mjarka911
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a first for me
by mjarka911 inwell it's been 38 years - but i finally blew out my first birthday candles today!
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All that Witness potential
by mjarka911 ini just had an opportunity to donate to a friend's avon breast cancer walk and i was reading her reasons to get involved.
it made me think that not getting involved in charities was one of the things that never sat right with me when i was in the org.
but since then, i've loved donating and being active to help others.
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How come your Moms not here at your birthday party?
by mjarka911 inwell it's been a bittersweet weekend.
all week i have been feeling low about not having any family to be with (mom/dad/sisters all shun me since my da).
or the second year now i planned and carried out my son's birthday party.
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The WT is again reminding women of their "proper role"
by mjarka911 inthe 3/1/06 wt questions from readers is discussing 1 cor 14:33,34 and explains the phrase "keep silent".
after the usual claptrap and disclaimers (like how sometimes women have to substitute for baptized men in a congregation setting) - it concluded by saying women keep silent by "not raising argumentative questions that could challenge the authority of those who teach.
" how do the women swallow this stuff and still feel grateful for "rich spiritual food"?
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Merry Christmas JWD Friends
by mjarka911 inmerry christmas to all the wonderful, supportive friends on jwd.
i hope you all enjoy yourselves today - whatever you may be doing!
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Are there any current elders on this board who could....
by mjarka911 ini was jut reading the silent lambs e-mail regarding the august 2005 w/t that subtly reinforces the position that child molestation crimes "may be reported" to authorities.
according to silent lambs, this is in line with a 2002 directive from the service dept to elders that said it is an individual decision, whether parents decide to alert the police or not and no congregation sanctions would be applied either way.
this is a policy that thumbs it's nose at mandatory reporting laws and puts children at risk.
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Resurrection thread
by mjarka911 ini seen a lot of emphasis on the resurrection in the borg recently like the dc talk preparing people for dying in "this system" and calling them presumptious for thinking otherwise and the recent wt study articles.
but does the borg still teach that death is the wages of sin.
does this appply to people df'd and da'd who die?
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Is it my apple?
by mjarka911 inhow come i can' see any topics from today when i go to jwd>friends?
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What are some of the "Get rich quick businesses" the witnesses tried?
by mjarka911 ini remember many witness businesses that would pop up.
usually they would say "i'll just offer it to the friends to get started, then when it takes off i can pioneer".
it was usually one after the other for the same people.