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  What makes us Human?

  by donkey in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the thoughts in this post are generated from work done by by carl sagan.

  although i am not quoting him the core ideas and logic were his and i am recalling them from memory.. let's start with murder.

  we cannot be convicted for murdering a chimpanzee even though the chimpanzee has a dna matching 99.6% of ours.

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  WT goofie phrases.

  by Pepper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to get into trouble for making light of the these phrases that some elders have told me are to be used only gods people.

  lol that you all may know maybe:.

  "well, brother that is very "commendable," just before the meeting ends the po says to those in attendance "brothers the time left is reduced," i once heard a co say to those seated during one of his talks "well now, we don't want to die at armageddon now do we, well of course not.

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  Poll:

  by Monster in

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  how many of you hold to some of the beliefs jws taught, and what are they?

  peace james

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  I Seened it With My Own Eyes @o@

  by Funchback in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  things i saw as a jw:.

  * the "f" word spelled out on the information board in the back of the hall.

  the person used the tacks used for posting letters and talks and spelled out the expletive.

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  Do You Believe In God Or Not?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if you've been associated with the witnesses, believing in god was a necessity.

  do you still feel that god exists?

  if you believe in god, do you feel that he cares about you?

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  Have you ever sprung anyone??

  by kelpie in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  how is this.... i started working for a company in sydney while still a witness.

  i moved from a little country town to there so didnt know a soul.

  well the receptionist that worked with me was very loud and out going and used to swear quite a bit.. but i started picking up signals as you do when your a witness that this girl was also a witness.

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  YOU CAN PREACH-EVEN WITH DEMENTIA

  by minimus in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  the august 1,2002 wt.

  tells of an experienceof a woman with severe dementia, so bad, that she needed to be reminded to swallow her food.

  this person saw her caretaker weeping over some problem.

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  JW Practices

  by patio34 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  maybe this irked you in the past?

  i had a hard time convincing--nay, believing--that we lived in such baaaad times.

  jws have the belief that times are bad, so we had the task of convincing the householders of that.

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  Movies You Watch Over & Over & Over

  by 3acrewood in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  have you noticed there are certain movies you just never get tired of watching?

  what's does your list include?

  here are some of mine (in no particular order as to favorites):.

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  Burdens

  by Liverwurstest in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have just gained a new little girl.

  my wife bore an 8lb baby girl with many complecations.

  the majority were taken care of with surgery but she is also deaf.

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