I left before I got baptized, studied regularly for two years and attended meetings, conventions, assemblies and even went to parties the witnessess threw and once to New York to see Bethel. I guess my eyes were opened up to alot of hypocrasy, ( I came in under a very weird circumstance) and because of what was going on, I left before anymore mindgames could be played with me.
Posts by snarf
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Bible Studies that left the JWs before baptism
by greendawn inmany persons studying with the jws go ahead and get baptised, but many others do not, do you know such ppl and the reasons they gave for stopping contact with the jws?
they did of course the right thing and spared themselves a lot of potential trouble and exploitation in the future.
a person i knew gave up all contact with the dubs after a year of studying with them, because she found them to be too pharisaic they put a lot of demands on the members but don't do anything to help them, like modern day pharisees.
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TOP TEN SIGNS THAT YOU ARE AN UNQUESTIONING JEHOVAH'S WITNESS
by nicolaou in10- you vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of your god - jehovah.. .
9- you feel insulted and 'dehumanized' when scientists say that people evolved from lesser life forms, but you have no problem with the biblical claim that we were created from dirt.. .
8- you laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in multidues of demons, angels, cherubs etc.. .
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Did You Renew Your Music Collection?
by James Free inafter i da'd myself i went out and bought the music i had been told to destroy in the past - queen, elo and the eagles.
how about you, and what did you get?
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I HAVE GOT TO START EXERCISING AGAIN!
by anewme ini dont know about you but i have to really work myself up to exercising.
it is not something i enjoy i guess cause i always let it go and wind up where i am.
i've gotten myself in shape three times before.
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snarf
I buy a "dream outfit", one that makes me look hot and sexy, but I buy it a size smaller than I wear, that is usually enough motivation for me. I was taking some pills called "RELEASE" it was invented by a doctor in Nebraska. They sell it at GNC in some Iowa locations. I love them. They suppress my appetite, give me enrgy and boost my mood. I have a hypothyroid so my metabolism is always a little slower, but when I started them last January 2005 I lost 25 lbs. in two months with no change to my physical activity and I have kept it off.
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Film Scenes that got burnt onto your memory
by greendawn inwhat were some film scenes that pleased or horrified you so much that they stayed vivid in your memory for a long time?
the one i always recall is the scene where anthony hopkins (playing as hannibal lector) lobotomised ray liotta (paul krendler) cutting off pieces of his brain and giving them to him to eat.
he also took some of liotta's cooked brain in a plane and gave them to an unsuspecting passenger boy sitting next to him to eat.
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What would be the greatest "Division" amongst Jehovah Witnesses.
by JH in.
they say that they are united in every way, that they enjoy the same teachings..... .
but what would be the greatest "division" amongst them?.
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Did U Know A Lot Of "Cuckoo" JWs???
by minimus ini knew a number of elder's wives that were nuts.
one in particular used to talk to herself regularly.
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snarf
WOW, now that you brought it up I never really payed attention to it, but you guys are ALL right. There was one in particular in my hall, she has lived in this town for a long time, so she knows alot of people and anyone you ask her about she says they are nuts, but then you ask the ones that she says are nuts, and they say the exact same thing about her. I always just viewed her as eccentric, but the more I think about it, she is pretty off.
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"Help! my dad is watching Pornography" Cries of a JW teen.
by Dune inas some of you may know, i'm still an active witness and i'm still in the planning stages of my "escape".
i met a sister at a district convention a year ago and i've been talking to her on aim for a while.
i think she is very amusing considering that she is very intelligent and often voices her views on the doctrinal falicies of the wtbs, but when its my turn to give my two cents she makes it seem as if i'm the only poztate.
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I agree with Candidlynuts, this issue is between a man and his wife. If the wife feels betrayed by his actions of looking at the pornography, then they need to talk about it and look at the issues surrounding it. When I found out my ex was looking at pornography, I wasn't upset by the pornograpy itself, but his actions around it, the hiding it, lying about it.
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Charasmatic Churches (Pentecostal, Assemblies of God, Foursquare, etc.)
by kristyann inthis might sound stupid to some of you... and i hope that i do not offend anyone that is a member or regular attender of a charasmatic church... but i am really confused by them.
i grew up in a nondenominational christian church... it is basically your typical nondenominational, protestant church.
the thing is, most members of charasmatic churches that i have talked to also told me that a true christian must be "baptized in the holy spirit" according to their definition of being "baptized in the holy spirit"... and if you aren't, you're not really a christian and not really "saved.".
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snarf
I was raised in the Assembly of God church and I always questioned the baptized by the holy spirit and speaking in tongues thing. The witnesses say it is from Satan, the pentecosts say it is from God, I still don't know although I am researching this topic. I still don't believe though that you have to be baptised or saved to go to heaven. I think your life after depends on your beliefs and personal trust in God and how you follow those standards in your day to day life.
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kickboxing anyone?
by snarf inhello, i was wondering if anyone had experience with kickboxing?
i am a painter so my job is very physical, but i would like to tone my body.
i was trying to research kickboxing and all i got was advertisements instaed of health benefits.
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snarf
Thanks delilah, it is nice to hear of a fellow woman make it in "a mans world". I am not interested in tournaments, but then again you never know what the future holds. I am just worried about making it throught the first week..lol. The classes are 6 days a week. They showed some before and after pictures of alot people who took the classes and they were amazing. That is real cool that your daughter did all that. I went to my first live tournament a month ago and I noticed that the women were more intense than the men, I thought it was the neatest thing. Anyway, hope all who pass by have a great day!