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  How has God shown Himself in your life?

  by Christ Alone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this has been a discussion in a couple other threads, so i wanted to see if others have experiences with god that they would like to share.

  how do you know god exists?

  is it just because the bible says so?

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  cobaltcupcake

  I had an experience where I was worried about the consequences of something I had to do. I prayed for strength and assistance. At that time I felt as though I were being held, like a loving father holds a child who is crying, and I felt tremendous peace and love.

  Whatever that was, whether God or some other power, I can't deny the experience.

  I kept that whole story to myself when I was a JW. They would have told me it was the demons.

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  Publisher's I D Card?....

  by BluesBrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anybody know if all "publishers" still carry one of these?.

  sister blues came home from the ministry and was a little nonplussed because the c/o had said that publishers were not agents of the congregation.

  they were just concerned neighbours visiting ........this was in the context of 'how to deal with 'no callers' signs' ...... no, i don't get it either, she has not been issued one of these since she moved to a new congregation and i said that this card would put a lie to that statement.

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  cobaltcupcake

  Mine came with a decoder ring.

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  An Interesting email I received re: my judicial committee apostasy trial

  by RayPublisher in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  shortly after releasing part 5 of my apostasy trial i received this email:------------erici watched part five.

  it was great.

  i just want to ask a quick question.

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  cobaltcupcake

  Wow, you are getting a wide audience! Kudos!

  Nice answer to the preacher. Just for the record, when I was a kid I sat in Methodist church while the preacher delivered a hellfire sermon. Of course, that was 40 years ago, so they may have tempered their message a tad since then.

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  Advice Columnist on Religious Differences in the Family

  by undercover in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ask carolyn had an interesting question today.

  if only some jw parents could reason as does the straightforward carolyn.... .

  by: carolyn hax | the washington post .

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  Excellent advice! The WTBTS will never see it that way.

  When I was a JW I spent my life faking all sorts of emotions and attitudes. You're supposed to show love even to those who annoy the snot out of you or who treat you badly, biting your tongue and "overlooking" their faults when you'd much rather pop them one on the nose.

  Women are supposed to be in subjection to their husbands, even if the husband is about as sharp as a bag full of hammers. More faking.

  You're supposed to be zealous and happy in the field ministry - fake, fake, fake.

  Never admit your real feelings or you'll lose your friends and family. Keep on faking first the kingdom and his righteousness...

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  "One of the best videos about the Jehovah's Witness Cult!"

  by 9.40am in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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  cobaltcupcake

  Excellent. Gave me chills.

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  YPA Video vs. World's Deadliest Snake

  by Socrateswannabe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  alright so the title of this post doesn't seem to make any sense, but give me a paragraph or two and i will try to pull these disparate subjects together.. for those still "in", this week we studied the interviews portion of the "young people ask-what will i do with my life" video.

  the comments by these young people are predictable.

  they extol the value of prayer, daily bible reading, personal study, meeting attendance, field service, and reaching out for other privileges.

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  cobaltcupcake

  Honestly, I'll take the snake. At least it's a quick death, whereas serving the WTBTS is a slow death of the spirit.

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  No more "bulletin boards" for notices. Can you post the original statement by WT why not?

  by hamsterbait in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i ask this, as some fools at the kingdumb hell seem to think it is because the "bulletin" refers to weapons of aggression.. it actually originates with the latin bulla, or notice (hence all the papal bull).

  in italian, this became "bulletino" or little notice, fastened to a door or wall.. somebody in the witchtower hierarchy is talking a pile of bull if they really did say it was to avoid reference to weapons.... hb.

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  cobaltcupcake

  Yup. I remember being told when I first started attending back in 1972 that it was an "information" board. They gave me a reason that had to do with Papal "bulls," as I recall. What-ever!

  You could make a religion out of all their hair-splitting.

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  Stories you've heard from what makes one believe they are 'anointed'.

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's funny, how the bible describes it is far different from those i had spoken with or heard about.

  let's all start listing the many different stories.

  i'll start.

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  cobaltcupcake

  One anointed brother told me that suddenly he wasn't interested in the earthly hope any longer. He longed to be with Christ in heaven.

  Maybe he ate some bad Chinese food.

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  Um.. hi, everyone…

  by Vidiot in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ...again.... ...despite the fact that i doubt anyone here will even really remember me, i actually feel kinda embarrassed coming back here after just up and stopping over a year ago with nary an explanation; its a long story... suffice it to say, my life kinda went to hell in a handbasket, but its a little bit back on track, now, plus my immediate family (excluding my devout jw mom) is just as out as me.

  thats something.. i never stopped missing the conversations i had here, and started lurking again shortly before the wtss current shitstorm got started.

  id forgotten my password, though, and only just figured out what it was again.. one thing about leaving jwn i feel really bad about was the fact that i made a really good friend in poopsiecakes, and then suddenly cut off all contact; i owe her a huge apology and a decent explanation (assuming shes ever willing to speak with me again).. .

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  cobaltcupcake

  Welcome back!

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  vote poster Raypublisher ; WT EXPOSED OF THE MONTH

  by JunkYardDog in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this guy did a hell of a job recording his jc.

  and slamming the elder in part 4 if his series of youtube's known as jwstruggles.

  i take my hat off to this guy.

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  cobaltcupcake

  Way to go, Ray!

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