paul from cleveland

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  Former Long Time Elder: Why I am still in

  by James Jackson in

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  a customer on my route with whom i have had some lively debates was his number 1 complaint is that "the witnesses have so many rules".

  last month i agreed with on this issue.

  he asked why the change, i told him that i have been doing some soul searching.

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  paul from cleveland

  "Jehovah's Witnesses are not taught to have morals, they are taught to follow rules."

  Lisa, you've hit the nail on the head. That's exactly true.
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  What I've been wanting to say about doubt and faith

  by jgnat in

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  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ordqfh0byw.

  it's those who demand certainty who make a mockery of faith.. this talk will stick with you..

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  paul from cleveland

  Hi Berengaria!

  Don't you see the video? Here is the link again:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ORDQFh0Byw
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  Who I really am, my story on YOUTUBE!

  by Gojira_101 in

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  the death of a jw and the birth of me the apostate.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2lwgowdpj8.

  a huge thanks to my friend ray publisher (jwstruggle) for posting my video for me.

  now that i am no longer held prisoner from the fear of watchtower, i can now help others!.

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  paul from cleveland

  Thanks for sharing. I'm watching now.
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  What I've been wanting to say about doubt and faith

  by jgnat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ordqfh0byw.

  it's those who demand certainty who make a mockery of faith.. this talk will stick with you..

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  paul from cleveland

  jgnat, Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
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  Sparlock is helping Mormons

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  check out this awesome video - part 7 in a series where a mormon uses the witnesses as a proxy to figure out why his own faith is wrong.. sparlock, hassan's bite model, and even the 2013 "human apostates" convention talk all make cameos.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmesmlhydru.

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  cedars.

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  paul from cleveland

  Excellent video.
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  Funeral this Saturday, looking for suggestions

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband will be going (unless he has to work) to his jw aunt's funeral this coming saturday (6-29-13).

  he will be riding up with one of his other aunts (not a witness).

  i refuse to go because i just hate those people that much, that if it were my mom's funeral i still would not go.

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  paul from cleveland

  David, I can't overstate how horrible this will be for you should you decide to go. I still get angry just thinking about how inhumanly I was treated at the funeral. It's really not worth it.
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  Funeral this Saturday, looking for suggestions

  by Tameria2001 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my husband will be going (unless he has to work) to his jw aunt's funeral this coming saturday (6-29-13).

  he will be riding up with one of his other aunts (not a witness).

  i refuse to go because i just hate those people that much, that if it were my mom's funeral i still would not go.

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  paul from cleveland

  I will never go to another JW funeral again. I went four years ago when my sister died. I was completely and utterly shunned by every JW in attendance. It was so dehumanizing. I will never put myself through that again. Besides, the time to see your loved ones is before they die. Your aunt wont know whether you're there or not.
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  Is the Universe Conscious?

  by still thinking in

  1. jw
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  does the universe have a collective consciousness?.

  at the sub nuclear level of reality...we are all one.

  at the core basis of the universe is a single universal field of intelligence.

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  paul from cleveland

  interesting!
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  7 graphs that prove America is overrated

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  before the usual suspects start reaching for the pich-forks and forming a mob, i invite you to actually read and consider this, not just leap to conclusions.. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130607/7-graphs-america-overrated-nsa-prism-privacy.

  why do i care?

  it seems the people being screwed the most are also the most visciferous defenders of the status quo which sees them being severely disadvantaged.. maternity leave?

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  paul from cleveland

  Simon, no, American's don't talk much about Canada or Mexico unless it's related to vacation plans. To your point, however, there is a lot of talk about China. Since a lot of jobs are being exported, people feel threatened by the rise of China so they talk more about it.
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  7 graphs that prove America is overrated

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  before the usual suspects start reaching for the pich-forks and forming a mob, i invite you to actually read and consider this, not just leap to conclusions.. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130607/7-graphs-america-overrated-nsa-prism-privacy.

  why do i care?

  it seems the people being screwed the most are also the most visciferous defenders of the status quo which sees them being severely disadvantaged.. maternity leave?

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  paul from cleveland

  Thanks Jgnat, that makes sense. Regarding the auto industry, however, they've shut down a lot of factories here too. In Cleveland alone, they shut down the Chrysler stamping plant, the Ford engine plant and soon the Ford stamping plant will shut down too.