Posts by MariAruet

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Homosexuality - how do you see it now?

by MariAruet in

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as witnesses we were indoctrinated to frown upon anything even remotely related to homosexuality.

but it is not only, witnesses i'm reading about many fundamentalist religions doing exactly the same.

some of you are christians now, what is your view of homosexuality now?

MariAruet

As witnesses we were indoctrinated to frown upon anything even remotely related to homosexuality. But it is not only, witnesses I'm reading about many fundamentalist religions doing exactly the same. Some of you are Christians now, what is your view of homosexuality now? And no I'm not a lesbian hehehe. But I know of someone who was disfellowshiped because of that. I never stop talking to her even while still a witness.

So how do you marry Bible's fundamentalist ideas of homosexuality with what you believe now if you have another view?

This is also a part of my college study so I will really, really appreciate a good insight here :-)

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Movies, can you relax and watch them or are they just useless waste of time

by MariAruet in

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as witnesses we were constantly bombarded with idea how movies are dangerous waste of time and that our time could be better spent.

i know that is exterme view but i still feel guilty when just sitting there and watching a movie like that.

i've spoken with few of my old friends and they feel the same.

MariAruet

Thank you guys, you gave me a lot to think about. And thank you Narkissos, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who felt like that :-)

Reason why I asked was not only because of my witness past, well partly maybe, but I was reading some papers as part of my psychology study into how cult manipulate people to the extent that they loose touch with simple things in life and cannot find a joy in anything normal or anything that is not a part of their mission. Which as you can imagine instantly rang a bell with me :-)

Anyway, I want to post another thread about homosexuality

25

Hard line stance taken-results are in!

by dawg in

i recently wrote a letter to every family member i could find an address to which exposed the wt org as the group of fools they actually are!

interesting thing is that not one letter was sent to my home congregation by anyone and the letter circulated to almost every family member i have; so instead of turning me in as i suspected they would do, they are talking about it openly and distributing it to all family members-even ones i couldn't find an address to.

i'm winning this war!

MariAruet

this war MUST be raised, we must not back down, we must never give in, we must rescue all from the fools that run the WTBTS cult! Stand with me now and let's defeate this enemy to reason; these destroyers of family and lives!

I will be the flag bearer ;-)

38

What is your biggest problem with the JW religion?

by jambon1 in

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if i had to be tied down i would say disfellowshipping.

totally unnecessary and i really think it spans itself into a lot of other wt policies/mindsets.

"disagree with us and you are a dead man"

MariAruet

It is a dangerous cult

91

New Stupid Assembly Rules

by WTWizard in

i have heard on this discussion board numerous rules that apply to upcoming a$$emblies.

some are designed to stop people from meeting the opposite sex; others, to make sure everyone is always ready to recruit new members into the scam.

i heard that some km inserts have been urging those whose congregation has cleaning assignments to sit in the section that they are assigned to clean.

MariAruet

I don't think organization thinks of people as humans anymore, if they ever have that is. But this is just getting sick now

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Movies, can you relax and watch them or are they just useless waste of time

by MariAruet in

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friends

as witnesses we were constantly bombarded with idea how movies are dangerous waste of time and that our time could be better spent.

i know that is exterme view but i still feel guilty when just sitting there and watching a movie like that.

i've spoken with few of my old friends and they feel the same.

MariAruet

As witnesses we were constantly bombarded with idea how movies are dangerous waste of time and that our time could be better spent. I know that is exterme view but I still feel guilty when just sitting there and watching a movie like that. I've spoken with few of my old friends and they feel the same. Did any of you experience something like that? Are movies really just waste of time or do they serve any useful purpose at all? When I think of it I can't honestly think of any other than to kill some time. What wold you say?

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Sexual Morality In The Old Testament Differs From That In The New Testament

by AlanF in

conservative christians like the jehovah's witnesses often claim that, like the new testament, the old testament forbids all sexual relations outside marriage, including relations between unmarried people.

that is not quite true.

to see that patriarchal and israelite culture adhered to a different standard, we must first understand just how the old testament treats marriage, sexuality and related items.. the old testament view of women as property.

MariAruet

The most important thing to understand is that what might appear to be Old Testament standards for sexual conduct were often nothing more than standards regulating property rights -- the property rights that men held over women. Many Christians will object to this claim, but the proof is found all through the Old Testament.

Are you sure that was only back then, I felt like prperty all along as if there was a price tag hanging around my neck. Which also meant I could be written off when I didn't serve the purpose any more or didn't add enough of margin to my husband ... good article though.

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Do we have an idiot running the United States?

by jaguarbass in

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhbpvrb5km.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moutuefquq4.

is it possible that this guy doesnt know that bin laden is in afghanistan?.

MariAruet

I thought majority of Americans voted for him last time, so would that make him a product of a popular way of looking at the world?

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What is the best thing you have done since leaving the truth?

by mtsgrad in

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as a fader i felt delighted at clinking glasses at a pub.

it may seem trivial but it meant a lot to me.

what is the best thing you have done since leaving the truth?.

MariAruet

I've gone back to school to fulfill my dream of having a degree. It is hard but well worthwhile.

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How did you decide it was "true love"?

by Crumpet in

was it in a gift, a kiss, or other?.

how did you decide you were crazy about or connected to someone?.

MariAruet

Wow Gary that was beautiful, and let me tell you she is also a lucky woman to have someone like you. I miss long conversations with my first love too, we also connected on a deep level and could talk about anything and everything. Nothing was too stupid or too outthere for us. I think it wasn't even important what we talked about as long as we talked. So all I can tell you keep talking, when there's nothing to say, when he/she has every excuse in the book why couldn't talk to you then that is pretty much the end of it. I see it all the time. Many marriages start falling appart years earlier and lack of conversation is usually always the first thing to happen. So keep talking to her and good luck ;-)