paulnotsaul
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i could never understand what was "good " about the "good news "
by looloo inas someone recruited in my 20s and spent about 6 years "interested " though never baptised , i just felt depressed after the lovebombing i received at first , i felt trapped by knowing "the truth" and wished i hadnt heard about it .
i couldnt understand what was good news about billions of innocents dying including poor children who have suffered enough in countries where there is famine etc... and all my relatives were doomed along with them !
i was a much happier person before i met jws believing you go to heaven after your death and live with god jesus and your loved ones .
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Origins matter...
by MrFreeze infunny how the reason that jw's say no to a lot of stuff such as doing toasts or politely saying god bless you when someone sneezes, is that their origins were pagan.
as a jw, i never really agreed with this.
what does it matter what it meant in the past?
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On A Scale Of 1 to 10 How Much Knowledge Does A Jehovah's Witness Have About Their Religion?
by minimus inyears (many decades) ago, most jws knew what their religion taught.
they could go toe to toe with a minister or priest and make some good points.. i believe today's witness knows little about most of the convoluted teachings and revisions of the "truth".
yesteryear's witnesses got a 9/10.
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JW directives you thought were downright stupid
by fallen_princess ini remember one time when i was about 17 years old, i wanted to arrange a costume party for the young brothers in the congo around my age.
i suggested it to one of my friends and was told that the elders had advised against it because it could be construed as pagan and masks have their roots in demonism.
of course, i was never shown any biblical proof of this but just that response took the wind out of my sails and i decided to just not go through with it.
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In two sentences: What I learned during my exit from the Watchtower
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Guilty Association
by paulnotsaul indoes anyone still sometimes get that guilty feeling?
you know, be honest, whenever a certain day comes around you felt like you had to be somewhere?
like for me: tues,thurs, & sun.
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Paradise Earth for JW's the same as Heaven for other Christian groups?
by punkofnice ini've often thought it weird how jar hoover was going to lovingly murder all non jw's soon (terms and conditions apply and are subject to 'overlapping').
then the good ones would live in paradise happy that their family, friends and loved ones all died because jar hoover would mess with their minds.. recently i've been worshipping in a church but the same scenario has posed itself in a different way.
if good christians go to heaven whilst family, friends and loved ones who don't believe go to hell...........what's the difference from believing that to believing the jw nonsense???????.
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Hi everyone.
by paulnotsaul insorry it took so long to introduce myself.
my name is eric but i go by the handle paulnotsaul.
like many in this forum i also had to admit i had a problem with addiction.
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Demos on the platform versus actual reality in FS
by Alfred inwe've all seen these demos a million times... perfectly rehearsed mini-dramas at the end of the theocratic school and during the service meetings (usually played by the same "exemplary" publishers and pioneers of the elite congo clique).
you know what i'm talking about... the ones where they always speak the right words and cite the "appropriate" proof texts in perfect harmony with borg guidelines.
so much so, that new "studies" or visitors who are unfamiliar with these "elite" brothers and sisters are completely awe-struck by their enthusiasm, "spirituality" and eloquence displayed on stage.. but then an inexplicable "phenomena" unfolds every saturday at 9am.
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DC 2011 Let's God's Kingdom Come! summerized
by Eclectic inhello,.
i attended recently the dc 2011 and this video summerizes the whole programme in 9 minuts 49 seconds:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aofbngkugc&feature=related.