Posts by Doubtfully Yours

like this morning i was lying in bed, fully awake and rational, just enjoying the quiet, when i heard this sound "like a rushing wind" (that is the exact thought that came into my mind) when i heard that sound & the thought crossed my mind, so did that scripture in acts where it speaks about when the holy spirit came upon the 120 in the upper room.. and the sound didn't stop - it just carried on.

Doubtfully Yours

Tinnitus: A sound in one ear or both ears, such as buzzing, ringing, or whistling, occurring without an external stimulus and usually caused by a specific condition, such as an ear infection, the use of certain drugs, a blocked auditory tube or canal, or a head injury.

DY

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How many baptisms at your District Convention (if you went)

by TheListener in

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please, if you went to the convention this year or go later please post the number of individuals baptized.. .

thank you.

Doubtfully Yours

I'm very voiceful about youngsters being baptized. Every chance I get hence the labeling 'border-line apostate' by many in my current congregation.

I say that Jesus Christ set the example, and it's clearly stated in the Bible: He dedicated and baptized at an age when he fully understood the commitment and the responsibility it entailed. I've said plenty of times that a kid that can't have full driving priviledges and is not mature enough to have alcoholic beverages then he/she is not mature enough to dedicate his/her life to God or any other organization or endeavor.

Oh, the looks and arguments I've gotten from my reasoning on this subject! However, I've killed them all with the fact that Jesus set the example and asked his followers to do just as he did.

DY

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Were You Pressured To Get Baptized?

by minimus in

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most persons, imo, are pressured to get baptized.

they are told they "should be ready".

children are made to feel that jehovah will not protect them any longer at a certain age.

Doubtfully Yours

Yes.

I also wanted my parents to be proud of me.

Bad choice. I was so young, though.

DY

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They were just here !!

by Apostanator in

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my wife and i just got home from the gym and there were 2 jw's at our door.

i couldn't help myself....i felt rage building up inside but i tried to play it cool.

just coming off the ne apostafest and hearing everyones story just pissed me off when i saw those two dubs standing there.

Doubtfully Yours

You planted a seed. That young person will soon be searching JW in the Internet.

Hopefully, that young person will keep the good learned inside the WBTS, but will actively pursue a career and open his mind and heart to other people rather than looking at the world as "Them against us"-type deal.

Well done.

DY

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More DEMENTED JW MURDERS in the news

by DannyHaszard in

victim's family dresses down murderer

boston herald, ma - 12 minutes ago .

... kevin and nancy hensley, jehovah's witnesses, had been separated only a couple of weeks when he beat and choked her to death and then dumped her body beside a ... .

Doubtfully Yours

This is sad.

Although JWs would like to think otherwise, among them there are all sorts of people. JWs is just one more religion among thousands.

DY

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Inappropriate "shepherding" calls.

by avishai in

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how many have recieved calls by the elders that were under the guise of "shepherding", but somehow inappropriate, i.e, you were a woman alone with only one elder showing up, or you felt physically intimidated by both.

or say they show up at like, 10:30 at night for a shepherding call.

and you say "hey, i appreciate the visit but please call first!

Doubtfully Yours

I have bluntly told people that my home is not to be visited, for any reason ever past 7 p.m., and this only on Friday and Saturday evenings.

People at the KH think I'm a bit of an anti-social that way.

Oh, there are so many reasons why my poor hubby won't ever make it to be an elder as long as he continues married to me!

DY

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Bad examples of intelligent design?

by gringojj in

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i am trying to think about examples of animals that would be bad for the intelligent design theory.

i like to use the ostrich because it has wings but doesnt fly.

Doubtfully Yours

The Praying Mantis - The female may grab the male and eat him from the head end right after mating. OUCH!!!!!!!!!!

DY

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Leaving the Truth - Songs to Destroy Your Faith By

by tetrapod.sapien in

as some of you may know, i am a recently self-deconverted jw.

the experience of deconversion was at times emotional.

i have compiled a list of songs i would listen to on those emotionally turbulent occasions.

Doubtfully Yours

Before These Crowded Streets, Dave Matthews Band - CD

It's awesome!!! Check it out!!!

DY