'I guess that's a really personal decision for each Witness.  My own sister is disassociated and I talk to her.  I didn't find it helped anything to cut off my relationship with her.  Some might...|||Go back a few pages and you'll find the answer.  It was in the first few pages of the thread I believe.|||It depends on the situation.  If the person is actively trying to draw away other witnesses and spreading ideas that are contrary to the Bible, they would be considered apostate and disfellowshipped...|||What you're talking about is called disfellowshipping.  Other religions may call it excommunication.  It's based on a scripture in 1 Corinthians 5:11-13:  but now I am writing you to quit mixing in...|||Laney is right, you're thinking of Mormons.  That is not one of our beliefs.|||Thank you Pippin! I believe Blue Butterfly hasn't been around for quite some time, but I'm still here if any questions are posted. It's nice you're here too, maybe you could contribute some answers...|||Oh gosh, I'm alright.  It's just this thread has been a thorn in my side for a long time now.  Just one of those stupid things I wish I'd never done.|||I'm really sorry I posted the link to that test now!  I really just wanted feedback from other INFJ's about whether or not the test meant anything.  I pretty much already have determined that it's a...|||You are talking about the doctrine of the Trinity.  There was quite a detailed discussion about this a few pages back in the thread.  Most of Christendom holds to the Trinity doctrine, which states...|||We believe the same thing.|||We go door to door in immitation of first century Christians, who also did it.  The method makes sense because it's methodical and allows us to contact as many families in our community as possible. ...|||We love a worship Jehovah God, the Father.  We follow and obey Jesus, and he is our intermediary to God.    We believe that Jesus was raised a spirit: Christ died once for all time concerning...|||What Mr. Beer said is true.  We are remarkably united.  You can go anywhere in the world and find Witnesses doing that exact same things as they do in your hometown.  They are all united in their...|||I don't know, how do Adventists portray him?  I know some about Adventist beliefs, but that's on detail I don't know.|||All true.  Where did you hear about those things?|||Paul here was speaking about teaching in front of congregation. That is something women are not to do, and Witnesses do not permit this.   But, there are examples of 1st century christian women...|||Thanks for chiming in Dulcinea! Welcome.|||No, the Earth in its present state is not a paradise.  It is rapidly being ruined by the greed and selfishness of man. Revelation 11:18 says that the the time will come when God will have to bring...|||We are definitely in favor of non-violence. We do acknowledge that there may come a time when we would have to defend ourselves in case of attack,  but we would never go on the offense against anyone...|||There is a large amount of evidence to support this date.  There are two lines, Bible chronology and the events since 1914 in fulfillment of prophecy.    The prophetic dream spoken of in Daniel...|||We do speak of our organization as a spiritual paradise, but this is far different from the future physical Earthly paradise spoken of in the Bible.  This is not an attempt to save face after 1975. ...|||I'll take question #3 for now, the first one involves a lot of math, which will take some time, but I will get to it.  But anyway, no, we do not believe that we are currently in the thousand year...|||Well, I didn't know INFJ's had a tendency towards weight problems until I came here.  I've never had a problem, but that's mostly because I inherited a great metabolism from my parents.  Neither of...|||Sorry about the double paste!  I'm afraid to try to edit it as the edit function hasn't been working lately.  Here's what the second one should have been:  ...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipw&feature=related   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipw&feature=related|||[/B] So true!  My weight battle has been with the tendency to be underweight, but I totally agree with you.  When I first started thinking about nutrition and trying to improve my health, I was...|||I sort of forgot I started this thread, sorry!  Thank you for all the replies.  It really seems like nutrition consciousness must be mostly related to either having been overweight or not feeling...|||I've noticed a little of that tendency in myself too, don't know why.  I may have something to do with the fact that stress (and winter is very physically stressful) can really upset bodily...|||It occured to me to wonder if type has anything to do with food choice.     I find that if I restrict myself too severely, I become angry and depressed.  So I try to eat healthy, but will...|||I second the college idea. It's a very different environment.   I've done a lot of research into the subject of public schooling, and it's my belief that the public school system is not a healthy...|||I don't know if I can help much since my only career at present is mothering and homeschooling my kids.    My last job was one I hate to have to own up to on a site like this, ack!  But here goes:...|||Right! so the key is to identify what it is you great at, what it is you love (which is usually the same thing), and allow yourself to become immersed in it as much as time allows. For many us, there...|||Many INFJs are counselors.  We seem to be drawn to that because we love to make a difference in the lives of people, but we do it better one on one.  There are many professions that lend themselves...|||From my experience, most people who have an ounce of humility don't want to assert that they are extraordinary, even if they are.  Just because you don't make a living at what you are good at does...|||Personality certainly doesn't dictate levels of intelligence, but it might dictate what type of intelligence. I think that the reason the quiz seemed to be describing many of the traits of INFJ is...|||Intellectual giftedness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  There are lots of different theories on what it is.  There is even disagreement about the appropriateness of the term itself.|||Absolutely!  I think it's as much a mistake to determine giftedness based on personality traits as it is to base it on IQ.  If you are an artist through and through, but can't make heads or tails of...|||True.  And what I'm wondering is, what about all the gifted people who aren't particularly empathic, don't really care about big issues, don't really look at the big picture, etc?  I know they're out...|||On lopsidedness:  I can really relate to that as well.  I struggled mightily with math in school, which gave me the idea that I was a moron.  But reading and writing came so easily that I thought my...|||True.  I know there are many gifted individuals who do nothing at all of consequence for various reasons, and know there are many average to above average people who excell in all kinds of pursuits. ...|||Absolutely! That's very close to what I was thinking as I took the quiz. Sometimes I wonder if the only purpose of those types of questionaires are to make people feel good about themselves rather...|||My latest obsession has been the subject of intellectual giftedness, sparked by an interesting article in Rolling Stone about a profoundly gifted child from Colorado.  So that led to lots of reading,...|||I think the concept of soulmates screws up more relationships than anything else.  There's something to be said for loyalty and commitment in the face of difficulties.  Yes, Im INFJ, but I don't get...|||Truth exists, but God help the person who claims to have found it.  Patriotism is the most brutal of all virtues -The Red Baron (that's an approximate quote, I can't remember his exact words)  ...|||Try impossible, at least at this point in time.      True, but it also doesn't rule it out.  My intention in using those quotes was to demonstrate that, although the existence of a higher being...|||I, once again, thank you very much for your respectful attitude.  We often encounter the opposite.  I understand your desire to share what you believe, as I have that desire as well, obviously.  But...|||I really appreciate your polite and respectful approach, but I'm not going to address each of those scriptures until I say this. First of all, to accept only one version of the scriptures is very...|||Arclight:  Those are some really thoughtful and intelligent questions, and I really appreciate the opportunity to have a deep discussion such as this.      First of all, I want to make it clear...|||We have no dietary restrictions.  And you will not offend her most likely.  We are used to being different and having to explain why we don't participate in things like birthdays, holidays, and...|||I know this was already answered, and correctly.  We are indeed politically neutral.  I just wanted to explain a little as to why that is.    We believe that we are now under God's messianic...'