Posts by Warrigal

i don't about you all but being raised a jehovah's witness was so ingrained in me that going to the memoral seems the right thing to do at this time of the year.

so i for one will do it for no other reason other than i was trained that way, and of course i like the song they sing its touching and i am a big sinner lord have mercey!

pepper

Warrigal

No way will I be a part of the Watchtower census! Their 'celebration' has nothing to do with Jesus any more than their beliefs have to do with God.

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WHY NOT JAHVES or YAHWEHS WITNESSES?

by Deleted in

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i used to find the overuse of gods name at the kingdom hall irritating.

in particular, one brother must have used "jehovah" twenty-plus times whenever he said the opening or closing prayer to any meeting.. why did this bother me?

two reasons: it is absolutely not the right way of saying gods name.

I agree with you, Glen. Seems to border on 'taking God's name in vain' There always seems to be someone in the congregation who polishes his spirituality by using the name of God repeatedly in prayers.....or do they think they get points for the number of times it is mentioned?

How many times did Jesus call his father by name in front of other people???

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Jehovah's Witnesses can now VOTE!

by UnDisfellowshipped in

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jehovah's witnesses were raped and tortured by the thousands in malawi because they obeyed the watchtower society's rules, and they broke caesar's law and refused to purchase a political card in a country that only had one polictical party.

now (since 1999), jehovah's witnesses are allowed to vote in political elections!

i would love to hear everyone's comments.

Warrigal

Nobody criticised the apostle Paul for appealing to Caesar as a right of his Roman citizenship. As a right of my citizenship I desire to vote and have done so many times both in and out of the JWs. I won't let a bunch of morally challenged morons in Brooklyn decide for me what kind of a government I will live under.

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Describe Your Spirituality

by minimus in

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most witnesses believe that if you leave the "truth" as taught by jehovah's witnesses, you lose your spirituality.

i know some here that do not believe in god.

others are somewhat agnostic.

Warrigal

Hi Minimus! I believe in God more strongly now and know that he has a purpose for mankind that doesn't involve schlepping from door to door with magazines. I see him as the Creator and his son as the mediator for all mankind. Prayers aren't always answered in ways that are readily apparent, but they often are answered in ways that require a day or two to sort out.

If anything, I believe that I'm more in tune with the spirit now than before when I was a dub.

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You know, now that I think about it, I was a pretty damned nice Witness

by berylblue in

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a hell of a lot nicer than anyone else i knew.. and i'm only writing this because it's not really immodest because you don't know who i am.. i never went to the kh without some homebaked cake or cookies for the elderly ones, or a small gift for someone, or some cards telling someone how much i appreciated them.

the more i disliked a person, the harder i would try to befriend them.

usually, the reason i disliked them went away (not!

Warrigal

Good for you, Berylblue....you have the true spirit of christianity so lacking in the borg. Don't let your experiences with those pharisees cause you to be less than the kind, caring person you are.

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