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My dog just died.
by panhandlegirl in
1. jw
2. experiences
i just buried my beloved poddle, little brother.

he died suddenly.

i know to most people that is not an important event.
sowhatnow

so sorry sweetie, I hated going through that, twice so far a dog and a cat, and two more cats to go, after those go i cant deal with it anymore.

they are like our kids.
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what would happen If?
by sowhatnow in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i submitted a letter to the local k hall, explaining that i no longer believe my baptism as a jw is valid, based on my current bible knowlege.

and i wish to be no longer considered a baptised [in this organization], jw, but simply a christain who studies the bible.. and then would continue to attend meetings?.

they couldnt prevent me, its open to the public.. .
sowhatnow

not going back to those weekly cuckoo conventions

but thought maybe I found a way out for a lot of people who are needing to stay

involved for sake of family

im not and never was missed. If I was df tomorrow the only person who would 'suffer' would be my mom.

I thought gee if your not baptised, your not under thier rules?

years ago I recall something about people wanting to get rebaptised weird but thought hmm I wonder.
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Your favourite dog breed ...?
by LoveUniHateExams in
1. social
2. family
in an earlier thread, i mentioned that i wasn't a particularly doggy person but that my parents got a husky last year that i've come to regard as a kind of brother.. huskies superficially resemble wolves and for me it's been fun to compare and contrast husky and wolf behaviour.

huskies howl but rarely bark, and seem to have a strong prey drive and a strong pack instinct - a nod to their wild cousins.

this is why i love huskies, i think.. do you have a favourite dog breed and why?.
sowhatnow

not a dog lover but when i watched the show on PBS wishbone, i thought that jack russel was adorable, so we got one.

fortunatuely he was a mild mannered little 'elmo' [his name] who was a good dog and calm for a jr.

13 years later when he had to be put to rest, my husband cried harder than when his own parents died.

they are funny dogs.

my mom had a mini collie, which i liked, she also was cute, but with the hair, high maintainence. but still adorable.
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what would happen If?
by sowhatnow in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i submitted a letter to the local k hall, explaining that i no longer believe my baptism as a jw is valid, based on my current bible knowlege.

and i wish to be no longer considered a baptised [in this organization], jw, but simply a christain who studies the bible.. and then would continue to attend meetings?.

they couldnt prevent me, its open to the public.. .
sowhatnow

i submitted a letter to the local k hall, explaining that I no longer believe my baptism as a jw is valid, based on my current bible knowlege

and I wish to be no longer considered a baptised [in this organization], Jw, but simply a christain who studies the bible.

and then would continue to attend meetings?

they couldnt prevent me, its open to the public.
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How did your family react when you made it known that you did not want to be a JW anymore?
by Yondaime in
1. jw
2. experiences
please share your experiences..
sowhatnow

Im still in the slow fade process,

to be contiued.
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Gods name? Is Jealous
by sowhatnow in
1. watchtower
2. bible
exodus 34 vs 14. in every bible accept the twisted up new world bible which totally demolished the whole scripture.

when i read it fro that bible i just stopped thinking for a moment, i went blank, [it was scary man].

how now, [brown cow] can anyone show a jw at the door this scripture in the king james or niv bible, and them explain it away.. very weird.
sowhatnow

I did! thanks
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Gods name? Is Jealous
by sowhatnow in
1. watchtower
2. bible
exodus 34 vs 14. in every bible accept the twisted up new world bible which totally demolished the whole scripture.

when i read it fro that bible i just stopped thinking for a moment, i went blank, [it was scary man].

how now, [brown cow] can anyone show a jw at the door this scripture in the king james or niv bible, and them explain it away.. very weird.
sowhatnow

exodus 34 vs 14

in every bible accept the twisted up new world bible which totally demolished the whole scripture. when i read it fro that bible I just stopped thinking for a moment, i went blank, [it was scary man]

how now, [brown cow] can anyone show a jw at the door this scripture in the king james or niv bible, and them explain it away.

very weird
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8 Year Old Getting Baptized!
by Atlantis in
1. watchtower
2. bible
eight year old getting baptized!

(from a jw site.

this 8 year old sister was the youngest of the 31 who were baptized at a regional convention in bogo city, cebu, philippines on the weekend.
sowhatnow

the parents of this child must be mentally unbalanced
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Need a 1961 green JW bible.
by dogon in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i have a family member that will not believe that the jws put a dinosaur in the front cover of thier bible.

i am looking for a copy that has that map inside front cover with the raptor.

if anyone has one they can sell let me know.
sowhatnow

wasanelder once

your sister had a cute sense of humor, now that reminded me of all the faces i drew eyeglasses on and beards and hats and.....
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Why is it wrong for Christians to celebrate Christmas?
by james_woods in
1. jw
2. friends
this was inspired by terry's thread.... it is something that raises many questions about the jw belief system.. .

for one thing - the bible certainly explains all the details of the christ birth.

it certainly does not tell people to avoid celebrating it with feasts, customs, etc.
sowhatnow

my mom explained it to me this way, its not in the bible. [?]

its pagan, its selfish, like birthdays, you show how selfish you are by wanting presents and jehovah hates selfish people.

so i was taught to want anything is showing selfishness. and to think of yourself as being special, and none of us are special were all the same.

so, i never asked for anything, even a box of cereal! lol. anyone relate??

so brainwashed was i , growing up, about how being selfish was bad, till this day do not now how to take a compliment.

I rarely take credit for anything, i let my husband walk al over me, and everyone else for that matter.

I deny myself anything new, shopping at thrift shops,

and anything fun. i dont know how to have fun, its selfish to have fun.

i do for everyone else and expect, and get, little or nothing in return. not that I care i do for people becasue it make thier day good.

so, this is dificult to even think about doing holidays. i just cooked a turkey dinner and then when my sister posted photos on facebook of my table.

i felt compeleld to make an excuse as to why i had the dinner in the first place ,[which would be true,i dont care for the history of the day] i posted

'a day off and family what else do we do'.

and then posted a link from alternet or wired, cant recall, on how we should be ashamed to celebrate a holiday that was a reminder of how rotten back then they treated the indians.

those poor indian nations forgotten all the time.

yea, in my family Im an outlier , the odd one. that weird one with the mac book who likes to watch ted talks ,pbs nightly news and reads foreign affairs. lol.

no one so far remotely thinks like me accept my son. its no wonder im so bored, lol