I would have thought the number would be closer to 100% since leaving the org. means freedom of thought
christopherceo
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Poll Result: 82% ex-Dubs are happier since leaving the Watchtower
by ozziepost inin a recent weekend poll, in an outstanding response to the question "compared with ten years ago, are you happier or unhappier?
", a staggering 82% of respondents said that they were happier since leaving the watchtower organisation.
when asked if they were unhappier, an overwhelming 100% said a resounding no!
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Sins against the holy spirit...
by shamus inso, what the heck is a sin against the holy spirit that cannot be forgiven?
they never had a clear answer in the whole time that i was in the cult..... what is it?
any ideaz?
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christopherceo
As far as jw's go? Anything contrary to their teachings and way of life
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Encouragement for new members
by hooberus inthere are alot of new members here, and i just wanted to say that although most here don't believe that the wt is "god's organization" there are many such as myself (i have never been a jw) that believe that the bible is inspired scripture*.
loosing faith in a religious organization does not necessarily mean that you must also loose faith in god.
i have a personal relationship withn the god of the bible and can tell you that he is real and wonderful.
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christopherceo
Many questions need to be asked, however, a persons relationship with god is between them and god regardless of what religion one chooses
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Encouragement for new members
by hooberus inthere are alot of new members here, and i just wanted to say that although most here don't believe that the wt is "god's organization" there are many such as myself (i have never been a jw) that believe that the bible is inspired scripture*.
loosing faith in a religious organization does not necessarily mean that you must also loose faith in god.
i have a personal relationship withn the god of the bible and can tell you that he is real and wonderful.
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christopherceo
Many questions need to be asked, however, a persons relationship with god is between them and god regardless of what religion one chooses
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Update on study with Elder....
by shotgun ini took the advice of the forum and informed him i wouldlike to study the bible.
he arrived case in hand and pulled out the draw close to jehovah publication.. i said i thought we were going to study the bible...he then said well this is a bible publication...i said has not past publications contained errors and changes in teachings while the bible remains true.
he said yesssss.......do you have something inparticular you want to look at in the bible.....i said i thought we could start in matthew and work our way through.
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christopherceo
Even though they have convinced themselves that they are the most reasonable people on earth, the opposite is actually true
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Need Help Witnessing to JWs
by HuskerMike ini am new here, and am a christian.
i had a young man and mother attempt to sell jw to my wife, who agreed to listen but only when i am there.
we are meeting with them tomorrow.
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christopherceo
Just repeat everything they say as a question with a sarcastic tone, eventually they will go away, you cannot have a reasonable conversation with them
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Why Are So Many JWs Ex-Catholic?
by SpannerintheWorks inis it just my imagination, or are a disproportionate of jws ex-catholic?.
were you a catholic before a jw?.
why did you feel that the jw religion was "better" than the "catholic" one?.
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christopherceo
Many Catholic doctrines are hard to explain so they blindly accept them, which makes converting to a jw easy for them, it's just a new set of teachings that can't be reasonably explained although they are expected to - who said that? I said that.
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What if JWs had never been part of your life......?
by Scully inprisca's topic about personal responsibility vs blaming the jws (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/56286/824979/post.ashx#824979) got me to thinking..... where do you think you'd be if the jws and the wts had never been part of your life?how would your life be different from what it is now?what do you think you might have accomplished or done differently without the encumberances of the jws in your life?what kind of relationship would you have with your family?who would you be?.
there are no right or wrong answers, but think about those what-i-want-to-be-when-i-grow-up ideas you had as children and whether those dreams could have become a reality.. .
love, scully
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christopherceo
I would not have had to endure a horrible marriage ( which included some of the strangest in-laws I could have possibly ended up with) that I was told only death or adultery could get me out of. Fortunately for me, she took care of the adultery part. But I hated feeling stuck
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who thinks minimus doesn't have a life...
by christopherceo in...and why keep answering his stale questions that have no meaning and promote very little actual thought?
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christopherceo
...and why keep answering his stale questions that have no meaning and promote very little actual thought?
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Witness sayings
by Teela inas i was growing up in the troof.
there were sayings used over and over again to control my behaviour.
the biblical on bad associations spoil useful habits and another on just because everyone else does it doesnt mean you have to do it to, would you jump off a cliff just because other people do what were the sayings that bugged you?
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christopherceo
Every word out of their mouth irritated me then and it still does when I think about it, so there