Just today I was preached to by one of my co workers, he invited me to his church and wanted to have his wife talk more with me so my questions could be answered, he was much better at "informal witnessing" then I ever was...
lostinthought
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need your opinion on "who else preaches like the JWs?"
by outsmartthesystem ini have a friend that has recently confided in me his doubts about the society being god's one and only organization.
his doubts run pretty deep.....but he is very much held in check by "but who else is preaching about the kingdom of god world-wide like jesus said"?
how would you combat that thinking?
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marry on "in the lord" question
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lostinthought
I work for a guy that knows how I feel about the JW religion, another young women, who is also a JW works for him also. He likes to pick her brain regarding some JW beliefs and he will often come back and tell me what they discussed . She is really not the sharpest tool in the shed so he has given up trying to discuss things like evolution with her. She is only about 20 years old and is dating a brother and is seriously talking about marriage, so this is a topic she understands. She told him the JW belief of marry only in the lord, he went on to tell her that he believes the scripture to mean marry someone who is a good person. He came back and asked me what I think, so for the first time after my awakening I took good look at the text and I really don’t think it should be taken so seriously, but I kinda believe the text to mean maybe a person should marry a believer in god, but then again the text is talking about widows and how they should remain single, so does that mean that widows shouldn’t marry -- I really don’t think so – JW’s deliberately ignore the second part of that text…anyway so my question is what kind of “punishment” does one receive if they marry a person who is not a JW?
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Does Anyone Know Anything About a New Request for Black Sisters at Bethel?
by OnTheWayOut inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cur3jfect5a.
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it suggests that the gb has asked black sisters to go natural with their hair..
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lostinthought
Lol! I must investigate, I have a sister at bethel and she would have a fit if she had to be natural...
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How Will They Keep JW Youths In?
by minimus inis it possible for today's youths to remain in the religion?.
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lostinthought
by fear
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MsGrowingGirl20 is no longer one of......
by MsGrowingGirl20 ini am no longer one of jehovah's witnesses(well mentally that is)---however i am a christian...i recently started reading different translations from www.biblegateway.com...jesus is so different to how the jw's teach....and god...i mean, i still am learning and confused about certain things but i am in love with them.... it's obvious that the jw's are not an organization of god.i don't think god is working through an organization but through individuals...however i am going to speak to an elder tomorrow about my issues---all of them---and i'm going to tell him everything--what i've been reading,where i got it from---everything!!
i'm not hiding anything!
i have done no wrong....i just want to be a true christian and if they disfellowship me for seeking answers then this is not where i need to be.
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lostinthought
Bless you for being so brave...hope all turns out well for you
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little things that make you see the "truth" about this religion
by lostinthought ini had tears in my eyes at work today.
there was an arbor day celebration and some teenagers had some speeches and they planted a tree...most people would not be as touched by the events today as i was but one of the women recieving an award said that she was proud of these children because they were doingsomething good for the communtiy...and i was proud of them too, but i was sad for jw's who would think these children are "bad" just because they are not witnesses...or the jw who would not let their children associate with these teenagers or even be part of a "wordly" club..that's what made me sad, all those years i missed looking at the little beautiful things in life in a positive light and not the negative debbie downer way jw's look at things..
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lostinthought
I had tears in my eyes at work today. There was an arbor day celebration and some teenagers had some speeches and they planted a tree...most people would not be as touched by the events today as I was but one of the women recieving an award said that she was proud of these children because they were doingsomething good for the communtiy...and I was proud of them too, but I was sad for JW's who would think these children are "bad" just because they are not witnesses...or the JW who would not let their children associate with these teenagers or even be part of a "wordly" club..that's what made me sad, all those years I missed looking at the little beautiful things in life in a positive light and not the negative debbie downer way JW's look at things.
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Help! I need sane people...
by lostinthought inlatley i have been telling some of my family members that i don't beleive anymore, i had my mom especially not really beleiving either...then today's special talk scared her into submission to the wt society.
i guess the brother started crying during the part when they were telling inactive people to come back to jehovah.
she now says she's going to be a regular auxillary pioneer and that she's not going to give up on serving jah now cause she's afraid she's going to die.
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lostinthought
Latley I have been telling some of my family members that I don't beleive anymore, I had my mom especially not really beleiving either...then today's special talk scared her into submission to the WT society. I guess the brother started crying during the part when they were telling inactive people to come back to Jehovah. She now says she's going to be a regular auxillary pioneer and that she's not going to give up on serving Jah now cause she's afraid she's going to die. I told her that I guess I'll just be the only one to die at arrmageddon. I tried to reason with her but it's not working. Am I the only one in the family who can see through the manipulation?
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lostinthought
I guess I have to go...but out of protest I missed the theocratic school/service meeting tonight, too many darn meetings in one week!
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Matrix moment - what was it and when did you share it?
by MMXIV infor those of you who had a moment like that from the matrix when you realised what you'd believed was fundamentally flawed or a lie - what caused that defining moment and how long was it before you could share your thoughts?.
mmxiv.
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blond-moment, thanks for that, it was very intresting...there is a lot of mind contol in the songs that's why I don't bother listining to them anymore. I am also currently reading Steven Hassen's second book (I finished the first one recently). Like I said, I did tell a few family members my feelings and my mom asked what my plan was, I really don't have one yet but like MMXIV did, i'm trying to build up some sort of support system outside of the JW's...thanks for your great words!
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Matrix moment - what was it and when did you share it?
by MMXIV infor those of you who had a moment like that from the matrix when you realised what you'd believed was fundamentally flawed or a lie - what caused that defining moment and how long was it before you could share your thoughts?.
mmxiv.
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lostinthought
I am getting better! I reached a real low this year, I was pioneering and hated cause I really did not believe but I had done it so long I thought I had to continue...I had some drepression this winter but amazingly it went away when I told the elders that I wanted to come off the list, I also told my mom and one of my sisters that I totally did not beleive anymore, they are accepting of me. I am still an active witness though (you know one step at a time) although latley I have not been doing anything extra, I only attend meetings and service on the weekend, I hardly study for the meetings anymore..as for the kingdom melodies, I skip them when they come on the ipod, I only sing at the meetings...