Being able to be alive, at this very moment, is the most sacred thing to me.
Enishi
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Is anything sacred to you anymore?
by Xena in.
i was looking up sacrilege tonight because of picture that i saw posted and it got me to wondering what i actually considered sacred anymore..if anything...something i am still trying to work out...so i wondered if anyone else had thought about it.
what if anything do you consider sacred?
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Organized Dub Rave Parties...Easy sex optional!
by yxl1 inmy wife had a long drive home from north yorkshire with her younger brother (who is a dub) last night.
she was asking him questions about his social life and was very surprised at his response.
apparently, each week in london some brothers organize raves in various hired nightclubs.
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Enishi
I was pretty surprised when I heard about this. Witness kids actually get into this sort of thing? I must come from more of a rural redneck town than I thought, if something like that happened in my area the elders would go absolutely bonkers, the R&F would faint out of shock, and we would be hearing about it for years.
Now, for the most important question, can anyone direct me to the nearest rave?
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A rather annoying occurance...
by Enishi inhere i am, sitting in the college library, reading this site, when some guy walks by me, turns around and glances at my computer.
he steps back, takes a closer look at it and says "hmm, what site is that?
jehovahs witness?
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Enishi
Here I am, sitting in the college library, reading this site, when some guy walks by me, turns around and glances at my computer. He steps back, takes a closer look at it and says "Hmm, what site is that? Jehovahs Witness? Hmm, I see...just curious" then turns and walks away. Needless to say, I was rather irritated. I'm not sure if the guy was a fellow-apostate or not (though I can't see why else this site would catch his eye), but if he was then judging by the tone of his voice he probably thought I was still a loyal dub or something.
The thing that really annoyed me though, was him coming up to my computer and looking over my shoulder. How is what I'm looking at any of his business? Has anyone else ever had this happen when they were on a site about witnesses?
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Were You Afraid of The DEMONS???
by minimus inmost witnesses believe satan and his demons are looking at them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
were you one of those?
how did you handle stories of demons, witchcraft, etc.??
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Enishi
I do think that there are hostile non-organic entities. After all, if you believe that consciousness survives death, then its not that big of a stretch to believe that evil people live on as evil spirits. However, based on what I've researched about the occult, most evil spirits have relatively little contact with humans. Even some of the non-human negs that can cause harm aren't necessarily evil in the sense the WTS thinks they are. They're no more evil than oh, say, an aggresive spider.
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Enishi
Alot.
I can pursue the career I want to pursue without having to worry about what people in the congregation will think of it. I can study anything I want without having to feel guilty. I can read fantasy novels and Harry Potter books without having to feel guilty.
I can meditate without having to wonder whether the devil might possess me. I can associate with everyday people without having an us vs. them mentality. I can think for myself.
Knowing that the majority of the world's population is not going to be murdered by a psychotic tribal diety hell bent on getting everone to do things his way and honor his name.
There are still some problems in my life that have to weeded out, but I have more confidence than I did before.
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Creationist threatens academic science standards group with words of Jesus
by Gopher ina certain christian uses threats to "witness" to a public school committee.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4215964.html.
science standards committee taken aback by creationist's e-mail.
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Enishi
Anyone who would resort to using threats from the scriptures probably feels very insecure about the validity of the position they're defending in the first place.
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What is that e-watchman site all about?
by ScoobySnax inis the bloke who runs it an ex jw or what?
in one breath he praises the watchtower, in the next he's tearing them apart.
whats the deal with it?
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Enishi
Even though I strongly disagree with many of his views, e-watchman's website played a large part in helping me sever my mental ties with the organization. I had heard about the child molestation beforehand, but figured it was either an exxageration or that Jehovah would deal with it eventually. However, the scriptures that e-watchman points out as applying to both the curropt Jewish priests and the modern Christian congregation, as well as his arguements against the 1914 doctrine, caused me to finally open my eyes and realize that it wasn't God's organization, that the very scriptures the GB claims to follow condemn them.
Sure, you can glean this information from many other sites, but the thing is e-watchman bases his arguements almost solely on the scriptures, and still holds to the witnesses basic beliefs, which resonated quite strongly with me back then. If I had read the same arguements from an atheist or a born-again christian, I would have probably ignored them. So, although now I absolutely detest e-watchman's articles and commentary, they do serve a valuable purpose to witnesses still heavily attached to the basic dogma of the the WTS (no trinity, no hellfire, paradise earth, 144000, etc.)
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 11-16-03 WT Study
by blondie inreview comments will be in black and parentheses ()
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we keep in mind peter's words: "it when you are doing good and you suffer, you endure it, this is a thing agreeable with god.
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Enishi
As always, excellent job Blondie.
Hehe, I study the lessons in your posts now more than I did on my own.
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Were You Afraid of The DEMONS???
by minimus inmost witnesses believe satan and his demons are looking at them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
were you one of those?
how did you handle stories of demons, witchcraft, etc.??
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Enishi
As a kid, I was scared of the dark and the unknown like anyone else, but was never particularily terrified of demons. In fact, the very idea of demons fascinated me. I wouldn't have minded seeing or meeting one, just to prove to myself that spirits really do exist. The Watchtower articles on them only made me curious. I suppose part of it is because my parents never really tried to instill a fear of demons in me.
There was one time when I sitting alone in the living room, reading a book, and it was storming outside. I distinctly heard (at least it seemed that way at the time) a raspy sounding voice whisper my name. OMG was I ever terrified! I must have broke the sound barrier running up to my room. Later on, I decided that it was probably just the wind, but ended up wishing that the voice would come back, I was scared but fascinated as well.
Also, I don't know why, but I always had this feeling that if there were demons lurking in my house, I could beat the snot out of them. After all, how powerful could they really be if they had to hide in old furniture and smurf dolls?
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Witnesses and laziness
by Enishi inis it just me, or does the dub lifestyle encourage astounding degrees of laziness?
we're expected to sit quietly at the meetings and be spoon feed repititious information without thinking for ourselves.
dubs are discouraged from making any decisions without the counsel or approval of the society.
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Enishi
Hmm, I guess laziness isn't a very accurate word. Lack of interests is probably a better description.
The thing is, I was never that terribly busy with the witness schedule, since I never studied for the meetings, only read bits and pieces of the literature at my own leisure, and was sporadic when it came to meeting attendance. I was always sort of halfway over the fence.