I was raised a Catholic and attended Catholic school. I converted to Jehovah's Witnesses at 17. It is for all the reasons posted by the forum members here that Catholics convert to Jehovah's Witnesses. Also, many of the sincere practicing Catholics are perturbed by the concept of hell as promoted by the Catholics; a place of eternal torment. JW's show from the bible that hell is very different from what the Catholics believe. That was probably the deciding factor for me. We had a high ratio of 75% converted Catholics at the Kingdom Hall I attended.
Posts by kazar
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11CATHOLIC TO JW..........POPE TO GB..............WHY ??????
by vitty inwhy do so many catholics become jws ?
i know a lot of them were not very strong or practicing catholics but the wt does seem to draw them, especially when they are so critical of them and the pope.
you would think it would put them off.. is it because the are so different or the same???????????.
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How Did You Choose Your Alias?
by hambeak in.
i' curious how everyone came up with these unique alias names.
my partner gave me mine because my favorite meat is ham.. hambeak
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kazar
I took my alias from one of my favorite books, "Dictionary of the Khazars." Although the spelling is slightly different, "Kazar", the meaning is still the same for me. It is an obscure book about a religious polemic in which the participants are Christians, Muslims and Jews who are arguing as to which one of them has the true religion.
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Were you the only JW in your family?
by karen96 insometimes i think of all the pain i caused my parents when i left their home to pursue my bible studies.
it happend right around the holidays and my father's birthday, and seemed to be such a slap in the face to him.
he almost didn't come to my wedding, to walk me down the aisle, since i would not attend family functions around holidays and birthdays (he did walk me down the aisle; after i made some appearances but made it clear i was not celebrating).. now that i am out, i am so glad i have been able to repair my relationships with my parents and siblings.
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kazar
I was raised a Catholic and attended Catholic school. At 17 I met Jehovah's Witnesses and converted. No other family members ever became Jehovah's Witnesses. They were a mix of atheists, Methodists and Catholics.
At Christmas time I always missed the comaraderie I had always felt that time of year with my relatives, 'though none of them (except my father) ever criticized my religion.
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Here is my story
by Annie Over ini think i was about 3 yrs when my mom started studying.
raised in a protestant religion.
she had said several times that all she learned in that religion was hell fire and damnation.
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kazar
Hi Annie. Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to hearing more from you in the future.
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"its been said...As It Were..."
by xjwms inthats funny.
everything ended in "as it were".
where i used to attend.
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kazar
During the studiesI attended I always heard someone say, "and in harmony with", usually expounding on another's comment.
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Please allow me to introduce myself...
by Asheron inplease escuse the obvious stones lyrical referance but thats the first thing that came to mind.
i am a 44 yo male fader from pennsylvania.
been faded for 22 years or so and been lurking and reading all of your posts for 6 or so months.
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kazar
Welcome. Looking forward to your future posts.
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Time again for........ Congregation roll call
by Jourles init's been a while since this topic has been brought up.
use it as a chance to see if there is someone you might know from years past.
1973-1976 --- lakeside, ca??
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kazar
1985 - 2000 - Central Congregation, Baltimore, Maryland.
OpenFireGlass,
So far, you are the only person on the board who was in Maryland. We were neighbors in 1985. Too bad I didn't get to meet you then.
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My Part in Apostate History
by noni1974 ini went to my local library to find in search of christan freedom by ray franz.they didn't have it.so i asked if they could try to get it from another library for me.they took my name and address and phone number and told me i would get something in the mail when they got it.. .
i got a letter for them last week telling me it was in.i went yeasterday to pick it up.i was happly supprized to find out they had bought it from amazon .com.now it will be in the library system for others to read.i'm planning on doing the same for c of c.if they don't buy that one i'm going to donate my copy to them.this is my little part to help others who have questions and want to read up on jw's.. .
i know it's a small part and all i did was ask.boy am i proud.
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kazar
I think it is a capital idea. Good work Noni.
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Still in one piece but the wheelchair isn't
by Lady Lee inwhat a day.
i was out gallavanting around - buying one thing here another there and finally heading home.. the chair hit a bump and the front wheel broke off sending me flying with the chair landing on top of me.
personally i think it was a temper tantrum designed to let me know they were tired and wanted to ride me for a while.. i had just passed a man sitting on a bench waiting for the bus and he rushed right over to help.
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kazar
I'm glad you're in one piece and not seriously injuried. Your experience reminds me of one of the shows I saw on Seinfeld. If it weren't so serious it'd be funny.
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thinkin of goin back
by searching4truth ini was df bout a year back and have since been enlightened by a life long friend.
i am leaning toward returning anyway but mostly for familyand friends.
i recognize the hypocrisy of this move but also don't feel that i should be subject to there authority and in my current state i am.
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kazar
Searching,
I think I know what you mean. I also was df'd and tried reinstatement twice for the same reasons as you. Also, I was not completely free of the influence of their teachings. Despite my doubts I was so inculcated in their belief system it was hard to break away completely. I never thought I could ever break with them and be free. Eventually I did with the help of this board. So good luck to you in your endeavers. Just remember, you can always come back here--no questions asked.