I agree, I think most people a getting burned out on organized religion. My wife was raised a fundamental basptist, which is almost as bad as the Witnesses. She and I want nothing to do with orgnaized religion. I really believe that religion was created to control mankind.
Hecklerboy
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Most people are burned out on all organized religions
by free2beme ini know we always think and talk about how when we left the witnesses, we felt burned out on organized religion as a whole.
we felt it was caused by our time as witnesses, and the burn out we felt from knowing so much about other religions and our "suppose" knowledge on the bible.
here is the thing, since leaving the witnesses and talking to people who have never spent any time in the witness religion.
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Hecklerboy
Way back when, I was dating this really cute pioneer sister even though I wasn't baptised yet. I was studying and almost ready. Well the elders decided she shouldn't be seeing me so they had her stop accepting my calls and told me I couldn't see her anymore. Of course at the time I accepted it and just went on. I think I was actually more mad at her for giving into them.
Oh well, it all worked out for the best. I''ve been out for over 10 years and I'm married to an incredible girl. Best thing that ever happened to me.
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Artificial Insemination
by noontide inim a long time lurker, first time poster.
my question is this; if a sister in the congregation decided she wanted to have a baby, but was not married and went to a fertility clinic and was artificially inseminated, could she be disfellowshiped?
she didnt have sex, so she did not commit fornication.
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Hecklerboy
It always bothered me how the bible says adultery and fornitcation are wrong, but many kings and holy men in the bible had multiple wifes and concumbines (sp).
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For your viewing pleasure...
by Hecklerboy in.
finally found a good use for all of my old watchtower books.. i've been wanting to do this for a long time.
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Hecklerboy
I thought about selling them on Ebay, but I just want so bad to see these babies burn.And yes, it felt great!!!!!!!
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How deep did you search to finally quit being a JW?
by JH inin my case, i never did much research or read alot of apostate literature to get out of the jw religion.
all i looked at was their heart and how they treated me.
that alone spoke for itself..
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Hecklerboy
No research here. My old congregation had lots of love but the new one I moved to could have cared less about me. Even though I was very active in the FS and at the meeting. Only one phone call in over 4 years. Mind you I had moved to a new town were I didn't know anyone. Even when I was sick and missed work and meeting for 2 weeks, not one phone call to check on me. Just a "where have you been" when I started back to the meeting. My "worldly" workmates came to visit and help me out. That really made me think. So one day at a Curcuit Assemlby a was looking around and realized how miserable I was. I got up and left in the middle of the program. Never went back after that. Only later did I start searching the internet and found Freeminds.org and this site. Now I'm finding lots of information so I can help my family out when the time is right.
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For your viewing pleasure...
by Hecklerboy in.
finally found a good use for all of my old watchtower books.. i've been wanting to do this for a long time.
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Hecklerboy
Finally found a good use for all of my old Watchtower books.
I've been wanting to do this for a long time.
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Favorite Character Actor
by mrsjones5 ini got this from the bruno kirby topic.. who is your favorite character actor?
one of my favorites is david morse.. i love him in everything he does.
good guys, bad guys, he's awesome in every one of his roles.. josie
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Hecklerboy
Matt Damon
Kate Bekinsale
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Did anyone see or do a random act of kindness today?
by okie46 intoday while unloading my groceries, i witnessed a random act of kindness... someone in a ford explorer was waiting for a car to leave a parking spot so they could pull in there, they had been waiting for several minutes when finally the car in that spot backed out and left.
before the person in the ford explorer could pull into the spot, a lady in a ford taurus pulled on into that parking space.
the person in the ford explorer who had been patiently waiting, just sat there, they didn't honk or flip the person off, then the lady in the ford taurus realized that the other vehicle had been waiting for that spot and backed out to find another spot, letting the guy who had been waiting have his spot.
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Hecklerboy
Funny, you never see any experiences like this in the Watchtower
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Abstaining from Blood-Eating meat etc.
by JWdaughter inwhen we consider the entire blood issue, does any jws consider that everytime we eat any meat at all we are partaking of blood?
heck, my understanding of nursing is that babies often get a good dose of mothers blood-you would not believe what the lactation consultants say you have to nurse through!!
so then, after looking at the bible instructions about blood, would not one need to consider the context?
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Hecklerboy
I ask an elder once why it was OK to eat lobster since it was cooked alive and not bled propely. He said there wasn't enough blood in a lobster to worry about.
Funny how they bend their own rules when they want something.
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Continually pounding the "Deliverance at Hand" drum...
by bennyk inbrothers!!!
surely we rejoice to know that "deliverance is at hand"!!!
how grateful we are that the faithful and discreet slave has given us such timely warning!!!
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Hecklerboy
Ever hear about the boy that cried wolf.