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  Jehovah's Witnesses with OBVIOUS drinking problems?

  by lovelylil in

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  2. friends

  hi guys, been a while since i've posted.

  summer is very busy at my job, lots of ot, which is good because winter is slow and i barely get my f/t hours.

  anyway, i had to post this to see if anyone has seen a similiar situation in their congregation.. i drive a lot for work, do home visits for a local visiting nurse association.

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  In my area definitely. My brother-in-law whose an elder has a bar in the basement. And all the dogs are named after beers. I saw another elder at a beer tasting festival. I could go on and on. But, I think the point for me is I don't care what or how much they drink. Its the fact that their susposed to be 'Judges for Jehovah' according to their elders book. And there is a standard to abide by as an elder/christian. I like the line in the movie The Congo: "WE ARE WATCHING YOU!" I rest my case. peacetoall (and I do mean All) paulnotsaul
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  True Faith

  by paulnotsaul in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was thinking back to when i believed "the truth".

  i was trying to remember any real emphasis put on faith.

  it always seemed that faith, in the jw mind was a visual concept.

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  Thanks wobble. I do understand your point. And yes to after leaving "the truth" I'm a little critical of certain words/phrases. But where I am going with this is in Romans 8: 24-25. I point this scripture out to many jw's and they just don't get it. I guess that why I titled it True Faith. Because what is faith unless you truly believe in it. Sight unseen. I like your avatar. Winnie was a favorite of mine as a kid. He always had a positive outlook in all situations. peacetowobble paulnotsaul
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  Perfect refreshing drink for a hot day...

  by Glander in

  1. jw
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  i love ice cold buttermilk.

  you can add a little crushed ice.

  i like it as is but some folks like:.

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  BEER HERE. GET YOUR ICE COLD BEER HERE!
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  True Faith

  by paulnotsaul in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was thinking back to when i believed "the truth".

  i was trying to remember any real emphasis put on faith.

  it always seemed that faith, in the jw mind was a visual concept.

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  I was thinking back to when I believed "the truth". I was trying to remember any real emphasis put on faith. It always seemed that faith, in the JW mind was a visual concept. Paradise earth, live forever, be perfect, never die. All definates in the teachings. But did the bible teach this kind of faith? It appears that true faith is sight unseen. In your heart you just knew and you didn't doubt it. I never understood what faith really was until I left the Org. Does anyone feel the same way? That depends if your still a believer. PeacetoAll paulnotsaul
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  i could never understand what was "good " about the "good news "

  by looloo in

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  2. friends

  as someone recruited in my 20s and spent about 6 years "interested " though never baptised , i just felt depressed after the lovebombing i received at first , i felt trapped by knowing "the truth" and wished i hadnt heard about it .

  i couldnt understand what was good news about billions of innocents dying including poor children who have suffered enough in countries where there is famine etc... and all my relatives were doomed along with them !

  i was a much happier person before i met jws believing you go to heaven after your death and live with god jesus and your loved ones .

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  My wife and I were just talking about this. She almost got sucked in by me (a born in). She painfully described how the ORG. breaks who you are/were down to nothing. Then they violently build you up to their warped understanding. She equated it to psychological abuse. My wife is a born/breed Baptist. Its a touchy subject for her. She to wishes she was never introduced to this CULT. But she does love me. peacetoall paulnotsaul
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  Trying to Salvage a Friendship

  by Quendi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my friends,.

  i need your counsel on a personal matter, and i hope you will give it in love.

  as some of you know, i was disfellowshipped six years ago, but it wasn't until june 2010 that i made up my mind never to return to the wts.

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  Quendi, keep us posted. I hope all goes well! peace. paulnotsaul
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  Trying to Salvage a Friendship

  by Quendi in

  1. jw
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  my friends,.

  i need your counsel on a personal matter, and i hope you will give it in love.

  as some of you know, i was disfellowshipped six years ago, but it wasn't until june 2010 that i made up my mind never to return to the wts.

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  Thanks again talesin. You are a good woman. A caring person. Its a shame the ORG. can't look past it's corporate legalistic agenda and see some of the good people it loses. Wait a minute, let's not forget all the other BS. Yea, disregard that last comment.peace. paulnotsaul
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  Trying to Salvage a Friendship

  by Quendi in

  1. jw
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  my friends,.

  i need your counsel on a personal matter, and i hope you will give it in love.

  as some of you know, i was disfellowshipped six years ago, but it wasn't until june 2010 that i made up my mind never to return to the wts.

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  Thanks T. Its just human nature to wonder what if. What if I reached out? I don't know. I guess I never will. peace. paulnotsaul
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  Trying to Salvage a Friendship

  by Quendi in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my friends,.

  i need your counsel on a personal matter, and i hope you will give it in love.

  as some of you know, i was disfellowshipped six years ago, but it wasn't until june 2010 that i made up my mind never to return to the wts.

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  Thanks talesin. My friend was not a jw, but he was a spiritual man. He always respected me and my beliefs. When he really needed me I took to the mind in which I was taught and cut him off. He was dead to me I would say. The problem now is that he really is. Be careful of what you say. But it's what I didn't say that still bothers me. quendi, your friend needs you reach out. peace. paulnotsaul
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  Origins matter...

  by MrFreeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  funny how the reason that jw's say no to a lot of stuff such as doing toasts or politely saying god bless you when someone sneezes, is that their origins were pagan.

  as a jw, i never really agreed with this.

  what does it matter what it meant in the past?

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  One day this simple kinda fella came into my shop. We got to talkin about something of a serious nature and he says: "Don't know sh!t. Don't wanna know sh!t! Maybe he was a JW? I doubt it. But some mentality.