mentally, physically, spiritually, sexually, materially, etc.??
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The Jehovah's Witnesses have done a job on everyone !
Coercion, oppression, repression, manipulation, exploitation, death, physical illness,
divorce, friendships dissolved, broken families, suicide, lost wealth and a standard of living,
depression and forced anxiety and assorted unhealthy mental physiologies,
and other apathetic anti-social behaviors.
The list is long and dire !
But its still God's only solemn organization on earth.........right
i hate riding the fence.
if someone asked me right now if i believed in a creator (or creators), i would still say i don't know, in spite of everything i know about current science.. what's my hangup?
believe it or not, it's one thing.
Modern knowledge and understanding of the world we live in, easily overwhelms ancient understanding and knowledge of very long ago.
The difference between atheism or not is the acquiring and acceptance of that knowledge as unbridled truth.
The gods never really existed but human ignorance most certainly did.
i hate riding the fence.
if someone asked me right now if i believed in a creator (or creators), i would still say i don't know, in spite of everything i know about current science.. what's my hangup?
believe it or not, it's one thing.
Atheist construct their beliefs of how what and why off the evidence of physical matter and are known place in natural law.
Natural law is and always will be the God of the universe.
"when our own thoughts are forbidden, when our questions are not allowed and our doubts are punished, when contacts and friendships outside of the organization are censored, we are being abused for an end that never justifies its means.
when our heart aches knowing we have made friendships and secret attachments that will be forever forbidden if we leave, we are in danger.
when we consider staying in a group because we cannot bear the loss, disappointment and sorrow our leaving will cause for ourselves and those we have come to love, we are in a cult.
To play God or not that is the question, many a men have answered yes to this very question ,
with of course discernible damage placed upon individuals and toward humanity as a whole.
Its a shame these men just cant be content on just being mortal.
i hate riding the fence.
if someone asked me right now if i believed in a creator (or creators), i would still say i don't know, in spite of everything i know about current science.. what's my hangup?
believe it or not, it's one thing.
The evolution of science and knowledge of the world we live in is continually expanding as more knowledge is gained progressively,
less of the unknown is being explained and revealed. This puzzle of a thousand pieces are being carefully put in place.
Its inherently responsible on part of are human intelligence to accept these new discoveries as well as to accept the unknowns that
science as yet to explain.
As science and technology is quickly revealing yesterday's unknowns we can expect the riddle of all to be known to be soon in are hands.
Certainly now we can set aside the stories and words of primitive men in their explanation of the worlds existence of ourselves
and acknowledging their inherited ignorance of their time and place in history.
To not accept and acknowledge that is both dishonest and harmful to are own very existence to day.
someone (a born-again exjw) on youtube asked me why i was an atheist... i crafted a brief response... it follows:.
1. religious reason: there is no proof for god outside of the bible.
once i dropped my belief in the bible, the judeo-christian concept of god fell apart like a house of cards.
Modern knowledge and understanding of the world we live in, easily overwhelms ancient understanding and knowledge of very long ago.
The difference between atheism or not is the acquiring and acceptance of that knowledge as unbridled truth.
The gods never really existed but human ignorance most certainly did.
after being a bitter, pathetic, back stabbing, ignorant, evil apostate i have seen the errors of my ways.
i need to go back to jehovah's loving arrangment.. please come with me or you will be destroyed.
i fear for all of you..
Yes go back Drew, the elders have been waiting for you, they have all oiled upped their fists and await your arrival
with anticipation.
PS. don't forget to squeal like a little piggy when god's loving kindness is inserted to its fullest
the elders love that !
did the thought ever cross your mind?
i have done so very recently.
i might someday - i am tired of having no friends, my life in the rearview mirror.. jeff.
Going back and supporting this innate corruption.....you must be joking ?
Returning as mental slave to some ignorant inhumane crooks
.......come on you can do better than that
Where is your heart and soul ?
how did you come to the final decision to get out of her (the organization, "mother")?
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The apocalyptic Armageddon that we were pushed to sell to the public that was not the truth at all,
it was solely perpetrated on circulating their own published literature, which they were making profits from.
The exploitation and coercion of the organization and the overwhelming control and damage to peoples personal lives.
I wasn't going to be made a fool on someone elses ill-begotten God trip.
i've been reading the book, " the kingdom of the cults " by walter martin.
he's a " christian " so being an atheist/agnostic i've had to wade through some of the more subjective christian comments and observations he makes on things.
but he does see through the bs of cults in predicting the last days.
The cults such as the JWS prey on the weak, ignorant and the venerable ones in society to establish power for themselves
and to take control over people's lives.
Complacent fear is the protagonist that they mostly apply to anyone who deems interested in them and
has the effect of locking them in also.
Before you know it individuals are out trying to cull others to the cult to gain praise and acceptance and establish
self worth within their newly structured family of followers.
Previous personal identities are therefore shattered and a new one is established instituted by the cult.
There also seems to be the prevalence that all that is not connected to the cult in one way or the other is deemed evil
and dangerous and getting involved with these outside associations is oppressively damaging to ones spirituality and therefore life.
Sound familiar ?
