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  Who Does a Jehovah's Witness Get Everlasting Life From?

  by passwordprotected in

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  new freeminds blog;.

  who does a jehovah's witness get everlasting life from?.

  http://www.freeminds.org/blogs/watchtower-teachings/who-does-a-jehovah-s-witness-get-everlasting-life-from.html.

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  Love the site, the article is well written password...

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  Thanatophobia, or fear of death

  by Hope4Others in

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  thanatophobia, or fear of death, is a relatively complicated phobia.

  many, if not most, people are afraid of dying.

  some people fear being dead, while others are afraid of the actual act of dying.

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  Thanks for the video Lime, that was pretty cute....are you dangerously allergic to bee stings and wasp stings?

  witness07- you haven't been out that long yet, it does tend to stay with one for sometime....or perhaps some never get past it. Have you read any

  of Hassans books?

  This fear I think many jw's have is too real, everything they do in their lives revolves around the kingdom, service, meetings. They will argue

  the bible, doctrine to the death. They can not let there focus sway to give up on these things they open their mind and lose site of the paradise.

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  Thanatophobia, or fear of death

  by Hope4Others in

  1. watchtower
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  thanatophobia, or fear of death, is a relatively complicated phobia.

  many, if not most, people are afraid of dying.

  some people fear being dead, while others are afraid of the actual act of dying.

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  You hit the nail on the head Lime....

  I fear that a potentially enlightening and fruitful life has been partially squandered in the selfish pursuit of everlasting life.

  As witnesses we vowed this allegiance & obedience at all costs, even if it meant our very own well being mentally and physically.

  We were caught in the everlasting life trap. Pursue the goal, the prize and escape death.

  Now that is fear!

  How many have those fears? You fear death and fail to live now, live your life as to enjoy life.

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  Thanatophobia, or fear of death

  by Hope4Others in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thanatophobia, or fear of death, is a relatively complicated phobia.

  many, if not most, people are afraid of dying.

  some people fear being dead, while others are afraid of the actual act of dying.

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  I use to really fear that fact I may grow old and die someday, and of course religion had a lot to do with it, well lets say a major part of it. Trying to

  live the christian life by the book so I would not die or displease God in anyway. I always feared Armaggedon ever since I was very young. I feared

  never growing up, I feared never being able to get married or have children because perhaps God felt I was not worthy or good enough to be part

  of the new system.

  And I feared a lot of what if's when I left Jw's always thinking in the back of my mind what if they are right.

  But after I read Steve Hassan's book...Combatting cult mind control, somehow I felt this peace come over me. I no longer fear death, since I am

  now free from the grasps of being part of a destructive cult. Its rather liberating now....its hard to explain how it just totally hit me like a huge light.

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  Thanatophobia, or fear of death

  by Hope4Others in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  thanatophobia, or fear of death, is a relatively complicated phobia.

  many, if not most, people are afraid of dying.

  some people fear being dead, while others are afraid of the actual act of dying.

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  Thanatophobia, or fear of death, is a relatively complicated phobia. Many, if not most, people are afraid of dying. Some people fear being dead, while others are afraid of the actual act of dying. However, if the fear is so prevalent as to affect your daily life.

  With this in mind being a jw has certainly had its toll on the majority to fear death. We have looked to the new system for so long, thinking that we will never taste death we are that close. As we age and things have gone on and on we again fear death even more so, because it may not come in our life time.

  Many people’s fear of death is tied into their religious beliefs, particularly if they happen to be going through a period of questioning. Some people think that they know what will happen after death, but worry that they may be wrong. Some believe that the path to salvation is very straight and narrow, and fear that any deviations or mistakes may cause them to be eternally condemned.

  Doomsday phobia is a broad category that can encompass any fear of the end of the world. Some people fear plague, others nuclear holocaust, while still other people are afraid of Armageddon. Doomsday phobias are surprisingly common, occurring in some form in virtually every corner of the world. These phobias can be loosely categorized in several types. Two of the most common are technology phobias and religious phobias.

  And don't Jw's have a tremendous amount of religious phobia's????????

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  so i have really decided to lay off religion with my hardcore jw wife...

  by oompa in

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  damm it is awful.....and it is awful what i have put her through the past two years......so many tears, screams, walkouts, and even two brutal slaps on the chops...(all by her to me btw....although i have shed plenty of tears too).....just awful.......i so wish i could have just shut tf up.....but that is me.....vocal.....real.......open......we have been apart for awhile.......and i think that helped us both......i think she will now respect my non-jw life.....even though she will not be around my non jw friends ...give and take....and i will let her tread water in her cult.

  otwo helped me so much...and others too with the one in one out thingy.........it is tough.....thanks wings, and bonzzo and olin moyles and redred rose........and jk.........and otwo......and [email protected] rodney.i will dance with you anytime!!

  )...and newlite and hubby robert7 and......flip...and ya...my first nemisis.......outlaw!!

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  Have you thought about admitting yourself into the hospital to dry out?

  h4o
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  Honda update!!

  by Pandoras cat11 in

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  woohoo!!

  it's running again.

  the starter had to be replaced.

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  Thats great its pretty nice out to ride now, just bought myself a honda 750 I love it...

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  Calling off Your Wedding Engagement

  by shamus100 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in judgerutherfords thread (welcome, btw), he made mention on how he called off his engagement with his girlfriend.

  i was always told that calling off your engagement was a big deal, and highly frowned upon in the org.

  was this true in your part of the world, or was this just a local thing?.

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  I remember calling off and engagement, I was terrified thinking I would be disfellowshiped since engagement

  was such a serious thing. But he just was not the right person for me, and I could only see problems down the road.

  The elders did approach me but to my surprise they said they were glad I called it off. Marriage is a big step and commitment just to follow through

  because you think it is the right thing to do is so wrong. Your talking about your life, your happiness and your future for a long long time.

  Better to be sure than sorry!

  h4o
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  Telly Addicts

  by Rosey in

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  since leaving the borg i have becom a total telly addict......we have a tv in the living room, the bedroom and one in the office and at least one of those is on throughout the day......it doesn't stop me doing things.......it's more like background sometimes but i do find that i watch a lot more than anyone else i know.. now i'm not interested in soaps at all........i do however like series and films and although i actually hate it i will be addicted to bb now that it is on.. once i find a series i like i watch it "religiously" (haha) from beginning to end...... such as........star trek voyager, stargate sg-1, stargate atlantis, medium, supernatural, grey's anatomy, ghost whisperer, 24, west wing, chuck, csi (all 3), criminal minds, big bang theory, curb your enthusiasm, er, desperate housewives, lost, nip/tuck, house, deadliest catch, brothers and sisters, .................i could go on and on but i think you get the picture.. the thing is i make no apologies for watching so much telly......i love it after having times when i was young when my parents would put the tv away for weeks to try and encourage us to study more and spend more time playing games...... how much telly do you watch........what do you watch and why?.

  rose x.

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  I barely watch tv at all anymore...Sometimes Jay leno when I get home from work, the very odd movie on the weekend.

  I started doing more reading and listening to music.

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  "Energy" drinks... have you tried them?

  by Gregor in

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  2. friends

  these things are extemely popular.

  they seem to share the common ingredients of taurine and caffiene, flavorings, and either an artificial sweentener or sugar.. my youngest son has invested in a distributor deal for one of the up and coming brands that is concentrated and sold in a little 2 swallow bottle, rather than a big 12 or 16oz can.

  he has vending machines and counter displays.

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  I have the red bull (80mg caffiene) once in a while it gives some zip, but last week I tried the XEnergy drinks I was hyped up for hours.

  It had 180mg of caffiene....I had heart palpitations.

  h4o