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Feeling Frustrated
by 24k inhave you had this experience when talking with friends and family members who are still in?
you:well the society looked down on attending college when i was getting out of high school.
them:they never said you couldn't attend college.
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Feeling Discouraged About The Future Of My Marraige
by 24k infor those of you who may not be familiar with my story, a little history may help clarify my dilemna.
i was raised as one of jehovah's witnesses, pioneered, became a ministerial servant, married a pioneer, and then became an elder, all before the age of thirty.
a few years ago, i began to have serious doubts about the teachings and religious system established by the watchtower.
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Well... I'm busted this time
by 24k ini think i may have just precipitated my exit from the watchtower a little sooner than i expected.
i was really looking forward to attending easter services at a local church today, and so made arrangements to ride with a friend of mine and his wife.
my friend is a recently disfellowshiped former fellow elder.
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Living in a divided home
by 24k inlet me start off by saying that i love my wife dearly.
she is, and has always been my best friend.
she is a devoted wife and a wonderful mother.
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How long can you be a non-person?
by 24k into shed some light on the above question, i will need to give some backround.
3 years ago, i stopped serving as an elder in my local congregation.
i have not regularly attended meetings for more than 2 years and i have not participated in the door to door work for about the same length of time.
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Feeling discouraged about the future of my marriage
by 24k infor those of you who may not be familiar with my story, a little history may help clarify my dilemna.
i was raised as one of jehovah's witnesses, pioneered, became a ministerial servant, married a pioneer, and then became an elder, all before the age of thirty.
a few years ago, i began to have serious doubts about the teachings and religious system established by the watchtower.
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Truth in Translation: Accuracy and Bias in English Translations of the New
by 24k inhas anyone heard of the gentleman who wrote the above titled book.
among other things, he claims the new world translation is the most accurate translation available today.
the author is jason david beduhn, an associate professor of religious studies.
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How Many 1st Century Christians?
by 24k injust wondering if anyone has done any research regarding the estimated number of christians around during the 1st and 2nd centuries.
it seems that there would have been well over 144,000. if so, there certainly would not have been any remaining spots to fill during the 20th century.
of course, the bible doesn't seem to set a number limit on those going to heaven.
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144,000 ?
by 24k inwhile in the midst of a discussion with my wife, who is a devout witness, regarding who go to heaven, it dawned on me that the wbts teaching that only 144,000 go to heaven seems to have a fatal flaw in the math.
according to acts 2:41 "... about three thousand souls were added to their number that day.
" speaking of christians.
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How do you deal with the constant strain?
by 24k injust last night, i had a jw relative visit from out of town.
while dropping him off at his nightly accomadations, a drive of only about five minutes, he, of course, took the time to inquire about my lack of meeting attendance, my use of the niv bible, and my recent trip to a promise keepers convention.
with such a short drive ahead, i didn't really want to get into a long discussion, so i tried to keep it brief and non-confrontational.