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  I think my faith might be returning. Feeling very confused.

  by jambon1 in

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  2. friends

  i've been out the organisation for around 8 years.

  when i first left, im positive that i suffered from some sort of post traumatic stress.

  i was very angry at myself for accepting the really bad parts of the religion that i strongly disagreed with.

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  Laika

  Why not start praying again? You haven't got anything to lose.
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  Raised On the Third Day?

  by TTATTelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have some potentially controversial questions.. i have always wondered about these things in the back of my mind, but i would immediately dismiss them.

  now i am giving myself permission to explore them further.... a lot of attention is given to how big the sacrifice was on the part of jesus and god when jesus laid down his life.

  as the story goes, jesus gave his life for our sins and then was miraculously raised back to life a couple of days later.. consider this.

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  Laika

  JWs do serve God for what they get out of it. Why go door to door if there's no paradise? I don't understand why this is considered a bad thing. It seems quite reasonable given the circumstances.
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  My 10 000th Post

  by cofty in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in honour of this personal landmark i have decided to choose my personal top 5 threads i am pleased to have posted.. 1. jehovah's witnesses view of jesus compared to the early church.

  2. soldiers of jah.

  3. the current state of the watchtower & the cynicism of soviet communism.

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  Laika

  It's great to have you here challenging me. I hope you reach 10,000 more. :)
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  Many christian faiths have an EARTHLY resurrection belief.....

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was surprised to learn many other mainstream christian religions believe in a physical earthly resurrection.

  even catholics.

  it seems the belief is that as of now one goes to heaven to wait, then in the future will have an earthly resurrection.

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  Laika

  Yep, plenty of Christians who don't believe in a Hell either, but the Watchtower will lie to you about that as well.
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  Another problem for JW apologists

  by Jeffro in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 2013 edition of the new world translation renders 2 kings 17:1 as:.

  in the 12th year of king ahaz of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king over israel in samaria; he ruled for nine years.. this is in fact a better rendering than the previous nwt, which stated:.

  in the twelfth year of ahaz the king of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king in samaria over israel for nine years.. despite their improved rendering, the watch tower society still claims that hoshea's reign 'really' began in 758 bce, but that it was 'established' in the 12th year of ahaz.

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  Laika

  You were right. I have become a victime of a scam.

  Don't worry Neil, we're all victims here.
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  Luke Evans, Actor in the Movie "The Hobbit" is XJW

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in an interview in the guardian newspaper's "guide" magazine he is asked about his upbringing with the question "terrible but character building?

  " luke replies,.

  "well, i'm still here and still smiling.

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  Laika

  Awesome. I wish I'd left at 16!

  Can't wait to see this film. :)
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  Ever read back your own posts and thinking WTF?

  by DeWandelaar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as time goes forward people tend to change... expecially if you get out of a cult.

  your brain for some reason gets de- and reprogrammed and you get other insights and new opinions.

  you become a other human.. when reading back some of my previous posts (of about a year ago) i could not help but have a wtf-moment... i even felt a sudden way of "shame" of all the bullshit i was writing.. if you want to read some of mine just check my posts of about a year back.

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  Laika

  I've only been here 6 months and I do this now.
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  Do You Dine out? If so do you return unsatisfactory food?

  by KateWild in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i was chatting today in the sauna, as one does if you don't go to meetings about dining out.

  one pleasant fellow said he would never return food, he explained it was because he is convinced the staff would do something to the food.. do you agree?.

  kate xx.

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  Laika

  I never complain and never return food. Actually I'm a bit paranoid about this so if someone on my table complains during dinner I can't order dessert in case they decide to punish the whole table.
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  Another problem for JW apologists

  by Jeffro in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 2013 edition of the new world translation renders 2 kings 17:1 as:.

  in the 12th year of king ahaz of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king over israel in samaria; he ruled for nine years.. this is in fact a better rendering than the previous nwt, which stated:.

  in the twelfth year of ahaz the king of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king in samaria over israel for nine years.. despite their improved rendering, the watch tower society still claims that hoshea's reign 'really' began in 758 bce, but that it was 'established' in the 12th year of ahaz.

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  Laika

  607v587.com is a good site for looking at both views as it provides the Watchtower answers to the critics questions.
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  The Watchtower Denies Substitutionary Atonement

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for 30 years i never heard one time that christ died for me personally.

  i always heard that he died to pay back what adam lost.

  that never made alot of sense to me, but i just went along with it as a kid and young adult.. then, after i left... it hit me just how simple the whole thing was.

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  Laika

  Unstop, it doesn't seem to me that you and Perry would have big differences on this question.