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  While the cult of JW asks kids for Ice Cream money......

  by mickbobcat in

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  other churches give kids ice cream.

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  Not that I`m a believer anymore but at least I do recognize that other christian faiths do put their money where their mouth is and do charitable things ,and tangible things ,to help people and encourage them and are not afraid to spend money to do so.

  In my 32 years as an active JW ,I have never known the organization of JW`s to part with one cent to help or encourage even the most frail and vulnerable loyal R&F member .

  Fair enough their has been individuals in the congregations that have done so but never the organization of the WTB&TS / Jehovah`s Witnesses.
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  What do you do before making a very hard decision?

  by Iamallcool in

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  any takers?.

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  That made me laugh FUJW ,...,now there is irony right ?

  That made me laugh again,and again.
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  Anyone have this happen?

  by mickbobcat in

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  my wife and i went to a restaurant we go to a few times a year.

  we waited for a bit but not horrible to get our drinks and food.

  the place was busy but not people waiting in line for a mile to get in busy.

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  I wouldn`t go back there again ,did you complain to the management ? maybe sometimes that`s all it takes for the management to give the staff a serve.

  And if that didn`t work then find some other place to enjoy a nite out.
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  If the Almighty, Powerful, benevolent God had a book written for humans, what would it contain?

  by pistolpete in

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  i know for a fact it would not start off with a talking snake, magical fruit, invisible beings that desire beautiful women to have sex with.. and it wouldn’t end with a flying dragon, a two horned lamb, locusts that resembled horses with men’s faces, but with women’s hair and teeth of lions.

  and the book wouldn’t allow for hundreds of millions of religions to spurt from it.

  i think the first thing a book written by god would have, is that it would be written in a way that all languages could understand without being translated.. regardless of what language you would speak, we could read it and understand what it said.

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  He / She would give absolute evidence-- proof He / She existed without having to just have faith that She / He existed .

  And such a GOD would not leave humans at the mercy of an opponent of GOD for thousands of years to cause such misery to them.

  And not dangle a carrot of hope in them that all in his good time he will do something about it and not before.
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  Are you open to having a count as to how many ex-JW`s on this site are vaccinated x2 jabs. ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. medical

  i`ll go first ,i have my vaccinated 2 jabs for the elderly.. if i`m not around in the next 3 months you will know why ..

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  I forgot to mention that I had the AZ double jab and will probably get the booster when it is available after 6 months ?

  Neither my wife or I had any problems with the AZ dose`s ,and my son and DIL both had the Pfizer double dose and they never experienced any problems either.

  Its a pity there is so much confusion and mixed messages about these vaccines out there and I don`t doubt the sincerity of either side of the debate but I guess we all just have to go with our gut feeling and trust our own judgement.

  Both sides of the argument claim to have the science on their side .

  Did I have concerns about getting the Jab ? yes.

  Did I have concerns about not getting the jab .? yes
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  Are you open to having a count as to how many ex-JW`s on this site are vaccinated x2 jabs. ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  2. medical

  i`ll go first ,i have my vaccinated 2 jabs for the elderly.. if i`m not around in the next 3 months you will know why ..

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  I`ll go first ,I have my vaccinated 2 jabs for the elderly.

  If i`m not around in the next 3 months you will know why .
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  Please share your holiday plans

  by Biahi in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what is everyone doing for thanksgiving and christmas?

  or is it too early to ask?

  we are having thanksgiving dinner at my nieces house.

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  Sounds like you have got it made GT , all the best and have a great Xmass
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  The Interior Bulletins!

  by Atlantis in

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  in september 1959, anne and i were invited to serve at bethel in paris, france, where i was assigned to take the lead in printing.

  up until the time of our arrival in january 1960, printing had been done by a commercial firm.

  since the watchtower was then banned in france, we printed the magazine each month in the form of a 64-page booklet.

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  Marcial your post went right over my head ?

  And it is here that we see great insight when they create themselves the stick to beat

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  Do any of you ex JW`s ever feel ashamed or embarrassed to admit you were once a JW? To your now friends / associates ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i ask this now because i have been living in this town for the past 14 years and the circle of friends i have now i have never let on i am an ex jw.. i`m talking about 30-50 people at least.. not that the subject has ever really come up , but i think they would be shocked / amazed that i was a ( i hate this word ) a "devout" jw for 32 years going around knocking on peoples doors trying to convert them to the religion .. yet every now and again i get tempted to.. how say you ?.

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  I ask this now because I have been living in this town for the past 14 years and the circle of friends I have now I have never let on I am an ex JW.

  I`m talking about 30-50 people at least.

  Not that the subject has ever really come up , but I think they would be shocked / amazed that I was a ( I hate this word ) a "devout" JW for 32 years going around knocking on peoples doors trying to convert them to the religion .

  Yet every now and again I get tempted to.

  how say you ?
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  Removing GB arragment.

  by asp59 in

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  2. bible

  you think they abouth to remove gb arragment?

  more and more with gb talks, they seem to be saying goodbye to congregations.

  maeby its part of downsize.

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  The GB giving up their authority , power , prestige , positions, ,adoration , lifestyles voluntarily ?

  Your dreaming, or is it wishful thinking , it ain`t gonna happen .