the british humanist association web-site has reported on the results of the british social attitudes survey, which is a major annual survey, the latest report covering the year 2013:.
https://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/religion-and-belief-some-surveys-and-statistics/the-british-social-attitudes-survey/.
for the first time, those people saying they are not members of any religious group are in the majority in the uk, up by three percentage points from 47.7% to 50.6% in just one year.
the largest christian religion in the UK is church of england. most members who say they are have never set foot in a church---its just a cop out phrase--easier than writing "none" on a form.
i would imagine the largest religious group in the UK--that do regularly attend their place of worship--are muslims. closely followed by football supporters.
it amazes me how many of you have left it all behind, including family, brothers and sisters, friends and a full network of people.
i for one cannot find the courage to breakaway, and this causes me great anxiety and stress.
it eats me alive to think that if i open my mouth everyone i know will simply turn their back on me.
i resigned in 1971--no one shunned me--untill 10 years later when it was announced i was now "apostate" ( i hadnt been attending any meetings for a long while ). my dub-wife also divorced me. ( adultery )
my kids started to shun me as they became young adults---by then i had remarried. i had no contact from then since--except the older son--who was d/f a few years ago--we are now very close.
however--his mother shuns him. so she has never seen her new grandson. but i do---and will be staying with them at christmas !
not seen my younger son for many years now--i dont even know his address.
i see my oldest--my daughter--from a distance--we live in the same town. but--no contact.
i had no clue all this would happen --back then--34 years ago.
rare mammal that lays eggs!
meat eater!
when taken home to england from australia scientist thought it was a hoax.
rare mammal that lays eggs!
meat eater!
when taken home to england from australia scientist thought it was a hoax.
We don't have duck bills or beaver tails though
oh yeah ?
as a good jw i never smoked a joint or nibbled on some brownies.
i smoke it passively most days-----the scum in the flat downstairs use the stuff and the fumes fills the stairwell--i gag on it.
( note--the whole building is a no-smoking zone. )
hi people,.
i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).
1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.
hi people,.
i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).
1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.
raised from age 9
dipped in 1962---age 14
quit in 1971
so--9 years in--3 of which was pioneering--and a servant.
so the elders keep bugging me and pestering me about having a meeting with them to "introduce me to my new congregation" for some reason (do any ex elders know what that even means??).
i keep postponing and making excuses and they are getting more and more aggressive.
i finally agreed for them to come over today, but really don't want to..should i hide from them again?
here is a great site in case anyone is interested in acquiring wt property in brooklyn heights.
https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com/.
here is a great site in case anyone is interested in acquiring wt property in brooklyn heights.
https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com/.
so--some property is still for sale then ?--and the WTS badly needs the money for its other liabilties ?
good good good
by the way--can anyone tell me what DUMBO stands for ?
