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  Wedding-related dilemma: help appreciated

  by comment in

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  i received a phone call from an old non-witness friend tonight.

  he's just proposed to his girlfriend and they're getting married next summer.

  she is catholic; he is agnostic.

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  Dawn

  I would say go and enjoy yourself. But, to be on the safe side, don't tell any of your family until after the fact. Then if they say something to you - play the innocent card.....since you've been inactive just say "hu? I knew you couldn't go to church services but I didn't realize you couldn't go into a church for a wedding" - you won't get DF'd for that. Especially since the WT (as quoted above) does not support a DF'ing for it.

  Bebu - I can't speak for all Jewish people, but I have a close friend who is like a second father to me and he is Jewish. He would not go to a wedding held in a church.
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  JW Teacher Tapes Students to Chairs

  by blondie in

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  i hope this is not a duplicate:.

  http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/6987929.htm.

  posted on sat, oct. 11, 2003coral gables.

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  Dawn

  If anyone did that with my kids they would be in hospital, not court.

  AMEN!..........of course.......it would take some time in the hospital to remove all that tape from their a$$
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  He had three and a half years.What about YOU!

  by Blueblades in

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  for those of us who had a lifetime of trying to do it right under all kinds of very difficult tests of faith while imperfect,how do you think jesus would of done if he had to be tested for a lifetime of say 70 or 80 years and not just three and a half years.. what if you had only three and a half years to prove faithful knowing that in just three days after you died you would live again in heaven and would that have been easier than having to spend a lifetime trying to be faithful through all the years of 70 or 80 yrs.. just asking,it's something that i was thinking about today.. blueblades

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  Dawn

  You cannot compare Jesus with us ordinary mortals

  And you're not supposed to - that's the point. Jesus didn't come to show us what crap we are. His issue with proving himself faithful was a battle between he and Satan - it was not intended for us.

  If you could prove yourself faithful then you wouldn't need Jesus right?! So obviously, then he wasn't here to show you how to prove yourself faithful and move on without him. He knows you can't do that. His purpose for man was to bring hope and mercy.
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  LATEST WT Study Articles Are All About the WOMEN!

  by Funchback in

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  women still can't handle mic's, count money, count attendance, or give public talks.

  "in the first century, some of (the women in the bible) had the privilege of ministering to jesus an his apostles.

  ("cook that lamb and wash the wine jugs, toots!").

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  Dawn

  ........enough said.
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  He had three and a half years.What about YOU!

  by Blueblades in

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  for those of us who had a lifetime of trying to do it right under all kinds of very difficult tests of faith while imperfect,how do you think jesus would of done if he had to be tested for a lifetime of say 70 or 80 years and not just three and a half years.. what if you had only three and a half years to prove faithful knowing that in just three days after you died you would live again in heaven and would that have been easier than having to spend a lifetime trying to be faithful through all the years of 70 or 80 yrs.. just asking,it's something that i was thinking about today.. blueblades

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  Dawn

  Wasn't Jesus apostate to Judaism, Jehovah's earthly organization?

  Yep. Makes you think eh?

  Blueblades - Jesus didn't come to prove to US that a human can gain acceptance to heaven - he came to prove it to SATAN. He won - Satan lost - and Jesus was given the keys to heaven. So now HE will let us in if we ask him to - and we don't have to be perfect to get there (thank God!). All we have to do is believe in him and ask. (John 6:40)
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  The boring and uneventful lives of a JW

  by YellowLab in

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  i faded as a jw about 8 years ago.

  to me the meetings were just plain boring as hell and so "robotic".

  i never did feel true love amongst the brothers and sisters as they always like to tout.

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  Dawn

  that's why everyone gossips so much, nobody has a real life. yep...yep...totally agree there. I was so totally bored at all the meetings & assemblies - I dreaded them. Now I know why - I HAVE A BRAIN! Yes - I want to learn - and rehashing mindless drivel molded to look like doctrine was boring me to death. I love having the freedom to really dig into things now. I'm a Christian but not afraid to look at other possibilities - I'm taking anthropology right now and have a few other classes in line I'd like to pursue. Using my mind is a wonderful thing. Oh yea - and having 2 more free nights is great too - now I'm taking that dance class I always wanted to, and going back to college.
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  Your reason for remaining anonymous on the boards?

  by starfish422 in

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  just wondering why you choose not to use too many identifying facts about yourself on the boards?

  is it to protect yourself, or others?.

  for me, i have nothing to lose where the dubs are concerned, and initially my profile was pretty extensive.

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  Dawn

  I am still anonymous for one person only - my mother. I take care of her and don't want to put her in a bad situation - she's in her 70's and she just needs to be loved and cared for. So I have decided to remain under wraps until she has passed on.
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  does anyone remember being a child as a JW and not having holiday?

  by franklin J in

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  i am curious to know how many others shared the same experiences as me as a child, growing up as a jw.. surfing this board has brought back a flood of memories ( i am secure enough to deal with them) not all good.

  i have been away from jws for sometime, and remember being a child in school and having to explain why i do not salute the flag, why i have to leave the room when there is a birthday or christmas party, why i had to explain when i was seen going door to door ( i grew up to be a pioneer).

  being "different" is hard for a child.. now that i have 3 children of my own, who are fortunatelly not growing up as jw, to see how secure and well adjusted they are in school is comforting.

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  Dawn

  I always had to go sit in the library when there were birthday or holiday parties at school

  And yes.....going out in fs in your own school neighborhood was the WORST! Truthfully though - while I remember it all and remember how akward it was - I don't really feel pain over it. In my line of work I have seen extreme child abuse cases that make my childhood look like an Ozzie and Harriet episode.

  Christmas is my favorite time of year because I can see all of the holiday's magic through the eyes of my little girl - I remember how it was to be left out, but instead of being sad I am embraced with the joy of what I have now. Life is good - just keep looking forward.
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  Why should I go back to the Kingdom Hall?

  by Nosferatu in

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  this is a question for all lurking jws.

  why should i go back to the kingdom hall?

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  Dawn

  You tell me why you should not go back to the kingdom Hall?

  Because.......

  (1) ... you will not find God there.

  (2) ... you will not find truth there.

  (3) ... you will not find strength there.

  (4) ... you will not find protection there.

  (5) ... you will not find the "abundance of life" and "rest for your souls" that Jesus promised
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  Keep on knocking and the door shall open

  by JH in

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  jesus said these words thousands of years ago meaning that if you insist, finally things will work out for you.

  he also meant to pray to god continuously in order to receive.

  praying or not, did you have the impression that by knocking continuously that things finally worked out for you in life or did you find that the door remained closed no matter what?

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  Dawn

  Yes. When I was sincerely trying to find out if the JW's were right or not - to decide if I should return after I was DF'd. I prayed a lot about it because I was afraid to read "apostate" material ...I started getting this feeling that someone somewhere was telling me "ask your questions - don't be afraid". So I started searching - it took some time but I eventually did find my answer and now I'm free of the JW guilt trip.

  I would say that getting rid of the guilt was the one door I knocked on over and over and over again. I don't know - maybe the door was opened a long time ago and I was just too scared to step over the threshold.