Topics Started by cult classic

3
DO OVER
by JeffT in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i got to thinking about this reading the thread about scriptures they don't use (they have a real problem with jesus.

seems they could solve a lot of problems by just announcing that they aren't a christian religion at all, they're a jewish sect!

they would no longer have to worry about all that stuff jesus said about forgiveness and love.
31
I have a question for you all......
by its_me! in
1. watchtower
2. bible
my sister visited me a few months ago, and she was on a holy roller, 'save my soul' kick.

she told me that i needed to get back to the meetings because armageddon was so near.

i told her that if i serve jehovah, it will not be because i am afraid of dying at armageddon, it will be because i love him and have a personal relationship with him.
17
Just Curious
by cult classic in
1. jw
2. friends
why do some of you care about being outed for being on jwn?.

i mean in all fairness, if anyone identifies you on the board it only.

means that they were on the site too.....right?.
64
Did leaving the WT build greater appreciation for or kill your reading of the Bible?
by lepermessiah in
1. jw
2. friends
i am really on the fence on this issue right now and would love some opinions.. i find that i dont sit down and read the bible for long periods since becoming inactive, but on the other hand, individual scriptures mean much more to me now.. i will sit down and look up some favorite passages from time to time and feel like its the first time i really "got it" - without the jw goggles on.

i love matthew chapter 23, since i think it describes to a tee the situation in jw congregations.

i think if jesus returned today, he would blast the elders and "leaders" of the borg in a similar fashion (along with most religious leaders) .matthew 24 is actually more interesting to me now, simply because my whole life was waiting for the 1914 generation to end sometime during the reagan era!
138
What year Did you Stop Attending Meetings - How Long were you a JW ?
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm trying to compare some statistics and figures on this to share later in the thread to see if more long-time witnesses are exiting- or are newer witnesses exiting after a shorter period of time.

and - are more people exiting in the last 10 to 15 years than before.

so your answers would be helpful in looking into this .
48
Influx Of Newbies
by snowbird in
1. jw
2. friends
so many lately!.

come on in, stand up tall!.

sylvia.
31
What I've found here
by paul from cleveland in
1. jw
2. friends
i originally came here to find proof that the witnesses don't have the truth.

i was so afraid of being destroyed at armagedon.. i didn't really find the convincing proof i was looking for.. what i did find, however, is the love and total acceptance that i hadn't felt before.

to me, that's more important..
29
My first panic attack
by freedomfighter in
1. jw
2. experiences
guess where my first panic attack occurred?

at the kindom hall of course.

i was 14yrs old and thought i was being "possessed by a demon".. panic attacks became more common, and at the age of 18 i was diagnosed with "panic disorder with depression".
30
Were YOU a JW Who Was Always Afraid, Depressed or Ill?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
while i was an elder (in 2 congregations), over the years, i saw most witnesses that suffered from s o m e t h i n g.. either a witness had chronic depression, mysterious ailments that were never clearly diagnosed by a doctor, or were in fear.

afraid to offend another brother's conscience.,afraid to upset the elders.

afraid to grieve the holy spirit.
32
Afraid of Dying?
by PointBlank in
1. jw
2. friends
i don't know if this subject has been discussed here before.

if it has, could someone help me find it?

if it hasn't (i can't imagine that it hasn't), here's what i was wondering.