Do you atheists resent the believers on here and do you believers resent the atheists?

Lozhasleft

Hi all

I'm wondering how people feel about us exJWs either becoming atheists or continuing on with a faith in God?

Do you get angry or frustrated at the opposing view?

I'm new but I've seen different reactions to both on here...as for me I am happy to live and let live nowadays...its ok with me whatever people want to choose for themselves....

Personally I still have enormous faith and love for God....if the JWs couldnt destroy it I dont think much else could...?

Love to all regardless of what rocks your particular boat!

Loz x

blondie

We all left an organization that gave us no choice; dictated how we should think and feel.

It would seem ridiculous to turn around and do the same to others here and elsewhere.

snowbird

I'm a believer and I definitely do not resent the atheists.

The more the merrier!

Tee hee hee.

Sylvia

bohm

Not at all!

Ofcourse if a believer preaches hate of homosexuals or women, or if an atheist preach hate about believers, i would take issue with that, but that is a whole other matter.

donny

Like Blondie said, it would be stupid to leave such an elitist organization just to become another elitist.

Donny

wobble

I am firmly with BOHM on this, people can believe whatever they want as far as I am concerned, as long as it does no harm , either to others ,or themselves.

Preaching hate is harmful to both parties, and holding to beliefs that harm is reprehensible, so I will attack the false beliefs, but I do not feel resentment for the person who holds those beliefs.

I just find some peoples threads irrelevant to me, a non-believer, and so don't read much of them ,or comment on them, but I feel all people of all persuasions should feel welcome here on JWN.

Wobble

JWoods

I label myself agnostic on the subject because while I have no way of knowing, I see no evidence of a JW-like god.

I have no problem with ex-jws who have moved to a reasonable and modest form of conventional christianity.

I do have a problem with the occasional crackpot evangalistas who come here claiming to be a prophet (directly spoken to by god), hard headed fundys who want to make two page posts to preach to everybody and denounce unbelievers, and -

especially with some who have held on to nutjob JW doctrines, rehashed them, and are trying to create their own JW-like religion.

I also have a problem with die-hard atheists who have made that a religion and want to preach it to the believers and enforce it on people.

The Finger

yes i do!

dgp

What a person believes should be his or her own business. Steven Hassan got it right when he says that you have the right to believe anything; but no one has a right to MAKE you believe anything. Those are the people I would have trouble with, atheist or not.

Some atheists will attack everyone NOT an atheist. Those are the ones JWoods doesn't like and I agree with him.

Most of us ("us" meaning "believers and non-believers") won't mess with anybody for as long as they let us be. Or that is my delusion.

Live and let live?