Village Idiot

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  Anti-religion T-Shirt idea

  by Simon in

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  i want a t-shirt.

  something that says "religion is crap, i don't care which one".. i was thinking of adapting the "coexist" one to say "toxic" instead which is great because it removes 'science' but includes all the major world religions.. anyone else have any ideas?.

  also a tag-line ... "whatever god you worship, he's a weirdigan".

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  If you were to cut out the words "Jewish Zombie", and presented that to a polling audience, they would think you're describing a cult.
  
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  Who is your favorite thinker pt 2.

  by The Rebel in

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  once upon a time i started a thread who is your favorite thinker and got many responses.

  however revisiting that thread i noted we were to modest to name ourselves or fellow posters.

  i therefore think we are either complete idiots, or modesty aside we should now name names, and restrict our answers to posters on the board.. so who on this board is your favorite thinker and why?.

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  Leolaia. Her synesthesia gave her a fantastic ability to memorize, research and write scholarly articles.

  She is missed by those who knew her.
  
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  "New Heavens & New Earth" (Why The Need For New Heavens?)

  by NoMoreHustle in

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  i have been thinking about this phrase lately "new heavens & new earth".

  the new earth piece i guess i can see that one...... (still not really sure about that one) .

  but why the need for "new heavens"?

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  I think the JW response is that the new heavens refers to the actual atmosphere of the earth. It would be new if the pre-flood atmosphere were to return.
  
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  New to JWD, Hello!

  by jwundubbed in

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  my story in a nutshell... .

  scientist for a father; extremely mentally ill, 'annointed' mother.

  was privy to and also suffered a lot of abuse.

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  Your father was a scientist? Literally? Tell us more about him!
  
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  About my fathers

  by Funchback in

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  i was born in 1970. .

  growing up, i was raised by a man i proudly call father.

  he showed me he loved me.

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  Thank you for sharing that. Is your pseudo-father a JW?
  
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  Should I just tell my parents

  by BlackWolf in

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  lately i've been feeling just so fed up with this stupid religion i really can't take it anymore!

  i'm starting to think that maybe i should just tell my parents how i really feel.

  if they treat me too badly or kick me out i could probably stay with my non jw aunt.. ive just reached my breaking point, i don't really care what people think of me anymore.

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  Stuckinarut and others, BlackWolf is homeschooled by her parents.
  
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  Should I just tell my parents

  by BlackWolf in

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  lately i've been feeling just so fed up with this stupid religion i really can't take it anymore!

  i'm starting to think that maybe i should just tell my parents how i really feel.

  if they treat me too badly or kick me out i could probably stay with my non jw aunt.. ive just reached my breaking point, i don't really care what people think of me anymore.

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  What Faye said about developing a relationship with your aunt. Maybe she can take you in after you turn 18. Just enough to get your bearings straight and not make any major mistakes.
  
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  Why Are You Here?

  by Believer in

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  i'm wondering why believers remain members of this forum which is clearly hostile to believers.

  as one member said, nonbelievers pounce on any semblance of belief like piranhas on prey.

  as former jws we should have had our fill of judgmental know-it-alls, but here we are.

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  Believer, I've been out of the Jws, physically and mentally, for 35 years but I still drop in for two reasons.

  First, to keep up with what they're doing. I should not really care but I live in an apartment complex of over 100 units virtually all of them JWs (and many df'd and inactive ones).

  Second, this is an excellent forum for discussion on non-JW social/political issues.

  As an atheist I do see that there is no respect by some and threads started by believers get hijacked. I have seen threads posted with the title asking that only believers participate but that doesn't keep the critics away.

  Maybe Simon can create a special sub forum for believers only or moderators can enforce certain rules. That might attract more members like you to this site.
  
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  Did anyone see that JWR closed?

  by supernerdboy in

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  no early warnings or anything, just gone!

  anyone else notice or are members there?

  any info would be nice.

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  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5633524400914432/welcome-yall-from-jwr-any-questions
  
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  People named after Jesus ? / people named after Jehovah /Yahweh ?

  by smiddy in

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  in catholic dominated countries many people are named after the messiah jesus , are their any that are named after his god jehovah / or yahweh ?

  anywhere in the world ?.

  i have only come across one , in america of all places.. his name was yahweh ben yahweh , and i don`t think he would be used as an example by the wt society.. google him.. has their been anybody else ?

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  Village Idiot

  I've known two Hispanics named Santos which means saint in Spanish and no, they weren't saintly.