Greendawn: Whether or not a Christian denomination exerts psychological pressure on its adherents, it is the Christian Bible that exerts tremendous psychological pressure on its believing readers. Whilst many who bear the label Christian may choose to ignore or 'reinterpret' this psychological pressure into something more 'cuddly', the fact is that the NT tells its readers that if they fail to do what Jesus tells them to do, they will be destroyed ( Acts 3:23 ). Is it any wonder that many Christians end up burdened with guilt and feelings of unworthiness? Any religion that can come up with sentiments like those found at Acts 3:23, is a cult.
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"These Horrible Remnants."
by scout575 in"i once tried to get into therapy to help purge the feelings of guilt and unworthiness associated with christianity, but there are few mental-professional resources in the south.
i got where i am on my own, and its mostly out of my system.
its taken years of contemplation, self-analysis, study, and actively seeking growth experiences to do so, but alot of residue remains.
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"These Horrible Remnants."
by scout575 in"i once tried to get into therapy to help purge the feelings of guilt and unworthiness associated with christianity, but there are few mental-professional resources in the south.
i got where i am on my own, and its mostly out of my system.
its taken years of contemplation, self-analysis, study, and actively seeking growth experiences to do so, but alot of residue remains.
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"I once tried to get into therapy to help purge the feelings of guilt and unworthiness associated with Christianity, but there are few mental-professional resources in the South. I got where I am on my own, and its mostly out of my system. Its taken years of contemplation, self-analysis, study, and actively seeking growth experiences to do so, but alot of residue remains. Old habits die hard, but the good news is that they can die. I'm hoping that this community can be a place where I can explore these horrible remnants, and maybe get some guidance on how to overcome them."
This extract is taken from the forum, ex-Christian.net, and can be found in, 'testimonies of former Christians'. The title of the post is, 'Greetings from Newbie', on page one. If you are a JW thinking about joining a church, please read the whole post.
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Scriptures You Will Not Hear at the 18-06-06 Church Sermon
by scout575 in"now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
and all the devils besought him, saying, send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
and forth with jesus gave them leave.
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"Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forth with Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, ( they were about two thousand; ) and were CHOKED IN THE SEA." ( Mark 5:11-13 )
"For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, IT SHALL BE STONED, or THRUST THROUGH WITH A DART." ( Hebrews 12:20 )
"But these, AS NATURAL BRUTE BEASTS, MADE TO BE TAKEN AND DESTROYED, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption." ( 2 Peter 2:12 )
Ugly / Cruel.
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"Damned Forever."
by scout575 in"the christian church is a clever mix of psychological tactics.
having got you in with a promise of 'free' salvation, they keep you there with psychological blackmail.".
"the christian church is as guilty of the tricks used by cults which it purports to detest ( moonies, mormons, jehovah's witnesses et alia ).
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"The Christian church is a clever mix of psychological tactics. Having got you in with a promise of 'free' salvation, they keep you there with psychological blackmail."
"The Christian church is as guilty of the tricks used by cults which it purports to detest ( Moonies, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses et alia ). Offer them love and brainwash them to believe they will be damned if they leave. I can't believe I have fallen for this so long. I think its because I couldn't face the thought of there being nothing after death, or worse, that I would be damned forever."
The above extract can be found by googling, 'Leaving Christianity' and then clicking on, 'Feedback discussions'. The poster's name is Chris. If you are a JW thinking about joining a church, please read her entire deconversion story.
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Scriptures You Will Not Hear at the 11-06-06 Church Sermon.
by scout575 in"and the god of peace shall bruise satan under your feet shortly.
the grace of our lord jesus christ be with you.
amen.
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"And the God of peace shall bruise SATAN UNDER YOUR FEET SHORTLY. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen." ( Romans 16:20 )
"Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the COMING OF THE LORD DRAWETH NIGH." ( James 4:8 )
"But the END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer." ( 1 Peter 4:7 )
False prophecies / wrong expectations.
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"Failed Prophecies of Jesus' Return."
by scout575 in"another objection to the nt i began to consider at this time was the failure of jesus to return in the generation of his disciples as promised.
matt.
i had often heard evangelicals poking fun at jehovah's witnesses for their failed prophecies of jesus' return, yet most of my acquaintances were oblivious of the same problem in the nt.
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"Another objection to the NT I began to consider at this time was the failure of Jesus to return in the generation of his disciples as promised. Matt. 16:27,28 and 24:34, etc. I had often heard evangelicals poking fun at Jehovah's Witnesses for their failed prophecies of Jesus' return, yet most of my acquaintances were oblivious of the same problem in the NT." The above extract from a de-conversion story can be found by googling: 'Leaving Christianity', then clicking on, 'main links from the secular web', then, 'testimonies page', then, 'from missionary Bible translator to agnostic', then, 'crisis#5 Deism'. If you are a JW considering joining a church, please read the entire 'anti-testimony'.
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Scriptures You Won't Hear at the 04-06-06 Church Sermon.
by scout575 in"in their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
" ( 2 peter 2:3 ).
"the present heavens and earth have been reserved by the same word for fire, kept for the day of judgment and of destruction of the godless.
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"In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their DESTRUCTION does not sleep." ( 2 Peter 2:3 )
"The present heavens and earth have been reserved by the same word for fire, kept for the day of judgment and of DESTRUCTION of the GODLESS." ( 2 Peter 3:7 )
"I wish to remind you, although you know all things, that the Lord who once saved a people from the land of Egypt later DESTROYED those who DID NOT BELIEVE." ( Jude 5 )
Macabre.
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"Into the Freak Zone."
by scout575 ini want to thank you for saving me from isolation.
you have provided a great service.
i want to express how grateful i am that you embarked on this quest.
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I want to thank you for saving me from isolation. You have provided a great service. I want to express how grateful I am that you embarked on this quest. Questioning my Catholic upbringing has cast me into the freak zone among some of my friends. They can't understand why or how I could have the balls to oppose "God"! I usually respond to their enquiries by stating that, of all the questions I have posed to the religion, none of the answers are acceptable. Big F***** surprise! As you can tell, I too am an agnostic, ex-Catholic, and I want to thank you for setting up this site. Too many Catholics are 'cradle Catholics' who have never questioned their beliefs out of good old fashioned Catholic guilt and fear."
The above extract is taken from losingmyreligion.com. If you are a JW considering joining a church, please go to this site, and others like it, and read what ex-Christians have to say about Christianity.
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Scriptures You Will Not Hear at the 28-05-06 Church Sermon
by scout575 in"and he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, ephphatha, that is, be opened.
and straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plain.
" ( mark 7:33-35 ).
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A Paduan: Either the miracle story in the Koran happened or it didn't happen. Why should I believe that the above gospel 'miracles' happened any more than I should believe that the Koranic 'miracle' happened?
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Scriptures You Will Not Hear at the 28-05-06 Church Sermon
by scout575 in"and he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, ephphatha, that is, be opened.
and straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plain.
" ( mark 7:33-35 ).
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A Paduan: What other option(s) would you suggest?