I find it hard to believe nobody would still be a JW if there was no disfellowshipping or you had more freedoms. With so many stories on here about what you cant do and disfellowshipping there has to be quite a few. Most of the ex witnesses I know left because of being disfellowshipped or because of boredom not because they found out is was false. Most people dont even question the JW faith till they want out and these are 2 of the biggest reasons why people want out. The questioning of faith usually comes later so I think some would still be JWs whether they want to admit it or not.
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29would you still be a JW?
by BR25 infrom coming on here from time to time i notice there is many disfellowshipped ones and alot of those who didnt like their freedoms taken away from them.
ignoring what you have researched and know now how many of you, honestly if there was no disfellowshipping and say you were allowed to have more freedoms such as playing sports, how many of you would still be witnesses?
once again ignore ever coming on here for insight and so forth.
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different congregations
by BR25 ini know that most of you dont believe in the jw faith anymore, but do any of you think certain things might have went different for you if in a different congregation?
ive mentioned before that i believe in what the jws believe.
im asking this question though because ive been to a couple of congregations in different areas and ive found some to be more heartworming, more open, and happier than others.
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I know that most of you dont believe in the JW faith anymore, but do any of you think certain things might have went different for you if in a different congregation? Ive mentioned before that I believe in what the jws believe. Im asking this question though because Ive been to a couple of congregations in different areas and Ive found some to be more heartworming, more open, and happier than others. Just the vibe I got. No matter what religion you are from you always have bad apples.
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would you still be a JW?
by BR25 infrom coming on here from time to time i notice there is many disfellowshipped ones and alot of those who didnt like their freedoms taken away from them.
ignoring what you have researched and know now how many of you, honestly if there was no disfellowshipping and say you were allowed to have more freedoms such as playing sports, how many of you would still be witnesses?
once again ignore ever coming on here for insight and so forth.
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From coming on here from time to time I notice there is many disfellowshipped ones and alot of those who didnt like their freedoms taken away from them. IGNORING WHAT YOU HAVE RESEARCHED AND KNOW NOW how many of you, honestly if there was no disfellowshipping and say you were allowed to have more freedoms such as playing sports, how many of you would still be witnesses? Once again ignore ever coming on here for insight and so forth.
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BR25
sad to say.
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BR25
I havent attended the meetings in a long time. I guess I have a little laziness in me. Im the type that has to be on the move and entertained. I get bored easily so sad to but that probably one of the main reasons I dont attend.
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Sorry didnt mean to do that. I read some of the comments on here and I understand where some people are coming from, but I dont understand alot either. Im a JW backer on alot of things. I dont go to the meetings anymore though.
I know you all have a problem with the heaven and true christians on a paradise earth subject. I know you all have your own beliefs on how to be saved. I know you think Jws way of thinking is hard to understand, but to me other peoples reasoning is hard for me to understand as well.
For example. Some dont go to any church and tell me just as long as you believe in god your fine. Others say if you pray to be saved youre automatically saved. Ive also heard that if you are a good person and do good for people your fine as well.
Now Im not here to say that the Jws are right but one question that I have is if you do believe in Jesus and you believe he died for our sins dont you think a little more is expected of people because 99percent of people I talk to give me these responses. To me its not enough to say well I done good deeds, prayed, and that should be enough for someone who died for our sins. No matter what religion your from.
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dog the bounty hunter
by BR25 ini wanted to know everyones opinion on him losing his show and his comments.. first of all i do think his comments warrant the cancellation of his show, but it should have never got that far.
when you are talking with family it should never leave the house.
it should stay behind closed doors.
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I dont think he has racial hatred, everybody does it behind closed doors when they dont like somebody. So is everyone rascist then?
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dog the bounty hunter
by BR25 ini wanted to know everyones opinion on him losing his show and his comments.. first of all i do think his comments warrant the cancellation of his show, but it should have never got that far.
when you are talking with family it should never leave the house.
it should stay behind closed doors.
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I wanted to know everyones opinion on him losing his show and his comments.
First of all I do think his comments warrant the cancellation of his show, but it should have never got that far. When you are talking with family it should never leave the house. It should stay behind closed doors.
When I dont like how some people act in my family or in public I use some pretty harsh words myself. I love black people and I got black people in family, but I got in an altercation with a black guy at work one time, and I'll admit I dropped the N-bomb, but it was when I got home and I was explaining it to my wife. I was pissed at the time, but I said those things in the privacy of my home. Im not a rascist, I was just mad at the guy and 99% of americans say things behind closed doors while there angry that shouldnt go public.
I just dont like the fact that he is being called rascist. I think he likes black people he just didnt like how his sons girlfriend conducts herself so he used harsh words. Everybody does that. When you dont like someone it is what you do. I do it myself, and I have much respect for the black race.
I hate it when these things happen. It wasnt like don Imus who did it on the air waves. He did it on a private telephone, and thats where it should have stayed. If he ever has a show again I will still watch it, because he didnt do anything different than anyone else does privately, he just got sold out.
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Martin Luther King JR. The 3rd
by BR25 ini wanted to start a topic on this man because i know there is alot of bad things said about sharperton and jackson on this site and i am not a big fan either, but i do like martin luther king jr the 3rd.. with shaperton and jackson i do believe they do good for people from time to time, but i also think they cause hurt race relations quite a bit, and cause racial diverstiy, but i have heard jr. the 3rd talk on a few occasions and he is a humble guy and i believe he is good for race relations.. 1. he never makes things worse than what they are.. 2. he concentrates on subjects as better education for african american students in area where there is not much funding, and cleans up communities and sets up foundations for communities that need help.. 3. he talked about his foundations on a sports show one time, and he mentioned quite a few white athletes who helps him with these foundations, and i tell you why this is important to me.
it is not just because i am white, but also because if there is anyone who has an excuse to be rascist its this man because of all his family went through especially his dad.
instead of being a rascist though he tries to improve race relations and includes white people in what he tries to accomplish.
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yeh there is only one, but at least his son carries on his positive way of doing things. It would be nice if he put himself out there more and eventually take over the sharperton and jackson era.