Topics Started by AJN

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How do you feel about Christmas?
by AJN in
1. jw
2. friends
do you enjoy it after so many years of not celebrating?

does it have any relevance to you now?.

i live in nz and it doesn't feel like xmas to me cause it's the middle of summer - it just doesn't compute so that helps really all in all.
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The last days? Local clergy doubt recent drought, fires signify apocalypse
by AJN in
1. jw
2. friends
the last days?

local clergy doubt recent drought, fires signify apocalypse

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,565035169,00.html
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Mel Gibson's film about Christ and his faith
by AJN in
1. social
2. entertainment
mel gibson movie about crucifixion of jesus christ

mel gibson brings movie to city's church leaders.

by kamon simpson- the gazette.
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JW's And Mental Health
by AJN in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i've been doing some research this afternoon and come up with some interesting info.

well i think it's interesting because i've not read it before but if these links have been posted before please forgive me.

here's an interesting abstract: the mental health of jehovah's witnesses.
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Self esteem/acceptance and Christianity
by AJN in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been in therapy for some years now (on and off - currently on) and during that time have managed to build my self-esteem and self-acceptance to a level where i am actually starting to like and value myself (after having abuse issues to address).

about 12 months ago i started reading conventional christian literature and web sites, by this time i had forgotton most of the jw beliefs (although the fear of armageddon still ran deep, disturbing my inner equilibrium.

i (re)discovered that to call oneself christian one had to admit to being a sinful human being who is deserving of death because of my very inbuilt nature.
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Anyone read the Left Behind series?
by AJN in
1. jw
2. friends
i've just started book one.

just wondering if anyone has read the books and what they thought of them?

:)
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Do you think the governing body sincerely believe what they teach?
by AJN in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i haven't had a chance to read crisis of conscience yet, it's a 2 month wait here unfortunately for delivery and i feel it will probably answer some of my questions regarding the gb but it occurs to me - i wonder if they *really* believe what they teach, if they *really* believe it's the truth or are they really manipulating money makers operating a dysfunctional mlm scheme that ruins people's lives.

or perhaps somewhere in the middle lol.. oh yeah, and if anyone knows how the 'new light' is supposedly delivered i'd love to hear about it.. what do you think?

if anyone has read coc and has any quotes that might be useful please post :)
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Interesting link re paedophilia
by AJN in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
.

http://www.wtmedia.org/

has a link to all the media stuff.
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Help - it's drawing me in again
by AJN in
1. jw
2. experiences
hmm, not sure how to write this - here goes:.

i left the jw's about 15 years ago however my 18 year old son is a witness.

we haven't seen each other for many years and the only contact we have is via the telephone occasionally (all this is cool btw).
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Hi all
by AJN in
1. jw
2. friends
i was a jw about 15 years ago and have been reading these forums for a while.

it took a long time to get over the fear of armageddon for sure.

my 18 year old is still a jw (we live at opposit ends of the world) and i have found your information really useful as i am preparing some kind of telephone 'presentation', as it were, regarding jw beliefs and the difference between jw and the other christian churches and what the message of jesus was.