Serotonin said: A chocolate dragon made everything. The universe, the planets and us. When times are hard he breathes the fire of goodness (which is invisible and doesn't burn) all over us to make us feel happy. When we die we may end up with him in the magical kingdom, IF we believe in him now. If we don't, we will burn forever in his pit of fire (the usual kind, not to be confused with the fire of goodness). The chocolate dragon has a set of rules that have to be followed. He thinks homosexuals are living a bad life and they will be punished. You can't be gay, you can't even fight for equal rights for gays- like letting them get married, otherwise you'll be bad too. If scientists teach that evolution is real, you should not embrace their ideas, you have to believe the chocolate dragon made us. Tell your children this too. There's no point looking for the cure to cancer, because one day the chocolate dragon will come to Earth and fix all our problems. It's better to talk to the chocolate dragon every night before you go to sleep, and even though he doesn't answer, he listens. You have my guarantee. If you believe in the chocolate dragon, life seems better. As everyone knows, you can't be good to people without the fire of goodness. Without that, you wouldn't know how to act well to other people, you would be very bad indeed. If there is no magical kingdom when we die, then what is the point of life? It gives people hope.
So that's why I believe in the chocolate dragon, and you should all look into the idea too. What have you got to lose?
Serotonin,
When a person leaves the Watchtower (or are disfellowshipped) they are at a very vulnerable place. They have just lost all their friends and loved ones who are still in the organization and have discovered that the Watchtower is not God's organization or are questioning. Because they are discovering this, their beliefs are not unclear and they are trying to find a way.
When I first left, I was very timid about expressing what I believed. I think there are a lot of perple, Jehovah's Witnesses or those newly out, that come to this site for answers, encouragement or comfort that they have done the right thing and not "left Jehovah". This may not seem important if you have never been there, but these people are hurting, dissolusioned, scared. I know because I was there. My husband and I left 24 years ago. I still remember my state of mind.
When I first visited this site, maybe in the mid-nineties, I only posted little innocuous things like: "Hi, welcome to the board". I was scared that I I said what I believed that I woulkd be attacked. Being in the WT makes you paranoid. These lurkers are out there watching. They are vulnerable, not knowing how they will be received. If I had seen or received this post when I was newly out, I would have run like a scared rabbit. You obviously have never been a Jehovah's Witness, Serotonin, or you would know what I mean. This should be a place where you can express your views without feeling that you will be ridiculed or insulted because of what you believe.
Some Jehovah's Witnesses who come here trying to discredit those who believe in the trinity or evolution use these tactics. It should not be this way. People should not be hurt or discouraged because someone has an agenda.
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