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  The Enormity of what Simon Has Done

  by berylblue in

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  from another thread:.

  simon is now probably britains public enemy number one in watchtower eyes.

  his forum has helped so many escape from the organisation.

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  Oxnard Hamster

  The Simon says....

  The Simon says...

  The Simon says know your damn role.
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  June 2203 K.M. anyone?

  by Lisa Lefteye in

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  can anyone tell me what the first service meeting song was for june 16 and june 23rd?

  lisa

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  I thought this would be another bogus Armageddon prediction thread, but it's still amusing.

  I believe it opens with Song No. 46: Highway to Hell and closes with Song No. 102: She Works Hard for the Money.

  ROFL!
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  Just wanted to say goodbye

  by Aztec in

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  i'm going to be offline for quite a while.

  i'm moving this weekend and the computer i use belongs to my sister.

  since i will no longer be living with her i won't have daily access to a computer.

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  Oxnard Hamster

  Good luck with your new job Aztec. I'll be looking foward to the day you post regularly again. Don't become irregular or inactive now.
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  Update...Letter from Wt

  by peacefulpete in

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  not long ago i started a thread about how my wife & i sent letters to the society but received no response, well we got one.

  my wife wrote a letter asking about the similarity between pagan mystery cults and christianity, especially she mentioned the eucharist meal of bread and wine representing blood and body of dying saviors such as mithras and dionysus.

  their response was: .

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  (1) Reading worldly materials raises "insidious doubts". "Christians do not need to make a study of mythology." Included was a photocopy of a QFR that said "it would be foolhardy, as well as a waste of valuable time, for Witnesses to expose themselves to false religious literature...true Christians are commanded to shun apostates...As LOYAL Christians let us hold to God's standards, feeding our minds on what is true and righteous, and holding appreciatively and LOYALLY to the CHANNEL from which we first learn Bible truth."

  It should read....

  (1) Reading "worldy" materials may actually educate people. Can't have that if we want to control everybody. It would be foolhardy, as well as a waste of valuable time, for our slaves Witnesses to expose themselves to educational materials. True Christians are commanded to shun anything not sanctioned by the WTS, as loyal followers allow us to brainwash them, feeding our minds on garbage other people came up with by taking liberties with the Bible, and holding appreciately and loyally to the channel from which we were first tricked.
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  they do accept blood after all

  by wonderer2003 in

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  thought this might interest some of you, sorry me if this page has already been talked about, but i just found it and thought it very interesting....

  http://www.stnicholasla.com/blood.htm found here.

  the resulting decisions based on this arbitrary classification are breathtaking examples of inconsistency.

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  In the OT, it says not to eat pork(forget the scripture, but it is there), yet I remember having pork chops Wednesday night before the WT study.

  I even e-mailed the guy who hosts the study, showed him the scripture, and he said Jesus abolished a lot of the OT laws and besides, pork is safer to eat now because people know how to handle it better.

  Yet they take the abstain from blood issue as if it's black and white..

  Mmmmmmmm yeahhhhhh..........
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  "Reinstatement Party" Called Off Per The Society

  by minimus in

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  a number of weeks ago, i mentioned how my niece was seeking reinstatement.

  well, after all was said and done, the elders allowed her back in.

  my brother and his wife were giving her a little "coming back" party with about a total of 35 guests.

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  Right. Jesus was always merciful. He always put the needs of others as his #1 priority, even if it meant overstepping a law like don't do work on the Sabbath.

  I've brought this to their attention, that every law is not black and white, but they don't seem to get it.

  And yes, I do remember the parable of the son who returned and a big party was thrown.

  Funny thing is, months ago when I was involved with the Borg, I heard an elder's daughter was going to have a HS graduation party. Hmmmm.....
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  Received "recruitment" letter following death of father

  by John K in

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  first, let me start by saying i respect and honor the right of anyone to spread their message.

  i do not descriminate against anyones church.

  in the u.s. we are fortunate enough to enjoy that right.. that said, a jehovah's decided that the death of my father would be a good time to send a letter to my mother.

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  As I said, knock on my door, talk to me on the street, even call me on the phone to spread a religious method. This person is using the obituaries and the phone book to find targets and I think that crosses the line of good taste.

  I have sent a letter to the person sending it, but I suspect this is an ongoing practice. I would like to see a stop to this. This letter only served to upset a widow, and I suspect that is the reaction the letter recieves often.

  Yes, it is an ongoing practice. One lady whom I am friends with, who is a JW, does the very same thing. She even showed me some letters she was about to send out.

  I agree that this isn't "discreet" at all.
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  The ten best ways to disrupt a District Assembly:

  by czarofmischief in

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  1. have an apostate food truck outside with free burritos and shasta cola.. 2. wear a smurf costume and run across the stage.. 3. bikini car wash across the street.. 4. have an old-school breakdancing session on the corner, cardboard and all.

  bonus if you do it on a mat made of watchtowers and primary colored book covers.. 5. have a garage sale or flea market in the neighborhood during the afternoon session.. 6. sit in the audience and applaud everything that anybody says - try to get a standing ovation for each sentence of the closing prayer.. 7. put a recording of rap, heavy metal, or other forbidden music on instead of the kingdom melodies.. 8. get fifty of your friends to walk around in the stadium during the session, holding signs that say, "louder please!

  " and "take your shirt off!

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  Oh yeah, during a long series of talks, whip out a Game Boy and start playing. Make sure the sound is cranked up so it disturbs everybody around you.
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  The ten best ways to disrupt a District Assembly:

  by czarofmischief in

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  2. experiences

  1. have an apostate food truck outside with free burritos and shasta cola.. 2. wear a smurf costume and run across the stage.. 3. bikini car wash across the street.. 4. have an old-school breakdancing session on the corner, cardboard and all.

  bonus if you do it on a mat made of watchtowers and primary colored book covers.. 5. have a garage sale or flea market in the neighborhood during the afternoon session.. 6. sit in the audience and applaud everything that anybody says - try to get a standing ovation for each sentence of the closing prayer.. 7. put a recording of rap, heavy metal, or other forbidden music on instead of the kingdom melodies.. 8. get fifty of your friends to walk around in the stadium during the session, holding signs that say, "louder please!

  " and "take your shirt off!

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  Oxnard Hamster

  I have some more:

  1. Bring the NIV Bible instead of the NWT.

  2. Wear a Christian T-Shirt. Bonus points if it has Jesus on the cross.

  3. Wear a cross on a necklace.

  4. Claim to be one of the 144,000 and start giving people orders. After all, they are the ruling class.

  5. Walk up to random youths and ask if they like to listen to DC Talk. Sorry, I don't keep up with Christian music. I'm not sure if they are considered "dated." If so, replace with any Christian band.

  6. At some point during one of the talks, walk foward as if it's an invitation. Kneel down near the stage and start praying.

  7. Should "Halleluah!" and "Amen!" throughout the talks everytime a point is made.

  8. See how many girls you can hit on. If you are a girl, hit on guys.
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  Do you believe in God now?

  by Ron1968 in

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  this question has probably been asked before, but since i am a newbie, i wouldn't know.. anyway, i would like to ask if you believe in god or a higher power since becoming an ex-jw?.

  ron

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  Oxnard Hamster

  And that is exactly the point

  Great. So now we both agree this concept of a default is erroneous. If that's the case, then there is no default that God doesn't exist.