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  What Do You Wish You Knew?

  by ~Question With Boldness~ in

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  so we've all seen those little tri-fold tracts "what do jehovah's witnesses believe?

  " the little brief outline of beliefs and practices of jehovah's witnesses.

  my question is, what do you wish you knew?.

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  So we've all seen those little tri-fold tracts "What do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?" the little brief outline of beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses.
  
  My question is, what do you wish you knew?
  
  If someone were to have handed you a brochure before you became a Witness, looking back now, what do you wish it had said? If you were born in, what do you wish had been shown to your parents?
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  To all christians...

  by wolfman85 in

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  ...should we celebrate the memorial in our homes?

  will you do it?

  any ideas.

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  My church does it for those who wish to participate, I don't know if I want to do it in my home YET, only because I'm still working out the bugs in that regard... And I don't want to do it with an attitude of fear.... Maybe in a few years
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  my diehard jw wife has never had a bible study...

  by oompa in

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  2. friends

  i mean how many of them really even want that?...most jws give away any interested person to a good ol pioneer..and not sure how many of them really want to make a disciple either....i mean she drives around endlessly with her chick friends...lots of starbucks...dunkin and kk...and they dont want a frikkin study....really????

  ?...........just a vent...oompa.

  btw in my legal divorce papers response today i did say she was not blameless...stated that chose to be part of a religious sect that shuns me totally since i am no longer a believer...and that it has caused me extreme distress and anxiety....

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  My mother, in for almost 20 years, had one. And my mom ended up dropping her in a few months because she did not show enough interest in "progressing spiritually."
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  Well, the pdf of the March 2012 WT is hot off the press!

  by serenitynow! in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  and it does not disappoint.

  the first century brothers are on the cover, going door to door with what look like leather messenger bags.. the first article is entitled, are all "christians" christian.

  and you can tell by the picture that anyone with a beard or goatee is definitely not a real christian.. the next article, remain in my word has this quote that condemns catholics but seems eerily close to what jws believe:.

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  OMG really? Do they really think the early Christians walked around with messenger bags???? Geez.
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  Our latest "Gee it's great not to be a JW" moment. Share yours!

  by Open mind in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recently my son had a minor injury that required a trip to the emergency room.

  the admitting nurse asked us a ton of questions and then this:.

  nurse: do you have a religion?.

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  It was a delayed reaction... I had been out for two years, married to my husband, living life, enjoying it... But the truly liberating moment was at my sister's graduation. When time came for the pledge, my husband stood, saluted the flag and said the pledge. I don't know why something so simple did it for me, really hitting me with what exactly freedom was, the price and responsibility it comes with... I was so proud, I am so proud.... Happy I could stand there next to him, and say the pledge, with no guilt or fear. Proudly, in total freedom. Its great not to be a JW...

  I have alot of these but this one made me really stop and reflect. Some others that have happened recently,

  Living in Korea for a year, with all the experiences that go with that. Would I have ever been able to do that as a Witness? A - Woudln't be married to an army guy and B - if i did come as a Witness I'd be too busy peddling to take anything in...

  Taking Christmas toys and food to an orphanage. Charity in general I think, whether its for soldiers, the homeless, elderly, orphans, right on down the list.... You just don't DO that as a Witness.

  Helping to organize Christmas parties. I've done this a couple of times with the FRG for the unit, and every time we have had a BLAST! Life is so much more fun and enjoyable than it was as a Witness...

  Everytime I dress up for church knowing I don't HAVE to.

  Everytime I go to church and there is actual EMOTION not programmed, robot responses.

  No literature in church, jsut the bible.

  Everytime I sleep in on Saturdays... No field service!

  To all of these and more. "Its great not to be a JW!!!!"
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  Are all SPIRITUAL Christians liberal?

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in other words do they occupy the opposite end of the spectrum to the westboro baptist church?.

  in other words is it "cognitive dissonance" that makes persons like anne rice defect from religion?.

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  I think the Westboro Baptist Church is in category all its own. Theres right, there's left, and then there's just plain nutcase.
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  Do you miss "dressing up" for the meetings?

  by dozy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.

  all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.

  my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.

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  You know, I dress up when I go to church now. It is much more enjoyable and I WANT to dress up now that I don't HAVE to. I HATED it when we went to KH...
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  What was life like for you as a JW teenager?

  by highdose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in the wt's illistrations they portray jw teenagers as happy, together group.

  my experinace is that the jw teenagers in the cong were some of the bitchyist backstabbing arse holes i'll ever meet.. it was unheard of for us to engage in group "wholesome activity" as show in the wt's illistrations.

  the competition amongst the girls for the handsome, sane and elders sons were cut throat.

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  Yeah, the "wholesome activity" was few and far between. I remember a couple barbeques when I was younger, a "dance" if you could call it that, and a party for one of the Elder's and his wife. Oh and the house warming party for another elder and his wife when they moved...

  Other than that...yeah, nothing.

  I didn't hang out with any of the people my age. There were only a few and I did not much care for them, or know them well, or desire to. There were maybe four or five females my age, two disfellowshipped. One, Amber, was the sort of "double life" JW, and she was a B*t*h. The other, Elise, was nice and we actually hung out a bit at high school, we were both on the school paper, so we chatted. Beyond that, we just never did anything and I haven't seen her since I left. We weren't close. And the males...well, they were divided into two camps. The double life jock JW, who I actually liked but they usually had worldly girlfriends. Taken. And the others were very theocratic brothers, studying for their baptism and terribly excited for the chance to unwind the electrical cords. You guys know the type....

  Anyway, the boys... most were actually very attractive. But like I said one half was taken, the other half, well.... I was not interested. Not that my parents didn't try... Always with the little subtle, and not so subtle comments. And the funniest part, I was already dating someone at the time. A worldly guy from my school. He had way more character dimension than any of the "brothers". If my life had been a movie, my boyfriend would have been the dashing hero, and the JW men would have been the flat, random guy you see in the background buying coffee... He was twenty times more masculine, attractive and honorable in his teenage years than any of the JW men are TODAY. When he left for boot camp (yes. Soldier. Oh, did that piss my parents off!) was about the time this mid-twenties guy started being "groomed" by the Elders. Still was a ministerial servant, but you could just TELL he would be an Elder. He was the "golden boy" of the congregation. well, I made the crappy mistake of offhandedly mentioning to my sister how attractive he was. My father overhears and started instantly with the, "maybe we should invite him to dinner" and "maybe you should go out in service with him" yadda yadda. I just rolled my eyes and shook my head. My own father, trying to pair his seventeen year old daughter with a 25-28 year old. At that age aren't the parents usually having panic attacks, "he's too old for you!" Geez.

  All in all a very boring teenage life... But oh was I the most terrible daughter when I left. I didn't sleep around, smoke, drink, do drugs, run away, sneak out of the house go to wild parties. With all the vitriol and disgust they treated me with for leaving I was really tempted. Heck, I'm getting treated like I've done all this crap might as well go have the fun too....
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  Prayer Board for my website

  by ~Question With Boldness~ in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  on the website i am working on building, i am trying to include a prayer page.

  its just what it sounds like, a page that lists people who are in need of prayer.

  if you know someone still in or is struggling with it, and would like them to be prayed for, or if you need some prayer yourself.

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  ~Question With Boldness~

  On the website I am working on building, I am trying to include a prayer page. Its just what it sounds like, a page that lists people who are in need of prayer. If you know someone still in or is struggling with it, and would like them to be prayed for, or if you need some prayer yourself. Its a JW site, but the prayer page is for all prayer needs, illness, injury, soldiers, firefighters, police, financial concerns, family concerns...anything. If you would like to be added or would like to add someone you know, please post it here, or send me a private message.

  I do not post contact information or full names. I will post initials, first names or last names etc or the title and first name (Dr. Joe, SGT Mike, Officer Jones, etc)

  Thanks and God bless.
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  How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

  by Bangalore in

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  how liberal or conservative are you?.

  http://www.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservativeareyouquiz/.

  bangalore.

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  ~Question With Boldness~

  I don't like the small scope of the questions either but, interesting none the less...

  85% Conservative 15% Liberal

  I can see I need to work on that 15%