i dont know where to start this but maybe someone out there understands... i have a crisis of not having faith in my judgement of religion.. whats right-or whos right and wrong.. jehovahs witnesses are wrong about so much especially with aview to the governing body etc.. but what if they are right about the rest of it?.
my kids are so precious,and the decisions are up to me.. i arent up to choosing,and i cant make up my mind.. this war is bringing world conditions to peoples front door,and is affecting everyone.. this might not affect new zealand much,at all whatever but the whole state of mankind.. i cant ever see it improving.. i want to see my kids grow up,have their own kids and no i dont want to see death.. this is geniune guys.. if you dont wanna know please skip this thread.. im wondering if anyone else is honest enough to say they feel the same?
When I first left the jw religion I doubted my ability
to know what was right or wrong for me because I
had been deceived by the the jw religion into thinking
they were the one and only organization God is using
today.
It took time for me to work thru that.
I would never go back to that religion.
I don't think a person has to join any religion to have
a relationship with God.
Quester
:i welcome those of your quality of character and refusal to sink into the mire of atheism or deep cynicism, .
i found these words to be so interesting.
i have seen posts (albeit few) that discuss the bible and whether or not it is of god.
Julie and all,
The way I see it is this board is for people
struggling to recover from an abusive religious
environment.
A lot of hurting and confused people here,
and maybe this isn't the ideal place to find
answers about the Bible and God's existence.
Maximus started a thread called "Nourishment for
the Spirit" where many offered books to read that
helped them.
Quester
i posted another comment about how angry i'm getting with the organisation.
the thing is, it is this and other message boards that are making me feel this way.
this is bad.
ballistic wrote:
"I've really let it all out; I never used to mention my jw past
to my friends and now I just can't seem to shut up about it...
But, where do I go from here? I can't keep posting messages
and reading posts, and getting wound up about how evil the
"society" is, can I?"
I think talking about what happened to us and having our
feelings about it is a good thing. But it is something we
move through, not get stuck in. I think it is a good sign
that you are getting tired of bashing the society. It
reveals you have done some healing and maybe you are
ready to move on. Where do you go from here? Only
you can answer that. What do you need? Quester
1) does anyone have any explanation as to why so many/most/all of the people in the awake magazines always say *name changed* or the letters from readers in the back only give first name/last name initial & country?.
wouldn't it be more interesting to know the names of the "brothers & sisters" and maybe what congregation they were from?.
i found this to strike me as being made up.. 2) does anyone know anything about if it was john the apostle who wrote the book of revelation?
Raymond E. Brown, Catholic New Testment Scholar
in his book "An Introduction To The New Testament" c. 1997,
indicates that it is "highly implausible" that an apostle
wrote Revelation. And continues, "...the conclusion that
does the most justice to the evidence is that the seer of
Rev was an otherwise unknown John."
Modern day Bible scholarship differs quite a bit from what
we learned for Bible basics in the jw religion. I would
recommend reading Brown's books. You should be able
to get them from the library.
Quester
i am new this site and would like to introduce myself.
i am 36 years old/young, female and live in the usa.
i drifted from the jw's in 1990. i have only recently started to research the jw way because i was afraid to second guess what i was taught for 26 years.
Hello Cassiline.
I have often said that when the pain of staying became
greater than the pain of leaving I exited the jw religion.
That is similar to your quote.
Wishing you healing and growth.
Welcome.
Quester
he tacks against the wind from 'old light' to 'new light'
Hey thanks.
I now have some ideas for JW's on the question below.
Quester
QUESTION: How many church people does it take to change a lightbulb?
Charismatics: Only one. Hands are already in the air.
Roman Catholics: None. They use candles.
Pentecostals: Ten. One to change the light bulb, and nine to pray
against the spirit of darkness.
Presbyterians: None. God has predestined when the lights will be
on and off.
Episcopalians: Eight. One to call the electrician, and seven to
say how much better they liked the old bulb.
Mormons: Five. One man to change the bulb, and four wives to tell
him how to do it.
Unitarians: We chose not to make a statement either in favor of or
against the light bulb. However, if you have found in your own
journey that light bulbs work for you, that is fine. You are invited
to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal
relationship with your light bulb and present it next month at our
annual light bulb Sunday service in which we will explore a number
of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three-
way, long-life, and tinted, all of which are equally valid paths to
luminescence.
Baptists: At least fifteen. One to change the light bulb, and two
or three committees to approve the change. Oh, and also a casserole.
Lutherans: None. Lutherans don't believe in change.
Methodists: A whole congregation. One to change the light bulb,
and the rest of the congregation to be sure that he doesn't backslide.
Quakers (Society of Friends): We don't really need to change the light bulb,
the Light inside each of us is enough in this Quiet Place.
i thought this was a very good website for.
bible information/research.
quester.
I thought this was a very good website for
Bible information/research. Quester
The Bible Shelf - Root address:
* http://thesumners.com/bible/
Some of the things found there:
Bible Versions:
* http://thesumners.com/bible/versions/index.html
Methods of translating:
* http://thesumners.com/bible/methods.html
General Translation FAQ:
* http://thesumners.com/bible/faqs/faqs2.html
A list of all FAQ's:
* http://thesumners.com/bible/faqs/index.html:
General Translation FAQ
General questions regarding English translations of the Christian
Bible, and the process of translating
History of the Bible FAQ
Questions on the Bible's composition, canonization and the rest of
its journey to what we have today
Original Manuscripts FAQ
The original Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts from which
our current versions of the Bible are translated
King James Version FAQ
Questions specifically related to the King James Version, the
English standard in Bible translation until the late twentieth
century
could anyone give me a little background and/or personality analysis on the wtbts writer ciro aulicino?
he interests me.
Ciro Aulicino, Bethelite, is familiar to me.
I think he was well-known for talks on Jesus death and trial,
given at an assembly hall in London sometime in the 80's?
That's about all I can remember about him.
Quester
while i was looking for info on the catholic trinity i found this .
site.
i thought it might be of intterest because it mentions jws buy name.
willy_think wrote:
"thay don't view JWs as christians at all.
now that blew my mind! i had no idea."
I think the main reason why Catholics
and other traditional Christian religions
don't consider Jehovah's Witnesses Christian
is because JW's don't believe in the
Trinity doctrine.
Quester
i know what it is to be popular.
well, to be totally honest, i know what it is to be unpopular, and i know that it feels really bad.
i therefore assume that being popular would feel really good!
Stephanus,
Something I have tried and works for me when
I get stuck in a belief that makes me feel bad
is to start to look for all the evidence in my
day-to-day life that proves otherwise.
Write it down. Make a list.
We can remember and take note of all the positive
experiences just as easily as the negative ones.
Write down all the times where people have been
accepting of you and have shown by words and
actions that they like you.
For example, right here on this thread you have
evidence where people have shown that you are a
likeable person.
I have observed others on this forum with
similar feelings as you and they seem to gravitate
toward people who are negative and critical towards
them. And when I have offered acceptance and expressed
appreciation for them, it was ignored.
The fact is, acceptance and love is offered,
it is just not received.
Quester
