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  What do you think about Pentecostal People?

  by Iamallcool in

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  I live close to two neighbors that are Pentecostal. Both families are very nice and friendly. Some of the best neighbors I have ever had. I asked one of them a few Bible questions and just like JW's, he had some tracts to give me. I asked him about their speaking in tongues and if he has done it. He said he has and their is no feeling in the world like it. He said it is a real spiritual supernatural event. I never have seen this until looking at these videos on this thread. I believe something is truly happening from the spirit world. Personally I believe the demons could possibly be messing with them. Obviously I have no proof of that, that is only my best guess. Like JW's, they seam to be a united group of people.

  I wouldn't mind going one of these days to check it out. "Test the inspired expressions".
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  Are YOU a Believer, Atheist, Agnostic, Active JW or WHAT?

  by Greybeard in

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  sorry if this has been asked before but i would love to know the current ratio on this forum.. i'm a believer/christian former jw for 45 years... born in .

  what are you now and what were you?.

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  @ DarioKehi

  I am sorry to hear about all the heart ache and pain you went through all of your life. I am happy to see you are finding your way and the guilt is gone. We all understand the pain of loosing friends and loved ones. I really do admire you for trying to keep your relationship open with your parents and not DAing yourself. I believe DAing yourself is playing right into the GB/Borgs hands. I will never do it. I could see how pretending to be active can kill a person inside. I tried it for a short while than quickly stopped. I figured I was better off being inactive, that way, if I got into trouble, maybe they would ignore me like I have seen them ignore so many others. If you are pretending to be a JW and then you get caught doing whatever... you could be DFed real fast. I am sure you know all of this stuff. I told my family I get severe panic attacks when I go to the Hall and I really do. I can't sit through it anymore. I just want to get up and scream, "Your all a bunch of False Prophets!" I sit there thinking about saying things like that and I feel a real urge to do it, so I got to walk out before I break out in rage. We are not "mentally diseased" we are mentally abused, each and every one of us.

  Best wishes and I hope you find peace in your life soon,

  Greybeard

  Peace out

  and out of posts for now! Hit the limit again darn it!
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  Imagine

  by Gayle in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w86jlvrg54o.

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  WOW!

  Thanks for posting this. I don't see how anyone could watch this with dry eyes. I will share this with everyone I can. It really does make our problems seam small in comparison. I needed to see this.

  Thank you Gayle,

  Your brother,

  Greybeard
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  Are YOU a Believer, Atheist, Agnostic, Active JW or WHAT?

  by Greybeard in

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  sorry if this has been asked before but i would love to know the current ratio on this forum.. i'm a believer/christian former jw for 45 years... born in .

  what are you now and what were you?.

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  @ startingover,

  Put that gun back in it's holster Clint,

  There's no need for a shoot out,

  I'm just trying to get to know my brothers and sisters,

  You have a nice day partner!

  Happy trails

  Thanks everyone for sharing!

  Carry on!
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  Are we all still FAMILY? Yes or No?

  by Greybeard in

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  here is why, even though i no longer agree with most of what the gb/wt/jw's teach, i still feel especially close to all of us who were apart of this group.

  born in or converted.

  we all have had the same life experience of being raised in a over bearing mind controlling cult.

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  Where did you get Texas from? I'm not from Texas, I am in California. Sorry
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  Do you think Witnesses would drink the "Cool-Aid" if told to do so...like Jonestown?

  by Witness 007 in

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  jonestown 1970's, jim jones brainwashed his 900 member cult into committing mass suicide by drinking cyanide cool-aid.

  only three escaped.

  {the smart ones} one man hid under a building....another escaped into the jungle while armed guards dragged another member to get injected by force.

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  I have not read every point here but will say this...

  I cannot see anything like this happening but that is not the question. The question is, would they do it if told to. My opinion is the society is very capable of twisting the scriptures to say whatever they want. They are probably better at mind control and cult tactics than Jim Johns himself. If they were to say we have "new light" and view Christ Jesus sacrifice as a suicide than they could accomplish this. They could figure out a way if they were that demented but thankfully, I don't see them ever doing something this evil. I tend to think they really believe they are Gods chosen channel and they are doing good in all the earth.

  The truth is, most hardcore JW's will do whatever the borg tells them to do. That is the program in place right now.
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  Are YOU a Believer, Atheist, Agnostic, Active JW or WHAT?

  by Greybeard in

  1. jw
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  sorry if this has been asked before but i would love to know the current ratio on this forum.. i'm a believer/christian former jw for 45 years... born in .

  what are you now and what were you?.

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  Sorry if this has been asked before but I would love to know the current ratio on this forum.

  I'm a Believer/Christian former JW for 45 years... born in

  What are you now and what were you?
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  How many of you haven't fared too well since your exit?

  by i_drank_the_wine in

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  i know that i've had a hard time piecing things back together after losing my wife and family a couple years ago and haven't really gotten the ball rolling to say the least.

  just curious to hear if anyone else is in the same boat, or was in the same boat and how long it took them to get a "new life" figured out and going..

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  @ transhuman68

  AA has helped me too. I have 1.5 years sobriety now. JW's didn't help a lick... I love the people at AA big time. I haven't been to the Kingdom Hall in 1.5 years too so I am sure that has much to do with my sobriety. I was always depressed at the Hall... Never felt worthy...
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  Are we all still FAMILY? Yes or No?

  by Greybeard in

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  here is why, even though i no longer agree with most of what the gb/wt/jw's teach, i still feel especially close to all of us who were apart of this group.

  born in or converted.

  we all have had the same life experience of being raised in a over bearing mind controlling cult.

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  Was that a thread killer?
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  The Watchtower's Delicate Mastery Of Deception

  by metatron in

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  you gotta admire the skill manifest in the watchtower's deception skills.

  don't kid yourself, even the gestapo, in internal documents found after the war, found the magazines to be well crafted in the field of propaganda.. the latest deceptions?

  well, there's the nov. awake magazine with its cover asking, "is belief in a creator reasonable".

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vXu-ZPgLf0&feature=related