Is there Religion after the Watchtower

by clash_city_rockers 15 Replies latest jw experiences

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  ElijahTheThird

  1. Do you still believe in a God
  2. Have you joined another religion
  3. Do you still believe in a bible or a Holy book?
  4. Are burned out on religion?
  5. Do you trust others who talk about God, Jesus and religious stuff?
  6. For you who still believe in a God is your worship corprate or private?
  Reguarding other Teansindental Matters:
  7. Do you believe in truth?
  8. Is truth absolute?
  9. Are ethics and morals absolute or relitive and arbratrary?

  A1. Yes. As my Creator to which I am grateful for life.
  A2. No, a government known as a Kingdom YES!
  A3. Yes.
  A4. They have served their purpose. Say good bye to them.
  A5. No, Not unilateraly. But I do listen carefully.
  A6. Not corporate, and not private. It is funny term, "worship".
  A7. Yes.
  A8. Yes.
  A9. Absolute. As is integrity. But, perfection is a dirrection. Which dirrection are you going?. *grins*
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  Sirona

  1. Do you still believe in a God

  Yes, God and Goddess

  2. Have you joined another religion

  No I havent "joined" anything. The best description of my religion is Pagan.

  3. Do you still believe in a bible or a Holy book?

  I think that the bible reveals some higher wisdom, however it is a book written by men and gives a collection of ideas about God that I dont necessarily agree with.

  4. Are burned out on religion?

  Not at all, Im very interested in it.

  5. Do you trust others who talk about God, Jesus and religious stuff?

  If they earn my trust, yes. Just because they talk about that doesnt affect my trusting of them. I dont have to agree with their beliefs.

  6. For you who still believe in a God is your worship corprate or private?

  Private.

  Reguarding other Teansindental Matters:
  7. Do you believe in truth?

  Yes

  8. Is truth absolute?

  Yes. However, Im not sure that any human can appreciate absolute truth because they always taint things by their frame of reference.

  9. Are ethics and morals absolute or relitive and arbratrary?

  relative definately.

  Sirona

  ** http://www.religioustolerance.org **
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  Brymichmom

  1. Do you still believe in a God
  A. Yes

  2. Have you joined another religion
  A. Yes, I'm a Methodist

  3. Do you still believe in a bible or a Holy book?
  A. Yes, I do believe in the Bible

  4. Are burned out on religion?
  A. I don't like "religion" in the strictest sense of the word, nor do I like all the what I call "churchyanity" type of stuff. Everyone has to have their own personal relationship with God

  5. Do you trust others who talk about God, Jesus and religious stuff?
  A. Trust? It depends who they are and how well I know them! Just because they claim to be religious or Christian doesn't make them trustworthy in my book. I just use my own common sense on judging people.

  6. For you who still believe in a God is your worship corprate or private?
  A. Mostly private, although I attend a Methodist church for fellowship.

  Reguarding other Teansindental Matters:
  7. Do you believe in truth?
  A. Yes

  8. Is truth absolute?
  A. Hmmmmm

  9. Are ethics and morals absolute or relative and arbratrary?
  A. I believe that God wants us to live according to His laws--HOWEVER-- If we don't then I believe he is very merciful and forgiving.
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  Eppie

  1. Do you still believe in a God
  Hm difficult, it is more that I can't deny that he is there somewhere maybe. I am more afraid of It

  2. Have you joined another religion
  Hell no

  3. Do you still believe in a bible or a Holy book?
  Yes 5%
  Maybe 5%
  No 90%

  4. Are burned out on religion?
  Yes, especially fanatics scare the hell out of me

  5. Do you trust others who talk about God, Jesus and religious stuff?
  No

  7. Do you believe in truth?
  Everyone has its own truth, is subjective, that is the whole problem

  8. Is truth absolute?
  No

  9. Are ethics and morals absolute or relitive and arbratrary?
  Definitely not absolute
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  NeonMadman

  1. Do you still believe in a God
  Yes.

  2. Have you joined another religion
  No, although I wouldn't rule it out. But I haven't found any group that I'm completely comfortable with yet. Not sure whether I'd become an actual "member," as opposed to just a regular attender. We'll see.

  3. Do you still believe in a bible or a Holy book?
  Yes, I still believe the Bible.

  4. Are burned out on religion?
  Organized religion, yeah, maybe a bit.

  5. Do you trust others who talk about God, Jesus and religious stuff?
  Not sure I understand the question. Trust them in what way? If you mean, would I ever again allow others to dictate my faith, absolutely not.

  6. For you who still believe in a God is your worship corprate or private?
  Mainly private, though I enjoy a good worship service.

  Reguarding other Teansindental Matters:
  7. Do you believe in truth?
  Truth is what is true. Truth is what is represented by the facts in any given situation. So, yes, I still believe in truth. As far as religious truth, yes, I believe there is one set of facts which is true to the exclusion of all others, i.e., there is a God, or there is not a God (as we understand the term God). One of those statements must be true, both cannot be. I have personal beliefs on the issue, but as I've learned through 30 years in the Watchtower, my personal beliefs can be wrong.

  8. Is truth absolute?
  As I said above, I think the facts in any situation are the absolute truth, Schroedinger's cat notwithstanding. (Sorry, Fred) Does any one human or organization have all of the truth? I doubt it. I believe that if we trust in Jesus, he will not let us stray too far, but that certainly doesn't mean that we will ever have all the doctrines straight, or even close to straight, in this life.

  9. Are ethics and morals absolute or relitive and arbratrary?
  I think there are standards in the Bible that God expects us to live by, but knows that we cannot. That is why the Bible says we live by grace, not by law. I believe that Bible standards are restricted to what they say, and should not be extended beyond that to other areas, as the Watchtower does so often. Whatever is not specifically addressed in scripture is a matter for personal decision.

  Tom
  "The truth was obscure, too profound and too pure; to live it you had to explode." ---Bob Dylan
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  Seeker

  1. Do you still believe in a God

  No.

  2. Have you joined another religion

  No.

  3. Do you still believe in a bible or a Holy book?

  No.

  4. Are burned out on religion?

  No.

  5. Do you trust others who talk about God, Jesus and religious stuff?

  Yes.

  7. Do you believe in truth?

  Yes.

  8. Is truth absolute?

  Yes, except in philosophical areas, but in the sense of truth being observable facts, yes, I believe some things are true in an absolute sense.

  9. Are ethics and morals absolute or relitive and arbratrary?

  Depends. Some morals are dependent on society to determine. The Talian defined a woman showing her face in public as immoral. We disagree. That's relative morality. Killing is wrong, correct? Except when it's time to go to war. Even Bible believers accept that.