was there one incident or epiphany that struck you hard?
or was it a slow...gradual awakening (no pun)?.
my coming out of the jw coma (as i like to call it) began at a family rendezvous in the beautiful florida gulf coast.
Great question. Thoughtful responses.
I was born in. Respected my elders, literal and figurative. But my gut feeling from early on was always, "something is not right."
I always assumed the problem (my inability to accept the Truth and be happy) was me, my own sinful nature and desires.
Crisis of Conscience showed me the problem was elsewhere.
I now know that my nature and desires are not sinful -- they are merely human.
Trust your gut.
Why not just be human?
No prerequisites; no questions asked; no programs to go through.
And here's the real beauty -- you all ready are!
i was watching cnn, an d they asked this question and this one lady called in and claimed she wasn't raised in a religious household.
but she remembered when she was in elementary school that this jw girl asked her if she was spritual she said no, then the jw told her she would go to hell.
wow.
In my case, spirituality appears to me to be a sensation that can give one a sense of wonder that fixates on things greater than everyday life.
But why would you have to label that sensation as "spirituality" ? Why not just pure "wonderment" or "awe" or "wow" ?
I don't think there is anything greater than everyday life. When I read a good book, or hear a great piece of music, or drink a fine glass of wine, or see a beautiful woman, I just think, "Wow, this has made my life today more enjoyable than it could have been."
i was watching cnn, an d they asked this question and this one lady called in and claimed she wasn't raised in a religious household.
but she remembered when she was in elementary school that this jw girl asked her if she was spritual she said no, then the jw told her she would go to hell.
wow.
religion is the buzz kill for spirituality
it separates the world into us and them...
"Spirituality" separates us into those who claim to be spiritual, and those who do not. Seems to be meaningless to me, as I said previously, there is no spirit (or soul), just flesh, bones, and blood.
"But, Mr. Streets76, I define the spirit as the 'spark of life'".
Well, yes, the spark of life does separate us into us and them. Those with the spark of life are alive. Those without it are dead.
i was watching cnn, an d they asked this question and this one lady called in and claimed she wasn't raised in a religious household.
but she remembered when she was in elementary school that this jw girl asked her if she was spritual she said no, then the jw told her she would go to hell.
wow.
Don't give me "spiritual," it's meaningless. We are physical beings, without souls or spirits. We are flesh, bones, blood.
When someone tells me they are "spiritual," I just assume they mean they see themselves are somehow better than those they define as "non-spiritual."
Eat, drink, and be merry (read: copulate), for tomorrow (or the next day) you will die.
The best replacement for religion is rational thinking.
wednesday's daily text was a masterpiece.
each sentence just added another layer of sexual guilt and repression.
i could go off for at least another 500 words but i'll stop.. .
True story: Thirty years ago I was crazy crazy in love with a prim and proper young sister. I had her interest, even though I was not exactly on the straight and narrow (being unbaptized and all). We never went further than a couple of less-than-sensual kisses.
One day she had a heart-to-heart with me, said that she didn't think she could ever get married, because she just couldn't ever see herself having sex. For some reason, the very thought of the physical act itself was repulsive to her (don't remember if she actually used the word "repulsive," but that's the message she put across).
I moved on (and out of the wackiness). She is still in the wackiness, never married, and as far as I know still a virgin approaching 50 years old.
I think of her often. What a waste.
i will be there with the lonestar tea partiers!.
-cage.
Shameless racism, pure and simple.
july 15, 2010 wt page 22, 23:.
would all anointed christians shine?.
in a sense, yes, for all christians would participate.
I'm more interested in my 401K than in the 144K, and I suspect the GB is too.
would you need worship...think about it, you're god what would you need of worship...you made life isn't that enough, did you make it to grovel upon the earth seeking your approval ready to spite it at any infraction to demand of it total loyality or destroy it at your whim because it didn't meet to your approval...why would you create it in the first place why would you need it....
If I were God I'd be wondering where the hell I came from.
i'm not sure if it's just denial on a lot of people's part, but the reason the jws doctrine is so wacky and controlling is because they are among the few religions that really try to follow the bible!.
the bible is the culprit here in actuality, but even after someone has "wizened up" to the misguided teachings of jehovah's witnesses they still hold the bible as inspired word of god.. why don't you believe that the governing body was chosen as the faithful and discreet slave in 1918?
because the only real evidence to that fact is that they say so.
Once Toto pulls back the curtain, the jig is up.
