Not a convert , but was raise around the JW's beliefs.This is for casper"don't fear the man who can kill the body" "fear the one who can raise the soul" I think I understand this one,when a man kills your body,he can't take your soul.Your soul goes back to God.God can raise your soul but he can destroy your soul too,so you fear the one who can raise the soul! I ran from a lot of the JW teaching but I heard some, mom's a JW.I have a study although shes afraid to come around sometimes lately"demons in my house thing" I have no idea if I have this right,but this is how I understood that one! But next time if I see my conducter i'll see what answer she gives me on that!
beerose
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A question for converts
by Mickey mouse inas i was born in i have no experience of this...
when you were studying do you remember coming up against things you questioned?
did you ask your study conductor and what responses did you get?
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What should I do with the old magazines?
by sacolton ini've got two boxes full of watchtower and awake magazines dating back to 2000 maybe abit further.
should i just trash them?
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beerose
I don't think burning them is a good idea either,you might set the demons loose!
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Emotionally drained
by heybaby inwe got into another "discussion" about the validity of the wts and whether or not they teach the truth....i expected that, so it wasn't a big deal.
what i didn't expect is the interesting turn that the conversation took.
we actually discussed getting a divorce.
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beerose
I'm sorry you are feeling so much strain in your marriage!Every relationship has the butting of the heads,you can't help this.Each person thinks differant it takes compromising on both parts to make it work!Believe me,I'v been married 24 years with a lot of butting heads it ain't easy,my husband does not believe in God,he's been highly upset over the years with the JW's stopping in for a study as long as they came when he's not here it worked out! I hope everything works out for you!
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Witness fear of demons why?
by donny induring my ten year sojourn through the watchtower, i was always amazed at the witnesses fear and fascination with demons.
occasionally at gatherings, they would exchange "demon" stories, which were just a jw way of telling ghost stories, and you would usually hear a few "uhhs" and "oh my's" as the story was told.
although i had heard folks of other denominations mention demons, it was never with the "shock and awe" the witnesses put into it.
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beerose
Sorry I forgot to add,I think they let some loose in my house,so I'd go looking for them to get rid of them!
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Witness fear of demons why?
by donny induring my ten year sojourn through the watchtower, i was always amazed at the witnesses fear and fascination with demons.
occasionally at gatherings, they would exchange "demon" stories, which were just a jw way of telling ghost stories, and you would usually hear a few "uhhs" and "oh my's" as the story was told.
although i had heard folks of other denominations mention demons, it was never with the "shock and awe" the witnesses put into it.
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beerose
I am kinda with funky derek on the demon thing.According to JW's "worldly" people are associated with demons,the demons already have us!So naturally demons focus on the "truth"because demons want to lead the "true"Godly humans away!Everyone knows JW's are not "worldly"right,WRONG some act more "worldly" than "Godly"!
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What was the most laughable JW teaching??
by chuckyy inhi all.
in your opinion, what was the silliest , most laughable watchtower teaching/doctrine, since its beginning until now???.
chukyy.
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beerose
If you look at another other than your spouse you have already commited adultery in your heart or mind?So what now we can't even look at God's beautiful creations and ejoy the beauty of it,how stupid!
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What Were Your Favorite Old TV Shows (From the 50's to the 90's)???
by minimus ini watch the rifleman almost every night on encore westerns.. when i was a kid i used to love watching the 3 stooges.. my favorite 80's show was taxi and hill street blues.. which tv shows did you love watching?
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beerose
my favorites were,land of the lost,dr.shock,dr.who banna splits,the honeymooners,the monsters,there were a lot of good shows back then,beerose
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Some pictures...
by amama2six inmight take me a few tries to get this right but here are some pics of me and the kids.
:d i'll add more over time, i have tons (obviously, with six kids...lol).. .
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beerose
Loved that toilet picture,you'll get alot for that one later down the road!beerose
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rejection
by beerose inhi all, newbe here!
around 4 years ago i started a study with a jw lady.i didn't tell her this, but i was sexually abused at the age of 4 untill i was able to get away from them!
i went through life being angry,and i smoked pot so i could forget about the pain.my moms a jw and so is my brother,so i believed what they teach to be true!
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Thanks flipper I am healing,had to mention this so you could see why I am feeling this way! I am near phila.I been wanting to post for so long and couldn't do it.Gopher thank you for the welcome yes it was hard I nearly had a breakdown over it! I never told anyone.I felt she tore the scab off of my heart and left me there to bleed! I'll never understand why she gave me that #,but nov.of last year they sent someone else here.I liked her and she seemed really nice so I started another study with her and she was able to answer some of my questions,I was afraid to get another rejection so I told her why I stopped going,"big mistake"they give me sheets on disturbing the peace within the congregation.I did confront the last conductor about everything when I saw her there! About the # she said everyone was passing it around! Now I can't help having this nagging feeling of being shunned,and I am not even baptised! They come and invite me to the hall so they can shun me?Don't get it! I started getting smart comments from their kids,they think I'm throwing stones at them,at the memorial these kids call me some things,the "memorial" it's been over a year since I quit smoking pot,I thought this time I could get through all of this and be baptised but after seeing all of this I just can't I don't know were to go from here,I don't even know how to pray any more,who do I pray to?I cried when I came across the silent lambs and the six screens of the watchtower,I even called my mom cring telling her every thing I read and begged her to get out its a cult,now she thinks I"m crazy! My whole life I grew up to believe JW's were the only true worshippers,even though I ran from it I still half heard and believed.How can I believe liars? If I feel this bad all of you who were baptised must feel worse! I'm sorry all of you had to go through all this pain,beerose
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rejection
by beerose inhi all, newbe here!
around 4 years ago i started a study with a jw lady.i didn't tell her this, but i was sexually abused at the age of 4 untill i was able to get away from them!
i went through life being angry,and i smoked pot so i could forget about the pain.my moms a jw and so is my brother,so i believed what they teach to be true!
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beerose
Hi all, newbe here! Around 4 years ago I started a study with a JW lady.I didn't tell her this, but I was sexually abused at the age of 4 untill I was able to get away from them! I went through life being angry,and I smoked pot so I could forget about the pain.My moms a JW and so is my brother,so I believed what they teach to be true! I find that studying with the JW forces you to look back at your life,going to meetings forces you to look back at your life! Hearing these men on the platform talking about the loud sin,you can't help but look back and ask yourself,did I scream? What does a 4 year old know about the law of screaming? My study conductor wanted me to become a NBP when we finished the knowledge book I told her I still have the urge to smoke pot(told her I smoked)And I really wasn't ready I could not understand why their watchtowers would be opposite from what their bible said? She never really answered my questions that I had.So I was confused! She wanted me to lie to the elders when they question me to go out in service as a NBP.I told her no,I would not lie and turn myself into a hypocrite.So we started the wisdom book,she asked me to work with her part time she needed help so I did,the more I was around her the more the more I saw the mask come off ! I would say things like (I was lucky)(dam)(god)and she would say oh no we don't say that!But than she wanted me to lie and she would steal and she would gossip about everybody at the hall to me!We were working late and than went to a thursday meeting,everyone was talking about the dateline show that we had missed because working,all the ladys was calling them liars of course they had to be one had a cross around her neck,and the my conductor joined in calling them liars when she didn't even see the show! this was the last meeting I went to,and I went to all of them!We still had are study and she came by herself and told me her brother inlaw told her husband he was sexually abused as a child by a family member,the way she told me was so cold hearted it disgusted me so much and than she gives me a #215-618-1505 to call,tells me its a joke but don't call untill I leave.I call it,a few days later my husband and I see her shopping she trys to hide so I don't see her ,with that dam she saw me look on her face,avoiding me,just wanted to know if anyone got the same #anyone?