AvocadoJake
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Is there any way around this? (Preaching when you don't believe)
by venusinfauxfurs ini figure i can do more to wake friends and family up on the inside than the outside and i didn't come to that decision without a great deal of pain.
i know it's not "the truth" but it isn't a bad life for me,and i still very much believe in god.
the witnesses aren't right but neither are the mormons, the catholics, etc and i have other family devoted to both those faiths.
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Hedge funds, the Watchtower and the american securities exchange
by Aussie Oz inmany were interested/excited to see the name watchtower on the list of hedge fund investors a couple of months ago, in fact listed as 'watchtower society'.
(i posted some of this under a thread for britain and it may have thus got overlooked by many...?).
http://www.hedgefundintelligence.com/product/13793/forthcoming-events/investhedge-forum-2011.html?elementid=9679.
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"We Bring Them In The Front Door, Only To Have The Angels Throw Them Out The Back Door!A"
by AvocadoJake inwhat do you make of this statement made by the elderette in her comment this week?
she is refering to the weak ones in the halls.
this is not an uncommon statement made by the pious ones..
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Why do we have to 'prove' anything to God. (This point made at assembly today)
by PaintedToeNail inthe point was made at the assembly today, that we have to 'prove' our love for jehovah to him.
as i sat there, bored, this thought struck me as odd.
since jehovah is supposed to be able to read 'hearts', why do we as humans, have to prove anything to him, since he already knows us down to our kidneys and would know if we loved him or not.
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Did your parents HATE the TV show Father Knows Best?
by 3rdgen inboy, mine did.
leave it to beaver, donna reid, ossie and harriet made them squirm.
any show that depicted kind fathers, happy nurturing mothers, and normal kids getting to do normal kid things made them cranky and me sad.
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Gag worthy
by baltar447 intaken from a closed jw facebook group:.
"the kingdom hall is my university, jehovah is my professor, jesus is my instructor, the holy spirit is my protector, the angels are my support system, the worldwide brotherhood are my class mates, the bible is my text book, trials & temptations are my exams, finding lost sheep is my assignment, prayer is my attendance, life in paradise is my future degree, and doing jehovah's will is my motto.
enroll today!!!
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Proof that Jehovah's Witnesses Live in a Fantasy Land
by Sour Grapes inas i attend some meetings i like to make notes on statements.
that are made that make my jaw just drop and almost laugh.
out loud.
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Shunning is so stupid
by AwSnap ini cannot seem to shake the visual image i have from about 5 days ago.
i went over to my mom's house, and apparently she didn't mention it to my younger sister (who lives in their downstairs apartment).
she and her baby were visiting with my mom, and when she saw me walking up the side walk, she grabbed her toddler up in her arms and i saw her hauling ass down the stairs....the toddler didn't understand why she was just snatched up and hauled away and started screaming.
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"don't let people stumble you"
by stillin inthat's my wife's canned "encouragement" for me lately.
odd, i haven't named any people that have caused me any distress lately.
if anything, it's the organization itself, specifically the business end of it, that bothers me.. the legal posturing as concerns individual congregations actions in matters that could escalate into courtroom matters,.
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The Crime that is never punished
by Terry ingluttony is listed among the bible's "shunnable" crimes in the christian congregation.. greed is a dandy one, too.. .
1 cor 5:11-13 says,(nwt).
for what do i have to do with judging those outside?