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  I need to ask a question...

  by nightwarrior in

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  after reading flowers posting about her brother, it really got me thinking (a dangerous occupation with me) lol, what is it about the jws, that when you are in the org, you feel that you are in the'right religion', and then wham, something happens, to make you realise that things are not so rosey as you were first led to believe.. so my point is.. when you leave the 'org' you feel such great relief, as if a burden has been lifted from your shoulders, and that you feel that at long last (as in my case) you can really develop a good relationship with our creator... but, if it were the 'true religion' surely we would feel downhearted and oppressed in leaving, and really we would not want to leave at all, as all things would be made clear to us, and we would feel happy again, but that is not the case.. i hope that this makes sense.

  as at the moment my mother and sisters are still not speaking to me, it has now been a month, and the tatic i know, is that by (hopefully) ignoring me, i will come to my senses and return to the fold, and maybe even leave my sweet talking evil slave class husband!!

  (yeah right).

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  topanga

  i've seen married men quite literally physically chasing young sisters around the hall in front of their long suffering wives.

  its strange but when you stay focused on scripture you become quite certain they are not "it" so don't feel guilty. Remember jesus said you would not find him in temples or houses constructed by men, so you are not bound by any organization. You are a free person in christ and they will be jealous of your freedom and attack you because they are brainwashed and stuck in what they themselves call a scam. All I've heard since i started studying is complaining from bethelites and witnesses saying they know they don't have the truth. It's confusing but im starting to see them as more of a corporate entity than anything else.
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  DreamCatcher

  by SheilaM in

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  2. friends

  thunder and i saw dreamcatcher based on the book of the same name by stephen king.

  i screamed at least three times, it stayed true to the novel and the actors were amazing.

  i loved how they made jonsey's office in his mind, it was just as i had imagined it.

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  topanga

  i love steven king i cant wait to see it.
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  In Case You Have Ears to Hear... But Have Not Yet Heard...

  by AGuest in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  (simon, please forgive me... and if you can, accommodate me... as i have not yet surpassed my new post "limit" for this day.

  to the household of god, israel, that is on jw.com, and all those who 'go with' them:

  may you have peace!

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  topanga

  whaddya mean scoob?
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  irreverent introduction

  by Irreverent in

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  i am irreverent.

  i am new to this discussion board, but you may know my wife; she is blondie.

  i am looking forward to getting to know many of you.

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  topanga

  oye vey was that lousy! well i've made worse how are ya? blondie seems kool.
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  In Case You Have Ears to Hear... But Have Not Yet Heard...

  by AGuest in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  (simon, please forgive me... and if you can, accommodate me... as i have not yet surpassed my new post "limit" for this day.

  to the household of god, israel, that is on jw.com, and all those who 'go with' them:

  may you have peace!

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  topanga

  thank you, i have closed myself off to feeling the emotion that comes with such a beautiful message.

  there has been a sort of silent blackness in my veins since i was told no heaven for you! heaven is my hope.

  You have made me feel that i wasn't wrong for holding on to the promise of heaven.
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  Goofy's Introduction, hello

  by goofy in

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  2. friends

  i feel like i know some of you since i have been lurking here for almost two years, yikes!.

  let me introduce myself.

  i go by goofy here, you know the disney character, always liked him.

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  topanga

  yipes! im studying now off and on. the more i get to know witnesses the more i hear these things.

  i guess people join religions for all kinds of reasons . some dont want to be lonely, some are diagnosed with disease and want to make it right before they die, some like to debate, some want to understand the bible and some want the truth.

  I ve heard people say they will brainwash me over and over so i learned about brainwashing yipes! i feel stronger because i can see em coming now! I understand that organizations have their own agendas but being free in christ means you are not bound to any temples or buildings or organization but where ever you go and whatever you do with your life keep christ in your heart. Never mind trying to join anything because you only end up serving men or conforming to the organizational image and way of living and forgetting all about god.

  so be happy you are free, they will be jealous and try to attack your freedom. rediscover yourself and live.
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  QFR...If A Christian Hears Voices Does That Mean He Is Under Demon Attack?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  answer; "no.

  "....the article instantly tells us that "many have learned they have a medical problem",like schizophrenia or other physical conditions that can cause mental confusion.

  the article ends this way, "hence, while an individual who reports hearing voices or who has other disturbing sensations may not want to discount demon harrassment, he should definitely be encouraged to consider investigating whether there is physical explanation for what he is experiencing".......so no more blaming everything on the poor demons!!

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  topanga

  so the faithful and discreet slave or gb are mentally ill? They say god communicates to them. as for demons are they inactive in an abyss somewhere?
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  Living a lie?

  by Victorian sky in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've been inactive for several months.

  i know it's not the truth and mentally i've walked away.

  would it be living a lie to remain inactive?

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  topanga

  my mom told me after she left that whenever she ran in to some of them they would look her up and down, say things like by, she sure got ugly... or try to pick on her. Most of them sound infantile and silly. She still reads the bible on her own but she refuses to use their books.
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  QFR...If A Christian Hears Voices Does That Mean He Is Under Demon Attack?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  answer; "no.

  "....the article instantly tells us that "many have learned they have a medical problem",like schizophrenia or other physical conditions that can cause mental confusion.

  the article ends this way, "hence, while an individual who reports hearing voices or who has other disturbing sensations may not want to discount demon harrassment, he should definitely be encouraged to consider investigating whether there is physical explanation for what he is experiencing".......so no more blaming everything on the poor demons!!

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  topanga

  the bible talks of people being shown or led by the spirit or a voice that says walk in the way so many things support possibility of it and many things can be used to question it. if you look at it in a spiritual way yes but in a worldy scientific way no?

  I dunno... yaaaah!
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  Alternative pets?

  by DanTheMan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, i don't have the most active or exciting life, so i've been thinking about getting a pet to liven things up a little around the homestead.

  dogs?

  too much commitment, also high ownership expenses.

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  topanga

  i like pets that thrive on neglect like those cool plastic tropical fish, or online pets have you tried getting a cyber pet they have cyber pups and kitties etc that you can adopt at different cyber pet sites to keep on your desktop.