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  Is there any one from Toronto,CANADA?

  by adecanada in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am looking for more information and discussion about the jw.

  i like to know some jw friends, and social with them.

  sincerely

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  WERE there any hypocrites in your congregation?

  by badboy in

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  Time to de-lurk!

  by nevergotwet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been lurking around these parts for a while and thought it was time to make a post, although one or two of you have come across me when i wandered into chat a few weeks back.

  just a quick intro: .

  i'm early 30's, was involved with the dubs since birth, but made the break when i was 18 to go to university (culture shock!).

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  Why are Spanish congregations more zealous?

  by truthseeker in

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  i was thinking of ths question the other day, and wondered if any of you here may have an answer.

  why is it that spanish brothers and sisters have more zeal, than non-spanish congregations?

  our kingdom hall has 1 spanish speaking congregation, the one i am in is english.

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  I want to thank,,

  by Survivor2004 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would like to thank william powell,jgnat,rabbit and shera for making me feel welcome my first day here and not jumping to any paranoid conclusions because i have lurked here for a while and had to change my old alias because for some reason it would not log in.lol.

  ( i got some very strange responses my first day here).

  i was also the laugh of the place for a few people here because i accidentally resurrected a very old post (couldnt see the itty bitty tiny numbers of the date)i guess they did not notice (except for one) that i was a newbie and i am getting use to the features here.i guess they forgot what its like to be new.. .

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  ...they neither marry, nor are given in marriage...

  by Tashawaa in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one of the hardest doctrines of the witnesses that i couldn't wrap my little brain around, was the teaching that the resurrected would not marry.. i remember one assembly, a whole talk was spent on the resurrection, and emphasis was placed on the fact that they would not marry.

  the couple sitting in front of me (obviously a happy couple, 'cause this distressed them) whispered how they just couldn't believe it.. here's the scripture they use to back their doctrine:.

  matt 22:22-33 specifically vs 30 "for in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as angels in heaven...".

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  any favorite TV shows you absolutely cannot miss?

  by brwneyedgrl1 in

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  2. entertainment

  i dont have much time to watch a lot of tv b/c im so busy w/ work and school but i am obsessed with monk and i have to watch it every friday night.

  i even hate making plans friday nights cuz i dont like to miss it...what a dork, i know.

  i also like family guy on cartoon network...so hilarious.

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  How Do You Regard Yourself?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are you happy about who you are?

  do you look down upon yourself?

  are ya feelin' pretty good about yourself these days??

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  Once You Start Getting Embarrassed That People Know You're A JW It's 2 Late

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  for many new witnesses, there was a certain pride associated with being "a jehovah's witness".

  they loved telling people they couldn't salute the flag, vote, take blood, have a hangover, have oral sex....you get the idea.

  once it dawns on jws how dumb and ridicouolus they sound, it's the beginning of the end.

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  JW SINGLES site shut down due to GUILT!

  by Survivor2004 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi folks.. i have been lurking on and off for about 2 years now and before i did post a couple threads under my old alias but it wont accept it for some reason so i had to re-join.. anyway there was a singles site called jwsingles.net by a nice fellow who wanted to help other lonely jw single folks meet but he is about to shut it down despite some success stories which i guess makes the elders upset.. i had joined two years ago and was on the mailing list(i,ve been inactive for about 5 years now)thats the short version,anyway,i got this e-mail from him the other day and it really infuriated me because he did nothing wrong but again the organization wants to control every aspect of their lives,including not letting jw,s put up harmless websites for singles to meet.after all in many many congregations there is a severe shortage of available singles right?and,if they dont even want you to look for a mate in their own organization (on the net) then they will look outside of the organization but i guess they are too dense to understand that.. his letter wreaks of guilt and he hangs his head in shame at congregations.i fail to see how he has stumbled others here.its none of others business what adult jw,s want to meet someone.. i understand the heartache of being all alone for many many years with no one and no suitable mates there as they were too stuffy and i felt like i could never match up no matter how hard i tried.i shed too many tears to count as im sure many here have as well.. anyway here is the e-mail.. greetings friends.. this will most likely be the last message you recieve from jw singles.net.. the site has been running for several years now with its main goal to help those of like faith find and if they wish contact each other.we,ve met that goal with several success stories.im very glad to say that an old friend of mine from a congregation in maryland met a wonderful sister from california.after months of phone calls and trips and bible studies over the phone,they were married.both are extremely happy with their new mates.. there are other stories the friends have shared when asking to have their profiles removed.. however i cannot continue to justify the site against the councel of the wbt society.i am tired of sinking in my seat at assemblies and conventions when they mention websites to avoid.it is also not my place to second guess the faithful and discreet salve and the connection they have with jehovahs spirit in guiding the organization in these last days.while i believe that with proper theocratic guidelines this site can be used ,like many have demonstrated to a good cause,i will not possibly stumble my brothers and sisters.. i have thought of selling the site to help recoup the expenses i incurred while developing and running the site ,but again i dont want the responsibility of passing it off to someone else,possibly a wordly company or person.. after the last paying members subscription has run out,i will open the full site with access to every member .this will be the last chance to try and contact some of the 2000 members we have.right now im targeting september as the final month the site will run.our information on the site will be deleted as the database of users is erased.if you care to make a donation of any size while the site is still open to everyone our paypal address is _________ or contact me for a mailing address.. thanks to all those who have tried to help and build the idea i had into a functioning and useful program.i wish you all well and continued strenght in this time of the end.all of the friends are tired and are struggling just to make it to meetings instead of staying home with a headache or working a little late.be upbuilding to each other ,help to show love amongst ourselves and continue to walk with god until the end.. agape.

  brian.

  jw singles.net'.

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