Seven, mmmmmmmmmm that kind of christian joy – I could probably get you some for a hundred dollars a gram. Which closing comment do you mean re: the new thread?
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Purgatory, Limbo or the Twilight Comfort Zone
by SolidSender inno offence meant but is this place some kind of waystation inhabited by beings neither in nor out of the lie?
this is not a criticism just an observation.
i know it can take time to make up your mind-solidsender
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Purgatory, Limbo or the Twilight Comfort Zone
by SolidSender inno offence meant but is this place some kind of waystation inhabited by beings neither in nor out of the lie?
this is not a criticism just an observation.
i know it can take time to make up your mind-solidsender
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Frenchy - hi. you're getting at lifes balancing act there, to me it's part of being human to desire to belong, relate, be accepted, loved, wanted and so on but the question seems to be - at what price? Would you leave your conscience at the door for such things?-SolidSender
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Purgatory, Limbo or the Twilight Comfort Zone
by SolidSender inno offence meant but is this place some kind of waystation inhabited by beings neither in nor out of the lie?
this is not a criticism just an observation.
i know it can take time to make up your mind-solidsender
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seven - hi from tomorrow. hey cool photo, i feel like i'm writing to a movie star or something. anyway re: your post june 27 9.12pm, touching on some deep stuff there. I think the double-life phrase is as good a summation as any of the dichotomizing effect of WTBTS indoctrination. Double-life, double-mind, the real you and the THEM you. Having to censor one's thoughts before speaking etc. Leading a double life is maybe an attempt to lead a Life, a complete whole life rather than that of trying to live the extreme identity-less position inherent in the JW "lifestyle". I know the question wasn't asked of me but about christian joy and meetings - what do mean by joy or what are you expecting from it? what does it feel like? i ask because what it means to me may not be what it means to you - it's subjective and so if you could clarify. I know they were not christian but when you think of the prophets - they were filled with the spirit and close to God etc etc, would they have been filled with godly joy? does joy mean a constant smile on your face. whatever - i don't think it meant a life on easy street for the prophets. i'm trying to "arrive" at realistic expectations of these things myself-SolidSender
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Purgatory, Limbo or the Twilight Comfort Zone
by SolidSender inno offence meant but is this place some kind of waystation inhabited by beings neither in nor out of the lie?
this is not a criticism just an observation.
i know it can take time to make up your mind-solidsender
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Path – re: your post 26th June , 8.45pm – well put. I guess for me the identity robbing aspect of the WTBTS is a major issue. Maybe my personality has a keener susceptibility to this, that’s why the only way for me to deal with it is – Cold Turkey. For those in the position with family ties with the lie you mention fading away, which I take to mean - cope? I would find continually hanging around the periphery most debilitating.
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Purgatory, Limbo or the Twilight Comfort Zone
by SolidSender inno offence meant but is this place some kind of waystation inhabited by beings neither in nor out of the lie?
this is not a criticism just an observation.
i know it can take time to make up your mind-solidsender
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Frenchy - excellent question, also rehorsewomans post a couple above, so here's another question - Can a group exist without loss of individual identities? Christianity seems to be an individual-centric one to one faith than a group -one in many respects. I'm not married to that idea though. On a more fundamental level it seems that whenever you get any kind of group of people together, even a group as small as two or three all sorts of shit starts to enter the dynamic and the mob mind begins to make it's presence felt.
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Demon-possessed inanimate objects
by Dubby infor years i heard stories that certain items in the home could be demon-possessed.
i was told to be careful of items bought at garage sales because we didn't know their origin, or who or what they were used for.. did we own a ouija board before becoming a witness?
could it be that items like these were creating misfortune?
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Carmel, hey inhabiting a smurf might be a lot of fun! Yea I guess if you were a serious evil spirit you'd want to do something big time ike inhabit the Governing Body of JW's.
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The voting issue?
by Andyman innow last year the society came out with an article on voting that completly confused everyone.
many jw's thought they could vote, but from what i hear the c.o.
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Carmel, you expect different when a group of people consciously allows others to decide for them on matters involving their own private, individual lives.
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by SolidSender inno offence meant but is this place some kind of waystation inhabited by beings neither in nor out of the lie?
this is not a criticism just an observation.
i know it can take time to make up your mind-solidsender
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Carmel – thanks. You’ll note I was qualifying christianity with the word “true”. The point I was trying to make was that firstly there is nothing wrong with christianity and that secondly what the WTBTS teaches is not christianity and should not be confused with or mistaken for it. In true christianity all persons are equal before the Father and the Son, responsible as individuals for their words, thoughts and deeds before the Father & the Son, are judged as individuals by the Father and the Son,
Require no other mediator than Jesus between themselves and God and are motivated by love rather than fear guilt, shame and organisational policy (law & works). My view is that men may try and lead christianity in a lot of different directions however when you look into it without indoctrinated preconception ( ie read the bible ) I think the spirit of Christianity becomes fairly obvious. -
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by SolidSender inno offence meant but is this place some kind of waystation inhabited by beings neither in nor out of the lie?
this is not a criticism just an observation.
i know it can take time to make up your mind-solidsender
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Seven my apologies if nuance was lost in the above post – it wasn’t meant to be an attack if that’s how it was perceived. My point was the “can’t see for looking scenario” and that the WTBTS is an organised religion and not christianity. So that true christianity is definitely a place we can turn to without disappointment. True christianity of course entails equality & responsibility for oneself before the creator rather than having our minds set to the comfort zone of default organizational policy as a life style choice.