i`m sorry if its been asked before, but now you don`t go to meetings what do you do.. i thought i would have loads of time, no more rushing around, and going without your dinner till after 10o`clock.
apart from just being at home which is nice, i`m not doing much more.
not that i`m complaining .. .
I like elsewhere's answer!
I'm working out a bit more, and those nights are especially good for it. as monday I go temple. Also I am taking some distance learning courses. Last tuesday I ended up being at Chuck E Cheese for a friend's kid's birthday party. Wheeee! 200 tokens for mee! Much better then studying whatever the hell they study nowadays, and nobodies head was cut off.
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http://members.home.nl/saen/special/zoeken.html.
gumby.
ROFLMAO THIS IS GREAT!
hey everyone.. i've been "out" for about six months now, fully enjoying life for the first time in a very long time.
part of my joy comes from the freedom i now have to explore other spiritualities.. i will say, though, that since leaving i've felt something lacking in my life.
not because i regret my decision to leave.
Marked,
BTW, nice AUM.
Aum shanti.
so here are my questions
are jehovahs-witness against gay marriage?
are jehovahs-witness against blood transfers?
Welcome deathb4dishonour,
WT stands for Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, which is the corporate arm of the religion known as Jehovahs Witnesses, it set's all dogma and appoints all the elders (clergy) of the various congregations. They publish the only materials which Jehovahs Witnesses are allowed to use in the practise of their peculiar form of worship. On this forum you may see it also called WT, the Org, the Organization, Bethel, Brooklynn, the Borg, Borganization, the Tower, etc.
Jehovahs Witnesses are against gay and lesbian relationships, being of the opinion the actual acts of sexual activity between persons of the same sex are a biblical sin, moreso then the fact that the homosexual couples are not betrothed in a union of marriage. The Witnesses stipulate that marriage is to be between one man and one wife, and will require and other union (such as a man with many wives) to end such arrangements before joining the religion.
The subject of Witnnesses and blood is rather complex right now. I would recommend you look at www.ajwrb.org to get a good idea of where the Witnesses stand on the subject right now.
Hope this helps.
oh, those big bad bible students, taking over the world, a big threat to christianity as we know it.
that was the gist of rev.
robert c. hill, christian apologetic, who decided that there wasn't enough being done by the christian community to combat the resurgence of "russellism".
LT,
Often while reading your posts, I sometimes wish I had been able to discover the nature of Christianity, as you have discoverd it. I don't have a feeling of envy, per se, just an admiration that you are one of those people, who were able to find the Way. I didn't find it, but I perhaps found soemthing elsewhere. Anyway, it's always a pleasure to read your posts.
oh, those big bad bible students, taking over the world, a big threat to christianity as we know it.
that was the gist of rev.
robert c. hill, christian apologetic, who decided that there wasn't enough being done by the christian community to combat the resurgence of "russellism".
You don't even give the MOST basic answer. Nadda, nothing. "Go look it up yourself", is the best you can come up with?????Give me a break. If you are representative of the BS, I have NO INTEREST. You are definately an elder
You prefer your theology spoon-fed to you? RR is at most, suggesting you take a Berean attitude to it. What is so wrong with that? I see this over and over, especially on this forum, people who are so burned out on their experiences in the witnesses that they are bitter and lash out at anything that smacks of organized religion, much less has anything even remotely connected to the witnesses. It's not for me to be judgemental on whether someone wants to live that way or not, but it is sad when someone who is expressing their own views, while trying not to be preachy, get's called "an elder" for his trouble.
hey everyone.. i've been "out" for about six months now, fully enjoying life for the first time in a very long time.
part of my joy comes from the freedom i now have to explore other spiritualities.. i will say, though, that since leaving i've felt something lacking in my life.
not because i regret my decision to leave.
I don't know if you can call it fufillment, unless the journey is really the reward (and if that is true, then the journey has no inherent destination which is an intriging prospect), but I find I have more peace, and have been able to work out many issues that have bothered me through meditation. Meditation is like excersize to calm the violent waves of the mind, and allow you to see better below the surface. Anyone can meditate, regardless of your beliefs or lack thereof, regardless of your money, or lack thereof. All you need is some instruction in how to do it, and some time in which to practise. I have found it does help to meditate in the company of others periodically, for whatever reason.
hi everyone, i would like to share some information about a support group that has not quite gotten over the jw mindset yet.
i tried to close this issue, but a member of this group launched a campaign against me.
if they want to do that i will just post what they say.
There are too many redactions in this post to make much sense of it. But if I do get the sense of it, you were in a support group of ex-JWs and it turned out to have many of the same problems as the original group? Out of the frying pan and into the fire, but it is good that you have developed the senses from your time in the JWs to recognize what is harmful to you when you see it.
why did the watchtower publish the kit?
(kingdom interlinear translation).
both in 1969 and 1985 they came out with editions of this greek language translation of the scriptures.
I had a KIT. Wish I still had it, actually, it was interesting.
...this should be interesting!
Witnesses have to act respectable in front of cameras, in order to bring glory to Jehovah. THey'd go catatonic if they knew a cam was on them all the time.
