Topics Started by startingover13

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Watchtower Fire Rescue
by startingover13 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the organization just bought a fire engine at walkill.

pretty slick.. .

http://jwtalk.net/forums/topic/11017-watchtower-fire-dept-warwick/.
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Measuring Your Worth via The Organization
by startingover13 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one thing i've noticed growing up as a jehovah's witness is the insane amount of people that measure their worth and the worth of others according to 'spiritual' activties.

to be fair, there are some sincere people that just want to work for a good cause.

but i can't even have a conversation with some people without them talking about something religious.
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Famous Witnesses
by startingover13 in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been doing some research about famous witnesses.

some were raised and eventually left, while others came in as adults.

they range from sports players, musicians, and entertainers.
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Reinstatement via Old Cong.
by startingover13 in
1. jw
2. friends
i've applied to be reinstatement in a new city after attending meetings for a bit.

i wrote my letter and they heard my case.

they were very helpful.
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What Are They Studying at Congregational Bible Study?
by startingover13 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
my father is coming in town in two weeks, and i'd like to accompany him to the one meeting he'll be in town for.

i haven't been to a meeting for some time now, and i was wondering what's the book they are using for the book study.

anyone still current on that?.
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"I'm better than you.."
by startingover13 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i've reached out and contacted a few of my past friends.

some are still cool as ice, while others have taken on a "i'm better than you" type of attitude.

the first question is usually about becoming a servant, pioneering, or some other facet of service.
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Loyalty to Org Over Everything Else Part 2
by startingover13 in
1. social
2. physical
a few months ago i posted about the dilemna i was facing with my girlfriend and getting reinstated.

a little under a year ago, both of us were disfellowshipped for sexual immorality.

while it was difficult, we promised to stick together through it, work our way toward marraige, and eventually return.
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'Peace and Security' - What do you think?
by startingover13 in
1. jw
2. friends
woke up this morning to my cnn app alerting me that popel francis has called for peace in the middle east, and is making arrangements to meet with leaders in that region to promote tolerance and acceptance.

i've been out for almost a year now, inactive for almost two, but in that moment all of the jw teachings about the signs on the end, the cry of peace and security, and what would happen to those that aren't serving jehovah returned to me.

24 years of teachings are hard to forget, and reading the story on cnn.com didn't help the situation.
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Pioneering: How the GB shamelessly capitalizes on members' worldly desire for prominence.
by Island Man in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the bible likens the preaching work to a sacrifice of praise - praise to god.

pioneering is also a sacrifice that involves praise.

it's the sacrifice of a specified number of hours that wins you the praise of men.. when you really analyze the psychology of pioneering it is apparent that the praise of men or prominence before men is at the heart of it.
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Florida man shoots teen
by designs in
1. social
2. current
michael dunn pulled into a convenience store parking lot next to a suv full of teenagers who were playing loud music.

he asked the teens to turn down the music, it is uncertain what words were exchanged at that point.

michael dunn then shot 4 times into the driver's side of the suv.