Posts by Jon Preston

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Design or Non-Design, finally we know, Darwin's Doubt

by QC in

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if you want to read the definitive explanation on fossils and how life arrived its covered in darwins doubt, by s.c. meyer.

this is a game changer.

the bomb!.

Jon Preston

QC--i understand your warning. But to say evolution isnt part of our planet and developments, adaptations, mutations--is just plain and blind ignorance.

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Design or Non-Design, finally we know, Darwin's Doubt

by QC in

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if you want to read the definitive explanation on fossils and how life arrived its covered in darwins doubt, by s.c. meyer.

this is a game changer.

the bomb!.

Jon Preston

So your answer to the question is......?

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Maybe moving! Need some advice

by Jon Preston in

ok so we might be moving to fl.

wife wants to get away to start over.

i also want to move but at the right time and to the right place.

Wow thanks everybody! I recently vacationed in a suburb of jacksonville and found it nice. But its too far from my wifes family. I havent been to branden or bradenton, and i remember summers being hot in orlando--i did like oviedo, winter springs, and lake mary tho....merritt island seems to have decent schools and of course beach.

Movings tough! :-) but i love the freedom!

i drove through floral city once and thought it TOO woodsy for my taste. But ill look into surrounding areas.

so ill come down there soon and check these areas out to see what might be best.

I know st johns county has the best schools in the state, as does oviedo and lake mary i think?

Cheers!

JP

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Update on fade, wife, and interesting comments from the meeting

by Jon Preston in

another good conversation my wife yesterday!

i got her to read the main page at jwfacts and she was astounded by the lawsuits for protecting pedophiles, the un.

she didnt complete the whole page becuse she clicked on the links to those subjects.. we talked about them and she agreed with it.

Jon Preston

Oub--its a doublethink...--like other orgs JWs are imperfect but they Re the closest to the truth. I told her that that is based on limited knowledge of other religions. Then i told her that there are a ton of odganizations claiming to be the truth And many are cults...her eyes widened a little and i just let it hang in the air.

Ive learned how emotionally intelligent my wife can be...knowing how she feels and expressing it openly so i can understand. So shes open about this war in her. How she understands and agrees with what i say but because she was raised this way, is primed to respond differently...very interesting

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Update on fade, wife, and interesting comments from the meeting

by Jon Preston in

another good conversation my wife yesterday!

i got her to read the main page at jwfacts and she was astounded by the lawsuits for protecting pedophiles, the un.

she didnt complete the whole page becuse she clicked on the links to those subjects.. we talked about them and she agreed with it.

Jon Preston

Thanks! :-)

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Maybe moving! Need some advice

by Jon Preston in

ok so we might be moving to fl.

wife wants to get away to start over.

i also want to move but at the right time and to the right place.

Jon Preston

Oh they are all nOn or exJW. Im not completely convinced to leave. I have an awesome job and love the people there. But it is boring here and id like to be close-ish to the beach and family activities. Good schools for my kids, you know, gotta keep their eyes on the future. :-)

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Maybe moving! Need some advice

by Jon Preston in

ok so we might be moving to fl.

wife wants to get away to start over.

i also want to move but at the right time and to the right place.

Jon Preston

Ok so we might be moving to Fl. Wife wants to get away to start over. I also want to move but at the right time and to the right place. She has fam in tampa areas and doesnt want to be too far from them. So ive looked at outside orlando: oviedo, winter park/springs....and also around tampa: branden, lakeland, land o lakes areas.

But i have a family and want to move somewhere more family oriented. Any advice or thoughts?

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Update on fade, wife, and interesting comments from the meeting

by Jon Preston in

another good conversation my wife yesterday!

i got her to read the main page at jwfacts and she was astounded by the lawsuits for protecting pedophiles, the un.

she didnt complete the whole page becuse she clicked on the links to those subjects.. we talked about them and she agreed with it.

Jon Preston

Another good conversation my wife yesterday! I got her to read the main page at JWfacts and she was astounded by the lawsuits for protecting pedophiles, the UN. She didnt complete the whole page becUse she clicked on the links to those subjects.

we talked about them and she agreed with it. But she said that other orgs have the same issues and she feels the dubs still have a lot right. She said she agrees that her problem is also now the GB and not the friends (cultspeak for "our friends").

Then she opened up and told me that shes such a follower and sh. Cares so much what others think and is so forgiving that she will follow along. So she told me that whatever decision I am convinced is true or correct she will follow: DA, fade, Df, new church, whatever. I told her that it sounded good but im not going to do what the GB does and that she is accountable for her own beliefs and not to just follow the flow of what i say. I told her we need to know what you believe and you also are free to make what choice you need to.

I also asked her if shed like to read CoC...Tk understand how wrong the GB are about some "apostates".

Good stuff.

Now to the meeting!

I found two very interesting, yet contradictory comments made. We were in the Jehovah book thingy (not the bible) and the section was about Jehovahs awesome power. So an old brother made this comment: When i saw the sunset tonight that was a display of Jehovahs awesome power. And we can trust and know that Jehovahs power will always be used for good.

The next comment from the platform: When we see hurricanes and tornadoes, and when the wind was so strong back then and destroyed mountains//THAT also shows Jehovahs power"

I about fell out of my chair. My wife saw the look on my face and i bet she thought i might be going into shock....Just fascinating! You cant pay to see this stuff!

and of course there was more on family worship and a "model" family was interviewed. boy o boy how encouraging! ;-)

Anyways thats about it for now. Ill update when my wife reads the rest of jwfacts or COC. Thanks for everyones help!!!

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A contribution from one of the members!

by Atlantis in

a contribution from one of the members who doesn't get to post very often.. ... .......... ........................ ......... ..........atlantis

Jon Preston

Marked...

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Israel National News reports a most amazing story about JWs

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/flash.aspx/288677#.ux9165ao7l9.

court rejects missionary lawsuit against netanya schools for voiding leasethe tel aviv magistrates court has rejected a claim by a missionary group, saying that the school they had been renting space in unlawfully voided their contract , and asking the court to instruct the school to pay nis 108,000 in compensation and mental anguish, as well as legal expenses.. it began when a missionary group, via a non-profit organization called "mitzpe l'yisrael", rented space at the raziel school in netanya to conduct daily afternoon activities.

shortly after signing the rental agreement , the school authorities discovered that the group was, in reality, the notorious missionary sect of "jehovah's witnesses".

Jon Preston

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