Posts by Reborn2002

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Competing In the name of Jehovah!

by Beck_Melbourne in

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inspired while posting on another thread, i was wondering, have you ever competed with other jws to get recognition or favour??

i can remember as a kid, being in a book study group with other kids, and when it came time to give an answer that kids could cope with...all kiddie sized hands would fly up and we'd all look at each other in the hope that it was our hand that got chosen.

i remember some kids would burst into tears if they didn't get chosen...and others would scowl or quickly go about looking for the next answer.

Reborn2002

tyydyy

I used to be one of the teenagers competing for the answer on the last paragraph. It was always one of those easy ones asking what we'll be studying next week. Then if you didn't get called on, you can always tell your parents that you raised your hand but the conductor didn't call on you.

Your bringing back memories!! That WAS me EVERY meeting! We definitely have that in common. Im sure kids in every Kingdom Hall worldwide do the same thing.

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That's "Sister Evil" To You

by messenger in

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http://www.thestar.com/nasapp/cs/contentserver?pagename=thestar/layout/article_printfriendly&c=article&cid=1016060531955.

mar.

16, 01:00 edt .

Reborn2002

"Although they keep you from experiencing a lot of the bad things that can really hurt you out there in the world, they are also depriving you from experiencing life."

I couldn't have said it better myself.

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I've been away - COME SEE WHY!!!

by conflicted in

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kaitlyn marie is born

8 pounds, 5 ounces.

21 3/4" long.

Reborn2002

Congratulations are in order!

She is absolutely adorable!

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yoyomama's bad day...

by ErnestoW in

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i am the poster formerly known as yoyomama...i had to use my name since simon keeps deleting any registration with "yoyo" in it.. i mentioned earlier that i've had a horrible day, this is why:.

my wife had a miscarriage over night.

we've been trying to conceive for over a year and we finally made it, but it has ended in a very disappointing way.... i did not think it would affect me as it did, but it did.. thanks billygoat for your interest.. peace to all, i promise no more outbursts (not even if i'm provoked).

Reborn2002

YoYo-

We have had our Scriptural disagreements, and I do not know you that well as an individual, but if what you claim is true pertaining to your wife having a miscarriage, then I am truly sorry and my prayers, thoughts, and best wishes go out to you. There are not words for such insufferable loss. On the other hand, if it is a lie, then there is no lower level to which you could be capable of stooping.

I suppose at this juncture only you know the truth.

Kindest regards.

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I've been shunned from my sister's wedding

by Quotes in

the following is the contents of a hand-written letter i just received from my (21 year old) sister, who is getting married may 18. for some reason, i thought that she would let love and compassion be stronger than wt programming.

but i was wrong.

yeah, it sucks.. *** my question for the board ***.

Reborn2002

LOL. I rest my case. Your fulla shit. Ceasing to be involved in the faith means you are no longer a member. When you write a letter of disassociation you state you no longer wish to be known as a Jehovah's Witness. How many "inactive" witnesses do you know who are invited out to associate? Give me a friggin break.

I highly suggest you go read the rest of the article. It mentions those who are expelled may come back, but as for those who voluntarily leave, are NOT shunned.

While were even on the topic, and it has been discussed amply, your mighty Watchtower Society has overstepped the Bible principles again anyway. Tell me where in the Scriptures you see it is proper to SHUN people? It says to treat him as a "man of the nations" and you dont publicly avoid people who are "worldly" do you? If that were the case your mighty preaching work would never be done.

To compound upon that, I dont believe Ive ever seen an organization so fascinated with titles and labels.

-Disassociated, disfellowshipped, publicly reproved, privately reproved, marked, active, inactive.

-Unbaptized publisher, baptized publisher, auxiliary pioneer, regular pioneer, special pioneer.

-Ministerial servant, elder, congregation secretary, presiding overseer, theocratic school overseer, circuit overseer, district overseer.

-The Glorious Ones, The Anointed Remnant, Heavenly Class, Earthly Class, did I forget any?

Yet there are no "Clergy" class, and hmm.. th CO and DO have cars and even a residence PROVIDED.

Talk to me YOYO when you know your facts. Go read the article.

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I've been shunned from my sister's wedding

by Quotes in

the following is the contents of a hand-written letter i just received from my (21 year old) sister, who is getting married may 18. for some reason, i thought that she would let love and compassion be stronger than wt programming.

but i was wrong.

yeah, it sucks.. *** my question for the board ***.

Reborn2002

This is one of those very nauseating sequences in which you are indeed damned if you do and damned if you dont.

Your love for your sister makes you want to go to the ceremony, but your agreeing to go to the ceremony at the Kingdom Hall since you were invited and then not attending the reception is then ACCEPTING and ABIDING by their SHUNNING ARRANGEMENT.

Let me get this straight, you are disassociated and therefore have turned your back on Jehovah, yet your welcome in the epicenter of where Witnesses congregate, but not in your own sister's home?

I truly feel sorry for you. I too am disassociated, and since then I have had no contact with my brother, his wife, or my now 1 year old nephew. I feel your pain. I really hate to say this, but if I were you, I would NOT go to either. Going to the wedding gives them their way. It makes you look guilty, and it also makes you give in to their wicked practices. If you do not go, at the very least it may make her feel bad and stop and think how outright silly the whole scenario is. The WTS truly divides families.

Why not show her this link? It is taken directly from the Public Relations site of Jehovah's Witnesses.

http://www.jw-media.org/beliefs/beliefsfaq.htm

This is in the Frequently Asked Questions section, should non-Witnesses come to the site and wish to learn more about the organization. If youll note, scroll down to the 4th topic, which explicitly asks
DO YOU SHUN FORMER MEMBERS?
and according to their own words

Those who simply cease to be involved in the faith are not shunned.

Now you were Disassociated as I was, hence you were not expelled, you voluntarily ceased to be involved. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO.....
if that is the case, then you should be welcome at both the wedding and the reception.

This truly exposes them for the hypocrites they are.

By the way.. YOYOBOZO.. check out that link. It is the authorized official website of Jehovah's Witnesses. Care to explain yourself outta that one?

Good luck to you.

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What's your dream job?

by butalbee in

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i really hate my job, and want to resign.

would really love to persue my dream job as a professional loafer, but i wonder how much it would pay?

but seriously, though i always wanted to write novels, be creative and artistic.

Reborn2002

- Male porn star

- Bikini wax artist for the Swedish Bikini Team

- Tanning lotion applicator for Miss Latin Universe

- Maitre'd or anything I could get at the Playboy Mansion

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ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?

by You Know in

jehovah long ago confidently stated that he was going to rock the very heavens and the earth into oblivion.

although not going into detail exactly how he proposes to shake the nations up, it goes without saying that the world stands posed to experience a catastrophe beyond human comprehension.. it has now been six months since the so-called 9-11 disaster.

and while most people have been quick to get back to business as usual in their little lives, the events of 9-11 have set off a chain reaction of official policy revision that has potentially far-reaching consequences.

Reborn2002

I would just like to restate something that I have said many times before: I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. And, Jehovah willing, I will remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses long after the Watchtower Society ceases to exist.

No comment. I rest my case.

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FOUND: the computer "code" of our cre...

by speechless in

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in the beginning there was the computer.

and god said.

c:\let there be light.. enter user id.. c:\god.

Reborn2002

And God said:

"Let there be XP"

and soon thereafter He began to detest that which He had created and was troubled in His heart.

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LETTER TO STRATTON OHIO

by biblexaminer in

the letter is on the way.

it will arrive at every home in stratton oh about midweek next.. fyi ...use this link to view.. http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/23d1f005/bc/stratton/letter+to+stratton.doc?bcmkj28aybh5a0jg

Reborn2002

Excellent letter biblexaminer.

If this letter reaches even ONE individual and provides an awakening, then it was worth all the effort.

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