Topics Started by Quendi
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Seeking Reinstatement
by Quendi inno, i'm not seeking to be reinstated so don't worry.
but i did want to raise a point in relation to this.
i know this was true in my case and i've seen it in others i have talked to about this.
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Did You Ever Make the Pilgrimage?
by Quendi inhow many of you have ever visited one of the branch offices or world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses?
i was an active witness for nearly thirty years and was associated with the cult for more than thirty-five before finally walking away for good last year.
during all those years i never made a trip to brooklyn bethel.
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Reaching a Significant Milestone
by Quendi inhello friends,.
sunday, 4 september 2011 will go down as an important day in my spiritual journey.
i had an extraordinary experience today that i feel compelled to share with all of you.
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Interracial Marriage
by Quendi inhere is a question i want to pose because i do not know the correct answer.
i have seen many interracial married couples among jehovah's witnesses--moreso than i have seen in other religions.
however, i have been told that once upon a time, interracial marriage was frowned upon by the wts hierarchy.
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Frederick Franz, "Bible Scholar"
by Quendi inas some of you know by now, i spent sunday, 7 august, renewing ties with a dear friend.
we're both disfellowshipped, the difference between us being he is seeking reinstatement and i am not.
we got into some very spirited discussions on different bible topics and one of them was the value of the new world translation itself.
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That Magical Number: 2,520
by Quendi ini wanted to relate this experience i had on sunday while renewing ties with an old friend.
we argued about the meaning of daniel 4 and nebuchadnezzar's "tree dream".
my friend had insisted this dream told the reader the length of the gentile times.
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"I Of Newton"
by Quendi inmy favorite youtube video is an excerpt from a 1985 episode of the twilight zone.
it is hilarious and also shows what critical thinking actually involves.
since i also have a passion for mathematics, the role it plays in the story warmed the cockles of my heart.
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"Reassignment" or Exile?
by Quendi inhello friends,.
i know this has been brought up elsewhere, but i wanted to relate an experience a witness friend shared with me only last night.
i'd appreciate any additional details others may have on this topic.. many of us are aware that the wts is "downsizing" its staff at branch offices around the world, including brooklyn bethel.
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National Anthems and Such
by Quendi inwell, football season (gridiron for all you commwealth-types) will be here soon and yours truly plans to attend a few games.
i'll also be going to quite a few basketball games when that season starts in november.
in the u.s., the national anthem is played before the start of such events.
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Trying to Salvage a Friendship
by Quendi inmy friends,.
i need your counsel on a personal matter, and i hope you will give it in love.
as some of you know, i was disfellowshipped six years ago, but it wasn't until june 2010 that i made up my mind never to return to the wts.