MerryMagdalene

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  Ex-Jehovah Witness' Near Death Experience

  by little star in

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  i was baptized by the jehovah witnesses in 1970. in arecibo, puerto rico.

  i believed in god and i believed that jesuschrist was a god ( according john 1:1 on the jw's bible) created by the true god.

  i didn't believe in life after death much less that i was a conscious spirit that would leave the body when i died.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Welcome Little Star. I, too, thank you for sharing your experience, and am glad to have you here with us.

  ~Merry
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  I was kinda down and out today....

  by IronClaw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i went for a ride and stopped by this scenic overlook not to far from my house.

  i sat on the bench there just looking at the mohawk valley at its best.

  i started thinking what a waste life is when you don't have anyone to share beautiful moments like this with.

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  MerryMagdalene

  You have such a gentle heart. But I also appreciate your iron claws (and that you would sheath them for a hug). I hope that your day gets better, and that eventually your wife can break through that ugly cult barrier that makes so many so miserable.

  

  ~Merry
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  I was kinda down and out today....

  by IronClaw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i went for a ride and stopped by this scenic overlook not to far from my house.

  i sat on the bench there just looking at the mohawk valley at its best.

  i started thinking what a waste life is when you don't have anyone to share beautiful moments like this with.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Oh, alright...claws or no claws I'm goin' in...(((((((The Claw)))))))

  ~Merry
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  WATCHTOWER MONEY - New contribution program!

  by Severus in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  watchtower money serves two purposes: to protest the policies of jehovah's witnesses and educate the public about the hidden side of the watchtower society.

  consider this a sophisticated form of guerilla protest and awareness campaign.

  each bill or check is designed to get the attention of the beholder and quickly provide information.

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  MerryMagdalene

  ~Merry
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  Fastest Watchtower Study in History!

  by unclebruce in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i started dating susan i became very conscious of my 'standing in the congregation.

  susan and her parents attended elizabeth congregation 20kms away.

  they knew that i'd missed the sunday morning meeting, so i invited them to meet me for the afternoon session at my kingdom hall.. prospect shared the hall with enfield congregation.

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  MerryMagdalene

  That was a fun read, Uncle

  ~Merry
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  Basic Doctrines

  by mystified in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have not read the other posts yet.

  i'm assuming, before reading, that this an anti-jehovah's witness site.

  i would just like to make a couple of points, and would be interested in responses to them.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Former light-hearted asides aside, I am still trying to understand what you meant when you asked for what we think about what you wrote without injerjecting our own thoughts.

  I get the impression that you feel you are NOT interjecting your own thoughts and wish us to refrain from doing so as well...meaning what exactly? That you feel you are expressing God's thoughts and we should try to do the same, and then we will all agree?

  I don't know. That's why I'm asking. I would like to understand the basic premise upon which you are operating here.

  As to a few of your other remarks:

  I'm assuming, before reading, that this an anti-Jehovah's Witness site.

  I see it as more of a site where people who have ties with JWs in one way or another can freely discuss and debate issues associated with them. As a natural consequence it also seems to have developed into something of a support group for those who have suffered adverse effects from JW beliefs and practices.

  The only "Basic Doctrine" you seem to have addressed in this post, inadvertently, is that of Christ returning invisibly to rule the earth. I think one of the main reasons "Christendom" seems to ignore the already established "theocracy" JWs preach is that they believe the Bible rather than the Watchtower Society. They thus reject the notion that Christ's return is invisible and occurred in 1914, unbeknownst to everyone but the select few who believe they were chosen to be his visible representatives. (Please see Matt.24:23-27 and Luk.21:27.)

  If you are a member of a church of Christendom, you are well aware that they claim to be Bible-based. However, what I just posted should raise questions.

  I just went to church for the first time recently. It was nothing like I thought it would be, and nothing like attendance at a KH either. The whole service focused on grace and love and being a welcomed part of God's family. There was one scripture chosen for the scripture lesson, and a few select ones that formed the basis of the sermon. There was lots of praise through song. Bibles and hymnbooks were easily accessible for visitors, and there were bags of crayons and Bible-story colour books for children.

  I hope you will stick around for a while. Some of the things others post here should raise questions in your mind as well, and that's a GOOD thing. I believe we should never give up questioning our own beliefs, as this is even more important than questioning other people's beliefs.

  Let's keep talking

  ~Merry
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  Basic Doctrines

  by mystified in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have not read the other posts yet.

  i'm assuming, before reading, that this an anti-jehovah's witness site.

  i would just like to make a couple of points, and would be interested in responses to them.

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  MerryMagdalene

  WelcomeBut...

  without interjecting your own thoughts and interpretations, what do you think of what I just posted?

  ...how can I tell you what I think without interjecting my own thoughts

  ~Merry
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  The Handmaid's Tale

  by freedomlover in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  has anyone read this book?

  i found it among a stack of free books that our library has out each week.

  it was a bestseller years ago.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Hi Freedomlover!

  I actually read that book years ago and found it presented a pretty frightening scenario. It was also made into a movie:

  ~Merry
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  Final Episode (The Blown Up Witness)

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ... it was a threaded gas cap, yellow, about one and a half inches in diameter.

  also clearly visible was bright metal around the flats of the hexagonal cap.

  bright metal that showed the marks of a recently applied wrench....... .

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  MerryMagdalene

  found it!
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  Say hello to the new guy

  by osmosis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i found this web site while researching jws (my immediate family on my dad's side is jw, except for my dad, who was subjected to the programming from birth, and who seems to be caught in some strange world between the jw world and the real one).. for the most part, these are decent, kind, loving people.

  the only problem is that they are jws!.

  i myself am atheist, so in theory i should them to be atheist also, but i'd gladly settle for steering them into a different form of christianity.. anything but jw.

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  MerryMagdalene

  Hello and welcome, RobertEnjoy the forum.

  Strange feeling, isn't it? To want your JW loved ones to be almost anything but what they are...

  I have been traversing a wild, weird, wonderful path since leaving, and am now a Christian. I had never quite thought of it in this way before, but I can honestly say, on relection, that I think I would have a much better relationship with my mother if she were an athiest or agnostic rather than a JW. Hmmm....

  ~Merry