Posts by Bas

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What are they remembering ?

by A Paduan in

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at the memorial - what is it that they are remembering ?

Dominoes Falling?

by Oroborus21 in

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news today, president of kyrgyz (stan) resigns and flees.

first, ukraine, now kyrgy (stan), are we seeing a sweeping of democracy and change across eastern europe?.

is democracy itself the "beast" of revelations (and not the united nations)?

Bas

If the devil said that to eve then he must know bad and good himself. which implies that he is both bad and good. Just like god. This only leads to one conclusion: The devil = god

thank god I'm an atheist otherwise this would be very confusing......

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Questions... Need advice Interfaith relationship

by mistypink in

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first off, i must say i am not a jehovah's witness.

but i am currently involved in an intimate relationship with someon who is.

i just wonder if someone can tell how this works.

that's hard misstypink, you know most of us here are exjw's or trying to get out of it. Lots of bad experiences. Anyway, I know you're in love which makes this all the more difficult but I would not convert if I were you (which I'm obviously not), instead try to find out if he has any doubts about his religion and go from there. Also there's lot's of information on this site and others about shunning, no blood transfusion policy, and other doctrine. Make sure you read that first before you convert, then you might at least know better what to expect. Good luck!

Bas

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So why are you all still up

by kls in

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better yet why am i and it's 2:00am, i need my beauty sleep

Bas

I just got up...9:00 am central european time here

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Do You Have To Believe In God To Pray?

by Englishman in

or does prayer sometimes help us communicate with our own subconscious mind?.

or maybe we're just acknowledging the power of the universe as a whole?.

englishman.

Bas

I'm an agnostic atheist, basically I don't believe in god. However sometimes I get the urge to communicate with "yonder", and then it just happens. It feels like my thoughts are heard somewhere far far away and it's very fulfilling.

Bas

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Terri Schiavo petition on site

by missy04 in

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i was reading through the terrisfight.org site and ran across the section "how you can help".

there is a petition to sign on the site to save terri.

here is the link to it for those who want to sign it.

Bas

they still haven't reinserted the feedingtube, have they? It's shame they want to let her die. She doesn't seem to suffer and she is NOT in a coma, so I can't think of a reason to let her die. Can I (as a foreigner) sign the petition too?

Bas

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My story.....

by jula71 in

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i was born into the "truth", so it is pretty much to only life i have known.

i have been studying the bible seriously since my teens, about 15+ years.

then it hit me about 6 months ago, i?m not really studying the bible, but rather the wt publications.

Bas

Welcome Jula

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A comment I heard tonight

by Generic Man in

tonight i heard one of the most cruel and twisted comments i've ever heard at the platform.

the topic was the apocalypse and whether or not children will be slaughtered.

through one side of his mouth, the po stated that the bible is not clear on the matter, while out the other side he pointed to all those old testament accounts where children were killed.

Bas

Me thinks Schizm has some emotional issues. Maybe this forum is not the right place for him right now. After all who fraternizes with the apostate enemy will be destroyed at armageddon as well.

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elders visit

by stopthepain in

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yesterday,i get a buzz from the doorbell,well i wasn't expecting anyone,niether was my roomate.well geuss who,2 elders i don't even know.they tried to introduce themselves and act all friendly.i said"i don't want to talk to you abot anything,before i could finish my statement,he tried to butt in and say something,i cut him off and said"listen,i don't want to talk to you about anything at all",in a firm tone.and shut my door.. i believe they have gotten wind of my activities in giving my family the truth about the truth.i believe they wanted to draw me into a trap so they could df me,i gave them no satisfaction.i know for a fact other my younger sisters friends know i can't stand the religion,and it has gotten back to the big bad elders.i could give a shit!they can't fool me anymore.again,this site has been a godsent,no pun intended.thanks to all my friends out in cyberspace,youve all hel[ped me out.. i also unloaded on my older ,depressed sister about the truth about the truth,she was not sure how to react,but i had to speak my peace.i can no longer pretend to co0ndone or keep silent,she has a young daughter,i had to at least warn her.and when i say unload,i mean unlo(ad!!

!i got into the jdubs history,lies ,changing doctrine,mental abuse,beth sarim,thier monitary holdings,thier guilt and scare tactics,thier exploitation of children,and ovwerall craziness that is the wtbts.i also kept calling it "the publishing company from brooklyn.

"i topld her i have no belief in that religion,and that i'm here for her if she needs help dealing with this.i don't know if it did harm or good,but she i feel it needed to be done.. .

Bas

well, personally i favor your head-on approach over postponing the decision in order to keep the peace. I hope you succeed in convincing all of your sisters that the watchtower is a scam. And you might actually set an example for others here to follow but lack the courage at the moment. Well, keep us posted on the progress you're making, I'll be looking out for it.

Bas

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elders visit

by stopthepain in

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yesterday,i get a buzz from the doorbell,well i wasn't expecting anyone,niether was my roomate.well geuss who,2 elders i don't even know.they tried to introduce themselves and act all friendly.i said"i don't want to talk to you abot anything,before i could finish my statement,he tried to butt in and say something,i cut him off and said"listen,i don't want to talk to you about anything at all",in a firm tone.and shut my door.. i believe they have gotten wind of my activities in giving my family the truth about the truth.i believe they wanted to draw me into a trap so they could df me,i gave them no satisfaction.i know for a fact other my younger sisters friends know i can't stand the religion,and it has gotten back to the big bad elders.i could give a shit!they can't fool me anymore.again,this site has been a godsent,no pun intended.thanks to all my friends out in cyberspace,youve all hel[ped me out.. i also unloaded on my older ,depressed sister about the truth about the truth,she was not sure how to react,but i had to speak my peace.i can no longer pretend to co0ndone or keep silent,she has a young daughter,i had to at least warn her.and when i say unload,i mean unlo(ad!!

!i got into the jdubs history,lies ,changing doctrine,mental abuse,beth sarim,thier monitary holdings,thier guilt and scare tactics,thier exploitation of children,and ovwerall craziness that is the wtbts.i also kept calling it "the publishing company from brooklyn.

"i topld her i have no belief in that religion,and that i'm here for her if she needs help dealing with this.i don't know if it did harm or good,but she i feel it needed to be done.. .

Bas

Bold action STP, I hope it all works out for you. Aren't you scared of being shunned by your family? I do admire you courage, most people dare not speak out like you do even though they think the exact same things about the WTBTS. Good luck