Kristofer
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Functionality in the aftermath
by Kristofer ini've noticed several posts talking about depression, guilt, fear while being a witness.. my question is, because of the psychological trauma and years of indoctrination, do you still find it difficult to be fully functional and free even after you have decided to leave the wt?
do some people find certain types of intimacy still difficult?
celebrations?
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Do they themselves believe?
by Kristofer insometimes i wonder, with the number of letters that the wt receives refuting doctrine & practices, does the gb really buy what they put out?
or are they just pushing literature and living off the collections from congregations.
i would think that if i received overwhelming evidence of the faultiness of my religion, i'd be forced by my own conscience to change or speak up or make a difference.
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Could the GB be using this forum?
by Kristofer ini sometimes wonder if perhaps some of the higher ups in the organization are visiting this forum.
perhaps it has become a valuable source for them to "test the waters" before something goes public to see what the reaction would be?
am i overreacting?
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salvation & sins research
by Kristofer ini am trying to do research on whether christ's death covered even future sins, not just original sin by adam.
anyone have helpful scriptures?
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I'm confused about literature cited....
by Kristofer ini noticed that some of the literature cited has references to pages in the hundreds like pg 127 etc.... i know the wt publishes books but are there any discrepencies between the original mags published and the bound versions?.
i ask because when i was presenting some info to a friend and gave her the source, she said, "how can that be?
this is a small magazine with only a few pages and you are saying the pages are in the hundreds?".
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What would happen??
by Kristofer inif an active jw woman chooses to marry a catholic man, .
would she essentially be disassociating herself?
would she be disfellowshipped?
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Question about "good works" ??? ???
by Kristofer innot ever having been a jw, i was curious to know something.... are witnesses ever encouraged to do good works for the less fortunate?
(giving to the poor, working in a soup kitchen, helping the elderly, other volunteer work, etc..).
i know scripture states you will know believers by their "fruit".
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Trinity pamphlet, - a response & research
by Kristofer ini'm not sure how much of this is old news to y'all but after being handed this literature, i was trying to find evidence on the ante-nicene fathers it quotes in this pamphlet.
i figured, if early christians didn't believe in it, then, to me anyway, the doctrine held some water.
i stumbled upon this essay by eric francke which is a direct response to the pamphlet and very well written in my opinion.
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How are pedophiles protected in the WT???
by Kristofer ini read a comment on another thread and a comment stated that pedophiles are protected.
is it because you need at least two to witness an event to make it legit?
please explain this to me.
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What were you disfellowshipped for?
by Kristofer ini recently had a discussion with a witness friend (i'm a secret) and she claimed that witnesses only get disfellowshipped for being unrepentant for immoral acts.
i am curious to know from those who have been disfellowshipped, what was it for?