I am very much a believer in God, I do view myself as a spiritual person as well. I do not attend religeous gatherings, my husband is reformed Jewish and so we do attend services on Friday once in a while. I find the sermons upbuilding and spiritually motivating. I try and stay connected by meditation and prayer I also love my time outdoors and being a part of nature. I believe God is in everything all around us, however one feels the need to make that connection with Him is personal and should not be judged by anyone. It is important that we live our lives honestly and to be kind and tolerant of one another. The various religions are like different roads converging on the same point. What difference does it make if we follow different routes, provided we arrive at the same destination. - -- Mahatma Gandhi
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?'s for Believers in God
by chappy infor those here who still profess belief in god i'd like to know if religion is still an important/necessary part of that belief system.
if so, do you attend religious services?
which religion/belief system do you ascribe to?
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After 6 months of working on it, it's finally done
by seven006 ini haven't been posting much lately for three reasons, iv been working my butt off, also trying to slip in a little time to finish my web site, and, i no longer get the one time joy and personal fulfillment i use to get giving shit to all the christians on this board.
to be honest, i really like some of the open minded christians here even if they still hang on to the jesus myth.
my new outlook on it all is, what ever floats your rocks.. .
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wow! you do really great work! I loved the site!
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old bad "wordly" habits creeping back in
by babygirl inafter being a jw for about 27 yrs and giving up old wordly habits...some still lurk at my door..how about you?
which is your choice of badness, i mean the serious df kind...marijuana, smoking, premarital sex, etc...anything creeping back???
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since I grew up a witness I never formed any world habits I only coveted them :)
seriously, since I'm a health nut somewhat, I don't smoke, I drink minimally....as far as pre-marital sex well, I'm married to him now so it doesn't really matter :)
the only true worldly so called habit I coveted was to have fun without guilt.......
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Christmas music already!!
by DevonMcBride inas of last weekend, two radio stations in my area are devoting all of their air time to christmas music.
from now until dec 25 i can hear christmas music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and i have two stations to choose from.
i like holiday music but it's already getting tiresome.. devon.
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especially when they start playing it constantly so early, by the time Christmas comes, you're just sick of it....
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EVERYONE LOOK! I NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
by MelbaToast inok now that i've got your attention :) .
i am currently writing a psych paper, and i decided my topic is going to be jw's and the higher percentage of mental illness in the organization( in not so many words) i have been doing hella research in medical journals, and i would like to pose a request to anyone out there that has information on this subject to pm me or attach it to your response.
i would really appreciate it, and btw, if would be even better if this was from a peer-reviewed journal, because i have already searched all the sites and got the research from freeminds, watchtowerobserver, and sites such as this.
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http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/71613/1.ashx
Here is a thread with links, it also refrences another thread on JW mental illness...good luck on the paper!
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Does Elton John Enter Into Your Mind At All?
by Nosferatu indo you ever think of him?
do you ever listen to his music?
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Love him...yes...as a matter of fact, when I read the title to this thread....'good-bye yellow brick road...' came to mind....and it's still playing in my head.....thanks :)
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My mother in law talks with food in her mouth....it nauseates me, my husband keeps telling her, 'mom, finishing chewing first and then talk'...'but I'll forget what I wanted to say' she replies. A couple of times food flew out of her mouth.
I really don't like cell phone drivers, especially when they are pulling out of a driveway or at a cross walk and aren't paying attention....I admit, I do occasionally talk on my cell, but never more than 1 minute...not when I'm driving. Or cell phone chatters in a public area, like a waiting room or restaurant (thankfully some restaurants have banned it) on the train, bus...whatever, I don't want to have to hear your conversation.
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Where will all the dead/resurrected babies be?
by Bubbamar inin the new system (tm) where will all the dead resurrected babies be?
i mean just think about how many aborted fetuses, sid babies, etc.
that have died over the last 6000 years.
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I could never figure out how they could articulate as if really knowing the answer and people actually swallowing it? Explanations like these never sat well with me, but was told, Jehovah will take care of it, o.k. than why is the society providing an answer if they don't really know?
Do you remember too how they explained that eventually in the paradise earth, people would no long have babies because the earth would be filled and they would remember the days of the little people.....and Jehovah would make sure we felt fulfilled regardless? Ok...what scripture did they twist to explain that one???
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The Internet and Apostasy
by CakeMonkey inhas the internet and forums like these caused an exodus from the j-dubs?
when i left in the early 1990s i met support groups through the yellow pages but it still felt like i was the only one in the world who was an apostate.
i've come to this forum in the last year to browse because my brother has now left.
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Waaaaait a minute....brother "devoted"....how devoted are you when you are conversing on a site that I'm certain is quite forbidden by the WT ..... perhaps you are having doubts???? you can be honest....your actions speak louder than your words. You are safe now, you don't have to pretend to be "devoted" anymore.....just tell us why you are here....it's o.k. to think for yourself here and to express yourself....how did you find this site????
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THIS IS ALL COMPLETELY NORMAL???
by Corvin inremember the kingdom hall bathroom spankings for us kids that did not sit quietly for the meeting?
the threats, the manipulation, the head games, the forced meeting attendance, forced field service activity, forced family wt publication study, the forbidden association with non-jw?s, the berating and chastising for having a thought or idea of your own, the dresser drawer searches looking for music or magazines you were not suppose to have .
you know, the typical jw upbringing .
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I didn't know it was normal until I left too. I thought it was for my own good, and it would make me a better witness and that the kids that didn't get spanked would grow up spoiled and bad and destroyed at Armageddon. When I had my daughter at the age of 22, I still was in that mentality and did spank her not quite as extremely as my parents....now 14 years later, 2nd marriage new child....I've found many other ways that work even better, go figure!....There are some great parenting books on the market too...something we never thought to do as a witness, you know read material that contained the 'worldly way' of raising a child correctly.