Posts by Amanda001

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wow

by Amanda001 in

i had no idea that i'd get so many responses!

basically, in my internet browsing, i stumbled across this site.

i think i was so upset by what i had found out about jw's, that i didn't really read other postings, and so i just had to write down what i felt as quickly as thoughts were coming into my head.

Amanda001

I think you can still get my point.

That's all I care about.

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wow

by Amanda001 in

i had no idea that i'd get so many responses!

basically, in my internet browsing, i stumbled across this site.

i think i was so upset by what i had found out about jw's, that i didn't really read other postings, and so i just had to write down what i felt as quickly as thoughts were coming into my head.

I had no idea that I'd get so many responses! Basically, in my internet browsing, I stumbled across this site. It said "everyone welcome" so I just came right on in. I think I was so upset by what I had found out about JW's, that I didn't really read other postings, and so I just had to write down what I felt as quickly as thoughts were coming into my head. I didn't realize I was in the company of friends, so thanks to everyone who pointed that out to me. So, in response to Behemot I was not making fun of anyone on this site, I merely wrote what I felt and wanted to see how others reacted. In response to R6Laser, that I shouldn't judge the JW's for what they do because I'm telling them not to judge others. Well, you may be right in that sense. I have no problems admitting that I may be hypocritical at times. I am human, it's what we do, and I'm not ashamed to say that I can be a hypocrite. It's just that when any group of people, whether religious or not, are shunning people because they are gay, it breaks my heart. I have family members and friends who are gay, and what they have gone through is atrocious. They have been emotionally and physically abused because they lead a lifestyle that is deemed evil and sinful in others' eyes. I'm not saying the JW's are alone responsible for this, most other religions have had their part. Even people not religious take their fair share in the abusing. But when a religion comes out and specifically states that being gay is wrong, its not even about judging. Its about having compassion, understanding, and respect for others. It's about human rights. Also, you say that the JW's have never forced me to do anything I didn't want to do. Well, when I was younger, I was playing outside my house with some friends, when lo and behold a JW comes up to us and starts talking to us. She told us that the only way to live in a peaceful world was to become a JW. She told us that if we didn't become JW's, when we died we will not be able to live in this paradise that she she described. She said something far worse would happen. When you are 9 or 10, this hits home to you. You are young, impressionable, and believe what adults tell you. So while she wasn't physically forcing us to become a JW, she sure was on her way to scaring us into it. Which is just as bad when you're a child. What I state here is only my opinion. I never claimed to be an expert on JW or any other religion. I only go by what I know. But that doesn't mean I'm just going to go by that for the rest of my life. I will continue to research, study and learn as much as I can.

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What?!

by Amanda001 in

well, today i came home from work and i found some pamphlet from a jehovah's witness on my doorstep.

i began to read it because before i state what i believe i think it is only fair that i find out some info.

it was the flyer about the end of false religion.

Amanda001

Well, today I came home from work and I found some pamphlet from a Jehovah's Witness on my doorstep. I began to read it because before I state what I believe I think it is only fair that I find out some info. It was the flyer about the end of false religion. The beginning states a good message, that people are doing crazy things in the name of their religion or God. But as I read down, I read the part about immoral sex. It states in the flyer that some church groups ordain gay and lebian marriages. Obviously, Jehovah's Witnesses do not ordain gay marriages. Well, if JW's are all about loving each other and follow God's word of loving thy neighbor and all that stuff, why couldn't they ordain a gay marriage? If a man truly loves another man, and wants to marry him, who cares if they get married? If they have pure intentions of getting married becaue they love each other and want to share that love for each other, they should be able to get married! Who are you to judge them????? Who are you to say that they cannot be with each other? You have no right to judge what others are donig, especially if they do it all without bothering you.

Ok, so I then went online to find out more about JW's. What I found out is that JW's seem to be involved in a cult, rather than a religion or way of life. If a family member decides to stop practicing this religion, they are banned from the family with no communication allowed. If family is supposed to be so important to these people, why would you ban a member? I have personally known two different people whose families have banned them because they said they didn't want to believe the stuff they were told. Wait a second... Someone actaully got condemned because they decided to not just BELIEVE what they were told?

Which brings me to my next point. Obviously people considered to think freely are not welcome in this group of people. As a JW, you are spoon-fed what is thought to be true. And you just go on believing it, no questions asked. That sounds like a sad world to me. A world where you don't question what is around you, what is thought to be true and good, where you don't try to seek truth for yourself, is a world that I do not wish to be a part of. Oh, and for how many years have JW's been saying that Armaggeddon is coming? They have been wrong time and time again. And I guess I am going to be 1 of the 5 billion people that perish when God decides we have no more right to live. I think of myself as a good person. I work hard, I volunteer my time for animals and people. I am considerate to others. Sure I've lied, sure I've done wrong things in my life, but overall, I try to be a good person. I am saddened by the thought of war, poverty, sickness, and I help others in need whenever I can. But I don't believe in God. I think it is selfish to do good deeds because you want to go to Heaven or be saved. It's only for you. I help others because it's the right thing to do. Because this world has gone down the drain. So, when the world ends, I will not be saved because I am not a JEHOVAH'S WITNESS? That is ridiculous, and so is this religion. I welcome all comments, but if one more eprson says they are going to pray for me or they feel sorry for me that I don't believe what they believe, save it because i don't want to hear it. I don't want to be prayed for or saved. I am saved in the fact that I think for myself, that I am not brain-washed...

Oh, and if this comment isn't published... I wouldn't be surprised