Posts by cult classic

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DO OVER

by JeffT in

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.

cult classic

I agree w/ serenitynow,

The whole hook with the witnesses is that they are TRUE christians!

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Friends, put more white space in your text. I can't read big fat blobs of text.

by gubberningbody in

jw
friends

i can, but i likely won't.. .

in school they teach you to indent and make new paragraphs when changing a subject etc., however the online-media requires more white space for it to be legible.. .

even if you're fascinated with your story, it won't be read by many unless you give us some place to rest and take a breath.. the whitespace is where we get to breathe.. .

cult classic

I

agree

100%

Makes

It

a lot

easier

to read

.........lol

seriously though I usually skip the comments that are to jumbled.......gives me a migraine before I even start.

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Just Curious

by cult classic in

jw
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?.

GL Tirebiter, I understand where you're coming from. I just don't think that being on JWN is an in your face approach simply b/c the witnesses are not supposed to be on this site. It's not like you're standing out front of their kingdom hall or anything. But I do understand not divulging all sorts of personal info. (we're all cautious on a site w/relative strangers). I was thinking more about the type of info where a lurker would have to really do some equating to figure out who we are.

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Just Curious

by cult classic in

jw
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?.

cult classic

Cracking up at you guys!

I have family in too. But it would be my pleasure for them to step to me about being on JWN. They are the most self-righteous hypocrites around!

its_me: I too would love to meet other JWNers in my area or anywhere really. I'd travel to the moon right about now for some real friends who truly understand......Glad I found you guys.

Cult Classic

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Did leaving the WT build greater appreciation for or kill your reading of the Bible?

by lepermessiah in

jw
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!

cult classic

It totally killed any desire to read the bible for me....Being raised in and taking it soooo seriously I am just sick of anything bible related. Ironically, we used the bible to think our way out of the org and now that we're out I'm just so over the bible. We've had to attend a few funerals since our exit and with each one it's taken longer and longer to find a bible........lol

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Just Curious

by cult classic in

jw
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?.

cult classic

Thanks Stephen!

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Just Curious

by cult classic in

jw
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?.

cult classic

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?

I'm new to the group and deciding how i'll navigate and share on the threads.

So I ask this in all sincerity.

Thanks,

Cult Classic

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What year Did you Stop Attending Meetings - How Long were you a JW ?

by flipper in

jw
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 .