Posts by RandomTask

why is it so hard for a good woman to find a good man who is going in the same direction it seems as though good relationships are long gone or thats what satan wants to lead me to believe

RandomTask

You mean like your first marriage?

Back to your own vomit my friend, back to your own vomit...

Oh yes, I did turn that one around quite nicely

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Jealousy

by Stefanie in

jw
friends

does anyone have a problem with this, or have a problem with their mates being like this.

how do you know when your mate is cheating and when is it enough?

do you forgive..do you stay???.

If I may be so bold as to say it though, I have noticed with my own situation that the level of jealousy seems to rise with the amount of time since the last "intimate encounter". You need to beat your man into submission!!

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What other religions background do you have?

by Pinned Blouse in

jw
friends

i was wondering what if any other religious background any of you had other than being a jw and if you have any comparisons.

i was brought up as a 7th day adventist.

once i was on my own as an adult, my former sis-in-law started studying with me and the rest was history.

RandomTask

Wow, its interesting to hear the perspective of someone who was raised in another religion, joined the witnesses and then left. Most of the people I have talked to were like myself raised witnesses.

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how far would you have gone?

by zen nudist in

i recall while i was just a new jw how horrified i was at the "brother" who was bringing me along.... when he told me that he was so sure about the governing body being jehovah's mouth piece, that if one day they announced--this is it, this is the end, kill any and all non-jws in your path....he would do it.

RandomTask

Mr Ben, I have felt the same thing. Very little difference in mentality.

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Jealousy

by Stefanie in

jw
friends

does anyone have a problem with this, or have a problem with their mates being like this.

how do you know when your mate is cheating and when is it enough?

do you forgive..do you stay???.

RandomTask

More frequent intimate contact seems to help jealousy issues a little.

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2004 District Convention Badge here

by ezekiel3 in

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this badge is for english speaking delegates.

the original size is 8.2 mm (3.25 inches) wide, 5.2mm (2 inches) height.. enjoy the programming.

RandomTask

They have been cheapy looking for a couple of years now. Definitely cost-cutting

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The day a brother died in my Hall, & the unbelievable events that followed.

by Mr Ben in

jw
friends

this one really freaked me out.

i was so brainwashed at the time i found a way to justify it.

i think i?ve been repressing my anger about this and now i need to vent.

RandomTask

Wow, even I have to think this must be the exception rather than the rule. I can see how Witnesses would have the mindset of doing this, but I just can't believe that most witnesses would react this way.

Truly freightning and insane story.

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Black Veil Lowers again?

by H. in

hello i am new and this will probably be the last time i post.

nice forum by the way but honestly and with all due respect it is not something i would like to be associated with.

i joined saying "oh cool a jw forum" but after reading just 2 posts i realized it is the black veil all over again.

RandomTask

I don't know. I think you may yet lurk around. I mean of course you have heard all about the dangers of the internet from the publications and from the platform, no, something like curiosity must have gotten the better of you to bring you here.

Of course you will find witness websites and witness discussion boards that are all witness only, but you will find there the same uninteresting mush spooned out at the increasingly dumbed down meetings and publications. Methinks more adventure lies here, where you are actually allowed to discuss your beliefs openly, as you have been afforded that opportunity here. We have all had turns discussing what you have posted with you and I'm sure you have noticed that not everyone here is of like mind. Again, that is using your god given thinking ability, something you may think you are able to do within the sphere of the organization, but sadly, you will find that true freedom of thought is curtailed there. Not an accusation, just an observation.

Not everyone here is an athiest, not everyone here is agnostic, the difference here is that you are ALLOWED to be if you want to and we are perfectly happy in discussing one anothers beliefs. Sometimes the conversation is heated, and doesn't even center on religion, but nonetheless what we have here is a group of people from all walks of life who can coexist and can also be of their own mind. Its the way humanity is supposed to be, and the way, if you believe in a creator, we were created. So don't be afraid to use your brain, to use what God gave you, we can accept it, we can accept your beliefs and even discuss them with you if you wish.

You mentioned the Catholic Church, how foolish it would be for one to leave the Witness religion and join the Catholics. While I would not debate you in that statement, what I must ask is why you think that the witnesses are better than the Catholics, or the Baptists or the Hindus or Buddhists for that matter. But even taking just christian religions into account, why the Witnesses? And why must you hold so firmly to their doctrines? Have you done an investigation as to whether the Witness organization is any better than say the Catholics in leading the worshiper down the true path to God? You may think that you are hedging your bets with God in order to do "what you think is right" in order to gain the reward at some point in the future, but is this a wise way to lead your life?

The reason I bring it up is because how one lives their life is the most important decision one makes. Certainly you remember when you were a child, didn't that seem like it was just yesterday? Every day we live longer and use up more of this gift of life that we were given. The only thing that we are ABSOLUTELY SURE of, is that everyone who has ever lived has died. It doesn't matter how long, some die young, others live into their 100's, but every man woman and child ever born on this planet has died. All of us are mortal and that is something we all have to face. You obviously put faith in the bible and believe that God provides salvation for humans from this fate. Your belief in this is great and perfectly fine and normal, but what I would say to you is that an organization is hijacking this belief and putting you in shackles. If you believe in the Jesus of the bible then it is something that he would never have envisioned for the people that listened to his message to be a part of. The watchtower organization is using your faith in the bible and substituting itself for God. They are using your faith. There is such a thing as christian freedom, perhaps the organization that you belong to is keeping you from living the life that God intended you to live.

All I am saying is that you owe it to yourself to find out, you owe it to yourself to do an investigation and see whether or not you are a follower of men or a follower of God, if following God is what you want to do with your life. Jesus taught that he was the mediator between God and man, not an organization.