By JW standards, would you have been df'd by now????
Did Being A Witness Make You Keep Good Morals?
by minimus 32 Replies latest jw friends
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Stefanie
Yes...
For my drinking
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stillajwexelder
no - I was and still believe I am a moral person -- OK I frequent this board so I would be DFd for apaostasy - but that does not make me an imooral person -- I am a good person
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blondie
Except for visiting this board, I haven't done anything the elders need to worry about.
Blondie
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ohiocowboy
In regards to morals of Honesty, and helping one another out, I would have to say that I have always kept my morals. In regards to Sexual issues, I would have to say that I became a total Manwhore at times, and probably within my first year of being out of the org. I bet I made up for the years of celibacy while in the org. Nowadays I have chilled out to a more appropriate part-time semi-slut status....
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ApagaLaLuz
Absolutely I would be DF'd!!! But I've always said that I was greatful for being raised with strict religious morals. It gave a sense of what makes up a "good person". Then when I grew up I was able to have a more balanced view of things.
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iiz2cool
I smoke, drink, and cuss once in a while, but I think I'm still more moral than the pedophiles they keep in the org.
Walter
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ApagaLaLuz
Amen Walter Amen
*high five*
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drwtsn32
Yes, I think being a JW (or highly religious) helps enforce a certain level of morality.
Since leaving we have done a few things we wouldn't have done as dubs, but our morality is basically the same as before. True, I get drunk every now and then and swear a lot more, but it makes life more fun. I also try to watch only R-rated movies. I also support gays and and am pro-choice.
Personally I don't think there's anything noble about the morality religion forces on people. People obey certain rules just because they'll get something from it (paradise) or to avoid punishment (hell). It's better IMO to simply do something simply because you know it's the right thing to do.
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Nosferatu
LOL! I think I disposed of 98% of my good morals!
I would have been disfellowshipped by now (if I had gotten baptized). It would be either for smoking or pre-marital sex.