Posts by Truth2Me

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Do You Still Show Respect To A Person Because Of His/Her Religion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

just because a person is a jw, hindu, catholic, a satanist-----does it mean that you think it's ok to be insulting to them?

Truth2Me

I am respectful, but I find it difficult to maintain that respect if I am being attacked by someone because I do not believe as they do.

I think that one very good thing that I have learned since I was Df'd is how to see the controling affect that high-control groups have over those in their care. That is true for big corporations as well as religions.

It's sometimes hard to be respectful when you know that the person you care about is under the controlling grasp of someone or something, as many here have experienced, and that the control is harming them, and preventing them from truly being themselves and seeking a relationship with their creator rather than seeking to please men.

That's the truth to me.

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If you won the Lottery big time, would you be happier?

by Rod P in

jw
friends

how many of us imagine winning the big one, and all our problems in life would be solved.

we could get whatever we wanted without worrying about money, could buy our way out of almost any situation (like the rich folks do), go on any vacation anywhere in the world, dress to the nines on a daily basis, and use our wealth to get others to do our bidding.. money = sex, power, influence, decadent luxury = happiness???.

rod p.

Truth2Me

Well, I've been rich and I've been poor, and money doesn't buy happiness but it sure does make life easier. Money isn't bad, it's what you do with it that counts.

That reminds me, the PowerBall Jackpot is up to 79million for Saturday's drawing, I'm tempted to give a ticket, it's like they say "where else can you buy a dream for a dollar."

If I won that 79million, I would spoil my friends and family with new cars and houses, travel, build a nice little house, and then donate the most of it to charities. Giving is very good for the soul, feels great and it's fun too.

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What were your reasons for not liking the ministry school?

by LongHairGal in

i dropped out years ago because i couldn't stand getting together with sisters i didn't like to do a talk.

i hated it with a passion!!

i do realize that you did learn but what i resented was that the sisters were inflicted on each other in a way that i don't think the brothers were.

Truth2Me

When I was wholeheartedly "in the Truth" I loved the school, I loved the talks and I love doing my own. I always got creative, maybe it was because I did become a Witness until I was 18, so thinking outside the box was easier for me. The friends always enjoyed my talks. It did bother me though that the elders would assign talks based on what they thought that sister should be working on personally. For example, a sister was being divorced by her husband, and the elder would assign a talk about the sanctity of marriage and forgivness, etc.

But, the few meetings I attended years after being Df'd gave me a different perspective....the presentations seemed so fake, the responses from the other sister playing the householder seemed so robotic, something I just could not see when I was a part of it all.

Looking back I am thankfull for the public speaking practice and stuff, that has proven useful.

That's the Truth to Me

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Do JWs believe that they are the only ones who will be saved?

by undercover in

from the wts website:do they believe that they are the only ones who will be saved?.

millions that have lived in centuries past and who were not jehovah's witnesses will come back in a resurrection and have an opportunity for life.

many now living may yet take a stand for truth and righteousness before the "great tribulation," and they will gain salvation.

Truth2Me

The original quote in the first post was regarding who would be resurrected, not who would be saved at Arm'gn.

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Humans on other planets

by Truth2Me in

through research over the years, it seems to me that aliens do exist, and even it some of the alien abductions are "demonic" or "ginn activity" as many claim, there are still many tales of humanoid beings from other planets that have been seen on earth.

this is something i've struggle with for years, because jw and mainstream christians alike write it all off as demonic etc.

anyone have thoughts on reconciling belief in god with aliens, even humans on other planets?

Truth2Me

Hi everyone,

Through research over the years, it seems to me that aliens do exist, and even it some of the alien abductions are "demonic" or "ginn activity" as many claim, there are still many tales of humanoid beings from other planets that have been seen on earth. This is something I've struggle with for years, because JW and mainstream Christians alike write it all off as demonic etc. Anyone have thoughts on reconciling belief in God with aliens, even humans on other planets?

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I just have some questions.

by FanofStoudemire in

but i had some questions and i have tried everything to find information about jw.

i am only 16. so if i say something that is typed wrong or sounds mean or rood i apoligise.

i have bad spelling also.

Truth2Me

Hi there,

Responding to your 3. question....while JWs are very strict, I have to say, based on my experince being in different congregations and reading about others on this forum, there are many veriations as to what is allowed or considered okay behavior depending on the local body of elders and the culture of the congregation. For example the dress of my first congregation was very formal and dressed up, but I would have been VERY out of place if I wore the same dresses at the last congregation I attended. It depends on that local cong for many "rules" about what is considered okay entertainment. There have been many times I would read about folks getting into trouble for listening to rock or heavy metal yet it was okay to enjoy that kind of music in my congregation.

I was a "born-again" Christian prior to becoming a Witness, and I found, overall, that Jehovah's Witnesses were less strict than most Mainstream Christains.

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When did early church "fathers" first unequivocally write of Trinity?

by True North in

anyone know when the early church "fathers" first unequivocally wrote of the trinity?

how about when they first unequivocally wrote of the unitarian/arian viewpoint?

and when did one view versus the other first become an issue?

Truth2Me

I was researching that myself recently and found this site :

http://www.angelfire.com/pa/greywlf/trinity.html (Scroll down to "Constantine, the Trinity Process Begins")

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The Unforgiven

by Truth2Me in

this metallica song really speaks to me....sometimes it seems like the band must have studied what it's like to be disfellowshipped....they could have called the title "the disfellowshipped.

" been really struggling lately...wanted to share this, maybe some of you can relate..... unforgiven.

that old man here is me.

Truth2Me

This Metallica song really speaks to me....sometimes it seems like the band must have studied what it's like to be Disfellowshipped....they could have called the title "The Disfellowshipped." Been really struggling lately...wanted to share this, maybe some of you can relate....

Unforgiven

New blood joins this earth
and quikly he's subdued
through constant pain disgrace
the young boy learns their rules

with time the child draws in
this whipping boy done wrong
deprived of all his thoughts
the young man struggles on and on he's known
a vow unto his own
that never from this day
his will they'll take away

what I've felt
what I've known
never shined through in what I've shown
never be
never see
won't see what might have been

what I've felt
what I've known
never shined through in what I've shown
never free
never me
so I dub thee unforgiven
they dedicate their lives
to running all of his
he tries to please them all
this bitter man he is
throughout his life the same
he's battled constantly
this fight he cannot win
a tired man they see no longer cares
the old man then prepares
to die regretfully
that old man here is me

what I've felt
what I've known
never shined through in what I've shown
never be
never see
won't see what might have been

what I've felt
what I've known
never shined through in what I've shown
never free
never me
so I dub thee unforgiven

you labeled me
I'll label you
so I dub thee unforgiven

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Has anyone ever experienced a miracle?

by new light in

does anyone have a true story that unquestionably proves god's existence?

bible stories or amazing coincidences do not count as a viable response, sorry to say.

i'm asking as a person who, although good-hearted and "moral", has lost all faith in an outside god of any kind.

Truth2Me

I have.

Before I had become a Witness, I was a born-again Christian. I had a boyfriend in my church who was very tall and his knees bothered him terrible. Often during or after church services there were opportunities ask for prayer, usually with a couple of elders. He asked for prayer that his knee problems would be healed...and they were, right then and there, and he was thrilled, and I never forgot that experience. In fact, if really bothered me when I became a Witness and was told that the miracle had to be from Satan because God didn't do miracles anymore and that he wouldn't have listened to their prayers anyway...I have come to see that the creator is not limited to our understanding or interpretation of him/her.

I have had other situations, such as poulterguise-type demon activity (the kind of blatant stuff that cannot be ignored or written off as imagination....the kind of stuff out of movies) that ended when praying in Jesus name with other believers....and at least one situation where I had a premonition pop into my head that saved my life two seconds later...since my abilities for precognition are not developed, and the thought didn't come from myself, it was as if someone else's thought was spoken into my thoughts, I consider that was also devine intervention, but I don't think that is the "miracle" material you're looking for so I'll leave out the details.

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I'm ready to say goodbye!

by Sunnygal41 in

well, tonite, i finally said what i had to say to my live-in.

i've shared just a tiny bit of the insanity i've been thru and put up with with this man...............for three years.. there is a saying when you've had enough, you'll stop.

today, after pacing like a restless tiger in the house and not wanting to do any of the things i suggested, he called a cab and is on his way to buy crack and hang out with an old friend from his past.

Truth2Me

(((((Terri)))))

If it helps, my puppy is trying to send "kisses" through the keyboard.

Truth