My husband, who has never been a jw says we should go to support my family and do their holiday. He doesn't understand that this gives false hope to my family that I will come back. So...Oh well... We're going to the memorial.
lriddle80
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What will you be doing on the evening of the 11th ?
by Phizzy inmrs phizzy and myself will be eating out, sure in the knowledge we will not have jw's using the same restaurant.. i may have a cigar along with my brandy at the meal's end to celebrate my (our) freedom..
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Proof they are not a cult??
by lriddle80 inthe following is from a facebook post and..maybe i am missing something, but none of these items disprove them being in a cult.
jehovah's witnesses are often mistaken to be something else.
some say it a secret cult while others believe something else.......i'm very proud to tell you my readers that i'm one of jehovah's witnesses.. below are 17 facts that shows jehovah's witness is not a cult..... 1. there are currently about 8 million jehovah's witnesses around the world.. 2. an average of over 800 people become jehovah's witnesses daily.. 3. we keep coming to your doors even though we have regular jobs and family like you because we are admonished to do so by jesus christ.. 4. we do not participate in wars and for this reason more than 1600 jehovah's witnesses were killed by hitler.. 5. there are currently over 300 jehovah's witnesses in prison in south korea and egypt because they refused to stop preaching or enlist in the military.. 6. we don't salute the flag or say national anthems because we pledge our allegiance only to god.. 7. yes we have fun and party too so don't get that twisted.. 8. not many of us know the name of the president of our headquarters because we do not pay any reference to him he is a fellow servant of god just like the rest of us are.. 9. you earn the privilege of becoming a jehovah's witness.
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The following is from a Facebook post and..Maybe I am missing something, but none of these items disprove them being in a cult.
Jehovah's Witnesses are often mistaken to be something else. Some say it a secret cult while others believe something else.......i'm very proud to tell you my readers that I'm one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Below are 17 facts that shows Jehovah's Witness is not a cult....
1. There are currently about 8 million Jehovah's witnesses around the world.
2. An average of over 800 people become Jehovah's witnesses daily.
3. We keep coming to your doors even though we have regular jobs and family like you because we are admonished to do so by Jesus Christ.
4. We do not participate in wars and for this reason more than 1600 Jehovah's witnesses were killed by Hitler.
5. There are currently over 300 Jehovah's witnesses in Prison in South Korea and Egypt because they refused to stop preaching or enlist in the military.
6. We don't salute the flag or say national Anthems because we pledge our allegiance only to God.
7. Yes we have fun and party too so don't get that twisted.
8. Not many of us know the name of the President of our headquarters because we do not pay any reference to him He is a fellow servant of God just like the rest of us are.
9. You earn the privilege of becoming a Jehovah's Witness. It's not given to you or passed down.
10. We sin too.
11. 1 out every 455 Nigerian is a Jehovah's Witness and 1 out of every 262 American is a Jehovah's Witness.
12. Every year, more people read our monthly magazines than any other magazines in the World.
13. Not until 2 years ago Jehovah's witnesses were the only religion required to pay taxes in France.
14. Do you know as a Jehovah's Witness I could visit China and spend a night at any Jehovah's Witnesses without either of us feeling suspicious of each other.
15. Last year Jehovah's witnesses around the World spent a total of 1,841,180,235 hours preaching .
16. We own the largest printing press in the World (The "Meps" & yet non of our publications are for sale.
17. The first motion picture ever made with sound and color were produced by Jehovah's Witnesses. (THE PHOTO DRAMA OF CREATION BY RUSSEL). Am proud to be one of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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dealing with religion after leaving the witnesses
by joker ini’ve noticed many people posting on this site seem to have completely given up on religion/spirituality.. but some have attended services at another religion, or just follow their own heart regarding what to believe.. my question is how does anyone deal after leaving with all of the witness crap that we believed about babylon the great, the great harlot, spiritual prostitute, etc., etc.
i’m finding out that i seem to have built myself a pretty solid wall regarding religion.. some people can just chuck all beliefs into one basket saying that they are all basically garbage,,, and that is ok, no problem i respect that.. but for myself there is a certain part of my personality that needs a spiritual belief not like the witnesses in any way, but something to meditate on, and contemplate.. being a witness taught me how bad it is to actually think of god in any other way besides what the jw’s believe.
and now when i attend any other service, the dark jw side seems to pop out and seriously makes me believe that everything i see/do/say is wrong.
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About 10 years after I left I was invited to a church. I, of course, prayed that something would happen that would cause us not to go, but nothing did. (Some people bought us groceries and then invited us, so we had to go). So, at first, the teaching sounded familiar. The cross and Trinity ones were uncomfortable. Soon it was Palm Sunday and there was a talk on the wheat and tare. That someone could look like wheat, but nothing was on the inside and would get thrown in the fire. I wanted to be wheat, a real follower of Christ! I went up and got saved. Then Easter came and it seemed like the first time I had heard the message of how Christ died for me, to forgive me of my sins! I felt so sorrowful because I had been doing drugs and stomping on his sacrifice my whole life! I think I really repented in that moment and after that I just read the Bible and have been learning, little by little, the truth of who I am in Christ and the freedom that his sacrifice gives me! It's a lifetime of learning and unlearning! But his spirit is with us guiding us along the way! Hope you get it figured out!!
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Perfectionism
by lriddle80 indo any of you suffer from perfectionism?
i do and it may be the message that jw's put out there.
growing up in that religion, it's all about doing more, field service, meeting attendance, study, conventions, etc.
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Do any of you suffer from perfectionism? I do and it may be the message that JW's put out there. Growing up in that religion, it's all about doing more, field service, meeting attendance, study, conventions, etc. Now, as an adult, I am realizing that I am having to unlearn that I am loved only by what I do. As it turns out, God loves us because of what he did by dying and shedding his blood. He just wants us to spend time with him and get to know him, not constantly work for him like a slave. A famous saying that I have after doing something, "now do you love me?" He wants us to sit at his feet like Mary did, not work and worry like Martha!
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Since leaving WTTS have you joined a new church or just continue with the new beliefs you have discovered under no religion?
by AmIright inshare your thoughts ?
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lriddle80
Through a series of events, I joined a Baptist Church. I have new beliefs that I was able to think critically about to conclude and am able to see that we aren't able to really KNOW much, since the bible can lead to speculation. I accept certain things in faith and that we can't know everything and we shouldn't assume we do. -
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JW Tattoos
by bradford ini'm sure there are countless opinions on whether you should get a tattoo or not.
my personal view is that if you were to get one it should mean something.. anyone get a tattoo to remember their jw roots?
i was thinking of getting a tetragrammaton somewhere.
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Had any weird dreams recently?
by LoveUniHateExams inso, i'll go first.. i dreamt last night that i was still at uni, i said goodbye to one of my lecturers.
then ulrika jonsson (former weather girl, shooting stars captain, and swedish nymphomaniac) gave me a lift home in her car - wtf?!
she kept trying to change the cd whilst trying to drive (reaching on the floor, looking for a cd).
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lriddle80
I had a dream I was sharing my faith with my mom and grandma and my mom said something and I told her she sounded like a demon and she came out of the closet where she was hiding and said "that's because I am a demon", and attacked me and I rebuked it in the name of Jesus and it worked!! -
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Ok, just received my memorial invitation.
by Je.suis.oisif inmornin' all.
saw the jdubs going from door to door just now.
uk time 10:15 am.
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Ok, just received my memorial invitation.
by Je.suis.oisif inmornin' all.
saw the jdubs going from door to door just now.
uk time 10:15 am.
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lriddle80
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Do you still believe in God?
by FormerlySandL ini never thought i would admit it, but i don't.
i might superstitiously have some kind of doubt but digging a bit deeper in my heart i really don't believe in god.
as a human i could never just sit and watch people be tortured, live years of abuse, suffer from illness and disabilities and all the other awful things people have to endure day after day without doing something about it.
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lriddle80
I believe in God! I have seen him work in my life. Call it coincidence if you'd like. And, to be trite, if I die believing in a God that didn't exist, I lived with hope, joy, purpose, and adventure. That doesn't seem too bad. Have you read any CS Lewis books?