Elgiard
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Any Tourettes syndrome in your congregation?
by fade_away ina huge number of jws have mental illnesses.
i knew someone with a schizophrenic disorder and he would occasionally forget/refuse to take his pills which made for some very embarassing moments at the meetings and on service.
he would come to our house claiming he is jesus christ in the flesh and would get upset with anyone that didn't believe him.
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What if Christainty is right?
by mankkeli ini was just wondering, what if afterall, christainity is right, what if there would be a ressurection, what if the heavenly hope is a valid aspiration god has set in place for faithful servants, what would be the hope of about 1.3million apostate dissidents who turned their back on the jw brand of christainity, where would they be?, some here seems to represent the anti-christ depicted in the bible, but what would be their hope, would god out of his abundant mercy shield us somehow and what would be the rationale behind his protection?.
life as we presently live it is confusing, the future as perceived is unpredictable, we may think our corpses are deemed to serve as manure, but whereas what if there is really life after death.
how would god judge those who seem to have spat on his face?, would he view us as mere victims of abundant hypocrisy in a confused world?.
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True Faith
by paulnotsaul ini was thinking back to when i believed "the truth".
i was trying to remember any real emphasis put on faith.
it always seemed that faith, in the jw mind was a visual concept.
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A new term for 'just around the corner'...unbelievable. sad.
by tresdecu inheard this from a friend of a friend via an email locally circulating.
are you ready?
take a deep breath.... "the end of this system is just a whisper away..." from a ca talk i think, maybe even from the dc, i can't remember.
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Do you think the British are a proud nation?
by not bitter ini think we are to a degree but i think its on a different level to the americans.
the impression i get (from watching us tv and news) is that the majority of americans come across as being proud to be american and quite a possitive nation.
whereas us brits will display pride as a nation when we have to.
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Do You Think It Is Wrong To Stereotype?
by minimus ini know we are supposed to be politically correct but i don't always feel that this is warranted.. i do think that certain things might be generally true and could be viewed as stereotyping.
for example, if i see a young person driving a car very slowly, i might think that they are texting and driving (or else are asian).
now that might not have sounded proper, but i do think it's generally true, from my experience driving in the city.. if i see a "butchy" looking woman, i generally assume the woman is gay.
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What's Your Favorite Internet Site?
by minimus insince my homepage is drudge report, i'd have to say that the drudge report is what i often check during the day.. of course, this site is clearly one of my favs..
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Expressing love in a positive way compared to JW "TRUTH"
by Terry inseptember 21, 1897 edition of the new york sun carried a famous letter to the editor written by a little 8 year old girl, virginia o'hanlon.. .
the little girl had been told by her friends that santa claus was a myth and she wanted to know the truth of the matter.. at first virginia went directly to her father who she trusted to give her honest answers.
after all, he was a respected doctor!.
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A lot depends on our frame of reference!
by Bungi Bill ini was reminded of this story after recent discussions on this board about jw speculationref.1984 & 1994. while the following account is not specifically about jehovahs witnesses, it still has some relevance.. this story was recounted by frank koch, in "proceedings", the magazine of the naval institute.
(for those who have heard this one before, please bear with me!).
two battleships assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days.
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I feel like a giant idiot...
by MrFreeze inhere the end of the world is tomorrow and i went and forgot and only bought cheap beer for tonight.
sometimes, i think i'm the biggest idiot in the world..