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Get well Grace (Mouthy)
by label licker ina loud get well grace from all of us to you.
everyone, grace has been in and out of the hospital and i'm sure she would love to read your get wells.
we miss you grace:) wish i could post pictures.
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I want to start a website/ministry to help JWs leaving - how and why?
by Dogpatch ini have plenty of tips on my older site on starting ministries or outreaches.
though today they are now generally sites for public assistance, not personal blogs or opinion or doctrinal sites.
free minds has covered doctrines, news, opinions, and more for 32 years (since 1996 online).
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I want to start a website/ministry to help JWs leaving - how and why?
by Dogpatch innon-profits have a right to allow supporters to use a specific contribution and designate it for a certain program of that particular organization.
i've run a non-profit since the late 80s, took a class to learn the bookwork and rules, and it is legit, as long as the cause you are donating to is not a personal gift of any kind to another person or organization (unless that organization or program is part of the main non-profit, and is not a "sale" or a purpose "outside the bun.
" ) see my other article nearby on non-profits.. in that case, you should just give the individual in need money out of your own pocket.
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Is belief in heaven after death relatively new to Christianity?
by EndofMysteries ini was surprised awhile ago when researching about cremation how until maybe 1940's or 1950's even catholics forbid cremation.
the reason for no cremation was because they believed in a physical resurrection and cremation was a rejection of physical resurrection.
it seems nowadays no christians believe in a earthly resurrection, only that they all go to heaven.
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Nestor and Toni Kuilan in the works of a new book!
by A.proclaimer innestor and toni kuilan are writing a book of their memoirs surrounding their experience with the 1980 apostasy hunts.. .
read a little bit about it here:.
http://freeminds2.org/meet-nestor-and-toni-kuilan/.
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...The WBT$ Theft of Kingdom Hall Bank Accounts and JW Elders...
by OUTLAW in.. the new wbt$ donation arrangement/ jw kingdom hall bank account theft... is a very hot topic right now... the wbt$ is literally going to clean out kingdom hall bank accounts,filled with donations from jws... that theft is going to happen world wide..the wbt$ is going to steal from 7 million plus jw`s... .. we have jw elders here on jwn,that know whats going on... they "serve" in kingdom halls,they are "supposed" to be looking after the welfare of the average jw... they know there is a 4 page letter,only one page will be read to the congregation..the rest will be kept secret... they know the wbt$ is about to steal jw donations..on a world wide scale!!!...
.. i would like to know what you active jw elders are going to do about this??!!...
are you going to let "your" congregation know about the other 3 secret pages?...
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I have JUST become a GREAT GRANNY Of Twins.
by mouthy inhenry 51bs 12 oz,eve 51bs 14 oz...phil my grnason by marriage just called.. ashley the new mum) my granddaughter who herself was a twin,from my melanie who died when she was 42(cancer).
they are doing well born by ceaserian at 2.40p.m today!!!!!
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Interview with an Apostate: Simon
by Simon ini had an idea for coming up with a standard(ish) set of interview questions which members of the ex-jw community could use to provide insights into their lives as a kind of series (yeah, i was thinking of "interview with a vampire", lol).. anyway, this is the result to show the sort of thing i'm thinking of (applied to myself) and i'd like feedback on the format and the questions as well as who you'd also like to see "interviewed".. feel free to provide your own life story as a separate topic or ask any additional questions that i've missed.
it's not meant to be rigid so questions / themes can be adapted as needed and split / joined as appropriate.
the common questions will hopefully apply to everyone for some consistency and to guide the writing process with additional questions asked that make sense to each subject.. well, here goes .... tell us a little about yourself and your family.. im an independent software developer who grew up in manchester (uk) but now lives in calgary (canada) with my wife angharad and two boys, liam and dylan.
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Hell: Traditionalist vs. Conditionalist Views
by Dogpatch inplease read this article in html fullscreen:.
hell -- traditionalist vs conditionalist views.
i didn't get permission from the writers of the two books being compared when i put this together in the early 80s, but they both liked it so much they gave me post-print permission!
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New Freeminds Blog Series - Watchtower Trauma-Based Mind Control
by latinthunder inhello jwn, i have started a blog series on the new freeminds site.
it will discuss the harmful effects of the watchtower society's doctrine and policies on the minds and hearts of children.
it is my hope that the blog can serve as a resource for thinking jehovah's witness parents who wish to understand the true nature of watchtower doctrine and policy.. introduction to watchtower trauma-based mind control.