Topics Started by JustTickledPink

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Another newbie - groan
by JustTickledPink in
1. jw
2. friends
new to this site, not new to the internet or message boards, so i hope i get the hang of this site soon and "get" what's going on.. i'm 30 yoa, live in fl, happily married, living a very normal traditional lifestyle in my new house with our cute poodle.

i am df'd and proud of it.

was raised as a jw and spent the first 20 years of my life under the influence, the last 10 years happily living life!.
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What is the truth?
by OldSoul in
1. jw
2. friends
pontius pilate asked, and now i'm asking.

i've been reading many topics in here, now i am wondering... what is truth?

i'm both respectful and broadminded enough to allow for any other viewpoint, whether or not i agree.
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My Florida (sure to be Guilt) Trip
by chrissee in
1. jw
2. friends
i am new to the forum.

i've been reading mostly, but now i am compelled to post something.

i guess i'll start with a little info on me.
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Should I teach my kids about Santa Claus? (Lie vs. Harmless Fantasy)
by AlmostAtheist in
1. jw
2. friends
my wife and i got on a discussion about something i never would've guessed we'd need to.

she wants to teach our new baby about santa claus, easter bunny, & tooth fairy, but i don't.

of course, as witnesses we never would have taught that, and i have to acknowledge that i may only be reasoning using that old set of values.. i don't want to look into my kid's eyes and tell her something that i know for a fact isn't true.
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Preliminary US service report for 2004 - based on KM figures (0% increase)
by truthseeker in
1. jw
2. friends
below are prelimiary figures for the 2004 service year, based on numbers given in the "our kingdom ministry" magazine.

publishers

(inc. pioneers) baptized
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Marriage question
by starfish422 in
1. jw
2. experiences
i have a question for those who got married in a jw ceremony, or who became jws after being married.

did the elder marrying you, or those studying with you, counsel you as to what forms of sexual intercourse are acceptable within jehovah's loving organization(tm)?

just having a "discussion" of sorts on another board and i'm being challenged by a dutiful jw wife.
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Who is the new President of the Watchtower Society? And are there 7 new org
by booker-t in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have been wondering who is the president of the watchtower society?

my mother told me that milton henschel died in 1993 and i have not heard of anybody ever replacing him?

my mom also told me that the society has 7 new corporations within the watchtower society.
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Is It More Important to You to "Love" or Be "Loved"?
by pettygrudger in
1. jw
2. friends
although both are important parts of human existence, they are not mutually inclusive.

is it more important to you to feel "love" for others or to know you're "loved" by others?

i think the answer to that question sometimes dictates our actions as human beings..
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JW Urban Legends...
by ThisGuy04 in
1. jw
2. friends
just curious if jw urban legends are the same all over the world...?

i remember growing up in canada, there's two that really stand out in my mind.

1) the smurfs walking out of the kh.
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Is the Organizaton slowing down or are we just imagining it?
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
every time i speak to an active jw in my congregation, they don't give me the impression that they are slowing down.

if i say that i see less jw's on the street knocking on doors, they will say that many are working full time.

they will also probably say that the hall is always full of people.. i don't go to the hall anymore, so i can't say if the hall is full or not, but i notice that there are way less jw's going door to door than before in this area.