Topics Started by IWasDuped

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South Beach Diet
by Mulan in
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i am going to give this diet a go, after the new year.

i've been reading the book (i bought it yesterday) and it makes a lot of sense to me.

princess' husband did this program a couple of months ago and lost a lot of weight, and brought his cholesterol down too.
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2004 yb. A Letter From the Governing Body.
by Blueblades in
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for those who don't have the 2004 yearbook.

a letter from the governing body.. dear brothers and sisters:.

"may you have undeserved kindness and peace from god our father and the lord jesus christ".
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Just lost our parents... Part 2
by 2escaped lifers in
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for part 1, see : http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/62447/1.ashx .

well, my dad did his "elder" duty and called the elders in whose territory we now live.

two of them came by to see us this past saturday morning.
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Planning A Fade. Need Ideas
by Doubtfully Yours in
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this double life is slowly eating away at me.

i'm planning to fade away and need all the ideas i can get.. it needs to be a fade because my parents, who i care deeply about are heavily into it and my poor hubby is wanting to obtain more privileges in the cong.

me, on the other hand, can't stand going to so many meetings and service and giving parts, etc.. very much appreciate your ideas and support.
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The Purpose of Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice
by cruzanheart in
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this is my very first time celebrating christmas, and i am enjoying the season just as much as my children.

what i see is the joy of giving.

i know there are over-crowded malls, harried parents, worried people with not enough money for what they want, or no money at all.
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Meeting for feild service, what a wonderful sight! What do you miss?
by IWasDuped in
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so we ran out of milk and i had to go to the store to get some.

on my way i see this mob in the street going to their cars.

i realize it's the meeting for service getting out.
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Is this true???
by JT in
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as you associate with jehovah's organization, you will find the atmosphere very different from that of temples and churches.

there is no soliciting of money, no backbiting or quarreling, and no discrimination because of family background or financial standing.

the most outstanding quality among jehovah's witnesses is love.
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Mulan could use some hugs.
by Princess in
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i don't think she has posted this yet.

mulan called me yesterday afternoon to tell me her dad had suffered a stroke.

i did talk to my dad last night and he seemed to think that grandpa was going to be ok. i had a birthday party with nine little girls all afternoon and was completely out of touch as a result.. i think she could use a hug, don't you?.
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When People Ask Questions About Jehovah's Witnesses, I Tell Them The Truth
by minimus in
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for a while now, when someone asks me why jw's don't celebrate birthdays, i tell them the unadulterated truth.

i say that in the bible, 2 pagans celebrated their birthdays and 2 people got killed, and that's why we don't celebrate birthdays.then if someone asks about why we can celebrate anniverseries, i tell them that nobody got killed for celebrating one, so it's up to our conscience.

if someone asks if we take blood transfusions, i say no, but, we will take (and i name the different components) other portions of the blood.
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My first post...Questions from Readers 4-08-03
by IWasDuped in
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hi...this is my first time posting...been lurking and working up my courage to post... .

awake 4-8-03.

"luaus- i read with interest your article, "let's have a hawaiian luau.