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20(UN)Expected development
by InquiryMan inpart 1: my family and i stopped being active witnesses some 3 and a half years ago.
we did the fade thing, thus we are neither das nor df.
before we stopped, i served as an elder.
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The Compassionate GB Member
by PopeOfEruke inone afternoon a wealthy governing body member was riding in his limousine when he saw two men, on all fours alongside the road, eating grass.
disturbed at the site, the gb member ordered his driver to stop and then got out to investigate.
the gb member asked the first man "sir, why are you eating the grass.
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Catholic "Just War" Doctrine vs JW Pacifist Doctrine
by rocketman inhaving been a practicing jehovah's witness for 30 years, i had been exposed to their pacifist doctrine, which taught that christians were not to enlist in armies or participate in warfare on any level.
this doctrine was later modified somewhat to allow for non-military "alternative" service as a matter of conscience.. i had always thought of the jw doctrine as lofty.
it was based on bible verses such as isaiah 2:4 and matthew 26:52. the idea was that, if all people were jehovah's witnesses, carnal warfare would be eliminated.
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The Soap Opera Continues
by JohnR inafter reading many stories here i guess i should have seen this coming but i would not have thought it possible with my family.. my brother and his family went over to the org over ten years ago.
we were informed recently that one of my nephew's(jeff) got out and we could not be happier.
jeff is seeing a woman who is very nice.
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What if a close family member decided to join the org?
by ohiocowboy inscary topic, and knock on wood it doesn't happen to anyone, but.... what if one of your closest family members; spouse, sibling, parent, or child came to you and told you that their mind is made up, and they have decided to join the organization.
how would you respond?
what unbiased, loving council would you give them, so as not to ruin your relationship with them?.
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Nephew Out...Now What?
by JohnR injust recently i have found out that my nephew (i'll call him r) is no longer a jw.
my brother and sister-in-law (his parents) are still in along with there 2 other children.
the other son married an elder's daughter a year ago and my niece is a pioneer.
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Curiousity about current JW Views on going into churches
by Brymichmom ini've been following a thread on another forum where jw's are insisting that it is ok for them to go inside churches for weddings, funerals, etc.
they say it's quite ok to go inside any church just as long as they don't participate in the service by singing, praying, kneeling...etc...some of them say that they have seen "guest speakers" in churches who came as watchtower representatives.
when did this ever change?
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Another WTdouble standards
by Stan Conroy ini had the misfortune of looking through the june 8 2002 awake, and stumbled across an article on hawaiian luahas (pardon my spelling as i don't have it here in front of me).
the footnote said something along the lines of it originating with false religion, but now it's just considered a banquet, so many christians participate with a clean conscience.. wait a minute!.
what ever happened to "if it had pagan origins it's bad"?
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JWs accept gifts from Santa's Helpers
by blondie inhttp://www.masslive.com/news/unionnews/index.ssf?/base/living-0/103994100286828.xml
today's news
santa's helpers cheer youngsters .
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Christmas Lights
by SweatPea incheck out this sight http://www.mcadenville-christmastown.com.
this little town is about a 20 minutes from where i live.
it is absolutely breath taking during christmas time.
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