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Have you ever been called on by JWs?
by LouBelle ini've been out for nearly 3 years now.
i live in the territory but not once has jehovah witnesses knocked on my door - i haven't even seen them preaching in the area - or perhaps it's because i'm never at home in the mornings any longer.. if you have been called on, or offered magazine too - what do you say?.
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Help me get understanding of this ...
by sacolton inwtbts uses the scripture to indicate that only the apostles (or anointed) were .
to partake in the emblems, but .... matthew 28:19-20. therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them inthe name .
apostles should make disciples, but it doesn't say that disciples should.
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jws on anti depressants
by looloo inwhen i first joined the "happy people" i didnt know but the more i got to know them i noticed half of them were on medication and so did i eventually !
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Asked a deep question to my father last night
by Alex Delta inim in bed trying to get shut eye and just cant because of this repeating question that i have in my head.
i know what the answer is to the question, but i need to hear it from the horses mouth.
so in my 30th hour of being awake i get the courage to dial 411 and call my father whos an elder that i havent spoken to for 10 years.
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did anyone ever see a active jw sing happy birthday to a worldy work mate?
by looloo ini did but she begged me not to tell on her , i never did , till now
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How many DF'd and DA'd ex-JWs still believe it's the truth?
by Nellie ini just got off the phone with my sister-in-law.
we don't talk regularly at all - but today the discussion turned to our beliefs.
she's da'd herself 15 years ago, but she is still filled with guilt over not being able to live up to the standards of the witnesses.
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The List of 15 Disfellowshipping Offenses
by The Oracle inthere has been some talk recently on jwd about disfellowshipping, and some questions regarding what would get you df'ed.. not all the answers provided have been accurate, so i thought i would share some info that would help clarify everything for anyone who was interested.. here is the numbered list of 15 specific disfellowshipping offenses from the elders handbook..... manslaughtersexual misconduct, including adultery, fornication, and other forms of "porneia"apostasydrunkennesssteiling, thievery, frauddeliberate, mailicious lying; bearing false witnessreviling, slanderobscene speechfailure to abstain from bloodgreed - gambling, extortionadamant refusal to provide material for one's own familynonneautral activitiesfits of anger, violencemisuse of tobacco or addictive drugsloose conductlet me know if anyone requires any clarifiying information on any of this.
i will be unavailable for a while, but i'll answer any questions later.. later,.
the oracle.
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what have jws got against beards ?
by looloo inand it really used to annoy me that jesus and john the baptist both had such neat and well trimmed beards in the watchtower literature , how unlikley would that be in reality ?
also they never wore a suit so why do "true christians "have to wear one , is all about appearences by any chance and giving a false impression ?
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The March Awake (3/08)
by Burger Time inhas anyone read this?
i was at my parents house over the weekend and wow what a dozy.
i did my usual critique of it in ink pen and threw it in the "placement" pile.