life is to short
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Most religions mandate a background check why not JW's
by life is to short ini have made a friend who is not in the "truth".
she has invited me to join a women's bible study group.
it is national with branches all over the us about 100 women attend the group i am in this is going on my second year.
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Sandusky trial
by life is to short ini just read that at the trial they were surprised at the low turn out from the press is.
one report i read said that they had 40 empty seats in the courtroom.
after all the weeks that the news went on with the john edward's trail and the other trail that is making huge news about the sports player i thought for sure this one would be huge.. i guess i just do not understand what seems to be such a lack of interest now when this is talking about childern being abused.
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Top Twelve Reasons for Preaching!
by life is to short in(matt.
10: 9.10.. the number eight reason is it demonstrates love for neighbor.- matt.
- matt.
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What to do with our money (estate) when we die?
by life is to short inmy husband just gave me the km for june.
i thought the question box was interesting.
it asks the question "what should be kept in mind if we want some or all of our assets to go to jehovah's organization upon our death?".
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The Congregation just paid flowers and other expensive for the PO COBE who died two weeks ago?
by life is to short ini have never in my whole life heard of this being done but at my husband's hall they just asked the congregation to pay about $250.00 to help with the cost of the dinner after the memorial and for flowers.. i was a jw for over 45 years and i have never heard of this.
when my parents died who had been jw's for years i felt lucky fortunate to even be able to use the kingdom hall for their memorial.
i am just speechless at them giving money.
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They just said at the WT study that the wife needs to suck it up in a abusive home.
by life is to short ini was beyond shocked at this i do not know why i am shocked and i am shaking as i type this.
i decided to tie in by the phone line today, i live on the west coast and they are only on paragraph 3 yet a "brother" who had been an elder for years and who's wife left him years ago he is in his late 50's now just commented about selma and he said 'that later in the study it talks about a study who's husband was abusive physically and verbally, yet when the study complained the sister studying with her reminded her of who was the christian and the study realized that she was in the wrong and so her husband came in the truth.
' he said it is such a good example of how we should be.. i truly feel like throwing up.
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Are the JWs were you are getting worked up over having a to go bag (Armageddon bag) ready?
by life is to short inok where i live in the pacific northwest in january of this year this elder from the hall called a special meeting and gave everyone some papers that he had gotten from some government place on what to put in an emergency bag to grab in case you have to flee your home in seconds.
i thought it was just my husbands hall being all strange and stupid over this.
one older sister said that the elder told everyone they needed three bottles of water for 14 days that is 42 bottles of water plus whatever other stuff they put in there not sure if she got that right because 42 bottles of water is a lot of weight.
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Where is Outlaw?
by life is to short ini have not been on the board a lot lately but i noticed that outlaw has not posted in almost two weeks.
i hope he is ok. i love his posts and take on things.. .
just wanted you to know i miss you outlaw.. lits.
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Is it just me or is the GB asking for money more directly.
by life is to short inok soi grew up in the religion and i remember so often the churches being slammed at the meetings for passing the plate and how they shamelessly begged for money.
how we as jehovah's witnesses are so much better because we never ask for money and the contribution box is sort of hidden in the back of the hall like we were even embarrassed to have to have that.
just the word contribution was so much better than the words the worldly churches used.
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How a victim of child could feel in the "truth" if they spoke out.
by life is to short ini do not know why today i thought about this story i wrote last summer.
why did you wait so long?
it is true no one does even now that i am 40 years old.. why do we come forward at all?