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  Personality types and religious adherence

  by EdenOne in

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  i was going through the personality types of the briggs-myers test (take the free test here) and noticed how some types are naturally inclined to follow rules and expect order, while others are inclined towards feelings and emotional appeals, other are naturally inclined to help out others ... what do you think?

  are there certain basic personality types that pre-dispose the individual to adhere to a certain type of religion ?.

  eden.

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  NeverKnew

  Non-JW who has tested ENFP 4 times in 20 years.

  My JW friend?... ISFP. It may take an emotional WTS beat-down to get him out of this perfectly structured environment. *sigh* I'm keeping my hopes up.
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  Need help finding a watchtower!!

  by outofthelionsden in

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  2. beliefs

  hi everyone, i was hoping someone could help me with this!.

  yesterday my husband talk to his jw sister (they haven't talked in years) she found out by her other brothers that we no longer go to meeting .

  she grew up as a jw then left and married a "wordly person"got divorced and recently started going to the meetings.

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  NeverKnew

  Aid to Bible Understanding (1971) - must be a huge book cause the reference is on pages 884-885

  Now... the pdf? Can't help you - not a JW. *sigh* Sorry...
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  Did it trip your brain when non-JW Christians got persecuted?

  by Wayward Son in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the foretold turn of gubberment on religion hasn't begun yet.

  that event is supposed to happen with a "swift pitch", an event that will be unmistakable at it's onslaught.

  for the time being, any violence toward "babylon the great" cannot be attributed to the fulfillment of revelation 18.. .

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  NeverKnew

  So when I mentioned that in addition to the 700 incarcerated witnesses in South Korea there were 70,000 additional Christians in North Korea, this is how it was received and realized I had 70,700 additional people to pray for, this is how the informaton was received, huh...
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  Old out-of-touch JWs using antiquated terms

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ever notice how completely out of touch some (most?

  ) public speakers are?.

  last week we had a speaker ramble on for fully 1/3, maybe 1/2, of his 30 minute talk on the evils of "rap music".. i don't believe the term "rap music" has been uttered by anyone under the age of 40 for at least 20-25 years.. this week we got another "older gentleman" warning us about the pervasive dangers of "internet chat rooms".. again - didn't "chat rooms" die out about the same time as dialing up to connect to aol?.

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  NeverKnew

  It's not just the elderly JWs.

  If my JW friends had more non-JW friends, they'd probably realize that nobody uses the word "fornication" these days. Seems like I hear that word at least once a week.
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  700 JWs imprisoned in Korea

  by NeverKnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "you have no idea!

  yes, people hate jws!".

  this statement was made to me by a jw who had just left a meeting to present the notion that they were the persecuted christians.

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  NeverKnew

  neverknew's icon is hot and obviously female.

  PreCISELY why I haven't changed it. It's like that in real life too! LOL LOL

  Will comment when I get home. :)
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  Something the WT will never admit regarding jw.org

  by Richard_I in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we all know how much the jws higher education and how they look down on those getting a post-secondary diploma or degree.

  but think about all the work needed to make jw.org:.

  web programmersdatabase programmersnetwork programmersgeneral it (administration, maintenance, etc.

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  NeverKnew

  Here's a reversal, but still related.

  I visited the Catholic church associated with my old high school on Sunday for service.

  One of the robed men in the processional winked at me and smiled. I thought he looked familiar.

  At the start of the sermon, we were asked to give a warm round of applause for the new deacon and his family.... Dr. xxx xxxxx.

  He performed my surgery 6 months sgo.

  My radiological surgeon.

  My
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  A Video Series about 607 BC vs 587 BC

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is the main series playlist:.

  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plynx0om_bmgbfmnapjr_v5fe9_pf8sqa1.

  this is the accompanying video appendix:.

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  NeverKnew

  So...

  anyone here doing the whole Tisha B'Av thing tonight and tomorrow? Comes once a year you know....
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  Pyramid - Common Knowledge?

  by NeverKnew in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was telling my extended family (also non-jws) about the pyramid near russell's grave i saw months ago.

  i showed them pictures of the four sides and the interesting inscriptions along with the pictures of the founder's grave.. there are a couple of jw women who come to see my cousin every once in a while.

  last week, she mentioned the pyramid.

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  NeverKnew

  In my opinion you'd be better off focusing on modern day Watchtower blunders, or doctrine that links to that era (i.e. pyramid lengths 'proving' the year 1914).

  Hm... I'm being put before someone with more knowledge soon.

  Was hoping to start with 1914 since it is one element that distinguishes them. The pyramid is definitely in the mix. Should I take it out?
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  700 JWs imprisoned in Korea

  by NeverKnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "you have no idea!

  yes, people hate jws!".

  this statement was made to me by a jw who had just left a meeting to present the notion that they were the persecuted christians.

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  NeverKnew

  Couple of things I DO know...

  1. I was never a JW so my "credibility" rating in this world would be pretty low anyways, wouldn't it? Additionally, I certainly wasn't at the DC where I would have learned the reason for the case being made.

  2. I'm a female

  (edit) 3. I'd still ask "how does it feel to know that 70 THOUSAND Christians are imprisoned just North of there?" Not to trivialize the 700, but to encourage prayer for ALL 70,700 Christians - not just the 700 affiliated with a specific denomination.

  4. I made statement based on what was being conveyed to me. Being here makes me sharper. :)

  Thanks, all! Even for the critical contributions.... I can take it.

  As a result, I have more information on what they were told now. :)
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  Don't ever....ever...EVER forget these came from the FDS and Governing Body

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we do well to bear in mind that among the drugs, serums, vaccines, surgical operations, etc., of the medical profession, there is nothing of value save an occasional surgical proceedure.

  their so-called "science" grew out of egyptian black magic and has not lost its demonological character.... we shall be in a sad plight when we place the welfare of the race in their hands.

  [1] 1. the golden age, aug. 5, 1931, p. 727.. the journal of the a. m. a. is the vilest sheet that passes the united states mail.... nothing new and useful in theraputics escapes its unqualified condemnation.

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  NeverKnew

  My uncle right up to his death in 1987 was promoting the no use of aluminium policy...crazy lot

  No aluminum? As in foil?