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  JW says: DEVIL has hold on my brother in military

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

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  i thought that would get your attention.. actually... my brother is alive.before i got involved, strongly.

  with the jws.

  my brothers was sent off and is now overseas in iraq with his platoon (he is in the army).

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  Thanks for editing it. :)
  You said: "Have you written your brother? Do you value his opinion? What does he think of your involvement with group that thinks he is of the devil? Have you looked into those biblical questions I asked you? Why not?"
  I have written my brother.. haven't sent it yet (no reason why I haven't)
  He doesn't know my involvment with the JWs or most of their beliefs; however
  I know my brother would support me in anything I do... although he may be concerned...
  he would not hinder what I want to do (as a JW or not).
  It seems you already assumed that I have not looked into the biblical questions...
  I dislike researching exspecially on something I am involved with right now.
  Like... for example: lets say you have a dance coming up and you really are excited to go then someone tells you that it has been canceled. SURE you would enjoy people telling you, so you would not be hurt in the end, but it would hurt either way. I guess I am scared to be proven wrong, or that the things I do are wrong. It is fear... fear that I am doing something wrong. Fear that without these people I wont be happy (not like now). I know.. I know it is "love bombing"-- I realize that, but it feels so good, even if it is not real.
  It is like... in the example; I am so excited to go to the dance, but even if it is canceled... I wouldn't want to hear about it.
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  JW says: DEVIL has hold on my brother in military

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought that would get your attention.. actually... my brother is alive.before i got involved, strongly.

  with the jws.

  my brothers was sent off and is now overseas in iraq with his platoon (he is in the army).

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  why do you think the Devil does have a tight hold on your brother?

  I guess maybe... I don't know... maybe I said it to please her, because I enjoy knowing I do please her.

  Maybe that response was conditioned. I don't know what to think right now... I really never thought why I answered so quickly.

  Maybe to please her... maybe to get approval. I just have people issues and attachment issues, so it is easy for me to get friends,

  but not easy for me to keep them.

  I don't in noway think that my brother is held by the Devil. NO WAY... do I think that.

  Again sorry for making everyone upset with my post title.. no I feel bad (but I should feel bad)

  sorry
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  JW says: DEVIL has hold on my brother in military

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought that would get your attention.. actually... my brother is alive.before i got involved, strongly.

  with the jws.

  my brothers was sent off and is now overseas in iraq with his platoon (he is in the army).

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  :(--- I am sorry... I TOLD you I don't have good people skills. I like making this jokes... rather than thinking of them. <BR>

  If I think too much I get sad... You all think I am sick... I am sorry. I just have problems... maybe that is why a lot of people don't talk to me.<BR>

  I guess my ability to think right now is dead... This angers me. I guess I am needy.. I don't know. <BR>

  I am sorry to upset everyone... please don't be angry. <BR>

  I am an impressionable person... sensitive as well... sorry.

  Please don't hate me
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  JW says: DEVIL has hold on my brother in military

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i thought that would get your attention.. actually... my brother is alive.before i got involved, strongly.

  with the jws.

  my brothers was sent off and is now overseas in iraq with his platoon (he is in the army).

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  I thought that would get your attention.. actually... my brother is alive.

  Before I got involved, strongly. with the JWs. My brothers was sent off and is now overseas in Iraq with his Platoon (he is in the army). One bible study my JW teacher and I were dicussing the military and how they do not join the military. She knew about my brothers deployment, but I said. "Yeah" I shrugged and did a half smile "My brother is in Iraq." To this she replied "The devil has I tight hold on him then, doesn't he"-- I looked at her and agreed that the Devil infact had hold of my brother. I don't know why I agreed and maybe I shouldn't have. She continued to tell me about how JWs had held meetings in the prison, because so many JW (during WW2) were in prison. I think that is kinda funny.

  Anyway, what I want to know is this. (and please be open and honest)... what do you think she thinks of my brother? Does she want me to think of him in a certain way? What if he dies in Iraq and I am still studying with her, what will she think? What will she say if that happens? Thanks.... Eli
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  Excommunication is good!!!!

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

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  while talking to my teacher today we talked about excommunication.

  i told her i thought it was mean to not talk to those members which have been excommunicated.

  she told me; however, that those who leave the church should be punished.

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  "All other religions are false" she said.. sorry. I do not know what religion she was refferring to. Christianity, or JW
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  Excommunication is good!!!!

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while talking to my teacher today we talked about excommunication.

  i told her i thought it was mean to not talk to those members which have been excommunicated.

  she told me; however, that those who leave the church should be punished.

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  I guess it is hard, because I came to the JW with almost NO prior knowledge of Christianity.
  Infact, if I didn't go to them I would follow through with my practicing Buddhism before.
  In my sub concious... at the hieght of my converting to Buddhism (unknowing to my JW)...
  she came to my house and gave me a long talk... ending with her say "all religions are false"
  I think this got me to the point I am at... more than anything
  the point I recongnize this... means something, doesn't it? The point I stay here, but object so much means something, doesn't it?
  If I was die hard on being a JW I wouldn't stay, there must be something I want here... just don't know what it is.
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  Excommunication is good!!!!

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while talking to my teacher today we talked about excommunication.

  i told her i thought it was mean to not talk to those members which have been excommunicated.

  she told me; however, that those who leave the church should be punished.

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  Since some Christians think he died on a cross... I think it is sad
  I think it is sad that they would use it at all. Because it is a symbol of his death.
  If my mum got murdered I wouldn't be sitting in church praying infront of the knife which killed her, would you?
  You might say of course not, but a lot of people do that
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  Excommunication is good!!!!

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  while talking to my teacher today we talked about excommunication.

  i told her i thought it was mean to not talk to those members which have been excommunicated.

  she told me; however, that those who leave the church should be punished.

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  "Do you consider yourself a christian? Or do you think you're becoming a christian? If so how can you say that Jesus is not important?"
  I consider myself becoming a Christian... of course I believe in Christ. Of Course I think that he is important, I need him!
  Just because I do not believe Jesus died on the cross means I don't care.
  :( I need Jesus to get to God
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  Why would God choose JW's over any other religion?

  by JH in

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  what do they have that other religions don't have?.

  what truth do they possess, that makes the whole difference between life and death?.

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  Oh.... that is a good question. I could give you things to support and deny that they are the "choosen people,"
  But I wont. I guess every religion is contradicting
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  Preaching trip to Minnesota

  by NoMoreMeetings in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just returned from minnesota.

  i was invited to preach the sermon and take questions during sunday school about how to reach jw's with the simple truth of christ.

  a number of mennonites from a local church also were there.

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  I-follow-the-narrow-path

  I am glad you want to help people... :)
  :0 but I don't think you will be able to reach most JWs