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  Can't create links to pdf documents anymore

  by Fernando in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  after recent technical changes on jwn i can no longer create hyperlinks to pdf documents.. for example:.

  link (won't stick).

  http://www.mifellowship.org/sites/default/files/styles/fact%20sheets/beautiful%20minds.pdf.

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  Fernando

  After recent technical changes on JWN I can no longer create hyperlinks to pdf documents.

  For example:

  Link (won't stick)

  http://www.mifellowship.org/sites/default/files/styles/Fact%20Sheets/Beautiful%20Minds.pdf

  My browser is Firefox.
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  =( Sad... waking up my mom is going to be next to impossible

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mom showed me how ferocious a mind-controlled person may be.. i started talking to her about the septuagint... i don't know at what point the conversation went wrong but she just got angry and said, "well, i trust that jehovah has kept the bible intact... i want to end this conversation"... and i said, "mom, you haven't even let me finish.

  "i don't want to continue this conversation!

  stop the car".

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  Fernando

  What Ding said.

  ("Mom, would you be willing to teach me the Good News according to Paul, using the books Romans through Hebrews?" This is a one way ticket out of the Watchtower - it just takes time and persistence.)
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  Genital Mutilation - Is anyone watching this?

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  uk chanel 4 " the cruel cut".

  in the uk in black and asian communities female genital mutilation(fgm) or destruction of the clitoris and the labia of young girls is practised.

  this horror is common in the uk, it is illegal and has been for 28 years but there has not been one prosecution.. this got me thinking.

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  Fernando

  I've been wondering if the apostate Watchtower's ban on oral sex could be seen as a type of FGM since the outcome is the same for the many woman not capable of climaxing without oral sex.
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  the annointed- let me get this straight

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so there are roughly 12,000 "annointed" here on earth right now.

  even though they are christ's brothers and the new testament was written just for them, they have no say on how "jehovah's organazation" is run and the the things taught.

  makes sense to me!!!

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  Fernando

  There is only one framework on earth where the OP makes any sort of sense: WBTS propaganda infused mindless drones, following "mother" to Gehenna.
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  The fiance brought in witnesses today oh joy. QUESTIONS

  by OneStepOut93 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so it's been seven months since i moved out of my parents place and in with my (now) fiance.

  they came to our door this morning and it's been a long time since i spoke to my parents.

  i was never disfellowshipped because i was never baptized but there is still online limited contact.

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  Fernando

  They need you to go to their building and meeting to start the gradual process of asserting their (illegitimate) authority over you and gaining control over you.

  You need this like a bullet in the head. (Meaning you really do not need this in your life).

  I would not go.

  Why get their hopes up - then dash them?
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  So proud to be part of an international "brotherhood"

  by ohnightdivine in

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  2. friends

  .... but doesn't even care about the "lowly ones" in the congregation.

  i think it's part of human nature to be interested in meeting people from other lands.

  in our case, it's the international assemblies.

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  Fernando

  Sadly a common attitude in first world JW congregations: "tell me how much you have in the bank, and I'll tell you what you are worth".

  A "helpful" "elder" once expressly told me to find another congregation since I did not have enough money to belong to his congregation. I got the impression that he was endorsing and forwarding this "loving" "advice" from the BOE.
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  What were Albert Einstien's Religious Beliefs?

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this was covered a little on another thread and interested me.

  i have always been convinced einstien believed in god.

  i assumed what i had learned was correct and never thought i was taught something wrong.. i have seen some points posters have made.

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  Fernando

  I suspect (and would like to research more) that many great minds have experienced seemingly inexplicable ambivalence about (the "Christian") religion, precisely because they did not have a framework to tell the baby (faith and spirituality) from the bathwater (religion).
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  VIOLATING the 3 Classic Laws of thought in order to become SPIRITUAL

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you know what a whim means?

  it is a violation of cause and effect.

  a whim is not connected to an actual logical reason.

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  Fernando

  Terry, I'm wondering what your take is on "Transpersonal Psychology", its relationship with science, and the prominent professionals that have studied and explained it since 1905?
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  marrage and communication

  by Butterflyleia85 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i know i'm talking about my bad quality it's cause i need to work on it and be a better communicator.... why do i feel it's loving to 'preach' i don't even no i'm doing it and i am.... i don't no anything and i come across as controlling and preachy to my spouse.

  :( anyone having same issue?

  good book that some what helped me is love language book... but again i preach it... i love him and i guess i come across him wrong.

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  Fernando

  I have found it can be therapeutic and very helpful to have someone to share the spiritual journey, excitement and research with - even if only via the internet.

  You can PM me if you'd like to be put in touch with a woman of faith who identifies as "Spiritual But Not Religious" (SBNR).
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  marrage and communication

  by Butterflyleia85 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i know i'm talking about my bad quality it's cause i need to work on it and be a better communicator.... why do i feel it's loving to 'preach' i don't even no i'm doing it and i am.... i don't no anything and i come across as controlling and preachy to my spouse.

  :( anyone having same issue?

  good book that some what helped me is love language book... but again i preach it... i love him and i guess i come across him wrong.

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  Fernando

  Two verses which have helped me calm down, be less of a perfectionist, and lower my (unreasonably high) expectations of myself and others (less disappointment/s):

  "So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus" (Rom 8:1, NLT).

  "For all [are dysfunctional] and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom 3:23, paraphrased)

  Contemplating who the "Holy Ones" in scripture are has also been a big help. They are ordinary dysfunctional humans (aka fallen sinners) who have had Jesus' righteousness and holiness imputed to them as a "free gift" by "unmerited favour" (grace).