Topics Started by free2beme

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Kind of looking for a quick update
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been out of the religion since 1996. i used to come to former witness boards a lot in the distant past, and then i lost interest in the subject.

however, with a couple relatives still in and passing the 1914 one hundred year mark, i find myself looking to see what a modern jehovah's witness is believing.

could i get kind of an update on some things.
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2015 Predictions
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
well, i got none right in 2014. dang it!

maybe i need to be a little more realistic and not predict so much with people dying, ufo sightings and so on.

but got to have fun.
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Poster country flags and privacy
by Simon in
1. forum
2. announcements
the new forum originally had a little country flag next to each post showing the country that the post was made from based on the geoip encoding (the country the ip address is from).

before i switched over to the new site someone made an issue about it violating their privacy and i didn't want to complicate and confuse the switchover with policy debate at the same time as technical issues so removed the flags even though i disagreed.. someone has already requested it as a feature and i think it should be added back so i thought it's now time to open the discussion and get everyone's opinions.

first, the reason i think it should be shown:.
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Working on Thanksgiving
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
every year now, we all get story after story of the cruel practive of taking people away to work on thanksgiving.

while i was not raised to celebrate the holiday, and even after taking it on, i still see it as a dinner and at best a few friends and family members eating together.

yet for most americans, it is not really that big of a deal to work on thanksgiving.
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Armageddon will be here in less than 4 years!
by hoser in
1. jw
2. friends
that's the word according to my mil.

mrs hoser is starting a new career and the college and work training will take her four years to complete.

her mom is giving her a hard time telling her that the system will be over before she graduates.
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Heaven, where you are?
by free2beme in
1. jw
2. friends
so in the last couple of months we lost robin williams and joan rivers and i have heard something a lot.

i bet they are loving the comedy shows in heaven, or they are now performing with no pain and so on.

so is this the image christians have of heaven, that what you are on earth is what you will be doing in heaven?
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What happens after a couple of thousand years of paradise?
by Hortensia in
1. jw
2. friends
my guess is, god gets bored.. armageddon's over, the earth has been cleansed, only his sycophants have survived.

all is perfect.

after a millenium or three god gets bored.
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Walking Dead, evidently a hit show
by nonjwspouse in
1. social
2. entertainment
not my cup o tea for sure, but i found out my nephew is a regular zombie on the show.. anyone here like the show?

i'm kinda afraid to even watch it ...my imagination is a bit to active.. .

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Hamas,Fatah and Israel..Why are they fighting??
by jam in
1. jw
2. friends
a report from 2009 the problems that existed.. hamas and fath in a power struggle, not over who is going to.

bring democracy and prosperity to palestine.

who is going to build schools, universities and hospitals.
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Goodbye JW net
by snare&racket in
1. jw
2. friends
forgive me for indulging in a goodbye but it would feel wrong not to,.

i hope the discussions and atmosphere here do not change for it is a bubbling brew of doubt, bravery and sincere hunger for answers.

these are healthy ingrediants for humans and especially for a jehovah's witness.. this forum offers not just the ability to ask without consequence, but it also offers the means to be real.