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  My online debate with a few JWs

  by Wolfgirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the other day, i asked for help finding some info regarding the flip-flops on conscientious objecting.

  a big thank you to those who helped me out.. quick background:.

  i'm a star wars fan.

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  LMAO!!!! Where'd they go???

  Who said it? "cowards" That's for sure.

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  I Am Officially Apostate!

  by shamus in

  1. watchtower
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  i just got word through the grape vine that i am apostate now... i emailed everyone in my address book the vicki bower thingy and talk is that i'm apostate!.

  please fully welcome me into your fold.

  the truth sucks.

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  Good for you sending the info about Vicki to everyone you know. What an honorable way to get out of that ******* cult.

  I just heard some more stories today... not sure how long I can keep doing this "fade."

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  My online debate with a few JWs

  by Wolfgirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the other day, i asked for help finding some info regarding the flip-flops on conscientious objecting.

  a big thank you to those who helped me out.. quick background:.

  i'm a star wars fan.

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  Chevy,

  go here:

  http://forums.starwars.com/

  then scroll down to "the cantina"

  then pick Jehovah's Witnesses. You can't miss it. It's so worth the read. I'm on page 13.

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  My online debate with a few JWs

  by Wolfgirl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the other day, i asked for help finding some info regarding the flip-flops on conscientious objecting.

  a big thank you to those who helped me out.. quick background:.

  i'm a star wars fan.

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  Reading, reading...this is great! Sounds like there are two of you from here posting on that thread...

  I cannot believe I once sounded like those kids. I wish I could apologize to everyone I proselytized to.

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  Low Meeting Attendance Means Wrongdoing!

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did anyone ever come across the idea that meeting attendances were an indication of how much spirit jehovah was giving or witholding from the congregation?.

  ..and that this was directly related to whether or not there was any secret wrondoing within the congregation that was "blocking the spirit" and thereby restricting the "increase"?.

  just a couple of instances:.

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  Well, they do have scriptural precedent for believing that one bad egg causes god to reject everyone.

  Remember Achan stole about $7000 worth of clothes and coins? So the next battle the Israelites went to fight, the men of A'i killed 36 of them because Jehovah withheld his spirit.

  So it's not unreasonable to believe that Jehovah would withhold his spirit from the Christian congregation if there is a concealed act of fornication.....

  If you believe in that sort of thing. 36 killed for some clothes and a gold bar. yeah, that's fair.

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  Nauseating e-mail

  by SpunkyChick in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my friend's intentions are sweet, but read this forward she e-mailed me and tell me if you'd reply, if so, what would you say?

  i found myself getting angry that people would actually forward this crap to me.. .

  god still sits on the throne.

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  Yeah, I get "save your soul" and "praise jesus" chain letters all the time. Somehow it doesn't bother me as much as when the cargroup shows up during Saturday service.
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  Yeas !! Passed the last exam ... got my MCAD !

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i took another exam this morning and passed it (despite being destracted from my one night of revision by a programme on 'centrefolds' last night .

  070-229: designing and implementing databases with microsoft sql server 2000 enterprise edition.

  070-315: developing and implementing web applications with microsoft visual c# .net and microsoft visual studio .net.

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  did someone say gifs are annoying???

  Congrats!!!!

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  Holy S***!!! My boss at my new job is a JW!

  by Elsewhere in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just found out that my boss at my new job is a jw!!!

  earlier today i walked into his office to ask him a quick question?

  the nwt and wt on his desk.

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  Odrade

  Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo
  He loves me, I love you
  Therefore, vicariously he loves you!
  
  I can make a Mr. Hankey too! (Pffffft)

  Sorry Dan! I couldn't resist!
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  How disappointed I am..............

  by morty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for those who read my post earlyer this week,on how to talk to your teenagers about sex well................that went great!

  my problem is now deeper.here i am covering all the basics,you know like sex,drugs girls and alcohol not even to stop and think about the most obvious.........smoking!

  damn was i upset to find smokes in his jacket.yes,you heard me right.he is smoking!

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  when expressing his feelings to me.He also said though, when are you going to quit as well mom...........

  My $.02 is that this is his way of trying to get you to quit. You say he has always tried to get you to stop smoking? I think the fact that he got caught so soon says something. Maybe he is trying to show you how much HE is worried about YOU. And in typical 15 year old fashion he is being a bit destructive about it.

  I've talked to kids about this. They all say that it's totally cool NOT to smoke in school now. Some kids do pressure other kids--it's kind of a social thing, but non-smokers don't get a hard time unless they get on the smokers' case. He probably does have school stress, but kids have stress outlets unless something unusual is going on, and starting to smoke usually isn't one of the outlets. Several people I know started smoking young because they wanted to prove something to their smoking parents.

  My brother in law started smoking secretly when he was 14. He did it out of rebellion against his JW parents, and also because his friends were doing it. He started out socially smoking about 3-4 a day, then eventually he was up to about a pack or so. It took him 11 years to quit. I really don't remember what it was that actually made him quit, except that he just felt so unhealthy all the time. I remember him saying one time though, that everytime he lights up, he feels stupid.

  Personally, I don't think there's anything you can show him about smoking that would really be effective. Kids are smart, they know about the lung slices, the "how much will this shorten my life" websites, and the sports vs. lung function connection. Your best bet is to talk to him and really LISTEN to what he says, and what he's not saying. Try not to use the conversation as a teaching or telling time with him. Just listen. There's more to this than wanting to impress his girlfriend. I'm betting it's about you. Once you find out his real motivation, then you can figure out how to proceed.

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  most gorgeous man

  by petespal2002 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  we've had so much of the gorgeous women, so who would be the world's most gorgeous man in your view?

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  Odrade

  Don't laugh at me, but this is one sexy man.