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a "Blood" experience...
by AwSnap ini was speaking with a lady today & found out she's been a nurse in the blood transfusion unit at our hospital for the past 15 years.
i said, "i have an off-the-wall question for you...i was having a discussion with somebody about jehovah's witnesses.
i know they're not allowed to get blood transfusions but they can get fractions, right?
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Things I learned at the 2009 DC !!!
by tresdecu inunfortunately i had the "flu" friday and saturday.
but i made it to the sunday session to make an apperance.. on sunday, i learned that we are,... ready, this is a new one for me :"...on the doorstep of the great tribulation..." so close brothers!
so close!.
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Interesting comment by a JW regarding the new schedule
by wha happened? ina buddy of mine who is still serving and doesn't treat me like a leper was chatting with me about the new bookstudy arrangement and the meetings in general.
he stated that the way the parts are set up now, that simply winging the answers from the km or other study material, is next to impossible.
he went on to state that he understood that the society is pushing for more pre-study.. at the risk of sounding bad, are there any thoughts on a push to get rid of the fence sitters?.
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Do you suppose all these drivers were JW?
by halcyon innot!!!
as mary said in the "comments you won't hear" thread, jws don't have a monopoly on honesty!.
http://www.ketv.com/cnn-news/18651779/detail.html.
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can we do a list of jw things that go "beyond what is written?".....
by oompa inor if there is one already...point me to it...the longer i am here...the more i realize that the fds/wt may have started with good intentions like maybe the pharisees did....but they went nutso and added a zillion things not even in the bible and so have the fds...some of these things are minor and some are not...like".
1. hatred of mens facial hair and sideburns (privileges witheld if you have too much or wrong style) also length of mens hair.
2. clothing requirements, ties/jackets/suits mandatory for ministry/talks/privileges....and sisters can freeze there ass of rather than wear a hilliary clinton pantsuit or they can not be on the school.
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Do You still Believe Some of the Doctrines?
by cameo-d ineven if you have left the jws are there still bits and pieces of the doctrines you still believe?.
what doctrines do you still believe that are taught by the wt?.
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New magottzine on Mary
by mkr32208 inok so i'm walking though my parents house (a rare event in itself) and i see a watchtower with a title called "what mary can teach us" or "what we can learn from mary" or some such shit.
so i'm thinking what in the world can this be?
has anyone opened it?
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Touchy-Feely Church Ritual
by cameo-d in.
what do you all think of this?.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkg5kmnzzcm.
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Your View of Platonic Relationships with Men & Women- Change as EX-JW ?
by flipper ini know my view certainly changed for the better i feel after leaving the witnesses 5 years ago.
in part, thanks to my current wife as well ( who has platonic guy friends in her life she has known for years ) it helped me to see it is healthy, normal and natural which in my opinion helps both sexes add more insight into the thinking of men and women enabling a more balanced view of life.. most of us as ex-witnesses know of the tight control which was hammered into our brains about being " just friends " with the opposite sex.
i mean, it was ridiculous.
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Can a person be a Christian and a scientologist?
by truthlover inlooking at their web site, it seems they rely completely on mankind to solve problems, yet their message is so close to the scriptures, it makes me wonder ---if, once you have your life in order- the scientology way, mankind should resolve all their problems since they believe all are equal, etc.. they dont seem to believe in god or in satan, but that the world is in a mess because men dont work together to better themselves.. any comments??.
theirs seem to be a perfect life, and have professionals in place to help relieve anyone of any baggage they carry from early life, ie -abuse, be it physical, emotional or religious..... .
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