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  Venting because my family is JWs and I'm not and treated different because of it!

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  again i wanted to make clear to my jw friends and family.

  (pretending that they actually would come across this post and read this) i loved being a jehovah's witness when i was, i had pride, no regrets, and loving support.

  do i feel i left that, do i feel i made a sin and had to pay for this by disfellowshipment being justified,... no and no.

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  I'm ticked... Paradise earth is what I want!!

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  ok ok so i'm still doing research and i'm not giving up on this beleif of paradise earth!

  but after doing some studying and after seeing the mistakes jw has made.

  i now stubbled.... the watchtower also does not tell new converts that although they closed the door to heaven in 1935 they had closed the door to heaven once before in 1881. they were wrong in 1881 are they wrong again now?

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  My hero Grandpa John...

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  2. experiences

  there he is grandpa john.

  the greatest man who ever lived (in my eye anyways lol).

  i'm the lil girl in the middle bout 20 years ago.

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  An Elder wrote anomously...

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  i realize as an elder that i am speaking out against the very organization i try to faithfully represent, but i personally think that the governing body is wrong by teaching that only what they teach us, as printed in the watchtower publications, should be considered to be the truth.

  theyve made the expression of any personal opinions or group debates over their official versions of biblical truths subject to disciplinary action often leading to someone being disfellowshipped.. .

  that is why i feel that i must keep my own identity somewhat anonymous.

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  Jehovah Witnesses are NOT a bad Cult but man made type spiritual guide

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  2. beliefs

  when i was a jehovah's witness i remember these debates being mentioned about the raps of innocent children that elders commented, the blacks and whites segregation, the crosses and christmas tree in the bethal, etc.

  jehovah's witnesses have always been harassed for these things.

  with the changing world and knowledge of the scriptures they work hard to try to work towards accurateness.

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  The Moral Life

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  "the moral life a thematically arranged anthology of philosophical readings, contains an unusually wide range of topics including religion, sexual relations, capital punishment, and genectic engineering.

  steve luper and curtis brown have expanded the readings for the second edition to include full introductory chapter on ethical theory and a new chapter on terrorism.

  new selections throughout the text include writing from confucius, hinayana and mahayana scriptures, walter block, and michael walzer.. the moral life features wide coverage of many topics; chapter introductions that describe the readings and place them in a rhetorical framework, a good balance of opposing points of view and end of chapter questions.".

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  Who is your Spiritual Guide?

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  2. beliefs

  come, now, you who say: today or tomorrow we will journey to this city and will spend a year there, and we will engage in business and make profits, whereas you do not know what your life will be tomorrow.

  for you are a mist appearing for a little while and then disappearing.

  instead, you ought to say: if jehovah wills, we shall live and also do this or that.

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  Back Again about Disfellowshipment.... Please Help!!

  by Butterflyleia85 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok so i'm doing alot better by going on this website and message board... everyone is so incouraging and wise!

  i'm really happy but struggling.. i look at this website and i am down again..... http://www.watchtower.org/e/19880415/article_01.htm.

  if someone can pick at this and help me deal with being disfellowshiped please do so.... i know alot of you are going to be like duh will don't go to jw website or stay away from it.

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  Love of Music reaches the Soul (most I listed are Rock or Medal some Pop)

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  2. entertainment

  i love music and i totally dig lyrics that go in tune with my life.. when i got df.... kelly clarkson - breakaway.

  avril lavigne - nobody's home.

  stone sour - bother.

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  Is there encouragement and hope for the disfellowshipped?

  by Butterflyleia85 in

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  2. beliefs

  i am 24 years old i was disfellowshipped at 21 and reinstated last year january then committed a sin and disfellowshipped again five months later.. i don't think i realized what i got into.

  i tried hard to fend for myself and get back in, the pressure got to me and i fell out again.

  but since i understood what it entailed i fought hard to stay in.

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