Goshawk

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  I went to my 1st JW 'gathering' in 3 years

  by jambon1 in

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  the negative outlook of the jehovahs witnesses made me leave the religion.

  i was a young man (you can read my previous experiences) who was consumed by negativity.

  it made me want to kill myself at one point.. i went to a gathering with my wife recently & i have to say that they are just as negative as i was, but worse.. consumed with depressing tales of misery, depression & general pessimism.. in no way would i be attracted to those people.

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  Goshawk

  Hello!!!

  It's a doomsday religion cult whatever. You expect them to talk about furry little kittens?
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  boozing as a jw

  by Adrianoblue in

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  i got babtized at the age of 23. i was not a so called born in guy.

  i started studying the bible at 20, and before that i never heard of the jw-religion.

  so everything was pretty new for me.. to make a long story short: a month or so after baptizm, i felt probably lonley one evenig and got drunk right out of my brains.

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  Goshawk

  Self medication to keep the cognitive dissonance under control.

  Myself, I rarely drink.
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  Are you guided by spirit?

  by straightshooter in

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  living by the spirit benefits the individual and those around them.. .

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  Goshawk

  I agree with outlaw.

  Judge Rutherford had lost of spirits to guide him.
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  I made it!!!

  by purplesofa in

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  to fifty!!.

  never dreamed life would be as it is now, .

  there are times i did not think i would make it.

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  Goshawk

  Happy B-Day Purps.
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  Is the "torture stake" dogma a reverse idolatry in itself?

  by JWoods in

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  witnesses have famously (and gleefully) tossed the usual christain "t" cross symbol overboard after having used it themselves for quite some time.

  one common arguement is that "if christ had been shot by a rifle, you would not worship the image of the gun" -.

  and yet, they do not shy away from insisting on the notion of the upright torture stake.

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  Goshawk

  Somehow the song, "The old Rugged Torture-Stake" just doesn't have the same appeal.

  In this board somewhere is a thread that shows the image used in the JW publications but the complete image had all types of different Stauros.

  Also leolia wrote a very nice piece. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/10/92381/1.ashx
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  The struggle against the immediae danger from false teachers

  by mrsjones5 in

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  golly, i feel like a householder.

  you're counting time here, aren't ya?

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  Goshawk

  AE be careful who you tell that last bit of wisdom.
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  Questions Young People Really Ask

  by wouldacouldashoulda in

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  i currently work for the writing committee of the gb and have been asked to write an update to questions young people ask funnily called questions young people really ask.. .

  could you give me some questions to start exploring?.

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  Goshawk

  Is it an unforgivable sin to tell an elder to take a acrobatic aerial attempt at fornication with a hollow pastry?
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  Questions Young People Really Ask

  by wouldacouldashoulda in

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  i currently work for the writing committee of the gb and have been asked to write an update to questions young people ask funnily called questions young people really ask.. .

  could you give me some questions to start exploring?.

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  Goshawk

  Ok I will quit being silly.

  Why is it called Spiritually Mature instead of unduly burdening the congregation when Elders make up nit-picking congregational rules.
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  Young JW sisters in a hurry

  by asilentone in

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  did you notice any young jw sisters in the past that did rush to get married too young and to have a baby right away before the end comes?

  did you hear any stories of regret?

  i was wondering if the watchtower is to blame for?.

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  Goshawk

  How do you keep a Hottie witness girl from having passionate sex?

  You marry her.
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  Questions Young People Really Ask

  by wouldacouldashoulda in

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  i currently work for the writing committee of the gb and have been asked to write an update to questions young people ask funnily called questions young people really ask.. .

  could you give me some questions to start exploring?.

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  Goshawk

  Is it an unforgivable sin to be at the FS coffee break daydreaming about two hot-sisters kissing but the daydream is interrupted when they ask me what I am thinking about and I make up an answer? Or would telling them what I was thinking about be the lesser of the sins?

  C'mon remember back when you were a "youth" and the hormones were raging?