Posts by carla
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How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus inall that i can say is....what a shame!
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carla
Not being a jw I can only comment on all the time my jw has spent in this insidious cult. He has missed out on many family moments, gorgeous Sat. mornings and so on. I was just looking through some family photographs lately and he is the only one missing. Years from now when our descendants are looking at old photo's it will be as if he did not exist should other photo's be lost with him in them. Or it will be the family story that he was in some wacky cult that used to exist in the past. I can dream can't I? -
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Orchestral Accompaniment for Singing at Congregation Meetings
by pixel into all congregationsre: orchestral accompaniment for singing at congregation meetings.
dear brothers:.
many will find that the newly composed orchestral recordings are more inspiring andconducive to our worship than is piano music alone.
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carla
What next? a guitar and drums?! sounds like they are trying to mimic Christendom now with such 'modern' music. -
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Jehovah's Witnesses mentioned on BBC News site regarding not voting
by defender of truth injehovah's witnesses.
there are about 140,000 jehovah's witnesses in the uk who will choose not to vote on 7 may.. mark o'malley, a spokesman for the christian-based religious movement, said: "as you go through the bible we see that god's kingdom is already established in heaven with god as the king of that kingdom.. "we are politically neutral as, in a sense, we have already chosen to support that kingdom's government.
we see it as a real government.. "there are limitations to what governments can do, maybe they can improve the health system, but they can't prevent death, maybe they can help children, but they can't provide a secure future for them necessarily.
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carla
jw's are neutral? My jw certainly is not! The few jw's I have talked to seem to have quite strong opinions on the state of things (politically and otherwise). Naturally my jw will not vote to make any changes in the society in which he lives but feels free to complain about most everything he disagrees with. -
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I want to carry the microphones"
by stillin inthis was the reason that our 12 year old son gave us for wanting to be baptized.
my wife and i actually agreed that he should wait a little longer, thank god!
by the time he was 13 he was running wild.
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carla
I feel for your situation but you do have choices. You could choose to have a normal relationship with your family and if wife and jw's don't like it let the chips fall. YOU as the man of the house can make decisions that would make it difficult for the jw's as well! pulling your financial support to the worldwide pedophile fund would be one of many things you could do.
I hate to say it but if my family did not accept me and my husband along with the kids as a family unit my kids would not see their grandparents, period. I would want to protect my kids from such a harmful situation. That is what the cult is, harmful, spiritually, emotionally and at times physically and/or sexually abusive. My job as a parent is to protect my kids from harmful situations.
You have a choice to put a corporation/org and the cong (as well as your own standing) before your own child or allow for natural affections and show unconditional love to your child on a daily basis not just passing in the street or quick non meaningful conversation as she passes the kids over to you while she shows you unconditional love by allowing you to see your grandchildren.
That is your legacy to your grandchildren, that is what they will remember when you are long gone. Grandma & grandpa didn't like mom for some reason or they will know it was because of the jw's and that will be the legacy of the jw's that gets passed on in that family. A damn good reason not join! no?
Sorry if this was harsh I didn't intend it to be. I find the whole shunning thing so damaging it really pisses me off.
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Now believe in the Rapture, just DON'T call it that.
by Lemonp injuly study article confirms what the march study articles implied.
wt july 15, your deliverance is getting near, para 15. annointed will be raptured before armageddon.
i thought it was interesting the difference between the simplified version and the study version.
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carla
So do they have an official re-defining of a word to describe their non rapture rapture?
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Do JWs Try To Convert Believers Of Islam?
by minimus inor do they regard them as they do ultra conservative jews and not waste their time with them, since as a people, they willfully abandoned jesus christ?
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carla
"....they willfully abandoned Jesus Christ?"- hello pot, this is kettle -
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A Taxi Driver Gave Me 4 Magazines This Morning
by Tempest in a Teacup inas we had reached my destination, i paid him and was getting down when he handed me something.
then i saw it was the wt and awake.
i just had the time to say: "oh, okay, thank you!
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carla
What would happen if you asked a jw for his whole lot of rags? Naturally you would toss them when he/she was out of sight but would a jw give you a large stack thinking you wanted to share them or would they be suspicious from the start?
If an average r & f placed their allotted amount for the month would they take it easy the rest of the month having made their 'numbers'? (I understand a pioneer is a different story)
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Reverse Witnessing Strategies When You Meet People Studying With JWs!
by PokerPlayerPhil intoday i had a great witness sharing websites about the watchtower and how many lives they limited by their superstitious teachings and high-group mind control.
i was pretty effective, i think he's going to quit his study and got his phone number in case this guy needs additional information.
he wants to believe in jesus christ, he's working for the government with a great job so it came as a surprise to him he is going to have to quit his job if he is to become a jehovah's witness.
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carla
Good job Pokerplayer!
Searcher, care to elaborate?
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A Taxi Driver Gave Me 4 Magazines This Morning
by Tempest in a Teacup inas we had reached my destination, i paid him and was getting down when he handed me something.
then i saw it was the wt and awake.
i just had the time to say: "oh, okay, thank you!
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carla
I agree with Morpheus! -
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How To Revoke Durable Power of Attorney "Blood Card"
by lambsbottom inhello all,.
wife doesn't want to ask elders for her dpa blood card, but wants it nullified legally.
what is the best way to do this?.
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carla
See your doctor and let him/her know in no uncertain terms that you will accept any and all blood, medical procedures, etc... Carry a card in your wallet stating as much and have it notarized. Give a copy of that to all who truly love you, let your friends and non jw family know your wishes. If you have ever been to the hospital make sure your doc updates those files as well.
If all else fails get a tatoo across your chest!