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  Are there any 'true' churches ?

  by Qcmbr in

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  just a question because of course we all either believed we were in the 'truth', are still in the 'truth' have left and found the 'truth', there is no 'truth' or that the only truth is found in the trailer park with a bottle of bud and a bunch of 'pozzies:)

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  holly

  No. i dont think so. i grew up force fed on church. ive been to them all. some shortly, and some for longer periods of time.

  they all teach different things. much of what they teach is unscriptural, and some of what they teach is completely against scripture - where does it say in the bible that its okay to pray to the virgin mary? ask ten people in any church what they believe about a certain scripture, and you will likely get 10 different answers. there is a common thread in that they believe Jesus died to save from sin. anyone believing in him can get everlasting life. they dont mean 'exercising faith' they mean just 'believe'. apparently that believe leads you naturally to a cleaner life, trying to please god. well, with most of the christians i know, it doesnt and hasnt worked that way.....there are good ones - but they no better than the average law abiding non-believer
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  who is who on here??

  by holly in

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  i know there are mostly ex jw's on here.

  i just wondered how many of you are ex jws, left or df'd, how many are still in but have lost heart?.

  are there any jws on here who still believe its all the truth, go to meetings and trust the organisation?.

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  holly

  thanks for your replies everyone - i really appreciate all of them.

  is it really so hard to leave once youve been a jw? for those that have lost heart but still go to the meetings - what keeps you there. friends? family? the thought that if you leave god will disown you? just wondering thats all bec i left the church after a lifetime as a born again christian - i did it with ease. i was so sick to death of being told to have faith and let gods spirit lead me - that i did - i let his spirit lead me right out of there. i didnt get df'd - that doesnt happen in church, but believe me - its much the same. many of my friends disowned me - i was a trouble maker asking too many questions - proving i didnt have faith. you question the churches doctrine and you get given an answer that doesnt make sense, then you question the answer, you are soon labelled a trouble maker. the trouble is - i wasnt - i really did want to know the truth. when you ask how god can send everyone that isnt born again to hell - a place of everlasting torture - and you get told 'we dont need to know the answers to everything, we just need to know jesus died to save us from sin' - how does that make you a trouble maker when its not a good enough answer.

  sorry feeling down - religion has a lot to answer for.

  holly
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  Pick the antichrist

  by Satanus in

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  this site helps you to narrow down antichrist candidates.

  sorry valis, your name was not found.

  http://www.raptureready.us/antichrist.htm .

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  holly

  Its got to be BUSH. is that man real? he wants world peace and a 'globe of unity' and goes to war!!!!!!!!
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  who is who on here??

  by holly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i know there are mostly ex jw's on here.

  i just wondered how many of you are ex jws, left or df'd, how many are still in but have lost heart?.

  are there any jws on here who still believe its all the truth, go to meetings and trust the organisation?.

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  holly

  I know there are mostly ex jw's on here. i just wondered how many of you are ex jws, left or df'd, how many are still in but have lost heart?

  are there any jws on here who still believe its all the truth, go to meetings and trust the organisation?

  who has left and gone to another religion, or who is from another religion?

  who is an athiest.

  anyone left the jw's changed their mind and gone back?

  anyone, like me, had a study but not been a jw?

  holly
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  Do you people have jobs?

  by DavidA in

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  how do you guys find the time to chat on this board all day?

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  holly

  Im self employed - and spend alot of time on the computor and at home. i flit between work and here - meaning i occasionally do some work, when all you americans are asleep and its morning here in England!
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  Two great quotes!

  by mkr32208 in

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  i contend that we are both atheists, i just believe in one less god than you do.

  when you understand why you dismiss all other possible gods, then you will know why i dismiss yours.

  - stephen f. roberts.

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  holly

  Its better to die standing up, than live forever on your knees
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  What do our handles/nicknames collectively say about us?

  by AlmostAtheist in

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  i noticed a few prefixes/suffixes/concepts keep popping up in people's nicknames on this site.

  i wish i had all the subscriber names in a spreadsheet to play with it some more, but i just did a real cursory glance around and saw some interesting bits.

  notice this:prefix to handlenumber of occurrencesfree (like in "freedomfrog")35rebel 5lost 12happy 17hate 0love 14. in additon, there were 4 variations of the phrase "had enough".

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  holly

  I am going to change my name to FreeRebelLostAndHappyToHateLove

  LOL!

  I want a new name - holly is my name and i was being boring when i joined. i never thought to give myself something interesting.

  will have to think of something................
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  Describe Yourself Without Being Revealing.

  by Golf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as i told kl, i'm not sabotaging her thread, mine has a twist, for example, my wife 'descibes' me best by always reminding that i'm not 'normal.

  ' this means i do things differently than the ordinary person as i'm into many activities.

  many of these activities involve people.

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  holly

  i get mistaken for Britney Spears, except for Im good looking, dont smoke and I go out wearing clothes
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  Need prayers for my sister...she just got DF'd

  by FreedomFrog in

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  i'm really concerned for my sister and her husband.

  they both got df'd last thurs.

  and i found out today cause my mom called crying histerically telling me the news.

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  holly

  Hey freedom frog

  so very sorry to hear about your family situation - sounds awful and i hope it gets sorted out. i will say a prayer for you.

  holly
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  Name posters who stand out for some reason....

  by JH in

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  i'll let somebody else start

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  holly

  a friend in need, who still has never answered my questions on my posts or pms