Posts by Ucantnome

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The 1975 Generation---are they still around?

by minimus in

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friends

i was raised as a jw and 1975 expectations were pretty intense.

as i recall, most people did not leave after the failed expectations but many s l o w e d down.

now, i think most of the 1975 witnesses are gone or barely in.. is the older generation still around in the kingdom halls or are they much gone?.

Ucantnome

Is the older generation still around in the Kingdom Halls or are they much gone?

There are several witnesses that I have had contact with over the past few years, all of them were witnesses in 1975 and ranged from being children and teenagers to people who were in their forties at the time.

The last elder that I spoke to regarding 1975 disagreed with me concerning what was said and I offered to show him the publications which he declined.

One who is an active witness agrees with me and has I understand discussed it over the years. They feel that the organization is more careful now with what is said.

The last witness that I spoke to that invited me to the Kingdom Hall very recently was a witness in 1975 and had a family (we didn't discuss 1975) he is still active

I believe it was really preached as part of the good news and so I feel surprised that there is a difference of viewpoint.

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Jehovah protects his people. Did he ever protect you?

by TimeBandit in

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friends

hello forum.

i started this topic because i had been thinking recently about a story that i had heard many times in different congregations over the years.

kind of a jw urban legend if you will.

Ucantnome

i always thought that He helped with what you could bear and remain faithful. I think maybe he did

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Why Are You Here?

by Believer in

i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.

as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.

as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.

Ucantnome

Why are you here?

I don't know. I keep saying to myself that this is it. I won't read or post. Then I do. I think it's boredom.

But this is my last post and the last time I look at this site I have hobbies

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Why do people need religion in this century?

by sweetgrass in

i think people need religion because of fear.

fear of death and what will happen at death if they have been good or bad.

people say it gives them hope but is this not born too out of fear of not seeing dead loved ones again, or having a better life in the afterlife?

Ucantnome

I think people need religion because of fear

i'm a christian and its just what i am

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Born Twice - Die Once .... Born Once - Die Twice

by Perry in

jesus taught that we must die unto ourselves, and allow the holy spirit to take up residence within us.

some people get saved by simply inviting jesus into their hearts, to be the lord of their life.

this serves as a countering force within the born-again christian to counterbalance the will of the flesh, which is still unsaved in this life and destined for destruction in imitation of our lord himself.. attempting to live the christian life without having this spirit within you is a waste of time at the minimum, and dangerous on the downside.

Ucantnome

Once he takes up residence within you

How do you you know if he has taken up residence within you? and how do you get him to do this?

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Did others experience this on the ministry or among JWs generally?

by slimboyfat in

sometimes it's hard to know if our own experience of jws was typical and what features were peculiar to our own area or the individual jws we knew personally.

i was wondering if others experienced this among jws:.

a few times on the ministry, when we were working wealthy areas with large houses, some brothers and sisters would make the comment that they look forward to taking ownership of one of these big houses after armageddon, when the worldly people have vacated them.

Ucantnome

Was that sort of conversation typical in your experience?

i remember it in the early sixties but not later.

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Sometimes I feel like I Should Believe something...

by freemamaof3 in

has anyone else felt like they should believe something after leaving wt?

i am an agnostic atheist and its so so hard for me to believe in a god or higher power.

it just doesn't make sense.

Ucantnome

. If you do believe, how did you get there and why?

i didn't get there I was always there. Why? I think it was a combination of things

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JWR Alumni

by marlborobarbie in

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friends

hey y'all.

i just wanted to officially make my debut on https://www.jehovahs-witness.com and introduce myself.

i'm an old jwrer, and it looks like i'll be dropping in on here now for cult updates and friendly conversation.. a little about myself:.

Ucantnome

Yup. Southern Belle, here. I can guarantee that my accent is the real deal,

I worked with a woman who was from Alabama I think I liked her accent. I also had a girlfriend with a southern accent once.

133

Why Are You Here?

by Believer in

i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.

as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.

as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.

Ucantnome

Many of them can’t tell the difference between God and the GB

when i was an active JW my father said to me as an active JW himself before the end you will have to decide. At the time I felt a certain amount of fear, how could I decide.

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Why Are You Here?

by Believer in

i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.

as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.

as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.

Ucantnome

It is probably founded on mundane things, such as believing ones salvation depends on obeying a body of men or their interpretations and reinterpretations of prophecy.

I think that my parents accepted the 'truth' on the basis that 1914 ended the gentile times and that Christ invisible 2nd presence had begun. They accepted this on the evidence that the JW who called on them supplied. I don't think that my father believed his salvation depended on obeying a body of men. He believed they that there was a group of people who were chosen to be a faithful and discreet slave class and give out spiritual food at the proper time in line with the acceptance of the beliefs surrounding 1914 as fulfilment of Matthew 24:14.

I think if we can distinguish the different between believing in God and believing in religion

I think we can but not i'm not sure of it's value