I read that link about Woodworth. His experience could be explained by schitzophrenia or a severe manic episode suffered by some with bipolar disorder. One thing is true, whether he was demonized or mentally ill or both, anything he wrote in an altered state can not be from a divine source.
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Rutherford's 1913 Convetnion Speech - A Coverup?
by VM44 inin the january 1, 1914 watchtower this letter from rutherford was published.
in the letter he essentially denies the written record of the discourse he gave at the 1913 springfield convention.
notice how rutherford tries to discredit the written record of his talk.
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Say You're a Bethelite & Monitoring JWD - How Would You Feel About THESE??
by Seeker4 ini'm talking about the new posters, like kitten whiskers, who started posting today (hope this works: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/120817/1.ashx).
and it seems like we're getting a few like this nearly every day.
people who were raised jws, really worry that they are doing the right thing in leaving, yet who have been made to feel not good enough by the wts, who felt they never measured up, who struggled with it, but came to realize that what they'd been brought up to believe was just not the truth.. the same stories are told over and over again, and they come from sincere, good people - not whiny, fault-finding apostates like the rest of us riffraff around here!
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zarco: if you are still reading this, don't leave. I am still "in" and could be df'd for posting here as well. But, where else can I go ? To whom can I vent my frustration? And if I don't let of some steam here, how long can I stay in and not make a mistake? Your posting here helps you and the rest of us. Consider it a tool to help you hang in there. Your insights are helping us, please don't leave.
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What if we are really alone in the universe?
by zagor inhow would that make you feel if we were the only pleasant accident in inhospitable universe, if such 'miracle' newer happened elsewhere in our universe?
if there are no other alien civilizations that could rescue us or ?show us the way?
as some popular writers like to think.
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jaguarbass: I'm sorry you're numb. However, I really don't think that happens to everyone no matter how old. I for one am 47 and intend to live each day as a new adventure of sorts for as long as I may live. I can't help growing older but I don'e have to grow "old".
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Conventionality is not Morality - great quote
by jgnat incan you guess when this was written?
(bolding mine).
"conventionality is not morality.
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It is beautiful, profound and true.
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Can't live with...Can't live without....
by JWFreak inok i am just a newbie.
but when your eyes are opened to lies that you believed you whole life...40 years and more.... it makes you angry, sick to the stomach and empty.
everyone i know....i mean everyone is a witness....what a mess i am in.. .
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Dear jwfreak: Please hang in there, many of us feel just as you. My husband and I are constantly talking about how to manage this situation. I am not naturally a patient person so this is really testing me. Let us know how things go so we can all learn together.
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Thank you so very much bikerchick!
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Myers Briggs personality sorter
by becca1 inhey guys: this is my first topic.. have any of you done a myers briggs test?
a lot of employers use it in the interview process.
it's highly regarded and personally i have found it very accurate.
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jwfacts: thanks for that interesting study. I think maybe the "society" would view that study as proof of "putting on the new personality". Of course I agree with the scriptures that one should follow Christ's example and also to develope the fruits of the spirit, but I don't think it means to change the core personality. Doing so is against nature and can only lead to frustration and maybe even a breakdown.
I have always tested enfj and I've taken many different tests over the years.
Why do you guys think there are so many "n's" in here? We are a small minority yet here we are all lumped together? When my daughter took this test in school she was the only "n" in a class of 30. That's usually how it goes. Do you think maybe our intutive side causes us to question the "establishment" more than more concrete thinkers? Do you think we are more sensitive to suble changes and shifts and so our antenas poke up sooner than others? Is that why we've ended up in this boat, going against the flow?
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POLL : Your reaction IF all religion was suddenly banned worldwide
by fish inim interested in hearing what your personal reaction would be if (i say if because probably 99.9% here believe this will never happen) all the religions of the world were to be suddenly banned/shut down/decommissioned/liquidated/dismembered/etc.. by the political powers of the world.
what would your first post here say?
would it change your view of jehovah...of the "org"?
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Fish: I think somebody does not recognize John Lennons lyrics.
I agree with you. Organized religion is for the birds. And it's devisive. It has nothing to do with faith
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Myers Briggs personality sorter
by becca1 inhey guys: this is my first topic.. have any of you done a myers briggs test?
a lot of employers use it in the interview process.
it's highly regarded and personally i have found it very accurate.
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Most hard line elders are SJ's especially ISTJ's.
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Myers Briggs personality sorter
by becca1 inhey guys: this is my first topic.. have any of you done a myers briggs test?
a lot of employers use it in the interview process.
it's highly regarded and personally i have found it very accurate.
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Cool!! A fellow NF. I believe there are many of us in here. We care and do something about it. We make up a small percentage of the general population (2 to 4 %) Most people are ST's or SJ's.