Topics Started by kassad84

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Letter From Whitney's Mother
by breakfast of champions in
1. jw
2. friends
just saw this on google news.

link to letter here.. .

dear family, i want to tell you that although this has been the worst of my lifes tribulations, that i am still standing.. the obvious reason is that jehovah is the faithful keeper of promises holding to his word that never, would his great love allow his precious children to be tested beyond what we could bear.
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Jehovah's Witnesses DO NOT break up families
by irondork in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jehovah's witnesses do not break up families.

members who refuse to become or remain jehovah's witnesses... break up families.. really, you apostates have such a distorted perception of reality.. .

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Why aren't you an Atheist?
by Bloody Hotdogs! in
1. jw
2. friends
long time lurker, first time poster.. .

i'm an ms (accounts servant) in a large congregation in canada.

over the last several years i've faught a hard-won battle to rid my mind of all religous and supernatural beleifs.
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My first own thread on here. Woken up and still in :(
by Gefangene in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been around in this forum a lot but haven't written much yet.. also i had a more or less rude awakening when i realized that the religion i grew up with, the religion i sacrificed a lot for and considered to be the 'truth' is nothing but mere bs.

it's quite a brick to digest.. my parents both are jws, elder and pioneer.

very good people but also very brainwashed.
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Thinking of becoming a JW.
by Kate82 in
1. watchtower
2. medical
hi,.

i am new to here so please be bear with me.. i have always believed in god, but was never baptised, my parents wanted me to make up my own mind religon wise.. i am thinking of becoming a jw and am just needing some advice on how to do this, bible study and jw beliefs.

also do jw say grace and how.. i am greatful of any help.. thanks.
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newbie here - i need advice
by kassad84 in
1. jw
2. friends
hello, i've been lurking in this forums for a while but its only now that i've created an account.

i'm an inactive jw, been in and out sporidically these past few years, but its only these recent months after reading crisis of conscience and christian freedom that i think i will never go back there again.. the reason i've been inactive primarily is because i have issues regarding masturbation and porn.

my conscience cannot allow to continue preaching while i continously being overcome by these habits myself.
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Did Russell Believe Anything Witnesses Do Now?
by konceptual99 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this weeks wt study got me thinking as to if there was anything major that pre 1914 bible students believed that would be accepted by modern day witness.. as far as i can tell, they throught:.

1 - the last days had started in 1799.

2 - christ's presence had stated in 1874.
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Theists, why does God allow suffering..
by The Quiet One in
1. watchtower
2. bible
..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
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The music that moves you....
by FlyingHighNow in
1. social
2. entertainment
once when i was profoundly sad for too many days, my brother in law sent us a mix tape.

he named each song after a person in our family.

this is the one he named heather.
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Can you think of anything that is postive about being A JW?
by jam in
1. jw
2. experiences
they make good neighbors, why because they.

stay to themselves..