Miss Chievous

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  What do I say?

  by Miss Chievous in

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  2. medical

  a young man in my local cong has recently lost his mother due to her refusal to take blood.

  he is a believer and i obviously don't want to destroy his faith but what can i say to him that will comfort him without having to lie?

  i get so angry when i think about the situation he finds himself in - needlessly without his mother for the rest of his life (he is an only child too and they were very close), i don't want to go and see him while i am still so upset myself in case i say something wrong.

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  Ireland

  by asilentone in

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  2. friends

  i have never been to ireland.

  i might go to ireland one day.

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  Do you miss God?

  by wobble in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if you are one of the posters on here who has got to the point where you do not believe in god to any great extent, do you miss "him".

  i find that i rarely used to ask god for anything, or load him up with my problems, everybody elses were far more urgent, but i did used to feel moved to praise him when i saw the beauties of creation, a sunset etc.. i now feel an urge to still do that, but do not believe anyone is listening, do you get moments like that ?.

  love.

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  If power corrupts....

  by Miss Chievous in

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  2. beliefs

  we all know the phrase about the corrupting nature of power.

  if humans are so corruptible does this point to a need for god who is above corruption to lead us?

  or is god already corrupted because he is almighty in power?

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  Have you Been Shunned Even Though Just Considered " Inactive " ?

  by flipper in

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  2. friends

  many of us here on the board are " inactive" , myself included.

  have not attended meetings or gone out in service for years.

  i haven't now for 6 years + .

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  Favorite Love Songs?

  by Robdar in

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  2. friends

  until recently, i have never been in love.

  oh, i had lots of lust, but i cannot say honestly that i was in love.

  silly love songs made me roll my eyes heavenward.

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  How many of you were baptised at a young age?

  by lepermessiah in

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  2. friends

  one thing this site has made me reflect on the baptism practice in jw land.. many of us were raised in the religion, thus you were given the pressure early on to shoot for baptism as a goal.. i remember feeling bad because i waited until the ripe old age of 14 to take the plunge.. looking back, i realize that when i was 14, i didnt even know what my favorite color was, let alone have enough knowledge to make a life altering decision.

  yet, growing up in that climate, i would say anyone who waited past their early teens to get baptised was viewed with great suspicion and was likely to be viewed as "bad association".

  kids who took the dip at 8-9 years of age were viewed as "wise beyond their years" and the like.. how old were some of you when you were baptised, and what are your feelings on the matter?.

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  JW Apologists please tell me where your God was when .....

  by wobble in

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  2. beliefs

  during the dark days of the second world war , the monsters that ran a concentration camp decided to hang a child.. they hung the poor little chap so that it took half an hour for him to die, all the while making the other inmates look into the face of the child.. where was your god then ?

  was he not strong enough to do anything or did he just not care ?.

  if the first then he is a very weak god, if the second then,.

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  What translation of the Bible do you use?

  by Miss Chievous in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  after leaving the org i got a compemporary english version of the bible and although it is not a word perfect translation it is so easy to read, something i never found with the nwt.

  it is the youth version of that translation and along side the scriptures it has small sections on bible history, major themes running through the scriptures, questions and answers on important issues, advice on real life situations and how to be christian.

  makes bible reading much more enjoyable.

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  Anyone leave the org without the help of the net?

  by Miss Chievous in

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  2. experiences

  just wondering if anyone here left the org without ever looking at anything on the net and if so how did it happen for you?.

  miss c.

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