to answer concerns what the Bible teaches about the flood:

  http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/stories/2003/02/15/doesGenesisTeachALocalFlood.html
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  In the news: Jehovah's Witnesses - Who are they and what do they believe?

  by Elsewhere in

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  http://www.kentuckylaketimes.com/special/religionwatch/index.php?010619122901jehovah's witnesses - who are they and what do they believe?.

  unlike in the case of christians who are persecuted in other lands for talking about jesus christ, jehovah's witnesses are largely persecuted for following the teachings of their corporate headquarters.

  the deadbeat watchtower corporation pays no municipal taxes on their buildings, without even one charity to compensate the community.

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  rocketman

  Any jws reading this will see the credit and dismiss it as axe-grinding.

  Nevertheless, he makes some good points, and it's nice to see the article picked up by a news site.
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  My last District Convention (I hope) ... observations

  by ithinkisee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so last weekend was my last district convention.

  i plan on breaking the news to my wife real soon.

  nowadays even at the meetings my blood pressure raises and my back gets all tense as i sit and listen to some of the stuff we are supposed to believe.

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  rocketman

  Nice summary. I see they still wield the Bible like a hammer, pounding away with their ridiculously close-minded view of the world.

  When I attended those things, I felt beat up, not refreshed. It was a constant pounding with the same old refrain.
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 6-19-05 WT Study (Resurrection 3)

  by blondie in

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  2. bible

  thing.

  other again on earth one day.

  10, published by jehovah's witnesses.

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  rocketman

  Then, based upon the promises set forth in the divine Word, we must reach the positive and indisputable conclusion that millions now living will never die.

  There it is. Missed copying it before prior comment. What a gem.
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  Comments You Will Not Hear at the 6-19-05 WT Study (Resurrection 3)

  by blondie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  thing.

  other again on earth one day.

  10, published by jehovah's witnesses.

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  rocketman

  Ah, good to see some of those quotes about 1925 again Blondie. Yep, the facts were "indisputable". The speculative nature of their writings back then is laughable - except for all the expectations they raised only to be dashed by the real fact that what these poor jws have been told over and over in past decades never came about.
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  Serious or casual relationships?

  by greendawn in

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  what do you believe is better, the traditional serious marriage attitude of total and permanent commitment or the lighter and more casual approach to relationships?

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  rocketman

  Probably something in between - if a happy medium is possible.

  One thing that bothers me about people who are into the total commitment thing is that many of them get jealous at just about every little thing. If a guy/girl can't trust the other person, then all he/she is doing is undermining the very relationship they claim to hold so dear.
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  2005 New Release - What Does The Bible Really Teach?

  by ezekiel3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what is god like?

  but many people seem to stop asking questions, especially the most important ones.

  these are some of the most important questions you can ask.

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  rocketman

  As Blondie's exerpts show, the jw org vacillates quite often on what's really needed to make a disciple.

  Back when the Knowledge book came out, I remember how pioneers and others who conducted home bible studies were struggling to finish one chapter each week, after big emphasis was put on practically racing through the book with the student. This led to further service meeting parts which were aimed at demonstrating how the book was to be studied, as the WTS seemed to try to adjust their ill-fated bible study program. This super-express (and later express-lite) method never seemed to sit well with the congregation. One could sense that in actual practice, what we were being told was impractical. Some jws even joked that it seemed like the Society couldn't make up its mind. Basically, we were expected to make jw disciples out of people who barely would have a chance to ask questions and who not be able to benefit from any outside research.
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  Convention Photo-half empty?

  by startingover in

  1. jw
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  after my wife returned from the district convention in san diego last weekend, she had this picture on her camera.. i find it interesting that they would rent this big stadium and then block off half of it.

  maybe this is what they always do, but it seemed a little funny to me.

  anyone else gone to qualcomm and seen it like this?.

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  rocketman

  They did the same thing at Veteran's Stadium (when it existed) in Philadelphia. That stadium, which seated about 65,000, would usually be more than half-empty during two conventions each summer. Interestingly, despite the half-full status, parking was always a problem. Either the city or the jws ran a very poor parking show.