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  NDE' & OBE's

  by DebraDoll in

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  2. experiences

  please accept my request in the spirit it is meant-no unkindness is implied here but i must limit the responses and information as this is a big course project due very soon!

  those of you who experienced either (or both!

  ) phenomenon while you were still an active member of the borg only, please contact me asap, if you are comfortable relating your experience to me.

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  I have had neither but when researching why different ones became dubs several had NDE before becoming dubs...scared the crap out of them I guess.
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  Watchtower corporate names?

  by shotgun in

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  can someone point me to the post that listed all the corporate names...its about a dozen i think.. i wanted to show my family and ask them which visible organization is god behind?

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  Thanks JT

  They should soon list on the New York Stock Exchange......I wonder how many offshore accounts they have.
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  Out of the mist

  by Greenpalmtreestillmine in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted here just a little back in january of 2001. i scrambled out of here right quick then since i was still active and fearful of so many things.

  i am inactive but not exactly a non jw yet.

  i am a conservative person and still believe that some of the teachings of jws are good though i do not agree with everything that's for sure!

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  Welcome Sabrina

  The pressure here is alot less than at the old Kingdum hall, here you are free to accept, reject, speculate and ponder....enjoy.
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  What does the WTS do with its billions of dollars ?

  by fearnotruth22 in

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  How much would the annual cost be for printing all those mags? Maybe 50 to 100 million..not sure..the rest is invested in cigarettes and guns.
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  **WARNING** Remove all Hot Liquids from your Person before...

  by jgnat in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...you read this thread.. .

  made me spew.

  brought to you by.... http://www.mckennabookcovers.com/.

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  Holy crap was that Jim and Tammy Baker going to the door.
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  Psalm 37:29

  by paulw21 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  psalm 37:29 is a verse often quoted by jw's as a "proof" text to say that besides the 144,000 who go to heaven, the rest of those who follow jehovah are destined for paradise on earth.

  what makes you as a jw believe that this verse clearly proves that doctrine?

  comments from jw's only, at this point please.. thanks.

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  Hi Paul

  Here is the link to a thread I started on that very verse a week or two ago.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/61415/931197/post.ashx#931197

  Welcome to the Forum
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  THEY'VE DONE IT!!!! The WBTS set a new date!

  by dmouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the latest watchtower, dec 15th 2003, is an out and out attack on the rank and file for dropping into a drowsy state spiritually.

  ok, so armageddon didn't come before the generation of 1914 grew old and died.

  but does that mean that the big a isn't near?

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  I liked dmouse's picture from the WT...Noah looks like shite at 600 and he's supposed to live another 300 yrs after that...

  Jcanon.....this thread is a little off topic for you...You do realize if the earth had been surrounded by ice or water life would not have existed.

  As for the WT..I wish the R & F would read all the WT literature from 1880 on and they would see how the dates keep on moving as time progresses , they must have a slide rule..the only ones which remain are the invisible certainties.
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  Do u know any JW"s that have suicided?

  by Rick Aust in

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  2. friends

  sorry if this is a sad question, but i know of 3 jw's that have suicided.

  i haven't known any personally, but i was wondered if you know any or know of any jw's that have suiced?

  and do you know the reason why?

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  I've known two exjw's who took their own lives....

  Now I always wonder if it was the realization of worshipping a false religion and the hoplessness of losing their families to it.
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  If you could meet anyone in History past......who?

  by ScoobySnax in

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  2. friends

  another fluff special, i've been warned off the jw stuff, so here goes....... would have to be.... 1. jesus christ (just to watch from a distance).

  2. aesop (i loved his fables when i was a kid, and still do).

  3. my grandad (sentimental, but i never got to see him before i could say goodbye).

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  1. Jesus

  2. J.F Rutherford so I could kill him

  3. C.T Russell so I could give his ass a good kick
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  My turn to ask some questions

  by Lady Lee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok i rarely ask questions but hey i might as well do this too.

  but to make life a lot easier for you i will put tham all in one thread when you first came here what did you expect?what were you looking for?did you find it and if so how?if you were looking for information how did you look for it - ask a question?

  wander through the threads?

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  • When you first came here what did you expect? All exjw's... I was surprised how many were still semi active
  • What were you looking for? Support..I felt alone in my doubts...which were no longer just doubts.
  • Did you find it and if so how? Tons of support and caring thoughful people...inciteful reasonings as well.
  • If you were looking for information how did you look for it -
  • ask a question? Most of the time
  • wander through the threads? Usually just to understand the reason a poster feels a certain way.
  • use the search utility? Sometimes ..but I don't have alot of success with it.
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  • Where there other places that helped you find what you were looking for? If so where? Shawns website and freeminds were good along with quotes. Using the word search option with the WT cd-rom has been the most damning to my WT beliefs.
  • How did you feel coming here at first? Nervous
  • How long did you read before signing up and posting? 1st day...I like answers pronto so jumped in with both feet.
  • What made you feel safe enough to post that first time? It seemed pretty anonomous..I did go back and remove my birthdate from my personal info to better conceal my identity ..just in case.
  • If you came across some of the flaming on here, how did you feel and what convinced you to stay? I see it as sad but part of the painful experience of being controlled so completly for so long.....In the end I find most to be kind but still healing... the bleeding is a terrible part of the exit process.

  If you have been here for a while now

  • How do you feel over-all about this website? I can hardly go a day without logging on...It's like a million eyes watching the WT who usually are able to hide all the terrible scandals.
  • Do you still come here for the same reasons as you came in the beginning? Not so much for uncovering WT lies as manily now for support and to help others.
  • How has the board changed?
  • How does this affect you?
  • Have you thought of leaving? If yes then why stay? What keeps you coming back?

  What do you see as the main goal for this board? To connect people all over the world for support purposes and also to help with the demise of the WT org through joint efforts. Even if that does not take place the letter campain for Vicki was a good example of the good which can be accomplished by total strangers working for what's right.