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  I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!

  by minimus in

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  out of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.

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  AK Jeff:

  I wanted to stand up and cheer when I read this:

  One of the things we did as Jw's was constant attack on other religions. I am happy to see so many xjws here willing to defend a religion other than Jw's against attack. The arguments/counters are less significant to me than is the fact that we have become more willing to reason on matters like this.

  Any statement that begins “I do not understand” (as the OP) should indicate a beginning of a search for understanding. There is nothing to be afraid of in examining various religious perspectives.

  Here are a few books that I have enjoyed and can recommend:

  First, a LITTLE book written about a hundred years ago that presents a different perspective on the history of the Bible:

  Where We Got the Bible... Our Debt to the Catholic Church (Paperback)
  by Henry G. Graham (Author)

  http://www.amazon.com/Where-Bible-Debt-Catholic-Church/dp/0895557967/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210419156&sr=1-2

  Next, a very interesting read regarding the Early Church Fathers:

  Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words (Paperback)
  by Rod Bennett (Author)

  http://www.amazon.com/Four-Witnesses-Early-Church-Words/dp/0898708478/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210419236&sr=1-1

  The best explanation I have ever read of the Orthodox (a very ancient and beautiful religion) approach:

  Sweeter Than Honey: Orthodox Thinking on Dogma And Truth (Foundations Series, Bk. 3) (Paperback)
  by Peter C. Bouteneff (Author)

  http://www.amazon.com/Sweeter-Than-Honey-Orthodox-Foundations/dp/0881413070/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210421150&sr=1-4

  A beautiful book by an Anglican Christian:

  Mere Christianity (Paperback)
  by C. S. Lewis (Author)

  http://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210421326&sr=1-2

  I have included Amazon links so that you can investigate the books further. I'm not a book salesman (ANY MORE!!) If you are near a good library, you might be able to get them there.

  Maybe others can list reading selections from their perspectives.

  Pax,

  Ruth

  http://nanaruthann.blogspot.com
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  Dream On, Brother [and Sister], Dream On!!!

  by Rapunzel in

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  ) is any one here capable of remembering his/her dreams?.

  ) does anyone believe that dreams - and the analysis/interpretation of dream - provide a "key" to solve any of life's problems?

  can the analysis/interpretation of one's dreams be therapeutic?.

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  I used to work on difficult calculus problems late at night, give up, go to bed, and then work the problem in my dream -- arriving at the right answer! When I got up in the morning, I wrote it down ;-)

  Our dreams allow our minds to work in a way that they may not be able to when we are dealing with the distractions of the daytime.

  Ruth
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  I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!

  by minimus in

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  out of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.

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  Both positions require you to judge others based on what they believe about a set of man-made religious doctrines.

  Catholicism does not require me to ever judge others, at all. At every Mass, I am called upon to examine MY OWN conscience, and so is every other person in the room, including the Priest.

  Pax,

  Ruth
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  Falling Asleep at Assemblies

  by LouBelle in

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  yes i have dozed off many times when i used to attend.

  most of the time kept the shades on as we used to have outside assemblies.

  the thing was not to slide off the chair, drop your head forward or snore.. i've seen some brothers/sister hitting a serious lean to the left or right as they slept and then they'd jerk awake, only to lean again.. some people had sneaky methods.

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  I've seen some brothers/sister hitting a serious lean to the left or right as they slept and then they'd jerk awake, only to lean again

  LOL Lou Belle, that's my husband!! In the afternoon especially, he'd fall asleep sitting straight up. His mouth would fall open, his head would dip to the side, and sometimes he'd even snore *hah* I had to poke him to wake him up, and then he would deny that he had been asleep.

  I WANTED to sleep, but I was always wrangling kiddies, so no rest for me :-( .

  heh heh

  Ruth
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  I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!

  by minimus in

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  out of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.

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  Just A Human:

  Great post!!

  Ruth
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  I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!

  by minimus in

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  out of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.

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  NanaR

  There is a good thread entitled "Why the RCC?" at this link. Part of my story is there:

  http://catholicxjw.proboards55.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=89
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  I Do Not Understand Why JWs Leave & Become Catholics!

  by minimus in

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  out of all religions, catholicism, to me, is wrong and clearly could never be the truth.

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  Minimus:

  I am Catholic because I found Jesus in the Catholic Church.

  The Catholic Church lives in Jesus' life. They follow a liturgical calendar that begins with the month leading up to His birth and continues through his earthly life marking every milestone in that life.

  The Catholic Church takes seriously Jesus' admonition that the "sheep" are to take care of the poor, and the sick, and the imprisoned. There are Holy Orders that tend to people with every sort of problem, from leprosy to blindness to the poverty of countries wracked by war. Individual members of the Church visit the old in nursing homes, the sick in hospitals, and encourage the depressed. Catholics are taught to be the face of Christ to those they meet. Many of them pay attention to that teaching.

  The Catholic Mass IS Holy Scripture. At the first Mass I ever attended, I could recognize every part and knew what part of the Bible it came from.

  While the Witnesses (and other groups) go to foreign lands (which are foreign because the Witnesses are primarily an American religion) and evangelize among those who are already Christian (usually Catholic), Catholic missionaries go to foreign lands and do the really hard and dangerous work of evangelizing Muslims, Chinese, and others (even secular Americans -- America is a mission field). Just this year, two Iraqi Archibishops were killed for practicing Christianity in a Muslem country.

  As for the presence of sinners in the Church, well that is how it must be. We are all sinners, to a greater or lesser extent. The Church is a hospital for sinners, not a country club for saints.

  If you want to know more about me, feel free to pm me or check out my blog:

  http://nanaruthann.blogspot.com

  The Catholic Parish I belong to has enfolded me in its loving arms, and I have found mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers there. My own parents are dead, my sister has little to do with me (she is still a JW), my husband has not chosen to return to the Church as yet (he was Catholic before he was JW) although he has not opposed my pursuit of it.

  I have found Jesus, I have found loving friends who do not sit in judgment of their neighbors, and I have found peace. What more can a person ask?

  Pax,

  Ruth
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  Tom Cabeen to be interviewed on TV

  by Nathan Natas in

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  posted by jimwhitney on sat - may 3 - 5:25pm: .

  in reply to: tom cabean to be interviewed on cable tv posted by jimwhitney on sat - may 3 - 5:25pm:.

  posted by flatlander on sat - may 3 - 6:08pm: .

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  I would like to contact a Catholic Ex-JW group too

  Check out http://www.catholicxjw.com . There is a link on the home page to Tom Cabeen's newest biography, and on the left are links to other conversion stories.

  There is a forum there as well; there is a link to the forum on the home page.

  Dr. Jeff Schwehm, who is the administrator of the catholicxjw.com site, has contacts with Spanish CatholicXJWs as well as some in other countries besides the USA. He has a page with contact information (link at left side of home page). Email is the fastest way to contact him, but if you leave a message at the phone number given he always returns his calls.

  Coming Home Network International (started by Marcus Grodi, the host of the Journey Home program that will be interviewing Tom on May 19) has a Spanish counterpart. You can go to their home page: http://www.chnetwork.org and find the link.

  May God bless your journey!

  Ruth

  http://nanaruthann.blogspot.com
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  HAPPY 1ST ANNIVERSARY, XENA & LITTLE TOE!!!

  by cruzanheart in

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  today is their first wedding anniversary.

  yes, a year ago we were at renfest, with butterflies hovering and a slight sprinkle of rain, watching as xena and little toe were married.

  it was beautiful and i hope they are having a wonderful anniversary!.

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  Many happy returns of the day!

  Ruth
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  Dispelling Watchtower Myths of RC Beliefs

  by Amazing in

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  over the last two years, as i moved back to the catholic church, i have been confronted with objections by several people regarding certain catholic teachings.

  these concerns are almost always the same, and are founded in mythology created by the watchtower society, and some evangelical denominations.

  god can and does use fallible men to do infallible things?

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  bookmarked ;-)