Posts by James Brown

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Do you find it therapeutic coming to this site?

by UnshackleTheChains in

i read on another thread how this site has helped another user and that for them it has been a form of therapy.. for me yes, jwn has most certainly been a form of therapy.. i recall the days i first came to jwn (in 2004) and couldn't believe i had found people who were of the same opinion as myself in regards to the society.

it was this site that led me to reading ray franz's book 'crisis of conscience' which i read twice within a week.

it also led me to jw facts that goes into every nook and cranny regarding the society's teachings, policies and history.. note: i also visit many other sites and watch you tube videos a lot, but gravitate here most of the time.. coming here to express my inner most thoughts and feelings has helped me no end and allows me to overcome my frustrations.

James Brown

I was born a JW 64 years ago in 1952.

I have been free for 31 years.

I find it therapeutic to come here from time to time.

To remind myself of where I came from.

I don't come here as much as I used to.

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Is Satan really the bad guy in story of creation?

by evilApostate in

i wanted to take an objective look at satan in the story of creation.

this is not meant to offend those of you who are still christians.

i'm agnostic btw.

James Brown

It all depends on how you interpret things and what you are trying to prove.

If you go back to the Sumerian text the oldest known writings of mans history. Satin was not a bad guy.

He had mans interest at heart. Jehovah was the Bad guy

Jehovah= Enki = bad guy enslaver

Satin= Enil= mankinds benefactor.

Their father = Anil = God almighty.

The bible God is actually Satin.

That is what the Masons believe and that is what the new world order believes.

Things are complicated when you deal with history and facts.

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Great Tribulation and Trump

by TakeOffTheCrown in

please, let's discuss this subject without attacking one another.. it appears that trump has won a victory that no one expected.

is it possible that trump may play a part in the great tribulation?.

there are some who believe trump is one of the most unqualified of men to ever be elected president of the united states.

James Brown

Many people in America expected Trump to win.

And the majority of voting people in America feel he is the most qualified man to ever be president.

No matter what the issue there will always be two sides to every coin.

And there will always be dissenters.

The great tribulation happened in the past pre 1975.

It was no big deal for most in the USA.

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Would it be ethical for another nation to supply weapons to anti-Trump protesters?

by fulltimestudent in

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the usa, claiming that the usa supports freedom, has often supported revolutionaries/dissenters in other countries.. some examples:.

currently, the syrian war commenced circa 2011 in the so-called arab spring.

it is claimed that the usa supplied weapons to anti-government forces.

James Brown

Ethical is a meaningless word.

Everyone has different ethics. And everyone has different morals.

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Anyone vegetarian and why??????????

by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

i'm not vegetarian.

being italian and brought up on the mediterranian diet i tend to eat a lot of fruit, vegetables, cheese, pasta, rice and some meat.. i'm just curious to know who here is vegeterian and why?????.

cheers, bliss

James Brown

I eat meat.

I try to be vegan from time to time.

The reason to not eat animal products is for health.

But the Devils in the details.

To me it is very complicated to put into practice 100% of the time.

When I eat vegan my blood pressure goes down and my cholesterol goes down also.

I know vegans who have high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

It gets complicated frying food appears to make your cholesterol and blood pressure go up/high.

Vegans don't eat animal products no cheese no eggs etc.

If you eat the cheese and eggs your cholesterol may go up.

If I eat meat and take statins. I get hives and pulled muscles.

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How We Felt When We Discovered TTATT!

by The Searcher in

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James Brown

I found out the truth about the truth in 1976 January.

I went to AA for 7 years to recover.

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Jehovah's Witnesses ARE Christians, why do so many ex JW's deny this?

by nicolaou in

jehovah's witnesses accept jesus as christ, the son of god.

they try, in their own way, to live by his teachings and imitate him.

they pray, read the bible and meet together regularly for worship.. i won't minimise any of the harm and damage they cause but for the life of me, i can't see how anyone can credibly deny that they are christians.. why do so many former jws have a problem with this?

James Brown

The Christians I know believe in the trinity, that Jesus is God.

The JW's do not believe that.

So that is probably why so many people say that JW's are not Christians.

Jesus is the beginning and the end. So he must be God.

Jehovahs witnesses either do not believe that or they can't comprehend it.

They know the bible says that but it doesn't sink in.

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This may be a crazy question, but it popped in my head and won't leave. . So I gotta ask. . .

by Miss Worldly in

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ok, this probably applies to most faith systems that believe in any sort of afterlife, but i would like to know what sort of explanation the jw's would come up with for this little problem, you know, after armageddon on earthly paradise.

sorry if i sound dumb, but it's been nagging at me for a few weeks and have to ask.. so, what if a young married jw couple are living their life, waiting for the big a, knowing they will be together in the earthly paradise, then very sadly one of them dies.

from what i know, if a jw dies, that's it.

James Brown

The resurrected are like angles they do not marry.

It's a bible Jesus thing not a JW rule.

Matthew 22:23-33English Standard Version (ESV)

Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

23 The same day Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, 24 saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.’ 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died, and having no offspring left his wife to his brother. 26 So too the second and third, down to the seventh. 27 After them all, the woman died. 28 In the resurrection, therefore, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had her.”

29 But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 31 And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God: 32 ‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not God of the dead, but of the living.” 33 And when the crowd heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

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Are Gods true worshippers on Earth today? If they are not JWs then who are they?

by Formerbrother in

is there gods true worshipers on earth today as jesus said there would be?

if they are not jws then who are they?.

who else comes close to being gods true followers today?.

James Brown

The thing is the Gods are aliens. They are not from this earth.

So their true worshipers are whoever buy into this bullshxt.

Whoever does not know who the Gods are.

Are the Gods true worshipers.

Because the Gods do not want you to know who they are.

The Gods true worshipers are JW's Catholics, Lutherans. Muslims, Hindus, Budhist and it goes on and on.

Whoever buys into the confusion are the Gods true worshipers.

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Whats changed since you were baptized????

by karter in

i was baptized in 1986.. 2 generation changes..

James Brown

What has changed?

I was baptized in 72.

Armegeddon came and went and no one noticed.

The United nations was bad then the watchtower joined the United Nations.

Organ transplants were bad now they are good.

Blood transfusions were bad now they are 99% good,

Just not 100%.

When I was being raised in the organization from birth. MIlky Way Mars candy bars lots of different chocolates with lethicin were bad now they are good.

The generation that saw 1914 would not pass away now they are all gone.

College was bad now I know a lot of Jehovahs witnesses that went to college and are now elders.

Very confusing from a JW perspective.