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  The Unbarred Gate

  by Euphemism in

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  this is a poem i wrote while piph and i were on honeymoon.

  i don't claim that it's a good poem, but i'm trying to be more open about my feelings, so i thought i'd share it.

  so please bear with me.

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  Enishi

  Great poetry!
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  Everlasting life on a Paradise earth..myth or reality?

  by shotgun in

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  everlasting life on a paradise earth.

  this hope permeates the very being of every jw.

  does it mention everlasting life on a paradise earth?

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  The belief that I was going to live forever in a paradise that was just around the corner was one of the major things that kept me in thrall of the WTS for some time. I had a hard time letting go of it. I've come to realize as of late though that many places in the world are already a paradise. I mean, cmon, my standard of living is probably better than 99% of the people that have lived on the earth. Not only that, but I have access to mountains of knowledge through the computer that would have made ancient scholars go faint. Still, despite all of this, much of the industrailized world suffers from depression and other ailments of the spirit. So, for many people, life isn't a paradise yet.

  I do think that life on a paradise earth, a true paradise, is possible, though not 'everlasting life'.

  Think of it this way, if humanity continues to evolve, a couple thousand or hundred thousand years down the road the earth could very well become a paradise. It would become a beautiful place filled with loving people who put other's needs above their own, and truelly enlightened individuals who would no longer be a once in an eon occurence. Since we would continue to reincarnate (If you believe in this sort of thing), we would in a sense eventually be ressurected in that paradise. And, because of our increased level of consciousness, its quite likely that we would remember much of our past lives as well. We wouldn't live forever (in the body) of course, but it wouldn't matter.

  However, people will have to make the effort to change from the inside first. God coming down to save us, appealing though it might sound, wouldn't really solve any problems, in fact I'm certain it would make things worse. It's up to us to make the kingdom of heaven a reality within us before any sort of significant change can be made.

  I just hope a bunch of screwballs don't end up destroying the world before our race can get to that point...
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  JW divorce rates!

  by shotgun in

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  this weekend i ran into a local elder who has been performing jw marriages for many years.

  out of the blue he commented that he recently did a tally and only 25% of the couples he married are still together.. when i started to think about it and calculate all the jw's that i knew which were married after 1985 the divorce rate was around 50% and some of the ones still together should probably have split.. how have the jw's held up in your area, better or worse?.

  shotgun.

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  Enishi

  Most of the marriages in my congregation seem to be doing allright, although many of the young couples did have problems due to marrying so young. Based on what I've heard, my hall might be the exception though, plus I wonder if some of the families are really as happy as they try to portray themselves to be.
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  Passing the time at boring meetings

  by jws in

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  i was doing some cleaning this weekend and ran across a drawer with a few of my old calculators, including my very first one.

  today they have ones that are credit-card sized that do more.

  but i remember getting it when i was about 12 and in 6th or 7th grade and at that time in the late 70's a calculator this size was still sort of a gadget.. for some reason the first thing that bounced into my mind when i pulled it out and looked at it was my old hall at the time.

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  Especially when I was younger, I would spend much of my time at the meeting day dreaming or thinking about neat shows I had seen. Nowadays, I try to spend my time at the meeting clearing my mind and meditating. I helps me to remain calm and centered when I hear things from the platform that make me angry.
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  Increase in Bible Studies - not a good indicator of growth

  by truthseeker in

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  joker said the following recently in his 2003 jw worldwide report... .

  almost every country saw an increase in bible studies.

  from last year, tens of thousands more in the united states, and 10,000 in the uk.

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  In my hall, most of the Bible studies either just lost interest, became to busy to study anymore, said that they didn't agree with or teachings, or put an end to the study. Many of them, I think, agree with the witnesses doctrine on Jehovah amd the ressurection, but don't want to enslave themselves to all the nonsense that is put upon us, or don't trust the WTS. Some of the studies don't seem to anywhere because the person conducting it would spend the vast majority of their time talking about things that had nothing to do with the study.
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  New Light on 2005- Another False Prophecy?

  by Tower Man in

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  i have a new article on my site about the watchtower's claim of the end by 2005. if you're not burned out on this topic yet, check it out.

  my friend, cheryl, wrote it.

  http://www.towertotruth.net/articles/last_generation.htm

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  Enishi

  I once heard from someone that a brother in our area believed, based on his research, that armageddon would come in 2005.

  I feel sorry for him, he's going to be dissapointed...
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  Man Who Terrorized JWs Sentenced

  by Kenneson in

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  2. friends

  most of you will remember the story that came out at the beginning of august (this year) dealing with anthony burton, who barged into a jw service, and robbed the congregation at samurai sword point.

  well, he received 5 years, a fitting halloween sentence.

  see "5 years for church heist.

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  Enishi

  Most of you will remember the story that came out at the beginning of August (this year) dealing with Anthony Burton, who barged into a JW service, and robbed the congregation at samurai sword point.

  Even though what this guy did was wrong, the image I have in my head of him barging into a kingdom hall with a katana is just to cool not to chuckle at.
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  Is There Anything That You Are Afraid To Talk About?

  by Blueblades in

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  one thing for now that i'm afraid to talk about is who i really am on this forum.there are various reasons for this fear and i suppose that it means that the wt.society still has some control over me.. i really want to open up and reveal my real name and address and picture and family and history etc.and connect with others who may know me and are on this forum.

  one day i will,but now is not that day.. is there anything that you are afraid to talk about?.

  blueblades

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  I'm pretty quesy about putting up to much personal info as well, I'm still active in my congregation and I don't want to leave just yet. Atlhough my old friends are going to disagree with me no matter how I explain it to them, I still value their approval to an extent. Ah well, such is life...
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  Spoof Watchtower covers

  by dmouse in

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  2. friends

  as i was accessing my files on strike9 i noticed what i thought was a watchtower cover in the random files window.. i checked it out and found it was a user called 'gita' the files have public access so i don't think i'm breaking any laws by posting this.. i thought it was pretty funny and worth sharing (if you're watching, gita, forgive me!).

  i seem to remember another site that does this sort of spoof cover.

  can anyone tell me the address please?

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  Enishi

  LOL, these are funny!
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  How Do You Recognize and Understand God?

  by Blueblades in

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  2. friends

  since mere words do not suffice and personal experience is just that.and since the act of knowing,reaching and touching god defies all words,and one has never had that personal experience,what then?.

  do life and death questions remain unanswered and answered if you believe in a belief system based on the written word of others and then your own leaf of faith?.

  since there have been centuries of change in the social,political,language,geographical and religious fields and schools of thought,the current bible is incomplete,many books have been deleted from it in order to preserve the church's power.the most glaring purge was at the ecumenical council of 325ce.. there isn't much left to answer the question except death itself.we buried my brother yesterday and i wonder if he finally has his answer.. blueblades

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  I actually believe more strongly in God now then I did when I was brainwashed by the WTS. I someone was ask me to explain why I believe he exists, and offer proof, I would have a hard time putting my answers into words. Its more of a deep feeling know rather than a intelluctual beleif, I just KNOW. I feel closer to Him every time meditate or take the time to become more aware of my surroudings. To me, God is no longer some sort of anthromorphic lawgiver with super megaton apostate killing lightning bolts floating around in heaven somewhere. Rather, he (or 'it') is the universe and that which transcends it, the eternal Spirit that is eternally evolving and expressing itself through myraid forms, with love as the bond that holds it all together. This love manifests itself in enlightened men, and in people we meet every day. Like most dubs, I used to utterly despise the concept of evolution, but I don't anymore. We might have evolved from pond scum, but so what? Even pond scum is part of the Oneness.

  By the way, if anyone wants to check out some of the scriptures destroyed by the early chruch, you can read them here:

  http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhlalpha.html

  The Gospel of Phillip and the Gospel of Truth are especially good.