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2 JW's at my door today with Memorial Invite, 30 min conversation
by lovelylil inthis brother who is new to the local hall has no clue i am an apostate in the wt's eyes.
he was with a sister who also did not know me.
we had a great conversation for 30 minutes about jesus the 144,000 and the heavenly calling.
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Homes with DVRs don't watch political advertisements
by moshe inword is that up to 33% of the homes have a dvr now- a digital video recorder- and the evidence is that they just don't see any political advertisements.. 10 years ago 41% in the usa read a daily newspaper- today that number is down to 23%.
maybe we will just flip a coin in the ballot booth to make our selections rather than try to wade through the negative political/ pac propaganda to make our picks.. i wonder what campaigns will be like in another 10 years?.
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I should just be DF'd
by Lunatic Faith inso i have been texting with an inactive friend all day.
she sent a text this morning asking me if i had had second thoughts and decided to go to memorial after all.
i told her 'no, did you have second thoughts and decide not to go?
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Can JW really imagine what it is to live FOREVER?
by Albert Einstein inwhile we were jw, we uncountedly stated, that we have a hope to live forever on earth, now really think about it:.
dinosaurs lived here some 100 000 000 years ago.
pangea splited into continents some 300 000 000 years ago.
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As a JW child, were you physically punished for non-performance?
by biometrics ini knew a few jw children who were beaten by their parents for various non-performance issues e.g.
not remembering scriptures, not giving talks .... did this happen to you?.
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Hot, Cold or Both about religion?
by mythreesons inlet me start by saying my wife and i are out, just not officially.
we have not been going to the meetings for over a year.
my wife and i had decided to check out other churches...i guess we had been feeling a need to do so.
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What Percentage Of Family/Friends Do You Miss?
by Bubblegum Apotheosis ini have not experienced "shunning" yet, i have observed jehovah's witnesses shunning members who are not disfellowshiped, i think this has to do with selfishness inheritant in this religion.
christianity is a religion of giving, jesus wanted his members to share their goods with people who could not return the favor.
he promised his father in heaven would repay generous hearts who looked out for father-less boys and widows.. fine and dandy, but in the real world, quid-pro-qou matters, returning meal for meal, gift for gift and party for party does maintain your social status in the congregation.
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Sky News: Mormons Reject 'Cult' Label Ahead of US Polls
by cedars infor those of you who are interested in how a major uk news channel covers cults, see this politically-flavoured report on mormonism..... http://news.sky.com/story/958170/mormons-reject-cult-label-ahead-of-us-polls.
when you watch the report, the parallels with jehovah's witnesses (even in this brief film) are intriguing, right down to the young clean-cut lad delivering a talk at his local congregation, and the cheesy video promoting the church's past, which evokes memories of the "faith in action" dvd series featuring the young charles taze russell.. i also find it intriguing that the racist history of the mormon church is highlighted by one commentator.
as i explained in a recent article (below), the history of jehovah's witnesses is similarly besmirched by the dark clouds of racism.... http://insidethewatchtower.com/history/a-brief-history-of-racism-in-watchtower-publications/.
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S-3 forms kept on studies? Are they keeping a record on me?
by InterestedOne ini just read some of ex-specialpioneer's story and noticed they filed "s-3" forms on his dad with the cong secretary.
i am a worldly in the middle of doing a jw study.
could someone please enlighten me on these "s-3" forms?.
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Should we still be angry with [systems of injustice]? Should we "forgive" them?
by SweetBabyCheezits inthis is a parody of a thread that seems to grossly oversimplify and underappreciate the injustice dealt by the hands of the wtbts:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/227585/1/should-we-still-be-angry-with-the-watchtower-should-we-forgive-the-wt.
the watchtower society isn't a friend who hurt your feelings.