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  Isaiah 40:29-31 and Being Gay

  by IWant2Know in

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  i'm new here and i have perhaps an unusual question.

  it's just something that i would like to know from ex's or formers rather than from other jehovah's witnesses.

  but i would like to know what your experience and your struggle was for former jws who were gay when they were jws.

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  Kosonen said:
  

  Hi, I would answer your question by saying that everyone has to struggle with sinful inclinations. Hetrosexual people might have a hard struggle with constant thoughts about fornication or adultery.
  But other people who are not especially interested with sex, might have strong feelings of greed, or excessive desire to steal or to take drugs or drink too much alcohol or some find it irresistible to avoid bullying others.
  I think everyone who is not fully engaged spiritually struggles with a variety of serious sinful feelings and thoughts.

  So, Kosonen, how did you become a non-Jehovah's Witness Christian? Because I've tried it but could never go with it.
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  Isaiah 40:29-31 and Being Gay

  by IWant2Know in

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  2. experiences

  i'm new here and i have perhaps an unusual question.

  it's just something that i would like to know from ex's or formers rather than from other jehovah's witnesses.

  but i would like to know what your experience and your struggle was for former jws who were gay when they were jws.

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  Balaamsass2 said:

  Quite a few Bethelites were gay when I was there in the 70s. "NPGs" or non-practicing gays. The old timers called them "confirmed Bachelors".

  Well, that's different from today's viewpoint about gay JWs. Because now they say that they can definitely be 'cured' by God and become straight and get married. And it's almost like a guarantee. That is, if you stick with it...

  But they used to be called confirmed Bachelors? That certainly was a change in viewpoint.

  Balaamsass2 said:

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  It was hard for the Bethel gays to room together and not have sex. Quite a few were drummed out of Bethel, penniless and disfellowshipped.

  So, I've heard stories about that. Also, that there was a governing body member who got disfellowshipped for homosexual behavior. Although, I wonder about that now in Warwick.
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  Manners and Respectfulness

  by IWant2Know in

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  i would like to know if there are any ex's or formers who still appreciate good manners and respectfulness?

  but i hope this question isn't offensive to this forum.

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  I would like to know if there are any ex's or formers who still appreciate good manners and respectfulness? But I hope this question isn't offensive to this forum.
  
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  Manners and Respectfulness

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  i would like to know if there are any ex's or formers who still appreciate good manners and respectfulness?

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  I would like to know if there are any ex's or formers who still appreciate good manners and respectfulness?
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  Isaiah 40:29-31 and Being Gay

  by IWant2Know in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm new here and i have perhaps an unusual question.

  it's just something that i would like to know from ex's or formers rather than from other jehovah's witnesses.

  but i would like to know what your experience and your struggle was for former jws who were gay when they were jws.

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  No takers?
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  Doctrines and Bible Interpretations

  by IWant2Know in

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  i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?

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  KalebOutWest saId:

  I don't even know what a church Christian is, so I guess that pretty counts me out.

  They are Christians other than JWs.

  I don't think non-church or non-Bible Christians who left the Watchtower are going to give you the most interesting answers. I think the ones who are going to give you those are ones who are still stuck on believing that the Bible is where all belief must still come from.

  So, what about the one young woman who used to post at this forum who was very knowledgeable and who gave long and sophisticated Bible answers?
  
  

  
  
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  Doctrines and Bible Interpretations

  by IWant2Know in

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  i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?

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  Phizzy said:

  Hence all of their unique Doctrines are false, using just the Bible to prove them so.

  What do you mean?

  
  
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  Doctrines and Bible Interpretations

  by IWant2Know in

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  i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?

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  ElderBerry said

  I remember learning that JWs are the only ones who interpret Michael the archangel to be Jesus. They purely say who else could throw Satan out of heaven.

  But JWs aren't the only ones who interpret Michael to be Jesus.
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  Doctrines and Bible Interpretations

  by IWant2Know in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church christians, believe that many of jws' doctrines and bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?

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  IWant2Know

  I would like to know if ex's and formers who are not church Christians, believe that many of JWs' doctrines and Bible interpretations are correct, or do you feel that they aren't?
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  Isaiah 40:29-31 and Being Gay

  by IWant2Know in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm new here and i have perhaps an unusual question.

  it's just something that i would like to know from ex's or formers rather than from other jehovah's witnesses.

  but i would like to know what your experience and your struggle was for former jws who were gay when they were jws.

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  Hello, everyone. I'm new here and I have perhaps an unusual question. It's just something that I would like to know from ex's or formers rather than from other Jehovah's Witnesses. But I would like to know what your experience and your struggle was for former JWs who were gay when they were JWs. Was your struggle difficult or nearly impossible, or did you just decide that the struggle wasn't worth it, and you decided that you just didn't want to do this anymore? Also, did you feel that you experienced Isaiah 40:29-31, or did you feel that you didn't and that you had a much more tremendous struggle compared to heterosexual JWs? Thank you in advance for reading this and perhaps providing replies to this topic.