The wanderer
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Social Influence: Are You An Individual Or One Of The Crowd?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style2 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; color: #ff9900; } .style3 { font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; color: #ff9900; } .style4 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; } --> social influence: are you an individual or one of the crowd?the watchtower society exerted enormous pressure on us to behave according to their norms.
having an individual viewpoint and perspective on matters isolated an individual within the .
organizationi know this firsthand.. the in crowdif you belong to one of the various syndicates (believer, atheist ), can you take a stand for .
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Open Discussions About The Paranormal
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-size: 18px; font-family: arial; } .style2 {color: #0000cc} .style3 { font-size: 16px; font-family: arial; } .style4 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style5 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; } --> open discussions about the paranormalseveral times threads would feature a particular discussion about the paranormal.. in the past, discussions featured ghosts, unidentified flying objects, ouija boards, .
and other similar topics which correlate to the paranormal.
some individuals are put off with the subjecton several occasions, it could not be helped but to notice that individuals who .
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Did The Watchtower Society Give You Your Personality?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; color: #996699; } .style2 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style3 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; } --> did the watchtower society give you your personality?a good friend of mine on the discussion board had this conversation .
with me a couple of times.
after spending decades in the organization, .
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Did The Watchtower Society Foster A Poor Mans Attitude?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-size: 16px; font-family: arial; color: #009933; } .style2 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } --> did the watchtower society foster a poor mans attitude?heard throughout the assembly, was the drone from the podium .
brothers, beware of the snare of materialism because everything .
in this world, the desire of the eyes and the desire of the flesh do .
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Are UFOs Fact or Fiction?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; color: #006699; } .style2 { font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; color: #006699; } .style4 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style5 {color: #990000} --> are ufos fact or fiction?
recalling my days as a jehovahs witness i recall the watchtower society or jehovahs .
witnesses explaining away the phenomena of unidentified flying objects as something .
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Can Something Good Come Out of Something Evil?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-size: 18px; font-family: arial; } .style2 { font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; color: #0000cc; } .style3 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style4 {color: #0000cc} .style6 {color: #000000} --> can something good come out of something evil?a discussion with my friend about adolf hitler led me along the lines.
of a different perspective.
history will show hitler to be a monster,.
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Do You Carry Anything Of Sentimental Value From Your Witness Days?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; color: #cc0099; } .style2 { font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; color: #cc0099; } .style3 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style4 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; } --> do you carry anything of sentimental value from your witness days?
it is fair to say that many of us on this board rid ourselves of the watchtower societys.
propaganda publications.
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Did Being One Of Jehovahs Witnesses Kill Your Drive?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; } .style2 { font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; color: #000066; } .style3 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style4 {color: #ff0000} .style5 {color: #000066} --> did being one of jehovahs witnesses kill your drive?
it is understandable how someone who has been a jehovahs witness .
for a number of years could become complacent and except their lot in life.
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How Important Is It For Both Of You To Have The Same Beliefs?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; color: #cc9966; } .style2 { font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; color: #cc9966; } .style3 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } --> how important is it for both of you to have the same beliefs?in the organization, we were encouraged to marry only in the lord, because this would.
strengthen and preserve our faith.
however, once an individual steps away from that .
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How Did Being Referred To As A Brother Or Sister Make You Feel?
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; color: #009933; } .style2 { font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; color: #009933; } .style3 { font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; } .style4 {font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; } --> how did being referred to as a brother or sister make you feel?the term brother always reminded me of being in some militant or holy roller religion.
during my tenure as a jehovahs witness, i brought it to the elders attention to refer to .
me by using my first or last name when addressing me.