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  My feel-good thread

  by jgnat in

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  we've had our first real snow-storm of the year, the roads are slick, and the wind, biting.

  i'm wearing my new sweater, half merino, and i have hot chocolate in my thermos.

  my thoughts turn to all things warm and fuzzy.

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  Faithful Witness

  I started my Christmas shopping today!

  Dashing all the way,

  Oh what fun it is to find...

  favorite toys on sale... Oh!
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  Jw's: Who do you identify as the FDS?

  by snare&racket in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  who do you think is the fds on earth today?.

  barely any jw can point at a gb member by face, fewer can name the governing body, fewer know these men in person or can account for them as people.

  not one person became a jw from reading matthew 24 and saying 'aha!'.

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  Faithful Witness

  I meant to add, Jesus did not mention appointing a slave, some 1900 years into the future. There is no modern-day slave.

  He also did not instruct us to follow or serve a slave. This whole idea is just absurd.

  They have picked one parable to grant themselves power over the lives of millions of people.

  I sincerely hope that they just stick with publishing bizarre rantings in their publications, and don't follow through with their threats to instruct them to act against their own human instincts.

  I can't wait to celebrate 2015!
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  Jw's: Who do you identify as the FDS?

  by snare&racket in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  who do you think is the fds on earth today?.

  barely any jw can point at a gb member by face, fewer can name the governing body, fewer know these men in person or can account for them as people.

  not one person became a jw from reading matthew 24 and saying 'aha!'.

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  Faithful Witness

  Now at the District convention we will be getting to listen in on a few talks from the international convention and he thinks that the GB is trying to unite all of us because the end is coming soon again.

  "...coming soon again."

  My JW mother (new convert) has a "feeling" something big is going to happen in 2014. Our family is new to this bizarre organization. It is disturbing to see the way they treat their followers.

  Welcome, JudgeJudy70. It's good to hear from another awakened one.
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  What % of householders would have a clue about the "life saving " message JW`s have brought to their doors these past 100 years.

  by smiddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i`m an optimist and i would say zilch .

  i would bet you a million dollars ( if i had a million dollars ) that if you did a survey in the street that you live , asking the householders what is the life saving message jehovahs witnesses bring to your door on a regular basis , they would not have a clue.. and they have been preaching this message for over 100 years .

  how inefective can they be .. the probable answers you would get are : they dont take blood transfusions.

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  Faithful Witness

  Are you kidding me? How many JW's even have a clue about a life saving message?

  This question says it all. They are out spreading a "message," they know nothing about. The hours are more important than the message.
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  FS Visit Today

  by Joe Grundy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just received a fs visit - first for several months.

  an attractive 'yummy mummy' with (what seemed to me) a strained smile and a very young girl (presumably her daughter) about 9 or 10.. the weather was attrocious, i was distracted, and i failed completely to make any comment or to challenge.

  looking at the young girl, particularly, i felt nothing but sympathy.. i accepted a leaflet 'can the dead really live again?

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  Since you accepted the magazine, does that mean she will make a return visit to discuss it with you? I heard (3rd hand) a story about my brother in law, taking my niece to a door while out in FS. The woman answered the door and immediately became irate. She pointed her finger at my 11 year old niece, and told her to "Go back to the car, RIGHT NOW!!!" After my niece walked to the car, the woman laid into my brother in law, about how he should be ASHAMED of himself, bringing a CHILD out to do this filthy work. Hearing the story (from my JW mother), I simply said, "It's about time! Someone needs to yell at him! ... and I'll bet he just stood there and took it." hahahaha... There is a lot more to this story, and what my brother in law does to "discipline" and humiliate my niece. I know she will remember this day forever, and hopefully he will also, one day, when he finally decides to leave the false prophet he is serving. That is a long way off, but I am still hoping they will come to their senses. Anyway, just a thought... for anyone who gets a call from someone bringing their young child to the door with them. It had an impact.
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  God does not have partners.

  by Non-trinitarian in

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  i have always thought the trinity strange, and has pursued other than trinitarian christianity for my faith.

  god does not have partners.

  this is monotheism.. thought i d just check out the forum.. peace..

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  Faithful Witness

  Comment deleted. My first impression of your question was wrong. Good luck to you in your search.
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  God does not have partners.

  by Non-trinitarian in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have always thought the trinity strange, and has pursued other than trinitarian christianity for my faith.

  god does not have partners.

  this is monotheism.. thought i d just check out the forum.. peace..

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  Faithful Witness

  Non-trinitarian: Are you a Jehovah's Witness? They do not believe in the trinity, but they have some other strange beliefs you might also want to research.

  www.jwfacts.com is a great place to start. He has done a lot of research into the JW organization, their history, policies and beliefs.
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  What are the buzz words or trigger for JWs?

  by UBM101 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i read steve hassan's book and he mentioned about buzz words or triggers that call out the cult personality of a victim of mind controlling cult.

  when you were in, what triggered you?.

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  Faithful Witness

  Trinity, Cross, 1914, Jesus, Jehovah, Slave... Service

  Church, Bible, God

  To name a few. There are more, for sure. I watched my mom's cult persona click on and off the other day, while she was showing me her new bible.

  Great book! I am reading that one, too.
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  Anyone know of any witnesses that concealed carry to meetings?

  by LogCon in

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  2. friends

  does anyone know of any witnesses, in good standing, brother or sisters, that used to conceal carry to meetings or field service?.

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  Faithful Witness

  Sorry, not Utied States. I meant to say Untied States.

  LOL. Good assessment from our neighbor to the north.

  I was just making sure you weren't planning anything yourself, and checking to see if the elders were going to be armed. Concealed weapon permits are available here. Your questions makes me wonder again about the upcoming instructions that "do not make sense from a human standpoint..."

  We do not have guns at our house (that I will tell you about!!)
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  Anyone know of any witnesses that concealed carry to meetings?

  by LogCon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  does anyone know of any witnesses, in good standing, brother or sisters, that used to conceal carry to meetings or field service?.

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  Faithful Witness

  Why do you want to know??