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  QFR: Should marriages be arranged for true Christians in the congregation?

  by sd-7 in

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  in many cultures, arranged marriages are a common practice.

  often this involves the parents of both parties making specific arrangements for their children to marry upon reaching a certain age.

  sometimes there is money or property given to the parents of the bride as compensation for the loss of her efforts in the household.

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  no way that can't be real...can it?

  sd-7 has shown a real talent for writing better (and more entertaining) Watchtower articles than the Writing Department ever could...
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  QFR: Should marriages be arranged for true Christians in the congregation?

  by sd-7 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in many cultures, arranged marriages are a common practice.

  often this involves the parents of both parties making specific arrangements for their children to marry upon reaching a certain age.

  sometimes there is money or property given to the parents of the bride as compensation for the loss of her efforts in the household.

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  zoiks

  HA! Classic...
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  Memorial

  by roadrunner4speed in

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  for those unaware the memorial has no scriptural basis.

  of the 12 men at the last passover not one of them ever said or wrote jesus said "do this in remembrance of me" matthew said jesus blessed the bread and wine and gave the bread and wine to his apostles.

  we have paul saying jesus said those words and the writting of luke which everyone needs to read and find out what's missing in his account.

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  Welcome, roadrunner!

  I think that you'll find a very mixed group here. Many are still technically JWs and are currently unable to leave for various reasons. Others have left and have found happiness and contentment in a variety of beliefs, from Christianity to Judaism to Pre-Christian Polytheism.

  Many are also atheists or agnostics, and do not "hang their beliefs" on anything. Rather, they are generally open to examining science, history, mythology, and other fields of knowledge and making up their minds as to what makes sense in light of evidence.

  Again, welcome!
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  The perfect door presentation of "The Truth"

  by WingCommander in

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  i don't know if i, or smoeone else, shared this before but i thought it funny and odd enough to share again.

  imagine if you will, if we actually presented what we all know to be true about the beliefs of the jw's at the door when we were witnesses.

  after all, jesus message was to be simple; simple enough that even the poorest and most uneducated would be able to accept him and convert to christianity, no matter the flavor of kool-aid we were pushing.

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  LOL

  Good stuff, WingCommander. Simple truths, indeed.
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  Did you read the literature?

  by WuzLovesDubs in

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  initially i suppose i did.

  i know i over studied the articles for the wt study because i thought my enthusiasm as a study would make me more accepted.

  but after awhile i didnt read the awakes at all except for a cursory glance because i was giving them to people.

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  lepermessiah - exactly. When were we supposed to have time to sit and read literature when all of our time was spent at meetings, in the ministry, or preparing for the meetings (including parts every week for some of us) and the ministry.
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  Did you read the literature?

  by WuzLovesDubs in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  initially i suppose i did.

  i know i over studied the articles for the wt study because i thought my enthusiasm as a study would make me more accepted.

  but after awhile i didnt read the awakes at all except for a cursory glance because i was giving them to people.

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  I always felt guilty for not keeping up with the latest magazines. I rarely bothered reading the books - I would thumb through the new releases upon receiving them, and read selected parts of the yearbook.
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  The Dictonary of JW's

  by highdose in

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  2. friends

  jw's are very fond of taking words and making them mean somthing completly different.

  i thought it might be interesting to compile these.

  of course every other worldly dictonary will say that the word mean somthing different... but brothers and sisters!

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  Faithful: Obedient

  Happy: Obedient

  Clean: Obedient

  Doubt: Disobey

  Think: Disobey

  Question: Disobey
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  My Dad died

  by aquagirl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my dad,an elder for 25plus years,concentration camp survivor,the works,died in a few weeks ago.i am df'd but have been the only one who helps him and my mum.my jw sister couldnt give a rats ass about them.i was at my mom and dads house after he died,helping my mom with everyting,hell,id been there for 2 months because i was afraid to leave them alone.i knew my dad wasnt feeling well.guess he was worse than i realized.he died.the witnesses came in droves.small kitchen.im sitting at the table.they not only didnt speak to me,but they didnt even acknowledge that i was in the room,about day 3,i stopped answering the door..one "lady" called.sister carol.when i answered the phone she hesitated and said",now you know,i caint tawk to yew"{strong southern accent.ala elie may clampett}"you orta let cher mawma ainser the phone.

  "i told her to bite me and hung up on her...same here,when we got back home.i hate these people with the fury of a thousand suns,but for some reason,i am now in possession of some great elders notes.been laying low,but im going to start posting the juicy stuff.just cause itd be nice for calvin to know that he was seen "dancing recklessly" at a wedding and that sister renee was being councied for her weight and still insisted on gaining more.also that sister e wasnt giving her husband his "due"..{yik}and that certain concetration camp survivors were being coerced into saying that they were jw's at the time of incarceration.but one wouldnt.my dad refused to play their game,and as a result he was asked to step down as an elder at age of 80.that and that he refused to shun me.his notes have been very enlightening..nice folks thise jw's,no?

  they were so mean to my dad, he really believed this crap,and tried to do the right thing.but because he wouldnt dance their way,and turn me,his favorite person{and he was mine|into the cold they treated him badly and mocked him and even his accent.i hate them.really.any ideas?the local elder here,just asked my mom about her financial situation...grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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  Aquagirl, please accept my sincere condolences. I am sorry for your loss.
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  I'M NEWLY CONVERTED TO SOME ASPECTS OF EVOLUTION, BUT COULD IT BE COMBINED WITH A CREATIVE FORCE?

  by Life is now in

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  could a creative force be the catalyst?.

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  Regarding the evolution, I don't believe in it like the extremists evolutionists do, that we evolved from fishes or reptiles

  Cindi, this is not considered an "extreme" view. It is accepted by the majority of the scientific community as fact.

  Life is now: As far as god starting it all, and then letting evolution run its course: I guess we can't know, in my opinion. It may as well have been dog, or the Flying Spaghetti Monster, or abiogenesis, or transpermia, or Your Name Here.
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  For Some Reason, This Picture Makes Me Cringe ...

  by snowbird in

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  sylvia.

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  zoiks

  Kinky or straight?

  Wow, taken out of context, that's just fun!

  It is straight. Mrs. Zoiks loves it!