Posts by Ucantnome

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Before knowing TTATT did you really believe in things as...

by roberto avon in

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did you really believe in things as ;- the earth is only 6000 years old- the 144.000- 1914, based upon the destructiono of jerusalem- harmagheddon or the end of the world coming soon???

?i married a jw when i was an interested person and studying with the jw's ( not the way they wanted) but i told my wife before marrying her that " most probably " i would never have been a jw.she accepted me as i was and married me.

after that i had interrupted the study for one year, i started all over again with an elder of my wife's cong.

Ucantnome

I believed in 1975 we were 6000 years into the 7th creative day and that the generation that saw the events of 1914 would not pass away before the end came.

When 1975 went I had no doubts regarding the 'truth' as I believed as the light gets brighter things become more clear and there had been things in the past like 1925.

I believed that it was right to join the anointed in the preaching work before the Great Tribulation strikes.

My belief came from study and personal experiences. In the early 90's it changed and I felt I could no longer be 100% sure in my mind of what I was preaching due to a Watchtower article that related to an experience in the ministry and so I stopped.

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Paranormal Witness

by Clambake in

does anyone watch this show?

it literally scares the hell of out of me..

does anyone here have an interest in the paranormal, demonology , ghosts or general weird stuff.

Ucantnome

I've never seen the show that you mention. however I have watched a few horror movies and shows with supernatural things in them. often times I tend to find that they make me laugh.

On occasions, two that I can think of, I've turned the programme off. One was a radio programme and the other a video on the computer. they seemed to reach some part of me that the others didn't.

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How many of you still believe in God or are still Christians?

by JWCartPusher in

hello, i asked a new but old friend how many people are still christians after leaving the watchtower's mind control agency, for statistical purposes do you mind if i do a survey and see how many of you are believers?.

please don't post if your not a believer out of respect for this poll, we need to sharpen each other's sword and help build each other up and meet new friends over the internet with faith in god or some other force of the universe.

i asked another person how we can still manage our faith after getting burned by the high group mind control, he had a few ideas but he's not really involved with god because of how life burned him.

Ucantnome

How do I keep my faith?

for me not a lot changed other than i could not support the preaching of the 'good news' as a witness.

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How many of you still believe in God or are still Christians?

by JWCartPusher in

hello, i asked a new but old friend how many people are still christians after leaving the watchtower's mind control agency, for statistical purposes do you mind if i do a survey and see how many of you are believers?.

please don't post if your not a believer out of respect for this poll, we need to sharpen each other's sword and help build each other up and meet new friends over the internet with faith in god or some other force of the universe.

i asked another person how we can still manage our faith after getting burned by the high group mind control, he had a few ideas but he's not really involved with god because of how life burned him.

Ucantnome

I still believe in God and am a Christmas

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If you are single and have married friends, . . .

by compound complex in

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is your sense of loneliness (if you are lonely) heightened when you see what they share?

how do cope (if you are coping) with a sense of isolation, of not having a significant other?.

i know some single persons who are very happy as they are.

Ucantnome

maybe my fear of living alone has played a big part in staying married

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If you are single and have married friends, . . .

by compound complex in

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friends

is your sense of loneliness (if you are lonely) heightened when you see what they share?

how do cope (if you are coping) with a sense of isolation, of not having a significant other?.

i know some single persons who are very happy as they are.

Ucantnome

I have lived for a while on my own in an otherwise empty house where I only had access to a couple of the rooms. It was also rather cold you could see you breath in the air although the heating was on. It was also in a rural location with no phone and very dark outside at night. I felt somewhat lonely.

There's a picture that was in a children's book that made me feel really sad when I was preschool I can still see it in my mind. It gave a great sense of loneliness and how I wouldn't want to end up like that.

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Should I go to college or pioneer??? Hmmmm...

by ADJUSTMENTS in

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hmmmmm... i can't decide???.

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Ucantnome

I think if I was a JW I would probably pioneer or I would feel I was a hypocrite in preaching the end was so near and then not having faith in Jehovah to provide for my work needs while I helped peeple on the road to life.

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Evidently, the 24 Elders are directing the Governing Body

by compound complex in

i am grateful for holy spirit's ability to dredge up long-forgotten spiritual gems that lurk in dark caverns of the mind.. it has been revealed -- for your edification and enlightenment -- that the resurrected anointed among the symbolic 24 elders do, indeed, play a vital role in the new but typically confusing developments in the world of jw theology.. in the much revered but oft maligned book, "revelation: its grand climax at hand!

" we discover the reason behind it all:.

] resurrected ones of the 24-elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today.

Ucantnome

I think the book mentioned says the ones singing are the remaining ones of the 144,000 on the earth who are singing before those who have been resurrected.

In the book Insight on the Scriptures Vol. 1 page 996 under the subheading popular views,

"Obviously, then, although Revelation 14:3 says that the 144,000 have been "brought from the earth" the context depicts them as being, not on earth, but in heaven with the heavenly Lamb, Christ Jesus."

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Do you obsess about JWs?

by Half banana in

do we obsess about the jw org?

i admit i do.

the reason is that two of my offspring are still held hostages by the beliefs of the cult..

Ucantnome

I think about the Witnesses quite a lot but I don't think I would say I obsess about JW's. I have some friends and relatives who are witnesses,

I didn't post here on this site feeling I have some responsibility to expose anything about the Witnesses or anyone else, it was just my opinions based on my knowledge and experiences in commenting on questions asked.

Since I have been posting here I think my feelings and views toward the witnesses have mellowed

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Science increasingly makes the case for god

by DesirousOfChange in

recently got this email from a long-time jw friend who is still "in".thoughts on a tactful response?thanks,doc

science increasingly makes the case for god.

the odds of life existing on another planet grow ever longer.. intelligent design, anyone?.

Ucantnome

Thank you Village Idiot. I will add it to my list.