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  How many exJWs are now pagan? Why?

  by Sirona in

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  i was just wondering how many exjehovahs witnesses are now pagan?

  of the exjws i've met, quite a few either describe themselves as pagan or pretty much have "pagan" type religious views.. i wonder if it is a backlash against the control of the jws - to choose a religion which has "no rules" as such.

  also, is it rebellion?

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  doofdaddy

  Yeah, kinda had that realisation about you a few weeks ago but didn't want to freak you out!!!

  I guess when you think about it, we have followed a natural progression for honest hearted people, post jws. Ultimately we are responsible.

  Love is mysterious and inexplicable and life is short. So what is my place in this weird experience we call life?

  Tell me more of you.

  Oh by the way I am a Taurus Monkey. Even though I have trouble believing that we are fated by stars, I cannot fault what is said of TM's!!!
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  Where were you on the a.m. of 9/11/01?

  by rebel8 in

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  i was at work -- a manager in a hospital that is the regional treatment center for one medical specialty...region includes nyc.

  someone came & grabbed me hard by the arm and pulled me into a room, where i saw every single mgr.

  sitting silently watching tv.

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  doofdaddy

  I was deep in the rain forest in Sumatra.

  Got down to a village a couple of days later and all the muslims were celebrating!!! Asked a tourist what's the holiday?? Says don't you know?!

  Found an internet cafe and there was an email from my daughter saying www3 is about to start...

  Got to Thailand asap and actually met a guy who managed to sneak out of NY to meet his girlfriend in Bangkok. He told me his personal story. F'kin tragic all round

  Like a dream or nightmare
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  How many exJWs are now pagan? Why?

  by Sirona in

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  2. friends

  i was just wondering how many exjehovahs witnesses are now pagan?

  of the exjws i've met, quite a few either describe themselves as pagan or pretty much have "pagan" type religious views.. i wonder if it is a backlash against the control of the jws - to choose a religion which has "no rules" as such.

  also, is it rebellion?

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  doofdaddy

  I thought we discussed this thread a month or two ago.......anyhow

  I shy from labels as they come and go like any fashion.

  Thankfully, most people I meet are so wrapped up in their own story that I rarely speak of my personal beliefs. That is the down side of living in a new age centre! ha ha

  I too challenged my fears post jws. Even recently, I had very provoking lessons taught by and about fear. What gives me solice and power is nature. The rythym of seasons, animal behaviour and the exceptance by animals of us if we tread gently and with wisdom.

  God(s)? I still have trouble with literal beings. Symbolic gods? Yes. If I dance, I envisage Nataraj the dancing Shiva.

  Needing power? Hanuman the brave and loyal monkey god.

  My personal mantra is...to be truly human is to be personally responsible, which could go back to some teachings of christ.(not jws!) Actually, while travelling recently I got this powerful realisation that buddhism and hinduism are quite selfish beliefs. Kinda like bubbles flowing down a river all separate. That christianity at least in its true form is about doing loving acts for others. I saw it in action in tsunami areas.

  Love to me is the great unknown. That is why I do enjoy hanging out with pagans, as they are willing to experience all. Good people mostly.
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  MAY I BE A HANDKERCHIEF TO OTHERS

  by Ms. Whip in

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  ok, i was bored and reading posts and started to google as i normally do when my eyes glaze over.

  i came accross jw-connect!

  (which probably has been posted about many times on jwd).

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  doofdaddy

  He might do better as a tissue.

  Theres always a box beside most womens beds!!!!
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  Old friend running back to the KH because of New Orleans tragedy

  by unbeliever in

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  why do people do that?

  she told me herself she thinks the religion is bullshit but she has that nagging doubt of what if it's true.

  i am trying to wrap my mind around that comment.

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  doofdaddy

  She may go running back but she will just as likely run straight back out again.

  You have feel sorry for someone who doesn't fit in the real world but can't take the lies of jws as well. She's in limbo poor bugger. Keep us posted..
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  Do you vote now?

  by sass_my_frass in

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  do you think it matters?

  how long did it take for you to start voting?

  was it liberating?.

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  doofdaddy

  Voting is compulsory in Australia.

  But I vote for the same reasons as noted above, to make a difference in my local and national governance. IMO how can I seriously comment about political issues if I just sit on the fence?

  Some of our local elections can be won or lost on a handful of votes, I want mine to count.
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  What the Bleep Do We Know!? -anyone seen this movie?

  by ithinkisee in

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  i thought it was fairly o.k.

  - maybe it was too built up for me by others.. your thoughts?.

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  doofdaddy

  It has been widely reported that local aboriginal people ignored the ships of the first explorers of the east coast of Australia.

  One theory is that it was too much for them to comprehend but a more recent theory is that they had been seeing ships for centuries rarely ever stopped (e.g. Spanish galleons returning from Sth America getting blown by adverse winds ito Australian waters. Also, Dutch spice traders and even a theory about the Romans and Egyptians and of course Chinese traders) so they were just not interested.....

  Makes more sense
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  Dancing...

  by Country Girl in

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  i've been dancing since i was a little girl.

  i wish i had someone to dance with.

  do you dance?

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  doofdaddy

  My dancing is more free form!!

  Hard to explain but I let the music make the moves. I've been known to dance for 10 or 12 hrs with the right DJ and no, no drugs(anymore at least).

  I also like dancing to traditional drummers esp in India but the local hippies will do!!!
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  If you can have any job in the world, what would it be?

  by Dimples in

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  anything in the field of forensic science.

  it just fascinates me how crimes are solved.. so, how about you?.

  dimples

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  doofdaddy

  Travel writer
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  My First Apostate Vacation -- Surfing and Dope and Counter-Culture

  by tetrapod.sapien in

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  well, it's been almost a year since i have been out of the borg "mentally".

  and almost 6 months since officially da'ing myself and stepping away from friendships that i had worked at for a decade.

  actually, they stepped away from me, but whatever.. it's been a heady year for me.

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  doofdaddy

  If your really into surfing, make east coast Australia your next holiday. Plenty of waves, friendly people and lots of dope if you want. Actually there is a mardi grass every year at harvest time(May) just west of here at Nimbin.

  You could stay here at my place, lots of nature and plenty of bush doofs to attend....Dance parties for the uninitiated.

  First year out? Wow, a scary but liberating time eh?

  Andy