Posts by Ucantnome

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Would YOU Have Refused Blood To Remain Faithful To Your JW Beliefs?

by minimus in

i believe that most witnesses would refuse blood to show their faithfulness to jehovah's law on blood transfusions....( that sounds silly, huh?).

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Ucantnome

i was in a hospital bed and wouldn't sign some form that would have permitted blood if it became necessary so i had to leave i was in a quite a lot of pain. another member of my family was rushed to hospital by ambulance and i thought i would support them in not having blood they were bleeding real bad.

after i stopped going to the hall i had a discussion with a woman one day and felt bad about it. i regretted not getting an education and breaking up with a girlfriend once because she wasn't interested in the 'truth' and would have felt worse if someone had died and now i wasn't a witness

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what does jehovah eat ?

by bigmac in

yeah yeah---i know--spiritual food.. .

or maybe---beans ( human beans ).

for those on here who still believe in a god---how do you perceive him / her / it ?.

Ucantnome

9 Jesus said to him, ‘Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, “Show us the Father”? John 14:9 NRSV

for those on here who still believe in a god---how do you perceive him / her / it ?

very large---massive--bigger than the universe?

tiny--infinitessimally small--smaller than an atom?

how long has god existed ?

what is he up to now ?

i don't give it any thought.

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From A Bublical Point Of View Did You Ever Think The Trinity Doctrine Made Sense?

by minimus in

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friends

i see no logic in it.

i see what appears to be some scriptural contradictions but i see no merit in a trinitarian view of god.. .

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Ucantnome

yes

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Why do you come here?

by love2Bworldly in

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friends

i come here to learn, but i also come here because it feels like a private club and i'm privy to be a member of the "in" crowd.

it's a great place to socialize.

does anyone else feel that they are a member of a special "club" when they come here, that only some people in this world will understand the jw world?.

Ucantnome

I really don't know.

I've spent some time recently reviewing some of my old posts and even though Ive not been a witness for some years it still feels sort of alien, weird, to have posted some of the things I have.

I find it irritates me that I've felt a need to. It irritates me that I've had to defend my position when ive spoken to elders. It goes against the grain for me.

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Let's Say 1914 Was The Establishment of God's Kingdom....what is the significance?

by minimus in

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friends

as hillary clinton might say, what difference does it make???.

even if god's kingdom was established in 1914, why is that such a big deal?

other than unprovable actions in heaven, what can jws say is the significance of it all...with a straight face?.

Ucantnome

i'm screwed

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A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION to those on J.W.NET...

by new hope and happiness in

jw
friends

what is important to you and why?.

maybe i should begin with a few suggestions:-.

love,.

Ucantnome

A couple of friends, drawing, spirits, chocolate, coffee, books with pictures, doggie, family, bed.

they make me feel better.

and some clothes

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Why I Refuse to Accept the term APOSTATE

by Black Man in

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friends

been going back in forth with my mom (who is a longtime pioneer and dyed-in-the-wool jw) about the term apostate.

she has labeled me one because of my fading and because i stopped attending meetings a few years ago.

i told her that i refuse to accept the term apostate because its a lazy way for the wts to not deal with dissenters and address why people are leaving this organization in droves.

Ucantnome

just an addition to my previous post,

In the book Jehovah's Witnesses Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (WT 1993) page 120

'Jehovah's Witnesses have not set out to introduce new doctrines, a new way of worship, a new religion'

I believed they were true christians and i baptised as a christian and still believe in christianity.

In the same book on page 12/13

'So a witness relates facts from direct personal knowledge, or he proclaims views or truths of which he is convinced.'

i am no longer convinced enough regarding the events of 1914 to preach, witnessing about it but i haven't abandoned my religion.

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Why I Refuse to Accept the term APOSTATE

by Black Man in

jw
friends

been going back in forth with my mom (who is a longtime pioneer and dyed-in-the-wool jw) about the term apostate.

she has labeled me one because of my fading and because i stopped attending meetings a few years ago.

i told her that i refuse to accept the term apostate because its a lazy way for the wts to not deal with dissenters and address why people are leaving this organization in droves.

Ucantnome

i dont believe I am an apostate. To be a witness one must be certain sure. Due to certain changes in teachings I am no longer feel convinced and there fore could not be a witness. I didn't make the changes that left me uncertain.

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Sleep Paralysis - YOUR EXPERIENCES

by Black Man in

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friends

so what have been your experiences with sleep paralysis?

any connection to astral projection?

this has interested me recently as i used to have sleep paralysis quite often years ago.

Ucantnome

flamegrilled

People in my dreams can surprise me by things they say - for instance asking me a question to which I do not know the answer - and then they tell me the answer (but how can that be if everything is generated in my own brain?).

i had similar, thought it was strange.

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Sleep Paralysis - YOUR EXPERIENCES

by Black Man in

jw
friends

so what have been your experiences with sleep paralysis?

any connection to astral projection?

this has interested me recently as i used to have sleep paralysis quite often years ago.

Ucantnome

my brother had sleep paralysis a few times i've had a couple of lucid dreams.