if you came out of the world (like myself), what was the main motivation why you joined/got baptised?.
was you genuinely disillusioned with the world and all of its badness and wanted real answers to why it was so?.
was you honestly convinced the world would one day be made into a paradise and wanted to be part of it?.
Well I was born in..so no real desicion there. But after a brief period of inactiveness I would say two major reasons for coming back.
1-redeem myself from years of bad living. Penitance...enough said
2-pregnant and thought this would be the best way of raising my kids. good moral social network. answers to all their question. Funnily enough that same reason is why I ended up leaving..Go figure
i've got one post for the next 14 hours so i figure i'll make it count.. when i was 21 i began to really question the state of the world.
you know- "is this life all there is, yadda yadda.
" that sort of thing.
undecided here as well.
What I am sure about is that I don't believe in the bible. If there is a God it's not the one most of us were taught. Maybe some energy source or something like that. I don't really worry too much about it. I enjoy my time here on earth. I try to make a difference in people's lives. I know many have made a difference in mine. That's how they are eternal. I cannot comprehend how a God would allow such suffering and death, so I guess I'm more inclined towards atheism. Do you really think you have to have faith in order to live better? Why? Because I feel a safety net under me? Can't say that safety net ever came through me. I guess I got used to living without it.
my daughter is still not decided on a baby name.
she wants the name to start with a j...... .
do you all have any suggestions, please?
Janice. Jenna
) take them to your church and encourage them to learn about other faiths too..
) don't teach them anything about religion..
) encourage atheism..
i recommend reading the seven spiritual laws for parents by deepak chopra. I find the things in that book are much less dogmatic and much more human than any JW book I read for kids. It teaches love, kindness, generosity, gratefullness, among other things, Don't teach religion. teach your kids to be decent humans....
) take them to your church and encourage them to learn about other faiths too..
) don't teach them anything about religion..
) encourage atheism..
This is in response to reneeismom's article....
I agree that many times people with certain traits are drawn towrads religion. People whose core values include putting family first. You can avoid the whole religious part though if you find other people like yourself who also put importance on family life. IMO opinion you could get the same results from being around other families who share similar ideas about raising children. No matter what their religious beliefs.
i know, i know, someone is going to say, there is no proof that global warming is real, or that its man-made.
yeah, un-huh.
just like there is no proof that jw's teach lies.
I am moving to the mountains. That's my 2 cents.
when you gather with the same people for decades, they get to know you inside out.
they know where you work, have a good idea how much money you earn, know if you have sex or not, know your personal tastes, know where you go on vacations and so on..... were there things you were able to keep them from knowing?.
No one ever knew that I had been married briefly to a friend that I wanted to help out with his papers. Hell, even many in my family still don't know that!
) take them to your church and encourage them to learn about other faiths too..
) don't teach them anything about religion..
) encourage atheism..
This is particularly tricky for me because we still associate with my jw family alot. I basically attack issues as they come. I don't teach any religion but if something comes up that seems illogical we talk about it. I let them give there own opinions. I told them whatever religion they want to be is fine with me, but to investigate and inform themselves because you should really be convinced if you are going to be a member of something. My oldest I see tending more towrds atheism. (smart child) but the scond one is too little. He wants to be catholic sometimes I guess from peer pressure. But honestky as long as they are happy I could care less.
hi.
can anyone tell me if this is a pro or anti jw site?.
thomas covenant.
A diferencia de muchos TJ que hablan ingles, los que hablan castellano no estan interesados tanto en doctrina. Lo que creo que seria de mucho mas interes para ellos quizas sea aprender de los casos de pedofilia. Tiene que haber algo emocional que los enganche.
hi.
can anyone tell me if this is a pro or anti jw site?.
thomas covenant.
Burn the Ships - I'm sure you would fit right in those forums.
Yeah I had thread about why there is so much of an increase in latin countries. It's not the doctrine, it's the hope. They have nothing to lose because they have nothing to begin with. They will probably not have the opportunity to get a decent education and have a good life anyways so the whole promise of having a God fix it all and offer a paradise where everyone will have there own home and eaqulaness will reign is too much to resist. Add to the fact a culture that loves to be told everything to do and you have a winning combo....But the evangelists are growoing too in latin america....
