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Is there a new "full court press" to bring back "lost ones"?
by tenyearsafter ini ask the question because all of a sudden i am getting bombarded by my mother and other family members to "take my wife's hand and run back to jehovah before it is too late"!!
i am getting e-mail with screen shots of the un website (http://www.un.org/en/peace) stating "peace and security", being told that this could likely be the last memorial celebrated and that the door to the ark will be closing soon.
has anyone else been seeing an up-tick in these "prodigal son" appeals from jw friends and family?
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Paralells?
by tenyearsafter ini just saw this on the news wire, and though not a new story, i thought the place the fbi is coming from could be ominous for the wts:.
tom cruise and the church of scientology are reportedly under federal investigation for human trafficking and using unpaid labor, according to the new yorker (via huffington post).
the charges surfaced in a profile of oscar-winning writer-director paul haggis ('crash'), who left scientology in 2009 after 34 years following a disagreement with church officials..
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The Man with Golden Voice
by tenyearsafter innot that it is particularly pertinent to anything, did anyone catch the today show yesterday featuring ted williams (the man with the golden voice) where he was reunited with his 90 year old mother?
seems ted was raised in a very religious household with a jw dad, and mom couldn't understand how ted could have grown up to be such a huge disappointment to the family.
it just seemed an odd thing to bring up during a "poignant" reunion..
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The Star of Bethlehem...very interesting
by tenyearsafter ini just saw a dvd on the possible scientific explanation for the star of bethlehem and found it quite interesting.
though it is a pro-christian viewpoint, i think the explanations use science and chronology to come to this explanation of whether the star was fact or fiction.
the website is:.
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Judicial Committee versus Sharia Law...
by tenyearsafter inhas anyone thought about how similar jw judicial committees are in function to islamic sharia courts of law?
they both judge people using religious standards and can hand down "death" sentences for those violating those standards.
granted, jw's can't physically kill you for violating the wt standards (though they would if it is was legal), but they can "kill" you in the eyes of your jw friends and family...and they believe you are dead in god's eyes as well.
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Discovery Channel shooter link to JW's?
by tenyearsafter inhttp://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/sep/01/discovery-gunman-described-himself-loner-2003-san-/.
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Any news releases on Ray Franz yet?
by tenyearsafter ini have been doing google searches on ray's passing and have not seen anything other than what has been posted on the ex-jw bulletin boards.
i thought i read a post by barbara andersen talking about an ap release to be sent out.
has anyone heard anything more...it would be a shame for ray's passing to go unnoticed outside of these forums..
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How many DF'ed on this board have actually had...
by tenyearsafter inhow many disfellowshipped ones on this board have actually had follow up elder visits "encouraging" them to return to the meetings?.
i have been df'ed for 15 years now, and i have never had one visit (i am not saying that is a bad thing!
) from an elder encouraging me to return to the organization.