Posts by Ucantnome

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What will you be doing on the evening of the 11th ?

by Phizzy in

mrs phizzy and myself will be eating out, sure in the knowledge we will not have jw's using the same restaurant.. i may have a cigar along with my brandy at the meal's end to celebrate my (our) freedom..

Ucantnome

if an invitation is important to you, then, as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I hereby extend to both you and to anyone you choose to accompany you an indefinite invitation for your attendance at any meeting (or assembly) of Jehovah's Witnesses until the Lord comes.

Thank you djeggnog.

It's not that important, it's just that it wasn't there this year in the box. I think the person who usually delivered it is too old and ill to deliver one to me. Unfortunately they were of the generation of my parents. Hopefully the message regarding the resurrection is more sound than the message regarding the generation that will not pass away. (1Cor.15:9)

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When You See a JW Do You Get Flustered?

by minimus in

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i used to dread seeing a witness coming toward me.

now i am quite comfortable and hope that they may say something to me..... does your blood pressure rise when you see a jw coming toward you?

?.

Ucantnome

I wouldn't say I would ever 'dread a Witness coming toward me' I haven't been disfellowshipped and I hadn't done anything to feel ashamed of.

I felt comfortable talking to witnesses, even the elders who came to my door however it would change when they brought up the subject of the 'truth' and I had to defend my position. There were some subjects they found were a sore spot, unfortunately. Some teachings have affected my life detrimentally I believe. 1975, the generation teaching. This has also affected the next generation in my family. I feel the need to explain why they were so bad and how they have made my/our lives more difficult by listening and having faith, demonstrated by how we adapted our lives to what we believed were things coming from Jehovah.

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What will you be doing on the evening of the 11th ?

by Phizzy in

mrs phizzy and myself will be eating out, sure in the knowledge we will not have jw's using the same restaurant.. i may have a cigar along with my brandy at the meal's end to celebrate my (our) freedom..

Ucantnome

As I wasn't invited this year the first time in 20 plus years, Ok I haven't attended in 20 + years,but I think they should have invited me.

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Would you give up one year at the end of your life if you could relive any one day in the past?

by Esse quam videri in

like the question asks: if you could relive any one day of your life, any age, any place and remember everything about it afterwards, would you be willing to live one year shorter at the end of your life?

one day for one year?.

i realize that someone well on in years would think twice about it, but, what about you younger ones?

Ucantnome

No. I can't say I have enjoyed any day enough to want to relive the experience.

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1970's Fred Franz prophecy books and current events

by Gorbatchov in

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i am convinced that world history will go on and on, and don't believe in an end time scenario.. but... and... .

when events occure like trumps tomahawk strike on syria, putting bombing a place and many, many coalitions are made with friends and enemies, my thought are going back to a 40 years ago, when i was a litle boy raising up in a cold war naval harbour town in northwest europe.

my jw grandfather learned me to investigate history.

Ucantnome

I was just reading about the king of the north in the Your Will Be Done On Earth and looked up in a book of maps of the bible that I have, the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Empire. It was interesting to read. My father done the family study with us using that book when I was about 9 I would have rather have read my comic.

I don't have the same feeling I had when I was a witness regarding current events.

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Should Blood Transfusions be forced?

by Fisherman in

1.there are times when a doctor decides that the only life saving medical treatment -short of a miracle- is a blood transfusion.

in such a case, what should be done when a person refuses treatment on religious grounds and why?.

2. should a person be allowed to "mutilate" his body and why?.

Ucantnome

Fisherman what do you mean

2. Should a person be allowed to "mutilate" his body and why?

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Observations From an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Searching for the Lost Sheep

by doubtfull1799 in

"what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

" - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.

i am happy to be left alone.

Ucantnome

Since my wife stopped attending meetings (over 20 years ago) she told me no one has ever spoken to her regarding it . Not an elder or their wives or her friends.

She was in the congregation for 30 years and long before me. A regular publisher with occasional pioneering. She also attended some meetings after I stopped and I was ok with this continuing.

When the elders came to visit me after I requested the visit and it took 7 months for the visit to take place they did ask me if my wife would be joining us but she didn't wish to as she was busy.

Maybe they will

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Did you have a favorite pub . . .

by compound complex in

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publication, that is?.

i just found all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial in storage.

i enjoyed studying it, as well as make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine.. our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a wt publication you especially liked?.

Ucantnome

The publications bored me to the point of almost making me feel sick.

So many meetings and assemblies and studying the Watchtower as a family when I grew up, why would I want to read more about it.

I never read any of them cover to cover when I was a witness or the bible. I've read Genesis a few times but seldom got past that.

I'm not really a reader.

I'm reading a theological book now about a page every day or two. I enjoy reading it and need to think about what he's saying so that takes time. Some nights I just read a sentence.

I read Ray Franz books rather quickly cover to cover and I read Carl Olof Jonssons The Gentile Times Reconsidered almost as quick. I enjoyed Ray's books and found Carl's interesting. I read them after I left the witnesses.

I think so many meetings and study, hours and hours of it as a child killed any interest in the publications for me. At one point I bought quite a few old publications at book fairs. I never read any of them. I just liked that they were old books.

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Did you have a favorite pub . . .

by compound complex in

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friends

publication, that is?.

i just found all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial in storage.

i enjoyed studying it, as well as make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine.. our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a wt publication you especially liked?.

Ucantnome

no

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Are people free to leaving the Witnesses, and shunning.

by ThomasCovenant in

is it true, as bro jackson testified to the australian royal commission, that people can leave the religion freely?.

in my own case, yes.

i just stopped going and was never announced as ''no longer one of jw's''.

Ucantnome

I left and I always speak to the witnesses if I see them in the area and a few I stay in contact with. Some are more friendly than others. Some seem not to see me until I say hello. I haven't been invited to any social gatherings tho.

I spoke to the elders when I left, at my request. It took them 7 months from the initial request and several phone calls to them until they were able to find the time to come round. We discussed my concerns and I asked them if they wanted to disfellowship me and they said no. In the 7 months whilst waiting I stopped attending the meetings.

Since then I have had two elders call on me. One came round quite regularly and we discussed lots of different points, he changed my view of the trinity. Strange.

I don't think that it would be the same for everyone but I could be wrong.