Quote of the Day

by purplesofa 107 Replies latest jw friends

  • Sad emo
    Sad emo

    "One sanctimonious hypocrite makes one hundred unbelievers"

    Joy Davidman, wife of C.S. Lewis

  • Brother Apostate
    Brother Apostate

    "Wise men speak because they have something to say;

    Fools because they have to say something." - Plato

  • purplesofa
    purplesofa

    A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. John Barrymore

  • *summer*
    *summer*

    "We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and a mystery."

    H.G.Wells.

  • nvrgnbk
    nvrgnbk

    For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan

  • SixofNine
    SixofNine

    JWD poster Vinny:

    This is obviously becoming a lost cause folks.


    When moderators say nothing is wrong on the JWD regarding intolerance and disrespect of theists by atheists, though the facts are posted all over proving otherwise, you know that you are just spitting into the wind here...


    Scully says:..."Vinny, Your remarks are so thoroughly laced with intolerant, anti-atheist bashing, I don't even know where to begin."


    **** Scully, you are lost in outer space somewhere. Earth to Scully, come in Scully....


    ((( I ))) AM THE ONE HERE ASKING FOR GREATER TOLERANCE FROM ALL SIDES.


    ((( YOU ))) ARE THE ONE DENYING IT'S A PROBLEM.


    AND THEN SAYING CAUSE THE GOD TANK IS EMPTY, THE ATHEISTS HAVE REASONS TO TAKE THE OFFENSIVE.


    WHICH IS A LOAD OF BOLOGNA-SALAMI!


    Scully says:..."You say po-tay-toe, I say po-tah-toe. We can actually agree to disagree. I'm not interested in getting you to switch teams. I couldn't care less if you believe in God, Satan the Devil, Buddha, She-Ra the Warrior Princess, Spiderman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Flying Spaghetti Monster or that your $h!t doesn't stink. You can believe whatever the hell you like; whatever floats your boat, my friend. I respect your right to believe whatever you want. I don't actually have to accept or even respect those beliefs myself, but you're free to have them if you so desire. Like I said, I don't give a damn. Having said that, the same respect for my beliefs that evidence is important to me where beliefs are concerned is deserving of respect. You can disagree with me until the cows come home, if you choose, but I would appreciate it if you accorded me the same respect to have whatever beliefs I choose."


    ***** Folks, moderator or not; ten thousand posts or just one; Scully is LOST AND CONFUSED AS TO WHAT THE FACTS ARE. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THIS "FINAL POST" OF YOURS ON THIS ISSUE.


    I have stated many times, I do not care if you are atheist or anything else. I respect everybody's right to believe whatever they wish to believe. I have ASKED ONLY FOR GREATER TOLERANCE BE SHOWN IN THE PROCESS.


    So just how does Scully come up with I am some atheist basher, who's intolerant of her own personal views?


    Go ahead Scully, Put your money where your mouth is then.


    By justifying what is happening today on the JWD (and this is exactly what you are doing now), you are supporting INTOLERANCE AND A BLATANT DISRESPECT FOR DIVERSE VIEWPOINTS!


    But laughably, and desperately, Scully tries to pin those sorry claims on (((ME))).


    Just look at my posting record. I WALK AWAY from more snyde, insulting atheist attacks than you can count.


    I am not on any kind of "beat the little atheists" crusade.


    Occasionally (once in a blue moon) I will jump in after being insulted too many times and post weeks worth or arguments SPANKING sorry atheist beliefs.


    And the, the little atheists have no answers. They run away. The blow smoke. It's been done so many times with always the exact same results.


    But yet, I keep on asking for some respect to be shown TO EVERYBODY, because nobody wants to have to continue defending what they believe each and every time they click on the active topics link.


    AND EVERY TIME I CLICK ON THE ACTIVE TOPICS, THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO.


    You are in denial Scully. I am embarrassed for you after reading this last, most erratic and dishonest post to date! You should be ashamed of writing this.


    Scully then says:..."Vinny, you and your theist buddies are the ones complaining about feeling "ridiculed" and "attacked" when atheists hold your feet to the fire and require you to back up your claims with evidence.


    ****** WRONG AGAIN SCULLY!


    I have backed up my own position with more arguments and specific replies to direct question along with illustrations that you have ever thought of posting.


    DEBATES THAT YOU WERE A NO-SHOW ON.


    JUST READ THEM!


    I may not have 400 posts yet, but try reading what I have written. I'd bet you I have more arguments and words posted than some 10,000 post members. Yet you (try) telling me here that my reasons for asking for tolerance and mutual respect is due to "atheists holding my feet to the fire".


    Bet you know my reply next Scully to that sorry excuse, right? Let's see...


    Lookey folks, Vinny is asking for more tolerance because "Vinny and his theist buddies are the ones complaining about feeling "ridiculed" and "attacked" when atheists hold your feet to the fire and require you to back up your claims with evidence."


    **** Vinny's reply to this:


    BWAAAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHA


    ONLY VINNY HAS BURIED MORE ATHEISTS NONSENSE THAT YOU CAN COUNT.


    And then they all do the same thing Scully. RUN AWAY.


    At least you were wise enough not to SHOW UP.


    GRADE -A FOR WISDOM BY STAYING AWAY.


    GRADE -F FOR EFFORTS AND COURAGE.


    AND GRADE -F FOR LYING ABOUT IT.


    Scully then says:..."You can't produce evidence, nor are you even inclined to point out exactly which statements you are taking issue with, that you claim are "anti-God attacks and ridicule", or "anti-theist attacks and ridicule" or "intelligent design attacks and ridicule".


    ****** Can't produce evidence of what Scully? The need for a Creator? Cause that is posted everywhere here. Can't produce evidence for my claims of abuse, intolerance, and insults by atheists in thread after thread?


    Well, like I said on the other thread today, that would be because EXAMPLES POSTED WILL EMBARRASS PEOPLE.


    BUT SINCE YOU ASK, YOU SHALL RECEIVE.


    FOR THOSE THAT DON'T LIKE WHAT WILL BE COMING ON THE PRINTED PAGE, YOU CAN THANK SCULLY.


    Scully says:..."No, it's not a joke, or a semantics game. But thanks for the anti-logic, anti-reasoning, anti-evidence attack and ridicule. It's all in one's perception isn't it?"


    ***** YOU were upset that I used the term anti-God.


    Here, allow me to post it to freshen your memory a wee bit as to just what was WRITTEN:


    Scully said:..'The fact that you refer to atheism as "anti-God" demonstrates that you don't quite understand what atheism is to atheists. That term "anti-God" is offensive and feels like an "attack" to an atheist like myself who simply feels that there is no evidence to support the theist position.


    VINNY REPLIED:.."Anti-God" attacks and ridicule, "anti theist" attacks and ridicule, "Intelligent Design attacks and ridicule, you KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.


    This is a joke right?


    Semanatics game here Scully?


    Whatever you wIsh to call it Scully, because it falls under numerous descriptions, THE FACT IS THAT MANY OF THE ATHEISTS HERE ARE INTOLERANT OF THEISTIC VIEWS.


    So tell me, what part of this problem can you not comprehend?


    **** Remember better scully?


    FOLKS, SCULLY IS GRASPING AT STRAWS HERE.


    RATHER THAN ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT MANY OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON SHE TRIES TO DO HER OWN JW-THREE STEP SHUFFLE SMOKESCREEN MOVE.


    Vinny is not the problem here.


    Disrespect and intolerance however is!


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."Whatever you wIsh to call it Scully, because it falls under numerous descriptions, THE FACT IS THAT MANY OF THE ATHEISTS HERE ARE INTOLERANT OF THEISTIC VIEWS."


    Scully replies to Vinny quote:..."Like I said earlier Vinny, atheists are happy to respect your right to believe whatever you wish. We don't have to respect the beliefs themselves, and because we value intellectual honesty and truthfulness in discussion, we will be intolerant of claims that cannot be backed up with evidence or that do not meet the requirements for logic and reasonableness, the same as you will be intolerant of anyone who dares to question your "unquestioning faith".


    ***** When a theist opens up the active topics thread, on a Jehovah's Witness Discussion website, and sees thread after thread where atheists attack and insult theists and their beliefs again and again this is a problem.


    When a debate thread is formed where all views are expressed and there are disagreements, so what? That is a healthy thing.


    BUT FOR THE 100TH TIME NOW SCULLY, THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM I AM TALKING ABOUT AND OF WHICH HAS BEEN POSTED BY NUMEROUS PEOPLE TODAY.


    You are trying to put some kind of political spin on this issue to minimize the facts.


    Just tell everybody that Vinny is upset because he can't handle the actual issues. (A LIE... JUST READ MY OWN POSTS SPANKING ATHEIST AFTER ATHEIST)


    OR You say Vinny is against any healthy debate of divergent views. (ANOTHER LIE BECAUSE VINNY THINKS THEM IS GOOD TOO).


    What Vinny is against, and of which Scully refuses to address is that there is a BIGOTED, INTOLERANCE AND LACK OF RESPECT OF THEISTS, BY MANY ATHEISTS TODAY ON THE JWD!!!!


    AGAIN AND AGAIN THIS IS THE CASE, WHICH I WILL SHOW YOU ALL SINCE SCULLY HAS ASKED FOR PROOF.


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."So tell me, what part of this problem can you not comprehend?"


    Scully replies to Vinny's quote:..."Oooh, a slam at my intelligence. Nice ad hominem attack, Vinny. But I spelled it out very clearly in my posts. Maybe I'm not the one with the comprehension problem after all? Try reading what I said over again. What do you hope to gain from these unprovoked attacks on my intelligence? What have I said to you that you find so offensive that you feel the need to make these subtle attacks? I have been trying very hard to keep a civil tongue with you, and you respond to me with bombast and bluster and annoying formatting in your posts. You aren't going to rattle me that easily."


    ****** Folks here we go again. This is why the printed page is so cool to have. Scully says I insulted her intelligence by asking "what part of this can you not comprehend"?


    She says this is an ad hominem attack, that I am responding to her with in her own words "bombast and bluster". (okay scully, whatever you say)....


    So, let's do scully and everybody here a favor and post exactly what I said in full context. That okay with you scully? This way we can see if Vinny did all those things, or if scully is just doing that JW three step shuffle SMOKESCREEN AGAIN.


    HERE IS EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRITTEN:


    Scully says:..'The fact that you refer to atheism as "anti-God" demonstrates that you don't quite understand what atheism is to atheists. That term "anti-God" is offensive and feels like an "attack" to an atheist like myself who simply feels that there is no evidence to support the theist position.


    *****"Anti-God" attacks and ridicule, "anti theist" attacks and ridicule, "Intelligent Design attacks and ridicule, you KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.


    This is a joke right?


    Semanatics game here Scully?


    Whatever you wIsh to call it Scully, because it falls under numerous descriptions, THE FACT IS THAT MANY OF THE ATHEISTS HERE ARE INTOLERANT OF THEISTIC VIEWS.


    (So tell me, what part of this problem can you not comprehend?


    You do not have the right, to criticize other individuals and their divergent beliefs, endlessly, without provocation solely because they disagree with yours.


    If this was an Atheist website, that would be different altogether.


    But this is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN ATHEIST WEBSITE.


    Look at the name of this site Scully. It's called a (((JEHOVAH'S WITNESS))) DISCUSSION FORUM. It does not say (((AN ATHEIST))) DISCUSSION FORUM.


    THEREFORE (((ALL VIEWS))) SHOULD BE REASONABLY TOLERATED AND RESPECTED.


    AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE AT PRESENT.


    ****** MEMORY REFRESHED SCULLY?


    You are trying to turn this issue around into a VINNY IS ATTACKING SCULLY ISSUE, rather than what it truly is, an atheist insulting and attacking theists issue.


    Nice try Scully. But not very successful here. Sounds like something a senator would pull.


    I have not attacked your intelligence. I have simply tried to put THE ISSUE IN FRONT OF YOU.


    The same issue you continue to avoid and justify at the same time.


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."You do not have the right, to criticize other individuals and their divergent beliefs, endlessly, without provocation solely because they disagree with yours."


    Scully replies to Vinny's quote:..."Excuse me?? Since when does "criticism" equal "intolerance"? Since when does "questioning" equal "intolerance"? Since when does "requiring evidence" equal "intolerance"? Since when does YOUR right to hold whatever beliefs YOU want, trump MY right to believe whatever I want? Since when does YOUR right to believe what YOU want, trump MY right to speak freely and state MY contrary opinion? If you are going to say something that doesn't make sense to me, it just seems like the reasonable course of action for me to ask you how and why you came to that conclusion, in my personal quest to achieve a better understanding of your beliefs. To me, that's the essence of tolerance: trying to understand other cultures or beliefs, even when we disagree with them.


    ****** I am sorry Scully but you are off the charts on this one, once again. I never said that "my right to believe what I want, TRUMPS your right to believe what you want"


    WHY EVEN SAY SUCH NONSENSE HERE???? WHERE DID YOU GET THAT ANYWAY???


    Thids is exactly what I mean folks. Scully is dancing and shuffling and smokescreening and doing all sorts of deceptive neat tricks here.


    But Scully, I am not stupid. I see through all your little games and tricks. Why continue putting words in my mouth that were never spoken?


    I NEVER SAID OR EVEN IMPLIED SUCH NONSENSE!


    That entire paragraph is some kind of work from you. You are trying to change the focus entirely again.


    The focus is on tolerance and respect of views in general. That means not having to open up thread after thread where belligerent atheists are insulting the very intelligence of believers every single day.


    This is NOT about curbing normal debate. I'm all for it. But there is a very thick anti-God movement on the JWD right now.


    Many attacks are unprovoked. Many threads are filled with ridicule of theistic beliefs again and again.....


    Again, what part of what I am saying can you not understand? (no attack meant)...


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."If this was an Atheist website, that would be different altogether. But this is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN ATHEIST WEBSITE. Look at the name of this site Scully. It's called a (((JEHOVAH'S WITNESS))) DISCUSSION FORUM. It does not say (((AN ATHEIST))) DISCUSSION FORUM."


    Scully replies to Vinny's quote:.."Well it isn't a theist website either, Vinny, so get over yourself.


    ****** Folks, you just gotta love scully here. Great answer. I am impressed... (though makes no sense)


    SCULLY, UM, TAKE A LOOK; ATHEISTS AND ATHEIST TEACHINGS AND THREADS ARE (((EVERYWHERE))) RIGHT NOW.


    IF A THEIST SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT GOD, THERE ARE NUMEROUS ATHEISTS ALL OVER HIM OR HER LIKE FLIES ON HONEY.


    SOMETIMES 50 TO 1.


    Vinny does not need to get over himself. Scully needs to take whatever blinders she has on her head, OFF.


    The facts are indesputable Scully.


    You are truly an atheist in denial here.


    And like I said many times, I doubt anything will ever change. And now I know it will not. But at least I will not sit here and have you or any other atheist tell me this is not a problem.


    Or that Vinny is the problem, Or that Vinny is intolerant. Or that Vinny is unable to defend theist beliefs.


    I will defend the truth and facts as long as I have to and am able to!


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."THEREFORE (((ALL VIEWS))) SHOULD BE REASONABLY TOLERATED AND RESPECTED." (still sounds good to me)


    Scully reply to Vinny's quote:..."And if someone has the view that the Tooth Fairy speaks to them and utters gospel through them that we should all become followers of the Tooth Fairy, you're going to respect and tolerate that?? Give me a break, Vinny. You can't be serious that YOU, of all people, would be respectful of (((ALL VIEWS))). You've given me ample evidence that you aren't. You can't even have a reasonable conversation with me without resorting to attacks on my intelligence and character, when no such attacks were provoked.


    ****** You are using smokescreens, exaggerations and other tricks to avoid the real issue Scully. I have simply pointed these out in great detail.


    MANY TIMES NOW.


    Because YOU think that believing in God may be like believing in some tooth fairy, does not mean that's how it is for me or anybody else.


    Today at lunch I saw a Hare Krishna. I have no interest in her faith, nor any interest in learning about that faith.


    BUT I WOULD NEVER INSULT HER FAITH, NOR HER AS A PERSON BY CRITICIZING HER BELIEFS AGAIN AND AGAIN AT A PLACE WHERE WE BOTH SPEND TIME, IN MUTUAL ENDEAVORS.


    AND THE JWD IS SUPPOSED TO BE JUST THAT KIND OF PLACE.


    BUT THE FACT IS, IT IS NOT THAT KIND OF PLACE RIGHT NOW.


    THERE IS A VERY ACTIVE AND OFTENTIMES RUDE ATHEIST PRESENCE ON THE JWD. (FACT OF LIFE HERE FOLKS!....


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE AT PRESENT." (meaning all beliefs being shown mutual respect and tolerance)


    Scully reply:..."That's because not (((ALL VIEWS))) deserve respect. Do you respect the views of the people who flew airplanes into the WTC on September 11, 2001? I didn't think so. I daresay that you don't even respect the individuals who held those beliefs."


    ******* There it is folks! From her own words, in print, for anyone to see.


    Theist views are compared to those who flew planes into buildings and tooth fairies. Therefore Scully (and other atheists I assume) have the right not to respect certain views along with those that hold them due to her own biased opinions.


    AND THAT FOLKS IS OUTRIGHT BIGOTRY.


    Well Scully, I believe you have already made my case. This IS the JWD view, held by many atheists today.


    THEREFOR IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO JUST BASH AWAY AGAIN AND AGAIN. IN THE SPIRIT OF FREE SPEECH, I GUESS.


    This is why the JWD is a hostile environment for Christians and or anybody with theistic views today.


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."Seriously, try reading the threads Scully. There is a very strong anti-God, theist, believer etc, disrspectful intolerance on the JWD. And posted by numerous people here."


    Scully replies:..."I'm not seeing it, personally, Vinny, that's why I am ASKING YOU, for the last time, to put up or shut up. Show me what you find "offensive". I'm a moderator and there are other moderators who are not atheist. We're pretty decent individuals, and we are pretty good at being objective. So, identify some posts for us and provide some quotes where this "anti-God", "anti-theist", "anti-believer" intolerance exists. Then I'll show you some anti-logic, anti-reasonableness, anti-evidence intolerance from the guys on your team. Probably in the very same thread."


    ****** First of all you have NEVER asked me to post examples. Otherwise I would have done so a long time ago.


    And you must realize that doing this will cause some serious anger issues IMO. Nobody wants to be made an example of.


    I can tell you this, SeratoninWraith and NVrgnbck are just two current atehists that will not be very happy to see just what kinds of things have been written about those with beliefs different than themselves.


    It aint a pretty sight Scully.


    But this is your request now. So be sure to look these over with unbiased glasses since you are a moderator.


    I'll get it together soon just for you.


    Scully quotes Vinny:..."But for some odd reason (bet it has something to do with YOU BEING ATHEIST), you cannot acknowledge the reality of what I have stated many times now. I find that reprehensible."


    Scully replies to Vinny:..."Apparently, being atheist makes me a bad person now. Another ad hominem attack, Vinny??


    ****** No, not necessarily a bad person. ONLY A (((BIASED ONE))) SCULLY!


    Your continuous attempts here to JUSTIFY the atheist bashings and attacks, and to misrepresent what I have actually stated again and again, prove to me beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are 100 percent biased to this problem due to your own views expressed right here.


    Just like this comment above. Where did I say that Scully is a "bad person"


    I actually said was, "But for some odd reason (bet it has something to do with YOU BEING ATHEIST), you cannot acknowledge the reality of what I have stated many times now. I find that reprehensible."


    At least try to stop misrepresenting what I actually say. Can you do that?


    I know why you do that, because it takes focus off the real issues and makes them Vinny issues. Thankfully Vinny is still kicking here, to put that nonsense to rest.


    Scully says:.."You still don't get that it is possible to respect the person's right to believe what they wish, while at the same time completely disagree with and not have respect for their point of view. I respect that some individuals believe that they should participate in cannibalism, and there's nothing I can say to dissuade them from that belief. I disrespect and reject the belief in its entirety, and I'll do whatever I need to do to make sure that person is placed in a mental institution. I am intolerant of their beliefs. I bet you are too. I'm a bigot about cannibalism. I bet you are too. I'm an intolerant bigot when it comes Nazism. I bet you are too.


    ***** You see Scully, you just keep digging this grave for yourself with practically each comment you make here.


    Are you now saying that because cannibalism is wrong, and nazism is sick, that atheists have a free pass and are allowed to be intolerant of those with ((((theistic)))) beliefs?


    THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE SAYING SCULLY.


    You see Scully, you are not displaying bigotry towards cannibals here, nazis, tooth fairy believers or people who flew airplanes into buildings. (All of these are your OWN QUOTES SCULLY).


    YOU ARE SHOWING AN INTOLERANCE AND OR ACCEPTANCE (A.K.A. BIGOTRY), TOWARDS THOSE THAT SIMPLY BELIEVE IN SOME KIND OF CREATOR.


    You simply cannot get away with such offensive comments and beliefs here. At least not in my book.


    Theists or Christians in particular, are not cannibals, nazis, radical muslims or tooth fairy worshipers. They deserve the same respect you afford your fellow atheists.


    I find atheist views embarrassingly inept, yet I treat all people with the same measure of respect regardless of beliefs. Same goes for that Hare Krishna.


    AND THIS IS MY ENTIRE ARGUMENT IN A NUTSHELL. THAT SAME TOLERANCE IS NOT SHOWN TO BELIEVERS, BY ATHEISTS, HERE ON THE JWD. PERIOD!


    SCULLY SAYS:..."Quit being obtuse. Your version of "tolerance" goes in YOUR direction only. And THAT, my friend, is wrong."


    ***** SCULLY, PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS THEN.


    SHOW ME WHERE THIS IS A ONE WAY STREET. YOU ARE LYING HERE. YOU ARE FULL OF BOLOGNA HERE. ((AGAIN))).


    YOU HAVE BIGOTED VIEWS TOWARDS CREATIONISTS AND HAVE ONLY FAILED MISERABLY IN TRYING TO JUSTIFY THOSE SORRY BELIEFS HERE ON THIS THREAD.


    YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SUPPORT SUCH DESPERATE ATTEMPTS TO SLANDER ME BY SHOWING HOW MY TOLERANCE IS IN "MY DIRECTION" ONLY.


    WHY AM I EVEN DOING ALL OF THIS?


    TELL ME, WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME, SCULLY?


    I AM ASKING FOR A MORE TOLERANT SPIRIT. ONE WHERE ALL PEOPLE CAN BE RESPECTED AND FIND PLEASANT THINGS


    Go ahead and put your money where your mouth is or shut up about it. This one way street thing is BOGUS!


    Scully concludes:.."And we don't have to "tolerate" it. You want (((ALL VIEWS))) to be "respected"?? That's where your mistake is, Vinny. "Views" and "opinions" are not individuals. You certainly don't seem like the kind of person who puts up with nonsense - I bet you call people on what you perceive as their bull$h!t all the time. You don't "tolerate" or "respect" those views. Separate "individuals" from their "views" and it is possible to have respect for the individual while at the same time disagreeing with their opinions. It's a skill, Vinny, but it can be learned. Even by someone as unintelligent as you've pegged me to be. I'm not even going to bother dealing with the rest of your offensive, intolerant of atheists, insult-laced and preachy post to me. I've got better things to do with my life. I suggest that you find better things to do with yours. We disagree with each other. Deal with it. I already have."


    ****** Scully, I am requesting all POSTERS be reasonably respected. This forum has the ability to heal those that leave the WT Society immensely.


    But rather than being a haven for those that leave the WTS, it's turning more into a haven for atheists.


    And even those, like myself, that do believe in God, but have already left the WTS, this place is no longer a place to find comfort today IMHO. If you have theistic views and beliefs, you will be pummeled once you click on the active topics link.


    EVERY TIME.


    You will be insulted and attacked DAILY. Your beliefs will be challenged, laughed at and disrespected DAILY. And when your core beliefs are attacked and ridiculed, we tend to take that personally, and feel as if WE are attacked as well.


    THE JWD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS KJND OF AN ENVIRONMENT TODAY.


    IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PLACE OF REFUGE AND HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT.


    I for one have lost all JW's friendships on this small island in which my wife I live. Business partners walked away. Employees left as well. I cannot see my step son or his own newborn.


    I am labeled and shunned by all.


    I have posted my own letter of disassociation as well as numerous articles and comments to try to help those trying to leave the WT Society or those just wanting HEAL from leaving WTS and losing so much in the process.


    Should I have to come here and see all of these atheist attacks and continuous insults, on my own personal beliefs, every single time I click on the topics link?


    When I do jump in and defend those beliefs, it means weeks for me because it is one theist against many dozens of atheists here.


    Who here, then, should have to go through this kind of attack? I am already persecuted enough by the JW's here where In live.


    Why can't the JWD be a place of peace and encouragement? Without all of the attacks along the way?


    THAT is the problem as it stands today.


    I cannot change a darn thing. But I have said my peace.


    If things continue as they are, I too will pack up and just get out.


    Sure the atheists will be happy to see that happen.


    But others will follow.


    And that would be a shame!

  • flipper
    flipper

    " We do not protect or condone child molesters. " November 21st, 2007 Watchtower Bible and Tract Society . Enough said ? Peace out, Mr. Flipper

  • purplesofa
    purplesofa

    Six

    I already had this quote picked out for posting today, when I read your post.

    hugs

    leslie

    Quote of the Day:

    "The Greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose."

    J. Martin Kohe

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