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  Micah - Advocate of Truth (from The Witchtower) ;)

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  micah advocate of truth.

  reprint from the witchtower, 8/2009.

  therefore you will come to have no one ... in the congregation.

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  Great satire!
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  Helping Grandma Move.

  by exwhyzee in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we helped my wife's 83 year old mother move this weekend (30year regular pioneer).

  she's having memory issues now and is moving into a nice little apartment built off the back of her (elder) son's house.

  among a lifetime of memories, kids report cards, black and white photos of long dead swans etc., i found stacks of old society publications from as far back as the 1920's including bound volumes and rutherford books.

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  What a "teachable moment" as they say nowadays. Seeing the articals in person has to make an impact (more-so on the grandkids). Hope they see the "light".
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  A Salute to the Kids of Dubdom

  by Room 215 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as the unfortunate school-age children of jws worldwide, or at least in christendom, face up to two of what must certainly be the most dreaded days of the school year -- today and monday, i don't think it would be remiss to do pay them tribute -- the honor of a brief recognition of some sort, say by the raising of a glass, a prayer, a couple moments' reflection, whatever.. i refer to all those of the trembling knees, quivering lips, moistened eyes and hollow feelings in the pits of their little tummies as they loyally face up to the humiliation of standing aside from the masses of christmas celebrants among their school friends.

  how they must agonize over dealing with the incessant questions of their mates about ``what are you going to do this christmas," ``what did santa bring you?

  '' -- not to mention listening to the spirited banter of their school friends recounting how much fun they had and what they found under tree christmas morning, etc.

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  I was in the eighth grade and in music class, we were practicing for thanksgiving program.. We had to sing "Now thank we all our God" I was old enough to realize it was probably not a good thing to do but I couldn't see one word that I didn't believe so practiced and sang in the program.

  None of my family was in the audience, I don't think any fellow witness students attended. They were probably in the library. I think my appostate ways started early.
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  Commemorating the 2014 Centenary

  by Room 215 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  for all the philatelists among us, i sure hope the brooklyn-based world government-in-waiting is preparing a commemorative stamp issue to honor the imminent centernary of our lord's presence.

  maybe one stamp for each of the detainees in atlanta, capped off by a high-value airmail stamp depicting the rapture that never was?

  seriously, how many of you folks out there collect stamps?

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  So should we get the t-shirts and take them to Bethel as a "donation"
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  Questions concerning Deng Xiaoping

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  on another thread band on the run requested that i answer certain questions she put to me concerning deng xiaoping.

  i requested another thread for that, one wasn't started so i start it myself.. i see the questions are reasonable, at least for someone who (admittedly) claims to know little about china, and i have no issues about answering them.

  like all humans deng xiaoping, is a mix of good things and not so good things.. in telling deng's story, i have no wish to distort history, i see no reason to tell "outright lies about the past, or to omit facts that may lead to unacceptable conclusions or to gloss over anything with a quiet, slight admission that is buried by some other detail.

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  Student, Band has been expelled from the forum, not sure if she is able to answer your queries.
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  The word [other] in NWT

  by apostate man in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  sorry this is so long, but here is a series of e-mails i sent to the jehovah's witnesses united site and their response.

  it has to do with the nwt inserting the word [other]in col 1:16,17 and phil 2:9. pick it apart as you may.

  you may need an hour or two to read all of it.. (my original e-mail).

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  I have long thought that if the Holy spirit is not part of God; then the spirit can have a power outage, if that happens, there is no God.

  Mind you, from that point it was a simple jump to atheism.
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  Which "APOSTATE" Site Helped You Out ...

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  h2o and watchtower observer were the ones that helped me the most.

  of course, jwd is the best discussion forum on the net.

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  This one and JWfacts.com. Where do our current members go for help?
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  Blown away-- where to go from here

  by All for show in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i stumbled upon this website a few weeks ago due to the jw.org ridiculousness, since then i haven't been able to pull myself away.

  the thoughts, feelings, and concerns i have had the past few years aren't just mine.

  it's global.

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  Remember, the end of the world is not just around the corner. You can take as long as you need to. Welcome to the rest of your life! It may be hard but you can do it.
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  Trouble getting password

  by Ding in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i tried to log on with a different computer than usual but i couldn't remember my password.. i attempted to use the "forget password" feature.. it said that it emailed me my password but i never received it.. i disabled my email's spam filter and tried several times but the password still hasn't arrived.. is anyone else having this problem?.

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  Maybe you registered with a different email. Check junk mail/ spam folders.

  Register with Lastpass and never forget. (It is VERY secure!)
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  What's The Most Ridiculous Thing Taught or Believed By Jehovah's Witnesses?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what do you think??

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