Posts by Bring_the

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I'm meeting with the elders...

by cognac in

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i was so adament with my husband about not meeting with them./ i said "no" under no uncertain terms that i did not want to have this meeting.

so, they have been hounding us for days about it, repeatedly asking.. finally, my husband and the elder both come up to me asking about it.

so i just said to elder that the last meeting was discouraging and i don't want to be put through that again.

Bring_the_Light

How about the passive-aggressive approach. Respond to everything with "I don't understand", "That doesn't make sense to me", or "I'll pray on that". Just keep it up until they get tired and give them nothing. Alternatively ask if your friends can attend via conference call and we'll all show up :)

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I'm Engaged!!!

by bluesbreaker59 in

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so late last week, i decided that the time was right, and i asked my girlfried to marry me.

i had asked her father earlier in the week for his blessing, which he gave.

we had visited my mother (also df'd) in georgia prior to that, and mom and her hit it off.

Bring_the_Light

Your JW training will leave you ready for this new high-control environment that I'd hard to get out of...

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How can a Bible believer join the military?

by Open mind in

when i was a true-blue-believing-jw i always thought that my ace in the hole was the neutrality issue.

if you're a jw and you're losing an argument on trinity or blood or hell you can always try to change the subject and zero in on how jw's are the only major religion that takes a strong stand against joining the military.

(i know there are other pacifist churches, but not many.).

Bring_the_Light

Well I read the bible twice in basic training and it soon became clear that God was a bigger fan of the military than I was at the time. (LOL) No impression of passivism in the bible whatsoever. Stupid concept if you read the whole bible. Cesar's things to Cesar, God's things to God. "you can give your heart to Jesus, but your ass belongs to me!"

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Can genesis be reconciled with science?

by inkling in

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ok, so a recent thread about the latest wt antiscience content (found here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/159423/1.ashx).

has got me thinking.... it does seem really hard to hold active trust in the bible as the word of.

god without being leery of science.

Bring_the_Light

Americans ARE Gods chosen people :)

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Hello Everyone

by nurse09 in

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i have read this boeard for some time.

every posting that i have read has helped tremendously.

it is good to read of others experiences.

Bring_the_Light

Welcome to the Light. Bring_the_Light

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Can genesis be reconciled with science?

by inkling in

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friends

ok, so a recent thread about the latest wt antiscience content (found here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/159423/1.ashx).

has got me thinking.... it does seem really hard to hold active trust in the bible as the word of.

god without being leery of science.

Bring_the_Light

yes, Genesis, the Bible, the notion of God in Society can ALL be explained by SCIENCE. No conflict whatsoever. :) Ahh love the Light! Bring_the_Light

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What Was Lousy About Being A JW For You?

by minimus in

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was it that you never got holiday candy until the day after?.

that you couldn't be a "normal" kid?.

that you always were feeling restricted, depressed and angry???.

Bring_the_Light

Being "required" to be in a certain small community, not being "allowed to find my own community, and getting NOTHING from the community I was required to belong to. Having a girlfriend I loved, love me if I believe shit that ain't true, not love me if I don't (wasn't even something we discussed, but was made very clear) Getting treated crazy if I say anything intelligent. Constant paranoia in those around me. No hot bitches. No loose bitches. But LOTS of big-B Bitches. :)

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Remarkably Blatant Antiscience Statements in This Week's WT Study

by hamilcarr in

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is there still enough room for scientists in the wt?.

16. do we hear valueless things being uttered today?

for example, some scientists say that evolutionary theory and scientific discoveries in other fields demonstrate that there is no longer any need to believe in god, that everything can be explained by natural processes.