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Watchtower Observer site goes down
by Norm inhey folks,.
an era in the ex-jw history is over.
kent steinhaug's site http://watchtower.observer.org is being shut down.. it was the first of it's kind, and to this day probably still the largest anti wt site on the net.
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World War 1 and 1914
by Schizm in.
how did it just so happen that a world war took place in the very year that russell had attached so much importance to?
i realize that he expected 1914 to see the end of the world's governments, and of course that didn't happen, but it still seems to be quite remarkable that this war happened that very year ... a war that would later be construed to be the fulfillment of jesus' prediction in matthew 24:7.. the explanation given on the e-watchman site is that satan deliberately caused the war to happen so as to mislead jehovah's witnesses into thinking they had actually seen the fulfillment of bible prophecy, in order to make them think that jesus had returned invisably.. any ideas?.
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Education - How encouraging low self esteem creates better witnesses.
by BigG infunny title you might think but consider this point and apologies if i am covering old ground here...its not intentional.. i was raised by my mother who was and is a devout jw and as such until i was 20 (10 years ago) i was the same...trying my best to fit into the social environment i clearly was not made for but benefiting from good wholesome association with fellow brothers and sisters (note the sarcastic tone...make what you will of it).. althought at the time i didnt realise it but i was what others consider intelligent and quite academically able; i had a mind like a sponge and would spend hours in the jw library at the kh (which surprisingly enough contained non jw literature)...it was this that i read and would digest endlessly where i could.. one of those books (why it was there i dont know), was what i later undertood to be criminal law reports concerning cases that had gone before the courts.
my childish thirst for knowledge was intrigued...(i was then about 12).
the legal arguments i hadnt a clue what they meant but the facts surrounding these crimes were good reading.. i then knew i wanted to be a lawyer and that was what i said when an elder asked me what i wanted to do when i grew up; i mentioned trusting this man that i had read a book in the kh library and found it interesting...and that i wanted to be lawyer...i remember him smiling and saying that it was better to pioneer rather than seek a highly paid job...personally i didnt know what he meant properly but i felt a bit sad...and demotivated...i later in the week went back into the library and found the book had gone...!!.
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Blog in honour of my Stepmom
by jgnat inmyrna, my beloved stepmom, was diagnosed with breast cancer early this year.
in typical fashion, she let us all know what was happening in her life, informed herself of the options, and calmly determined her course of treatment.
it was a very small lump, and it looks like all of it was removed.
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questions about a non-JW marrying a JW
by magpie ini was wondering if any of you could answer a question for me?
my cousin just got engaged.
he (like the rest of our family) was raised in the lutheran church, though he doesn't really go very often anymore.
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What happens when a JW wants to be with a non JW? PLEASE RESPOND
by kristina24/7 inok i am a 16 year old female i love with a 16 year old male.
lol that sounds funny since everyone thinks a 16 year old can't be in love.
i understand why but let's face it now a days anything is possible.
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JW table at small airport
by Bryan inas i was returning home yesterday, i noticed an elderly lady sitting at a card table next to the security line.
immidiately, her "my book of bible stories" jumped out at me.
her table was covered with printed propaganda.
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if a Devout JW is asked to define religious fanatic?
by anuva in.
perhaps they will only speak about orthodox islam people and refer to physically voilent actions , does anybody ever tried ,and had any other experiance?.
anuva
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Just wondered......watching a movie...
by anuva injust yesterday nite, i watched "tears of the sun" * ing bruce willis.....and wondered sitting....that .
how by being a jw i have to condemn "peacekeeping forces"..who save many homeless, and hungry people, from evil .....as the ones who are evil and will be killed by god at armageddon...until.......they accepted wts..and baptised as jw.
what would have happened had i surrendered my conscience to get the love of jw girl ..........?
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Blood Forms
by the_classicist ini was able to get my hands on these forms published by the wtbs in canada, as far as i know, you're free to use them and post them (i don't see no copyright
http://ca.geocities.com/in_defensione_ecclesiae/1.jpg
http://ca.geocities.com/in_defensione_ecclesiae/2.jpg