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That was a great post!
i am, for now a witness on the outside, and still believe in god most of the time.
i have read dawkins "the god delusion", found it pretty interesting and helped me understand why athiests believe the way they do.
but i always have questions.....one that really bothers me about deism is the thought that god has always existed and always will, had no beginning and no end.
Jws~
That was a great post!
boy..just when i thought things couldnt get weirder in my life...i spent a whole day designing a christmas newsletter with colorful pictures and stories about what my kids and family have been doing, and the election and you know...year end things and greetings, to send out.
i do this every year.
this year i had to file bankruptcy in august and decided to email the newsletter to save money.
I like Purps reply, and I'm with Mrs.Jones on this one too.
Married people should always have each other's backs. If you don't agree, talk about it LATER..... alone. The husband needs to step up to his dad..... Gymbob
i am, for now a witness on the outside, and still believe in god most of the time.
i have read dawkins "the god delusion", found it pretty interesting and helped me understand why athiests believe the way they do.
but i always have questions.....one that really bothers me about deism is the thought that god has always existed and always will, had no beginning and no end.
When I realized I could never love and worship a being that would put me to death if I didn't worship him, then I knew the whole "God" idea was wrong.
For me, I just don't want to waste any more time in this life that I know I have, trying to make it to the next...if there is one. I don't like being lied to, so I don't lie to people. The same with stealing from people, hurting people, etc. I just try to be a good person. And if whoever it is that makes the decisions about who gets in and who doesn't says I don't qualify to be in the next life, then they can keep it. So far, I haven't found anything wrong with this plan. Gymbob
the wt is doing away with the book study so why not replace it with a bible study.
no additional publication just read the bible and comment on it.
ask the members of your book study group if they would like to participate and invite others.
Great posts Blondie! You got it goin' on! Gymbob
did you at any time-- totally-- accept everything being taught to you by the witnesses?
Absolutely....
I was born in it, believed 100% all of it, and sometimes I get really mad at myself for not seeing the truth about, "The Truth" many years ago.
The good thing is, when I saw the truth, I was 100% GONE and done with it. And,.......It's sites like this that confirm it every day..... Gymbob
i caught this on you-tube recently and i thought it made a very strong point on the dangers of apocalyptic cults such as the jws.
have a look for yourself, its saddening to know that there are still people involved with this idiocy, to this day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvkxmqe0qzk&nr=1.
Wasn't Trimline the car pinstripping business that so many witnesses were doing back then?
my cousin passed away last week from cancer at the age of 49. the cancer spread so fast it took our family by surpise.
we figured she had a couple of years instead of months.
she left 4 children(3 were baptised and 1 was disfellowshipped a couple of years ago).
That's horrible, those people are sick.
One of these days my JW parents are going to pass on, and I'm not sure if I'll even attend the services. If I don't show up, they'll say what a bad son I am for not going to my own father's/mother's funeral, and if I do show up, I'll get the same treatment as your cousin...who wants to be treated like that?
I hate that cult for how they treat people..... Gymbob
a skit on saturday night live, poking fun at visually-impaired ny governor david paterson has stirred up a lot of controversy.
was it good comedy or bad taste?
you be the judge:.
I don't think the gov was worried about the disability jokes as much as he was not liking the comments about, "A governor who loves Cocaine". Gymbob
would you want to be an olympic gold winner?
#1 golfer in the world?
be a great boxer?
I would be Tiger Woods. Oh yes...He is my God and I worship at the golf coarse.
i continue to appreciate more and more just how many on jwd live so nearby!
so next week i have a little golf outing planned with olin moyles ghost, bonnzo, and hopfully undercover.....it is so nice having friends now with soooo much in common.......thanks jwd and simon...........oompa.
oh and anyone else that wants to come out, just pm me, and i will get some more t-time slots.
Apostagolf Open...I like it! I can hook you up if you ever get out west..... :) B