jw's want to begin a study through their new "what does the bible really teach?
" book.
should a non-jw study with them just to point out the contradictions and muddled thinking in the book?
Welcome AmyWatson916
Trying to reason with a Jehovah`s Witness is like talking to a brick wall .
Reminds me of my Orthodox Jewish friend over in Israel praying at the "wailing wall" .
Bobbing his head in prayer at the wall as they do , praying for peace among the Palestinians and the Jews ,for seven straight days .
I asked him how it went , no bloody good he replied , it was just like talking to a brick wall .
I hope you enjoy yourself at this site
smiddy
why in this 21st century are we still cow towing to religions that are based in the distant past, of thousands of years ago , whether it be christian islam or whatever.?
and not to restrict it to just those two , but all ancient religions.. all of them are hypocritical , on the one hand rejecting modern day society and it`s technology and on the other hand embracing it for their own advantage .. when is the human race ever going to rid itself of pie in the sky beliefs.?.
smiddy.
Why in this 21st Century are we still cow towing to religions that are based in the distant past, of thousands of years ago , whether it be Christian Islam or whatever.? And not to restrict it to just those two , but all ancient religions.
All of them are hypocritical , on the one hand rejecting modern day society and it`s technology and on the other hand embracing it for their own advantage .
When is the human race ever going to rid itself of pie in the sky beliefs.?
Anyone ?
smiddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p46pnudcub0.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpqeptnux3o.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iijg_-bz-k8.
Thank you wifibandit ,
It gives us food for thought as to how to answer JW`s when they call at our doors.
Not that anything has changed as I see it for the past 50 years or more.
smiddy
i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.
i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.
i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.
SIMON ,it`s prophecy in fullfillment
Isaiah 60:22 ,The little one himself will become a thousand and the small one a mighty nation.... "
And a very warm welcome to ALL former JWR posters to this site , their are so many of you it`s hard to welcome you all individually as much as I would like to .
I`m sure you will be happy here.
smiddy
yet another jwr refugee.
been active over there for a while now.
was quiet for the last couple months but just starting to 'reactive' myself again.
Welcome 2badsosad , and Worldling9 , enjoy your stay and look forward to hearing more from you both
smiddy
thought i'd introduce myself, give a little of a background story.
i've been a short 3 month member of jwr, so now i'll try to visit you guys instead.. i'm in my mid twenties today, live in sweden.
grew up in a family with an active jehovahmom and inactive dad.
Welcome rusholme this is a great place to be.
smiddy
i just came over from jwr.
a little background: my mom converted to the witnesses when i was five.
i was baptized at 14, was mentally out by 18, and successfully faded by the time i was 25. mom and both my younger sisters and their families are still in.
Welcome Wayward
hey y'all.
i just wanted to officially make my debut on https://www.jehovahs-witness.com and introduce myself.
i'm an old jwrer, and it looks like i'll be dropping in on here now for cult updates and friendly conversation.. a little about myself:.
A warm welcome to all our new found friends
smiddy
we are not all the same--a real "duh, david!
so i figured if i didn't feel that sense of solidarity that seems missing among the debating, then i was part of the problem.
i'm responsible for making this place feel like a support and place of solidarity, just as much as anyone else.. but approaches i tried didn't work until i shut up for a while.
When I was "in" I appreciated the fact , that all those in a congregation , and I was in many congregations, were only congregated together because of one factor , and that is they supposedly had one belief that bound them together, worshipping Jehovah God.
I often thought their is no way on Gods earth these diverse people would associate together if it wasn`t for the truth.
Coupled with the culture of only mixing with brothers and sisters religiously and socially to the exclusion of all others ( worldly people ) did bring people together that would not normally associate with each other because of class distinctions , education , financial ,top end of town / bottom end of town type situation .
So once a person leaves the JW`s these differences still remain , and because their is no longer the " bond" to belong to the religion our "caste" / "class" distinctions manifest themselves again.
By the way I was a convert , not happy where my life was going when I was 19 and was looking for answers to life`s questions , why are we here , what`s it all about Alfie...... I was vulnerable.
smiddy
jesus was a perfect sinless human (they say) who came to die for mankind.
he gave up his perfect life for all.
selfless?
OP , and others ,
Well seeing you put it that way ....Brenda Lee wins , no comparison .
smiddy
