This thread was like a bad car wreck, so sad... but can't stop looking. My head is throbbing now.
isojourn
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My Facebook Page, "God is not divided" is not responded to.
by shechaiyah ini thought the topic of religion would be a great one for facebook.. wow, was i wrong about that.. http://www.facebook.com/pages/god-is-not-divided/112694992130588.
the only people are show any interest at all are catholics.. witnesses seem to avoid every venue where somebody else might show up.. zionists do likewise; but they have a different reason.. but, god yhvh is god of the whole earth, is my point.. anybody got any idea what i can do to stimulate godly conversation on my page?.
i'm tryin' to minister to the merely-confused as witnesses do out in service.. .
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How old were you when...
by agent zero in..when you got baptised, and when you discovered the truth about the truth?.
me: 20 and 27.
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isojourn
Baptized at 8.
I started questioning around 15 or 16 years old (the age of reason)
Publicly reproved at 21.
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Apostates Shut the door of everlasting life in Men's Faces
by mankkeli ini was discussing with an elder today, and as usual the conversation drifted towards apostates and their line of reasoning, he angrily looked into my eyes with the scriptures in his hand and told me:.
(1) that apostates are destructive peddlers who shut the door of everlasting life on people as they are very sure they have no portion in there.
he quoted matt 23:13- 13 woe to you, scribes and pharisees, hypocrites!
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isojourn
My question is, do you feel that your activities here are synonymous to shutting the door of everlasting life on innocent people?. I just want to know if your motives are pure for what you are doing and if your experience as an ex-JW justify your presence here. Just curious.
The answer to this is NO. I don't feel that I am responsible for anything negative, or “bloodshed” by expressing my opinions and observations on a message board.
I came here on my own, no "apostate" has ever lured me or talked me into anything. I had a lot of bad experiences while I was in. Yet, I still stayed for a long time, looked above it and did not hold resentment. I didn't leave because I had a chip on my shoulder or was just bitter. Or because I wanted to go crazy with drugs and mad orgies.
I left because I realized it made no sense. It all came down to words and just rehearsed memorized words, repeated over and over. No proof, no real execution...no REAL explanation.
I don’t have an evil "motive" for posting on this site aside from sharing. from voicing a personal opinion.
Ask yourself, if you’re going to truly and honestly dedicate your entire body, mind and heart to something. Every waking hour of your life, every moment and let’s say raise a family. If you are going to literally gamble this known existing life you have AND the lives you have created into this belief/lifestyle. Wouldn’t it be common sense, to think? To compare? To research? To educate yourself?
By not doing that YOU would be the one shutting the door on an innocent life(lives).
If the WTS is so confident they have Jehovah’s blessing and not just their words of manipulation and control. They would have no fear of “apostates” or even words of contempt toward them. This fear is what drives those angry words you heard from the elder...
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I want to fade but ...
by Dudu ini need an advice.... has been 2 months since i went to a meeting and or field service, i received a call from an elder saying that he wants my monthly report , i dont know what to do coz he is been calling me for 4 days now i dont want to answer the phone, but at the same time i feel like just sending the report.
the question is, should i fade slowly or just stop ?
my family isnt jw only my mom is inactive..
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isojourn
Try not to speak with them, but if all fails and you feel you must.
sizemik's advice seems sound enough.
Don't feel intimidated . . . just tell him you have nothing to report . . . you are dealing with some personal issues. If he inquires further just restate that they're personal. At least it starts off a fade if you choose to go that way. Either way . . . it buys you some time to think it through more.
Keep yourself busy, do the research and live your life and it will get easier. Remember, it's like leaving the mob at first. You also have the advantage of not having family in the borg.
With time and a glass of whiskey it will get better.
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Adam Created at 3:00 AM?
by Marvin Shilmer inadam created at 3:00 am?
today i uploaded a new article to my blog sharing a tidbit that watchtower developed as a result of its research (if you can call it that!
) on the calendar of jehovah.
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isojourn
Jesus died 12 hours after, I learned that watching the Exorcist. I think...
Thank you Watchtower and the Exorcist.
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SEX! and the DC Sunday Drama
by Red Piller inthe sunday drama at the dc was a parallel ancient (joseph in egypt) and modern (jw kid in high school) drama.
or was it extremely eroticized?
i've been seeing these my whole life and have never felt this way.. conversation between joseph and fellow prison inmate:.
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isojourn
Hahah. Thanks. YouTube go figure...
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isojourn
Good luck! be strong and you did the best thing you could for yourself. Be happy! live life!
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SEX! and the DC Sunday Drama
by Red Piller inthe sunday drama at the dc was a parallel ancient (joseph in egypt) and modern (jw kid in high school) drama.
or was it extremely eroticized?
i've been seeing these my whole life and have never felt this way.. conversation between joseph and fellow prison inmate:.
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isojourn
aw, too bad I skipped the DC, again. Sounds like it would have almost been entertaining with a some popcorn and candy. There are plenty of stumbling rocks take your pick, sexy egyptians, using the word sex a lot to an audience of too young children...cough false doctrines cough.
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What can we do?
by mankkeli inwhat can we do to make the world a little bit better than we met it for the benefits of future generation?..
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all views are welcome.
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isojourn
legalize pot.
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Are angels just lazy and perverted?
by Pistoff inreason i ask is we have seen 2 threads this week about angels:.
1. the angels direct judicial committees; when someone is disfellowshipped, the angels are behind it.. so i am wondering why the angels can't seem to identify the pedophiles that are in the congregation, and when a case does come to light, as they did in california over and over, they can't seem to decide that the pedophile should be kicked out?.
do angels like child rapists?
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isojourn
Not THESE Angels...
