logansrun
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Deprogramming your "Last Days" phobia...
by logansrun inraised in a religion that preached a massive, theocratic holocaust for the majority of mankind can leave you with more than a few mental and emotional scars.
i remember being terrified on new years eve in 1986 (i was 9 yrs old) because of all the talk that that year was the "international year of peace.
" i was conditioned to look at world events as being a sign that the end is near, sound familiar?
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Feb 8 Awake! Slags off Internet
by Stephanus in.
p31 at the back has another go at the internet.
it also takes a swipe at other sources of info - other than them, of course!.
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has anyone noticed lately the emphasis on elders..
by surferdude inin particular it seems like every wt for the past year or so has a section or a paragraph pumping up the elders.
or talking about them being "gifts in men"?
or like the part on the service meeting this week, interviewing an elder and making him seem better or different from the rest of the cong.
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I need help breaking a habit-----------
by Jesika ini have had this habit since i was 4. i stopped for a while, and honestly don't know why i quit for a while but i did.
it is bitting my nails.
i have it bad.
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Karl Klein's life experience......WTF?
by logansrun infrom the oct. 1, 1984 watchtower page 28:.
"it may be added that i am thankful to jehovah that when i was spiritually weak the opportunity for yielding to temptation did not lie close at hand and that when it did i was spiritually strong enough not to yield.
in other words, the inclination toward wrongdoing and the opportunity for it never coincided, for jehovah knew that at heart i really wanted to keep doing the right thing.
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Does God exist outside of Time?
by D wiltshire indoes god exist out side of our dimension of time?.
our view of time has changed over the centuries.
for the longest time,.
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Are ALL criticisms of the Society justified?
by logansrun inlet me start by saying that i deplore much of the teachings of the watchtower and am convinced that it is not "the truth.
" either through ignorance, error or deliberate action they have caused great heartache for thousands and unknown heartache for millions.
i have thoroughly disconnected myself from their teachings and would rightly speak out against what i know to be harmful in that organization.
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Okay...what does a "walk away" do abo...
by logansrun inrelated to my thread about talking to jw family members who refuse to shun you lol..... i'm a "walk away", no judicial action taken against me.
as it stands, i would like to keep it that way to be able to have a cordial relationship with some family (and perhaps a couple friends).
so here's a problem: at my former kh there sits in a drawer a document that could really screw me if i am in a life threatening situation.
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What to do when your family DOESN'T shun you...
by logansrun inall right, i'm not dfd or dad; i just "walked away.
" all my friends, save one, completely ignore me and basically shun me (the word on the street is i'm an apostate :) ).
but my family, all hard-core jws except my more liberal mother, is causing some unsettling feelings.
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Help - how to reason from 'best out there'?
by Xander inokay, another discussion with the brother.
he did mention i was a bad influence, but, feh, he still talks and listens a little, so i'm not too worried.. i've got him whittled down to - "if nothing else, at least this org tries to follow the bible the closest, every other religion has serious flaws.".
this is kind of a hard one to beat, as, in the end, what the society says is generally quite good and positive.