You ever remember poking fun about other religions with your JW associates?
I do.
Now that I am out I find it funny and very ironic that I made fun of such "absurd" beliefs.
Here is a list of the top of my head that I used to believe:
1. That 144,000 people will taken from the earth at random and appointed a immortal kings and priests in heaven. They will be the only entities besides Jesus and Jehovah that are truely immortal: meaning that do not need God's spirit for sustenance.
2. That an invisible angellic rebellion is here on earth to stop me from accomplishing the will of God. They control ALL major world powers and the media. They can implant dirty thoughts into my head (like when I get a craving to watch porn) and can stowaway into my house, even if I am very spiritual, in inanimate objects such as a virgin mary statue or a Metallica CD. Just uttering the name of God will repel these forces immediately.
3. That when Jesus was referring to his Second Coming it would come 1900 years after he said it and that it would be an "invisible" presence.
4. That taking a blood transusion on purpose would result in my name being taken out of the Book of Life.
5. That an actual book existed of the names that were written in it would be granted everlasting life.
6. That all suffering on earth was a result of the first man disobeying God's fruit eating rules.
Any more?
-Sab
