Topics Started by XxAmeliaXx

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For British exjws: how has your view of the Royal Family etc changed
by jean-luc picard in
1. jw
2. friends
with the royal wedding in the news,.

has your perspective of the royal family, her majesty the queen, the national anthem, and maybe politics in general, changed since you left the borg?.

even if you're not british, would you say you are more patriotic now?.
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Katherine Jackson: "my son is gone and for forever"
by leavingwt in
1. social
2. entertainment
i'm left to assume that sister jackson has concluded that michael will not be resurrected.

.. the matriarch of one of music's most famous families isn't planning any special preparations for the daily trek to a downtown los angeles courtroom where the trial begins may 9, but she says she'll rely on her faith to carry her through.. .

"i have mixed emotions," she told the associated press in an interview this week.
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POSITIVE POST TIME!! We just want to know 3 things you are FOR.
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
on this topic we don't care what you are against.. let's be positive and tell three things we are for which are meaningful to us.. .

1.music lessons for kids.

learning to read music and play an instrument.. 2.memory training and math strategies in schools.
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More Elders than MS's For First Time in WT History
by FrankWTower in
1. watchtower
2. bible
have you heard the good news?.

i heard from a reliable source that for the first time in watchtower history, there are more elders now than ministerial servants.

this is not just a regional issue either, it's worldwide..
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Miracles For Sale
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
new derren brown documentary this evening on channel 4 (uk) 9-10:30pm.

his insights into human psychology is astonishing, some of his previous docs have been jaw-dropping.. "the entertainer investigates the reality behind america's faith-healing phenomenon, and chooses an unsuspecting member of the british public who is prepared to adopt the guise of a pastor.

the selected person then tries to perform healing `miracles' in texas after six months of learning, in an experiment to see whether he will be accepted".
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Of All of The Automobils You Have Ever Owned Which One Was Your Favorite?
by Was New Boy in
1. jw
2. friends
they say the average person will own about 25 cars in their life time.. from 1982 to 1988 i owned a 1971 dodge challenger convertible.

it had a 340 with a 4 speed stick.

i loved that car.. i didnt cry when my wife left me....i did cry when that car drove out of my life!.
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Anglo/American language...differences!
by Pams girl in
1. jw
2. friends
hi all hope you are enjoying the wonderful weather...... i havent been on the forum long, a few monthes, but it makes me laugh the differences in our language...... the two that really stand out are..... fanny.

english .

a ladies name (short for frances) or fanny = popular victorian name.
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How Many of Them Do You Know About?
by clarity in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
after flipper's thread about the wt child abuse cases, i started to think about how many children i know of personally who have been sexually abused by a jw!.

as someone who is not especially 'in the know', it's amazing that i do know five of them.

one who was a small baby, at the time!.
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Your Age at Baptism (into JWs, not Catholics or Baptists - duh)
by undercover in
1. jw
2. friends
leavingwt mentioned on another thread the age of his wife when she was baptized.

she was a child.

how can you expect a child to make such a decision?.
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Did You Tend To Question The Organization Or Did You Just WANT To Believe?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i know some who always questioned the elders, the society, and others because they were typically skeptical.. there are those who just seemed to want to believe whatever they were told.. i was more a skeptic, during my last decade.. .