Topics Started by Saved_JW

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The Appeal and Draw of the Watchtower
by Saved_JW in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when i first left the watchtower organization in 2008, a flood of emotions came back to me.

betrayal, anger, resentment, deep depression from the relationships lost.

emotions seemed to guide my viewpoint of others as well.
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Watchtower Paralells Mormonism
by Saved_JW in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after leaving the watchtower i had a 2 year lapse where i was studying mormonism.

not because i believed it, but because my girlfriend at the time was one.

i took the time to attend ward meetings with her, attend after church activities, join my in-laws for "family home evening" i was pretty much immersed in the culture.
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Discussion with a Pioneer: CONCLUSION
by Saved_JW in
1. jw
2. experiences
deity of jesus.

the final part of our discussion took us back to the very beginning where he was asking my christian friend a question about the trinity.

i wasn't convinced that david received an answer that was satisfying [essentially its a mystery, god is too big to understand etc..] i wanted to talk about that more.
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Discussion with a Pioneer Pt. 3
by Saved_JW in
1. jw
2. experiences
[cont...] at this point david and i had developed a great rapport.

not everything we talked about was "theology" .

i think its important to develop some sort of friendship along the way, in doing so, he was able to relax and not be on guard the entire time.
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Discussion with a Pioneer Pt. 2
by Saved_JW in
1. jw
2. experiences
[cont..] our conversation outdoors then took us into the small eating area inside the grocery store.

my friend richard had to leave, which left the conversation to just david and i. .

discussing the anointed .
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Discussion with a Pioneer
by Saved_JW in
1. jw
2. experiences
two weeks ago i had an opportunity to meet up with a pioneer whom a friend had accepted a "bible study" from.

my christian friend invited me to come along as support, so my plan was to sit back and listen for the most part.

well, that was the idea anyways.
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City of Sodom discovered
by Saved_JW in
1. watchtower
2. bible
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3270999/has-biblical-city-sodom-monstrous-site-jordan-matches-descriptions-area-destroyed-god.html
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Jehovah's Witnesses - People of Integrity
by Saved_JW in
1. jw
2. experiences
when i think of integrity, a lot of positive connotations come to mind.

i think of individuals grounded in principles, who do not operate on opinions that change based on the breeze of political or social change.

a life that is directed by a code of morality, not on capricious emotions.
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Thoughts on "Our Christian Life and Ministry" meeting
by Saved_JW in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just watched the sample meeting corresponding to the new release of "our christian life and ministry" and i have a few lingering thoughts.

1- meeting layout simplified to match level of publishers.

when i grew up in the watchtower, the only real positive takeaway i have is being forced from a very young age to have the skill for public speaking, this has directly helped me with my confidence and gave me a skillset that is valuable in my current job.
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Our "Evolved" culture
by Saved_JW in
1. social
2. current
just a quick reminder of the "evolved" culture we live in:.

1- we live in a time where the humanity of a child is not determined by science [chromosomes, dna] but by the feelings of the mother.. 2- gender used to be determined by the objective anatomical, psychological, and genetical differences..now based purely on your emotional self.. 3- philosophy used to be a discipline which sought for ultimate truth, arguments were deliberated, calculated, and worldviews challenged.

humanity sought to know why we believe not just what we believe.