Posts by BR25

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Memorial 'Holiday"?

by onlycurious in

if the dub's don't believe in celebrating holidays, what makes the memorial different?.

Well even though not too many people agree with me, at least now I know by the last few posts there is actually people on here I can discuss things with, with the level of intelligence I was looking for, so thanks for your comments.

Only being on here a few days the biggest thing so far that I strongly disagree with is all the people complaining about all the time they spent with the originazation and all the things they couldnt do. The reason I have a beef with this is because alot of the things mentioned no matter what christian orginization you come from you shouldnt be doing these things anyways, but I guess that is what seperates man decisions and the bible. I spent about 18 years in the congregation. I have been to other churches with friends just to be dumb, and alot things didnt make sense to me, but when people start listening to the preacher its like there in the zone. From what I experienced I can say the 3 other churches I went to I never heard a whole lot of scriptures just opinions. I can see why people may think the jws are boring, because when I visited other churches it was more like visiting a spa then a place of worship.

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Altering reality where do you stand......

by fifi40 in

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friends

to fill you in and explain my post....... i was raised as a jw but left (not baptised) at 16. i started studying again at 24ish and was quickly baptised and got disfellowshipped aged about 32ish.

whilst i was active as a jw i socialised plenty, but it did not involve copious amounts of drink or drugs.

during my times out i have very very occasionally smoked a little dope and have been drunk more often but by no means frequently.

BR25

There is nothing wrong about what jws think you should and should not do. So they dont like all these things big wuppp. Since I left I drink to get crazy, and I smoked pot alot, tried a couple of lines, but nothing more mostly pot, but in no means was a way of self medication. You are all so opiniated on here I dont even no why you would say that. The way I understand it from most peoples comments this is a better way of life. Only been posting on here a few days but am really confused on alot of peoples views. I understand why people may not agree with jws which is fine, but some peoples reasoning I just dont get it. So many bring up many interesting points about jws and their beliefs and some it seems even put a little heart behind it, and then they give their reasons why they do things and then I just become completely baffled. Makes no sense what so ever. Maybe it is just me, but it seems like with alot of topics on here the jws way of thinking and why they do things has alot more reasoning behind it then why other people do the exact opposite.

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Why a paradise earth is so appealing to JWs?

by Lady Lee in

why a paradise earth is so appealing to jws?.

well no one can say they look around at the problems today and can say they like everything they see.

so a nice clean paradise world would be pretty great.

BR25

jws are selfish because they disregard the world, take a look at the world. Most americans cant go a week without protesting. You all make these opinions about what jws think of the paradise. Some of you even make it out to be a good thing in how you describe it, and then you poke fun and say how boring it is. This is problem. No matter what peoples beliefs are good things shouldnt be boring or stupid. Why? no porn, everyone getting along, no cheating, no dieing. No matter if you believe it or not what is wrong with these things.

That is the problem anymore people just want to do what they want with disregards to anything.

Maybe I should take another way of life. I can start smoking dope, doing crack, fighting, getting drunk, and then I go to bed that night pray to be saved and Im on my way to heaven. How Dreamyyyyy.

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Jehovah's Witness Cannibal eats man's thumb

by MinisterAmos in

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/tm_headline=cannibal-munched-pensioner-s-thumb--&method=full&objectid=18860588&siteid=89520-name_page.html

BR25

WOW

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Memorial 'Holiday"?

by onlycurious in

if the dub's don't believe in celebrating holidays, what makes the memorial different?.

BR25

There is nothing bad about the memorial. It is not limited and should be be celbrated by all christian faiths in other ways than easter celebrations. To the other comment about the memorial is good because it is the only time jesus is not ignored. So how should we acknowledge him more? pass out candy? paint eggs, go 3000 dollars in debt over christmas and then argue about the stress of it with your wife for the next 3 months, wear a cross, dress up as a little devil and go out trick or treating. Maybe I should try these things and he wont be as ignored.

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Memorial 'Holiday"?

by onlycurious in

if the dub's don't believe in celebrating holidays, what makes the memorial different?.

BR25

What about the easter celebration is so damn great? Because it is not boring and fun that is what jesus would want?

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Memorial 'Holiday"?

by onlycurious in

if the dub's don't believe in celebrating holidays, what makes the memorial different?.

BR25

didnt mean to be disprectful. It is just peoples comments on here are outrageous.

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Memorial 'Holiday"?

by onlycurious in

if the dub's don't believe in celebrating holidays, what makes the memorial different?.

BR25

my point exactly.and people say jws are stupid

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Holidays

by BR25 in

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friends

i am a former jw, but i still believe what they do about the holidays?

i have already talked about origins and all that stuff so i wanted to ask something without bringing up scriptual or historical backgrounds for a change.. my question is (whatever your beliefs may be) what % of people who celebrate christmas, if you took the presents out of christmas would still acknowledge christmas as much as they do now?

note: as much.

BR25

Why doesnt god sweat it because man says its ok? All I am saying is people try to make it so great and full of praise, but noone has changed the day of the celebrations. You are probably right though jesus would probably enjoy being celebrated on these days. Take the gifts out of christmas, and taking the devil and skeleton dressing out of halloween, not only between the children but also my 60 yr. old neighbors, there would be no big deal anyways. I guess it is ok to do these things just because the children like it, but alot of people say they would celebrate christmas if you took out the gifts, so then they would be celebrating it without the regards to its beginning.

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Memorial 'Holiday"?

by onlycurious in

if the dub's don't believe in celebrating holidays, what makes the memorial different?.

BR25

Some of your comebacks are so stupid. Ok since jws do everything so wrong about everything. I will make a suggestion to the congregation. Will have all the elders dress up as easter bunnies and instead of passing the bread and the wine we will pass easter eggs, since that is what jesus really wants. Then we will all stand up and say PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD!!!! and then we will all faint like a shockwave just went through us. That sounds so much more appropiate. yeh good points guys.