Crisis of Conscience
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New Here!! And finally I can post.
by Crisis of Conscience ini've been lurking for quite a while but i finally gave in to my "apostate" heart and joined!
i'm so excited!.
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It's amazing how many things in the publications and even talks are opinion but made to appear as fact.
by Crisis of Conscience inat the convention recently, i can remember different reasons being given as to why the end is near.
pick whatever one suits you best but basically it goes, 'because this and that has happened, the end is ever closer.'.
well here are some of my ridiculous opinions stated as fact, just to prove a point.. if you put pepperoni on pizza, there is no way a person will reject it.
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"The FDS has lovingly given us time"
by Crisis of Conscience inboy am i tired of hearing this one.
yes folks, i heard it at the meeting this week...again.
the sm included a local needs part and this was the subject - family worship night.. apparently, regarding fwn, that time was never, nor now is, ours.
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Why Do Witnesses (and others) Continue to Defend So STRONGLY Things That They Can't Absolutely Prove are True or Exist?
by Crisis of Conscience inthis is a little bit of a rant but i need to vent.
so i apologize if some things aren't clear.
just ask and i will do my best to explain.. i'm really trying to be patient with my wife.
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If still "in", how do you feel when praying in front of a group despite being in doubt of your beliefs?
by Crisis of Conscience init happened to me this weekend.
i'm curently "active" and had some long time friends from a different congregation over for dinner.. we went through the formality of praying before the meal.
normally or rather lately i've been passing it off to someone else.
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Former Bethelite Dead....Police Unsure Whether it was Murder or Suicide
by Crisis of Conscience inhttp://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/06/tempe_police_wont_say_whether.php.
i just got word of this and i'm completely shocked.
i knew him during my short time at bethel and i spoke to him regularly.
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For those still "in" for whatever reason, how long did it take you to disconnect from the things you were taught?
by Crisis of Conscience ini'm coming up on a year of when i first "woke up" regarding the org.
i still am "in" because i am trying to weigh out my options.
my wife is still mentally "in" and i know way to many people.
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If reading the Bible as a JW, why bother meditating?
by Crisis of Conscience ini was inspired to write this based on a post in another thread.. as a jw you are told to read and let the bible speak to you.. that would mean that you could reach a different conclusion on a certain scripture or account.
but that may not coincide with what the fds has as an explanation or conclusion.
this in turn, according to the standard makes you wrong if you "want" to be humble and wait for "new light.".
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How many here have actually received a response from the WTS, either by phone or letter, regarding the 607/587 B.C.E. discrepancy?
by Crisis of Conscience ini recently called the service department about this.
first off, what i read in another post is correct.
the person you talk with will not give you their name.. i asked the question and the brother responds by saying that yes, they get that question all the time.. then he proceeds to tell me that i need to write in to the society with my question and they will give me plenty of information to back up their standing on it.. i told him that i searched the wl cdrom and found nothing, not even under questions from readers.
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How many times have you read a post here and thought, "Wow, I thought only I felt that way about (insert spiritual/JW activity here)!"
by Crisis of Conscience ini was inspired by a few different things people said.. one dealt with if you pray(ed) regularly with your husband/wife.
a few people described how awkward they felt in doing it.
i felt like that for the longest time!