BluesBrother
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Study 16th December
by BluesBrother inone part of the watchtower study really got my goat!.
i know its not original thinking but , paragraph 17 of study article said .
"jehovah's longsuffering is lasting longer than some have anticipated, however that is no reason to give up, to do so would be tantamount to criticizing god for being longsuffering".
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What made you a JW?
by radar inwhy did you become a dub?.
a hope for something better?.
an acceptance that your parents religion was the truth?.
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A New Guy from Chicago with a Story to Tell
by Reborn2002 infirst of all id like to say hello to everyone on this website, and to thank and acknowledge each and every one of you for your individuality, personal experience, and in some cases, commitment to truth.. having read some of the heartfelt topics and posts here have served to be a great encouragement to me, more than some could imagine.
my name is jason, and i am a recovering ex-jw.. i guess this would be an ideal time to tell my life story as an abbreviated version, so here goes.. i was "born into, or raised" in the organization.
my grandfather was an elder for 45 years, and served as one of the very first jw in the south chicagoland suburbs.
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God's Weapons !!!
by thinker ini think it is fair to say that whoever wrote genesis had a very limited scientific understanding of the world in which he lived.
most of nature was a mystery to him.
let us examine what he did "know"; namely, god lived in heaven, which was in the sky.
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A question about Jesus
by startingover inmy first post here, been lurking for quite a while.
this place has been a real help in my journey.. a little background...raised a jw from day one, 3rd generation, 3 grandparents of the annointed, father and mother gilead graduates, father always prominent in the org.
never really felt i fit in but played the game.
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Do you still think like a witness.
by sleepy inone of my customers asked me today whether i celebrate christmas and birthdays almost automaticly i was about to say no.. then i realised i'm not a witness anymore.. i didn't really want to go into a conversaion so i just said those things didn't bother me.. so what things are here stuck in our minds like that ,that are hard to get rid of?.
do you sill have a feeling arrmagddon might come , even though you don't mentally bleive it ,does it still effect you?.
have you realised yet that you are not going to live forever and in fact you will die?.
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COLDs AND FLUs
by QUEENIE inwinter colds and flus apparently abound with everyone and so i would like to say get well soon and ((((warm hugs all around))) btw i was a jw for 40 yrs and a ex-jw now for 10 yrs..i would like to clarify that one thing..i have even developed a crush on one particular xjw (elder) and that can not be / me!!
i am going to give him a christmas present and see where it goes from there--god works in mysterious ways !!!
take care all
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Does Music Influence You?
by mindfield inaaah, yes... i still remember that stupid awake!
which encouraged everyone never, never to attend a rock show.
(they actually throw blood at the crowd, ya know...[8>]) i read it, and personnally i thought it was all hogwash.
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Hi my names josephus, and i am an apostate.
by josephus inwell this is the day.. i mentioned to my mum that i read a good book recently about dates, and cronology.. she blew up and told me i was just trying to read anything that attempts to disprove jws.. apparently i am like those apostates, and people didnt want to talk to my because of it.. "this is the truth", she said.. well i am now an apostate.
it doesnt feel as bad as i thought it would.. josephus
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do you still want to live forever?
by sleepy inimagine that chance was offered to you .is it something you still desire?.
i wonder how desriable it would be to live forever.what problems it would bring.would we want to stay married to the same person, would we get to know everyone on earth?.
how would it effect our attitude toward life , would we get anything done knowing there was no rush?.