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  I don't want to die.

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i've been conditioned since childhood that i'm going to live forever.

  i'm having a hard time contemplating the fact that i'm going to die.

  i'm so afraid of death that i can't enjoy the life i have now.

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  Question about how and when to share your views.

  by paul from cleveland in

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  if you had a close relative or friend that told you they were getting baptized as a jw, would you try to influence their decision or just let it go.

  my sister told me recently that she is getting baptized.

  i'm undecided about what to do... if anything.

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  On a scale of 1 to 10

  by paul from cleveland in

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  are you at peace with your beliefs?.

  1 = very anxious / confused / searching.

  10 = complete peace / totally confident in belief system.

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  Musings of a manic mind

  by paul from cleveland in

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  if time is infinite, how can we be alive now?

  wouldnt everything that can happen have happened already?

  given an infinite amount of time, wouldnt the sun have burned out and the universe reached the ultimate state of entropy?

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  Do you still want to live forever?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  do you still have the desire to live forever on a paradise earth?.

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  idolatry

  by paul from cleveland in

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  is the attention directed toward the accomplishments of the organization really a form of idolatry, as some contend, or is it simply following jesus' admonition to "let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven"?.

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  If Adam hadn't sinned, where would he be right now?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  if it wasn't god's purpose for us to live forever on the earth, where would adam be right now?.

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  What is God's will for the earth?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  what did jesus mean when he said 'let your will be done on earth as it is in heaven'?.

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  Do Jehovah’s Witnesses shoot their own wounded?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i was disfellowshipped when i was going through my first bipolar episode.

  several months before being disfellowshipped, i started to develop the symptoms of bipolar disorder: rapid thoughts, sleepless nights, etc., until i finally started having delusions.

  i began to think i was jesus (literally) so i was disfellowshipped for apostasy.

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  Does anyone think that maybe we're just wrong?

  by paul from cleveland in

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  i was disfellowshipped in 1995. even though i lost my friends and family, i felt like i had been finally set free and was happy for many years.

  while i was a jehovah's witness, i always felt so miserable.

  i never felt like i was doing enough to please jehovah.

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