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  Who has lost faith?

  by logic&reason in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am curious about who (after leaving) went on to other religions vs. lost faith completely.

  once i started questioning the wt society, i began to question everything.

  as jw's we are taught from childhood up that other religions are false - so it seems easy, after elliminating the last one, to be rid of religion altogether.. .

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  lancelink

  yes, I think that I lost my faith several years ago,, and I never had the guts to admit it until now.
  
  Kind of like when driving down an expressway and your absolutely sure where you are.
  And then all of a sudden you realize that nothing looks familiar,,, you really are lost,
  and its right in the middle of rush hour so finding out where you should be can be damn impossible.
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 3-30-08 WT Study (God's ways)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  comments you will not hear at the march 30, 2008 wt study (february 15, 2008, pages 7-11) (walk gods ways).

  review comments will be in red.

  wt material from today's wt will be in black.

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  lancelink

  I don't get it. Why spend so much time and energy trying to disprove JWs? If you don't like them, go away.
  
  
  
  
  we have engaged the borg
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  Dealing with an elder

  by kzjw in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  thiis one's long, but here's a letter i sent in open dialog with the elder of my wife's congregation...let's hear the input... i appreciate your candor, and admittedly i can see an effort to not be overbearing in your response to my questions.

  my main concern is trusting the organization.

  when i read john 14(the whole chapter because i"m never satified with just a verse), i don't see anything that provides for some "organization" to lead us to the salvation that we all seek in our christian walk.

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  lancelink

  "I would much rather for my family to pursue this way of life over any other"
  
  right there, the discussion basically ran into a brick wall, that seems to be
  the generic answer for questions that seem to be too hard to answer, or answers cannot be found.
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  The Borg indict themselves.....check it out...

  by Alpaca in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  check out this amazing admission from their website.

  see the highligted text toward the bottom..... jehovah's witnesses official web site.

  beliefsfuturemedicaltopicscontact uspublicationslanguagessearchwhat will the future bring?where is this world heading?in this series:.

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  lancelink

  http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/24/what-will-life-be-like-in-the-year-2008/
  
  I couldn't help but think about how the passage of time can make people who make predictions look foolish.
  
  This link from 1968 tried to say how life would be in 2008,
  kind of like the wtbts !!
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  How women are treated

  by newbiedoobiedoo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i share a little tid bit.

  my cong was always trying to tell men how to run their wives.

  i get a little money from my dad for medical prob, here comes elders telling my hubby to 'make me' donate it to buy new chairs for hall.

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  lancelink

  Controling one's wife?
  How dare those humanoids in the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger make such a demand!
  
  
  wow, talk about nasty flashback, when I was reaching out for more responsibility years ago, this is exactly what the PO told
  me was the reason this time why i was not appointed.
  
  My wife is self-sufficient in many ways, not belligerent just knows what she wants, she took the lead in starting to fade,
  she must have known something that I didn't notice until much later.
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  The greatest Witness supply shop in the world? Probably.........

  by chikikie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.servicesupplies.net/page04.html.

  words fail me.....

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  lancelink

  here is another one, located in Missouri http://www.stoopsmfg.com/
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  Elders want to visit after memorial !!

  by lancelink in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well, i attended the memorial last night, and since i have been inactive for some time two of the elders came up to me afterwards.

  they want to get together and discuss how to get me active again.

  since i am going thru some withdrawal pains, i spinelessly agreed to talk with them this friday evening.

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  lancelink

  Everone, thank you for your comments.
  I have really been considering everyone of them !
  
  I'll post again after the visit !
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  I got a jesus question

  by lancelink in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  with the memorial season behind now, there is a question i have that in over 30 years as a jw i never got a solid answer.

  jesus died for our sins; he was the perfect sacrifice, etc, etc.

  i always heard how tough it must have been for god to watch his only begotten son die the way he did.

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  lancelink

  With the memorial season behind now, there is a question I have that in over 30 years as a jw I never got a solid answer.
  Jesus died for our sins; he was the perfect sacrifice, etc, etc.
  I always heard how tough it must have been for God to watch his only begotten son die the way he did.
  Several times I remember the speaker bringing up the point “how would we as parents feel about watching our children die in front of us?
  ( the Armageddon scenario was used afterwards, make sure you parents are studying with your children to save them!)
  Anyway, I would always think of the point that God controls everything, even a person’s life.
  In fact, he brought Jesus back to life after 3 days, so he had the power to resurrect him.
  My main thought here is, since God had the ability to bring him back,
  would the emotional aspect be somewhat dulled because of him knowing this?
  
  When my kids had to have surgery when they were younger, I was sad and upset,
  but I knew deep down that they would be alright afterwards.
  But if there was going to be no hope, the emotional aspect would have been much, much more intense.
  How do you think God himself dealt with this knowledge about Jesus future?
  
  Do you think mankind has taken the sacrifice of Jesus, and molded it to play more into our emotions?
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  How many were strongarmed by elders over inheritance, etc?

  by avishai in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on another thread, i saw how elders were after someone for money as soon as someone died in their family, more than once.

  this happened to my mom for years after my dad died, insurance settlements, lawsuit settlements, they wanted as much as they could possibly squeeze from a widow with three kids.

  anyone else see this?

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  lancelink

  velvetann, I'm sorry to hear your story.
  
  Are you doing alright now ?
  
  Excuse me if I'm crossing the line here.
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  using your car in service

  by megaflower in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i did not mind occasionally useing my vehicle out in service but the elder who did the morning text use to volunteer my car all the time.my pet peeves were:.

  1. people walking through mud, grass clippings(rural territory) and just hoping back into the car.

  mudd all over carpet.

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  lancelink

  Once a sister mad mention to my wife and I that she had a very bad yeast infection, and as the morning
  wore on there was an odor in the car.
  Instead of going home, she wanted to stay out in the ministry,(she was a "nothing gets me down" pioneer type) well it was about 95 degrees out and one brother who was mr. gung - ho pioneer started to make really snide, nasty comments about the odor that he was beginning to notice.
  
  He just did not get any of the suggestions from some of us to shut up, he just went on, and on about it, what an ignorant person he was)
  
  That poor lady was mortified, I made the decision to quit early that morning out of embarrassment for the poor sister.