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changeling
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So....What Do You Think Happens When We Die???
by minimus inare we going to heaven hell, purgatory?
are we able to sense anything?
do we really die??
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Husbands cousin found dead in Sherman TX
by megsmomma inshe was only 24, and found dead yesterday.
there has been bad flooding there(people missing and others found dead).....so that may have been a factor, but they are doing an autopsy on her....does that mean there might have been foul play?
she had a troubled life, so we wouldn't rule out someone hurting her.
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changeling
Sooo sorry, this is awful.
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The first murder - the concept of worship
by changeling inso, assuming the genesis account is real, reliable and accurate, think about the first murder.
why did he kill him?
he was jealous.
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changeling
Gumby: According to the WT, once Adam and Eve were tossed from the Garden of Eden, they lost direct communication with Jehovah.
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God is a Metaphor
by nvrgnbk ingod is a metaphor.
dr. khalid sohail .
being a secular humanist i do not believe in any god or organized religion, but as a poet i am fascinated by all the languages and metaphors human beings have created over the centuries to understand and explain the mysteries of life and nature.
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changeling
I completely agree. Humans created the concept of god. My question is : Why?
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Were You Constantly Counseled By Elders & Others?
by minimus inwere you ever told by the elders or others in the congregation that you shouldn't engage in a certain thing because it would be inappropriate-----yet you did it anyway?.
sometimes, "mature" ones will tell an inexperienced witness what they should or should not do within their families.
certain sisters were adamant that a wife should leave her adulterous or abusive husband and if they didn't the victims were shunned by their counselors!
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changeling
Yeah Wizard, what do you mean? Set you up tp meet only men???
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Got a visit last night
by sammielee24 ina young fellow came to the door with the convention flyer - you know - the invite to the big event.
he was out doing his good deeds and distributing the news....one thing i never noticed before is the name change to the address.
instead of the wtbts, you send your request for the literature to simply jehovah's witnesses, 25 columbia heights, brooklyn.
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changeling
Are you going to RSVP? :)
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The first murder - the concept of worship
by changeling inso, assuming the genesis account is real, reliable and accurate, think about the first murder.
why did he kill him?
he was jealous.
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changeling
So, assuming the Genesis account is real, reliable and accurate, think about the first murder. Cain kills Abel. Why did he kill him? He was jealous. Why was he jealous? Abel's "sacrifice" was better than his. Who told him it was better? Who told either of them to offer a sacrifice? What made Abel's sacrifice better? Roast lamb smells better than cabbage?
It seems to me this bruhaha was about worship. Who told these guys to worship? Were Adam and Eve hung up on their original sin so they made their kids do penance?
Why does God (if there is one) want to be worshipped? Why do his gifts have strings attached? What ever happend to not knowing what the other hand does?
I'm a parent, if my children give me gifts, I don't compare them and pick the one I like best to make the other child feel bad. I'm just happy they thought to do something nice for me.
As a parent, I gave my children life and then did my best to meet all their needs. I'd like them to be appreciative of this fact and to treat me with love and respect. I also wish they live lives that are personally satisfing and that they help others (or at least not hurt them). But worship me??? What a riduculous thought!!!
So why does God want to be worshipped? Why does he reward those who get it right and punish those who don't (even if they are trying)? Is God an egomaniac? Did he create humans just to gets his kicks?
Personally I don't believe there is such a silly god. But I would like to know, who came up with this concept? Who conceived this pompous, egomaniacal creature who gave life and then laid down rules that require people to live and behave in a certain way, or else? Why did this bizare notion catch on?
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It feels good not to be under that kind of control anymore
by troubled mind indid you feel guilty when you missed meetings for no good reason ?
did you feel you had to hide from other witnesses seing you ?
how did it make you feel if someone did see you , the next time you saw them did you make-up some excuse ?.
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changeling
You don't realize what a huge part guilt plays in the religion until you step away. It is defininitely liberating to live w/o the guilt.
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Who has my Joie d'vivre ? I demand it back right now!!
by Crumpet inwarning: don't read this if you are easily depressed!.
here's how it is for me right now - no frills:.
its pants, sh*t, black, doom, gloom and don't spare the melancholy (pronounced mel-ankley if you are me).. what's brought this on?
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changeling
Buy this book: Feeling Good, by David Burns. If you can't wrap your brain around positive thinking on your own, see your doctor and get an antidepressant. There is absolutely no need to go through life feeling bad.
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Why There Will Always Be JWs
by minimus ini think it's pretty simple.
jws will never completely die out.
because there are always going to be people who stay in a rut, don't like to adjust, are lazy.
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changeling
I do think they are running scared because so much time has passed since 1914 and the move to Patterson and reduction in book production and cutting the magazies down reflects this. But I think they will just "evolve". Like someone already pointed out they have made some radical changes recently (blood fractions, "generation" change, etc.).
JW's may feel these changes show "progress" and that they are moving in the right direction. That could be so, if they admited that their former views were incorrect and hurtful and not hide behind the "new light" concept. It would also help if they did not pass every bit of new light off as dogma that now MUST be believed of else.
IMO someday in the far future there will be no religion at all. That will be paradise.