with all the talk around of people saying they know the real religion... do you (presonally) think that there is a real religion?.
personally, i think that it is hard to argue what the right religion is.
there are so many different translations of the bible.
I'm not saying there isn't one, but I also can't say there is one as a fact.Gumagnostic
here here! I agree with this, Gumby. Maybe it's a huge rebound from the JW, a 180 in order to get away from all of it, but I'm in agnostic territory lately. Makes sense to me.
~merfi
The one that I was associated with had 35 pubs. Now 34...
~merfi
with all the talk around of people saying they know the real religion... do you (presonally) think that there is a real religion?.
personally, i think that it is hard to argue what the right religion is.
there are so many different translations of the bible.
I made an unbiased post
Way to go Elizabeth!
There will probably be as many answers to this question as there are posters here. And I think that's a wonderful thing, given the cage we've been in for so long, not being able to even THINK there is any other 'true' religion.
My own opinion -- I don't hold to ANY religion. I think religion is a man-made set of moral rules based on its own interpretation of the Bible or other "holy" books. There is nothing absolute, especially not absolute truth, in religion. I'm a believer in the phrase "religion is the opium of the people". I think many join one to give them a sense of belonging, a set of standards to adhere to or strive for -- ones that closest match their own. (disclaimer: this is all just ramble, I'm still figuring it all out for myself yet) In my case, I'm not really searching (as I feel I do NOT *need* religion right now) but merely exploring, so have attended a couple different churches.
Each religion has a carrot and a whip. That's my big hang-up about them right now. My butt is still stinging from the elders' whip; I'm done wit dat. And the carrot was false...
~merfi
has anybody ever heard any witnesses utter that old saying "reading the magazines for 10 years [or whatever] is equivalent to getting a college education?
" a couple of things are amusing about this.
one is its utter and complete falsehood--what a crock!
BTW they don't do them anymore either--they are now called Oral Reviews--it's just the usual Q&A session only as a review of the few months of TMS&SM sessions.
Oh crap, I knew that but had forgotten. Gawd, I've only been out for just under 4 months and already things are slipping! This is such a good thing!!
...and on a similar note, remember "continuing in the things learned" or some such when the CO came to visit?
Good times.
~merfi
has anybody ever heard any witnesses utter that old saying "reading the magazines for 10 years [or whatever] is equivalent to getting a college education?
" a couple of things are amusing about this.
one is its utter and complete falsehood--what a crock!
I'm thinking maybe, if it was in the review in Feb, then it was brought out in the TMS part in the 6 weeks preceding -- so, a WT in that time? Or, the BE book? I'm at work right now, but I'll check when I get home... I'm curious about this. Education is a huge 'thing' for me.
~merfi
has anybody ever heard any witnesses utter that old saying "reading the magazines for 10 years [or whatever] is equivalent to getting a college education?
" a couple of things are amusing about this.
one is its utter and complete falsehood--what a crock!
I remember hearing this and it burning my ass... Please.
It was in the written review in February I think (last time I was at a Thurs night meeting) and the sister that commented on it said "reading... more good than a college education" (I think she meant "better", but I could be wrong, afterall, she has a more gooder edukashun than me)
~merfi
my little book, all organized into "town", "rural -- by township", and other towns is full of rvs.
i wasn't all that great at this, as i was not good at getting back to these people that i left stuff with, but i have a few.
what i'd like to do is go through my rv book and "call" on these people again, only this time with an apology and perhaps some tidbit of real 'truth' -- silentlambs, mexico/malawi etc.. anyone else ever feel like trying to 'right a wrong' or similar?.
My little book, all organized into "town", "rural -- by township", and other towns is full of RVs. I wasn't all that great at this, as I was not good at getting back to these people that I left stuff with, but I have a few. What I'd like to do is go through my RV book and "call" on these people again, only this time with an apology and perhaps some tidbit of REAL 'truth' -- silentlambs, Mexico/Malawi etc.
Anyone else ever feel like trying to 'right a wrong' or similar?
~merfi
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around here, the moment you pronounce the word jehovah witness, you can be sure that you raised the blood pressure of the person listening.. i wonder if somewhere around the world, this isn't so ?
Before I went through all my crap with the elders, and would have asked someone what they thought of JW around here, they would have hedged and said something along the lines of "they don't believe in Jesus, do they?" or that they were a 'keep to themselves' type of religion. Not much reaction, anyway.
NOW, that I'm "out" and have been quite vocal to friends and family here in town, when I mention that I took myself out of the cult, the reactions range from "good for you!!", "congratulations!" and "oh I am so happy for you..." with words like "not right", "cult", "shunning" etc thrown in in agreement with what I've told people. I would bet that if any JW calls on the door of any of my fellow hospital workers, the door would be slammed very hard. The other day, the wife of the PO phoned one of my friends/workmates. My workmate let 'er have it on shunning and the blood issue (she is our blood bank supervisor!) and told her to never call on her again. Yessss.... My town is fairly small (12K) so when it gets buzzing, it buzzes loud.
~merfi
hopefully it will be a beautiful weekend.
we always get together with our entire family (kids and grandkids) for an all day picnic and fun and then watch the small town parades.
and then this weekend we will be playing "catch-up" with outdoor projects on the house that we couldn't get to because of the rain.
Hi Juni! Sounds like a great weekend you have planned.
For my Mem Day weekend - my mom's retirement coffee is the 26th, so will be doing that. Saturday, my cousin and brother and I are meeting at my mom and uncle's to bury my granny's ashes and scatter some at the farm she lived on for some 70 years. Us grandkids will prolly just hang out and eat, drink, be merry... Not sure what Sunday or Monday has planned yet, but probably just some relaxation, a little gym time and a nap or two.
The one thing I'm doing different this year than last is flying the flag from my house.
~merfi
this was on a page i found that had pictures of different religious groups doing different things in the community and this is the picture they had for jehovah's witnesses!!
the page was called "religious diversity in southern mississippi".
i just know he would rather be out playing football!
I'd kinda like to slap that brudda in the back hard enough to wipe the smirk off...
It was always a relief to me when my kids fell asleep.
~merfi
