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  Is reasoning with a JW the answer?

  by Saved_JW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first left the watchtower society, i can remember being very eager to learn new information, especially information which pertained to discrediting the watchtower organization.

  i called it "the cage stage" .

  this excitement and newfound change in worldview completely rocked my world.

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  Reply to Bugbear: Why I believe in the Bible

  by Saved_JW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  [some words i corrected for spelling & grammer] .

  "i have been studying the bible for almost 20 years....after graduating in history and science comparing to the the bible, i have have come to to the conclusion that the bible cannot give you any reason to believe in it at all.

  so i wonder, why do you use the bible as facit to your believes?

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  Reasons for NOT Returning Pt. 2

  by Saved_JW in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we know he is our son, the parents answered, and we know he was born blind.

  21 but how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we dont know.

  he is of age; he will speak for himself.

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  Reasons for NOT Returning

  by Saved_JW in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i left the watchtower in the winter of 2008. my first year out was by far the most difficult.

  i had every intention of returning to the watchtower for the very purpose of being able to speak with my friends and family.

  i had already concluded that the teachings were not the "truth" [after reading crisis of conscience] so coming back was more emotional then anything.

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  The Appeal and Draw of the Watchtower

  by Saved_JW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first left the watchtower organization in 2008, a flood of emotions came back to me.

  betrayal, anger, resentment, deep depression from the relationships lost.

  emotions seemed to guide my viewpoint of others as well.

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  Watchtower Paralells Mormonism

  by Saved_JW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after leaving the watchtower i had a 2 year lapse where i was studying mormonism.

  not because i believed it, but because my girlfriend at the time was one.

  i took the time to attend ward meetings with her, attend after church activities, join my in-laws for "family home evening" i was pretty much immersed in the culture.

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  Discussion with a Pioneer: CONCLUSION

  by Saved_JW in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  deity of jesus.

  the final part of our discussion took us back to the very beginning where he was asking my christian friend a question about the trinity.

  i wasn't convinced that david received an answer that was satisfying [essentially its a mystery, god is too big to understand etc..] i wanted to talk about that more.

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  Discussion with a Pioneer Pt. 3

  by Saved_JW in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  [cont...] at this point david and i had developed a great rapport.

  not everything we talked about was "theology" .

  i think its important to develop some sort of friendship along the way, in doing so, he was able to relax and not be on guard the entire time.

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  Discussion with a Pioneer Pt. 2

  by Saved_JW in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  [cont..] our conversation outdoors then took us into the small eating area inside the grocery store.

  my friend richard had to leave, which left the conversation to just david and i. .

  discussing the anointed .

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  Discussion with a Pioneer

  by Saved_JW in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  two weeks ago i had an opportunity to meet up with a pioneer whom a friend had accepted a "bible study" from.

  my christian friend invited me to come along as support, so my plan was to sit back and listen for the most part.

  well, that was the idea anyways.

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