Posts by Big Dog

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WT Cover image needed - PUT FAITH IN A VICTORIOUS ORGANIZATION
by VM44 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
does anyone have a link to an image of the watchtower with the "put faith in a victorious organization" article?

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--vm44
Big Dog

ROFLMAO @ Kid A
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Big Dog celebrates 1 Year at JWD
by Big Dog in
1. jw
2. friends
logged in to see what was happening and just realized its been one year to the day since i registered here.

kind of amazing.

this was the first internet forum i had ever joined.
Big Dog

Jez, you can be whichever you like.
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Big Dog celebrates 1 Year at JWD
by Big Dog in
1. jw
2. friends
logged in to see what was happening and just realized its been one year to the day since i registered here.

kind of amazing.

this was the first internet forum i had ever joined.
Big Dog

Hey Claw, love the pic! Might be my new avatar.
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Talked to an elder about the BIG NEWS
by Jez in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had the opportunity to have a discussion with an elder the other day.

we were both in a public place and we started to talk.

he was depressed because one of his teens is now df'ed.
Big Dog

Oh Jez, that was mean, definitely hitting below the belt with that one. Bad girl.
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Do you still believe?
by Chimene in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have found a lot of people no longer believe in god or jesus since leaving the organization.. im very shocked at this.

if you dont believe, can you tell me what brought to that conclusion?.

i was told to look at the thread that one of the members in this forum has created, they are very interesting, but i wanted to get a some feed back from different individuals.. thanks!
Big Dog

Chimene,
I see you are wrangling with these godless athiests as I have done in the past.
The rational part of my being has a pretty hard time swallowing the whole Bible/God/Church concept. When you step back and look at it, it can be pretty hard to rationalize.
But then there is a part of me that seems to feel that spark of the divine, that just "knows" there is something beyond what we understand, that sees it in nature, art, and the galaxy.
For me I see it as one of those we won't know until we get there deals, to ridicule a believer or a non-believer is pointless, because I sure don't know.
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Big Dog celebrates 1 Year at JWD
by Big Dog in
1. jw
2. friends
logged in to see what was happening and just realized its been one year to the day since i registered here.

kind of amazing.

this was the first internet forum i had ever joined.
Big Dog

Wow, just checked back in and I can feel the love. Thanks for the kind words from one and all.
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So be it......
by Darth Yhwh in
1. jw
2. friends
jedi!

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Big Dog

Congrats, the force is strong in you!
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Big Dog celebrates 1 Year at JWD
by Big Dog in
1. jw
2. friends
logged in to see what was happening and just realized its been one year to the day since i registered here.

kind of amazing.

this was the first internet forum i had ever joined.
Big Dog

Logged in to see what was happening and just realized its been one year to the day since I registered here. Kind of amazing. This was the first internet forum I had ever joined. I was raised a JW but was never baptized and walked away from it after high school and never looked back, 98% of my family is still in. 20 some years out and I'd never had occasion to talk with anyone else that had left the Borg, which in retrospect is kind of amazing. Then I found this place and it was refreshing even after all of that time to get to hear other experiences and realize I wasn't as alone in my journey through life as I always thought I was.
This place has been great for me, first thanks to Simon for creating such a place, and thanks to all the people that I have met here that have helped me sort of complete my journey out of the Borg, deferred as it has been. I have made many friends here (and probably some enemies, lol), some that have transcended the board into real life and it has been wonderful, knowing now that I can talk with someone that has a shared experience when I need to.
To everyone here that I have interacted with thanks for the support, wisdom, and humor that you have extended to me. I want to name names but I don't want to offend anyone that I would forget.
To everyone here, Salut!!! and many happy returns.
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Talked to an elder about the BIG NEWS
by Jez in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i had the opportunity to have a discussion with an elder the other day.

we were both in a public place and we started to talk.

he was depressed because one of his teens is now df'ed.
Big Dog

You can tell, they want to go there, but they just can't, too much invested in being JW's. My sister is like that, she just can't go there, though I can tell part of her wants too. So many caught in that conundrum.
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So much criticism...but what's the answer?
by thankyou12 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hi guys,.

good discussion here.

thanks.. what is real christianity?
Big Dog

Welcome to the board!! I don't know where the "truth" is, but I know where it isn't, and that's at the WBTS. Each of us have to figure out our own answer to your questions.