by whereami 58 Replies latest jw friends
well if a ritual de baptism makes them feel better then theres no harm,
i'll not rush out to get myself debaptised though, it would be like giving the first time round credence by having to go to the trouble of cancelling it, and i took a shower when i got out of the pool anyways.....think anyone getting baptised at camber washed it off after lol.
it's the heart that counts. The thoughts and actions may bear out what the heart says, or they may be a façade or a misreaction.
that is a good point spike....all will be revealed in the end
i'll not rush out to get myself debaptised though, it would be like giving the first time round credence
And that with I think we've hit on the core issue.
As I've already said, it's a bit like sending Santa a letter to tell him you don't believe in him anymore.
Sending a letter to Cinderella or Hans & Gretel is one thing, emancipation is quite another.
In Canada, sending a letter to Santa would actually get you a response. Santa has his own postal address, at least in Canada:— Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada.
PP,
Were you forced to join a cult? I wasn't aware that the JWs in Scotland employed such heavy handed tactics!
I was actually talking about having some empathy for people who are having to go through this in order to have themselves no longer counted as a member of a church they didn't choose to join. How would you feel if the JWs were still counting you as a member in order to artificially boost their numbers? I am quite astounded that you cannot see such an obvious parallel.
I am quite astounded that you cannot see such an obvious parallel.
And these people were forced to be baptised? C'mon.
Even if athiesm could be defined as a religion, why is it so offensive to those who are in other religions?
I see atheism as another word for anarchy
Even if athiesm could be defined as a religion, why is it so offensive to those who are in other religions?
For me personally, it's not the religion of atheism that's so offensive, it's that the atheist won't 'fess up to it!
You have a faith! You have beliefs! You have books! You have preachers! All that's missing is the cathedrals.
