I don't believe but I do hold out there is a possibility. Once abiogenesis has been confirmed and proof provided, then the final nail in the coffin of my doubt will be hammered away.
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Do you still believe in God?
by FormerlySandL ini never thought i would admit it, but i don't.
i might superstitiously have some kind of doubt but digging a bit deeper in my heart i really don't believe in god.
as a human i could never just sit and watch people be tortured, live years of abuse, suffer from illness and disabilities and all the other awful things people have to endure day after day without doing something about it.
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Why dont you go to the memorial?
by atomant inl guess we all have our own reasons and thought it would give insight to others considering going to reconsider and not go.
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I don't even remember the last memorial I attended. It most be over 15 years? I've been to 1 assembly and about 13 regular meetings two years ago, to see if this religion has changed any. The talks are the same, long boring, and only tears down a person. Was a mistake on my part as it took months to get the local elders to leave me alone.
Their version of the memorial is no different. It simply separates people into two different classes. And even now that 2nd class by their new teaching means nothing. Pointless to attend imo
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2 Videos If You Want Them!
by Atlantis insome videos that just came in if you want them... you became so beloved to us.. .. http://we.tl/9parpjipfz.
.. new instruction video.
.. http://we.tl/bklkzuavfs.
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I think the JW that monitor sites like this or watch videos to get deleted are probably the helpers. The helpers are the next one in line for the GB job. To be a demigod and worshiped probably helps their delusional minds. -
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I agree with most of what you wrote.
I rather not quibble on the Bernie/FDR comparison. I've read a few biographies on FDR and the two men have some similarities but I don't agree with assertion that Bernie is an FDR democrat. So I'm going to just go by memory and you can correct me if I'm wrong since it is your position and not mine.
But I thought FDR didn't support a complete universal health care it was actually Truman that proposed a truly universal health care. FDR was focused only on the needy where Truman's plan was for all.
On a personal level these two men couldn't be further apart. FDR was born into wealth and married into wealth. He attended the best private schools and the elite colleges. He was cousin to a former USA president and had connections Bernie never had.
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After leaving what did you Major in?
by Luther bertrand ini am curious if my observations are correct.
i noticed alot of exjws end up majoring in the social sciences.
i am also interested in what educational choices people have made either while fading or while completely out.
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BS in Business Administration with minor in Accounting and Information Systems
BS in Health Informatics
Working on BSN (I have 1 1/2 year of nursing school left) career change for me
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And unless you make over 250,000 your taxes won't increase.
Not true. A policy or proposal should be strong enough to stand on its own merit. Your lying about it undermines the message Bernie Sanders is giving. Taxes will rise for all in a variation of forms including capital gain taxes and a tax to subsidize universal health coverage which includes those under $250,000 earned income.
Source: The Tax Foundation, an independent tax policy research organization, found that Sanders’ plan would lead to 10.56% lower after-tax income for all taxpayers, and a 17.91% lower after-tax income for the wealthiest Americans. When accounting for reduced GDP, taxpayers would see their after-tax incomes fall by 12.84% on average, the report said.
A better argument would be that Bernie Sanders tax increases would be a wash because of the benefits it supposedly would bring: For example an increase in taxes would be offset of the medical coverage it provides, etc.
The rest of your argument is opinion with not a single substantiating fact.
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A poll of sorts: How long have you been a "fader" for?
by SecretSlaveClass ini'm curious about the following:.
1) how long have you been a fader for?.
2) how often do you still get pressure from congregation members and/or family to return as an active witness?.
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1.) I faded or left in 1996
2.) Never
3.) Personally only know of myself and brother so about 20 years. My mother and sister are only ones still in and they are not very active.
4.) Nope, and don't care. I haven't been to my congregation in twenty years. I don't exist in the JW world.
5.) Just treated as inactive if I run into anyone that knew me from my childhood
6.) Never was endangered of being DF. I just moved three hours north of my congregation as a teenager and stopped attending.
7.) 0, I haven't been to a memorial in like 15 years, and went to a few meetings and one assembly two years ago out of curiosity. A boring waste of time too lol. I've spent more time on this site in the last 20 years than at a kingdom hall.
8.) The org is completely powerless over my life with the exception of my mother. Talking to my mother about the many faults of the borg only depresses her. At times I have to remember not to be so critical of the watchtower around her.
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Second Class Citizenship
by Coded Logic incan you imagine if a person was refused services because they were black?
or because they were christian?
there would be nationwide outrage.
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I don't agree with the refusal of services to anyone, regardless if their gay or not. I support human rights which encompasses rights for gay people. In the USA the last I knew there were no federal laws protecting gays in regards to many issues (hiring, services). I'm not sure if there are federal laws even for hate crimes for gays. I think that should be the focus.
However, one thing I'm adamantly oppose to is destroying a person that is a bigot, racist, or religious zealot. That is the problem I have with organizations like La Race, Cair, NAACP, LGBT groups, etc. Instead of focusing on changing laws and attitudes, often it includes destroying a person and their lively hood. Their are many examples of this.
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What would we all do if the watchtower collapsed tomorrow ?
by stan livedeath ini would probably collapse laughing.
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How did you feel when they eliminated the Con. Book Study?
by Freeandclear inyears ago when i was "in" i loved the book study.
it was my favorite meeting by far.
mainly because it was a small group.
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I left before the Isiah books came out. I think the last book study I went to was the greatest man book. That was around 1999 or so. I was basically inactive in 95 but would attend the book studies once in a while at an elder's house. It was far more enjoyable than the kingdom hall.
I was long gone by the time they canceled it, but glad for my mother, as it one less bs she has to attend.