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  Staying a Christian Upon Leaving

  by serotonin_wraith in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so you found out the jehovah's witness religion/cult was bogus.

  congratulations, it's a step in the right direction.

  now all you have to do is escape the cult of christianity.. while other christian groups are (perhaps arguably) less controlling (on the whole), the foundation christianity rests on is bogus too.

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  Happy Harvester

  It's all good.

  No, it's not.

  Fundamentalism is not good.

  Theocracy is not good.

  The Crusades are not good.

  Crucifiction is not good.

  Self-abuse is not good.

  Abusing others in the name of god is not good.

  War justified in the name of the supernatural is not good.

  Believing Armageddon or in human sacrifice is not good.

  Beating children who don't sit quietly through a nasty sermon about hellfire or everlasting death is not good.

  Bribery, witchhunts, and torture in the name of confession of real or imagined sins is not good.

  Public executions for questioning the Taliban's restrictions are not good.

  Blaming victims of illness for their lack of spirituality is not good.

  Divisiveness of humanity reinforced by strict and irrational religiosity is not good.

  Irrationality is not good and religion is irrational.

  Period.
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  Staying a Christian Upon Leaving

  by serotonin_wraith in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so you found out the jehovah's witness religion/cult was bogus.

  congratulations, it's a step in the right direction.

  now all you have to do is escape the cult of christianity.. while other christian groups are (perhaps arguably) less controlling (on the whole), the foundation christianity rests on is bogus too.

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  Happy Harvester

  nobody should insult, condemn or criticize what another person believes

  Why not?

  Don't we criticize what the JWs believe and how their beliefs cause them to act irrationally and hurtfully?

  Ideas and beliefs that are irrational and that promote pain and suffering as the will of the immaterial supernatural beg to be criticized and questioned.
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  So that's what the other shoe looks like. Update with my parents

  by Paralipomenon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heading to the apostafest this weekend, we have made a deal with our friends to look after our kids.

  given that they already have 3 children, adding 3 more could be stressful so we thought we would ask my parents if they wanted to take one overnight.

  bobbi mentioned that she hadn't really heard much from my mom and suspected something was up.

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  Happy Harvester

  That is precisely the attitude that I think messes kids up. Mom is so used to being in control of the situation, when shunning isn't convenient she flips, when she's feeling guilty, the shunning resumes.

  I've been through this a few different times with my family. It really hurts because they always find a way to blame you for it, rather than admitting to their own issues.

  Sorry you're going through this, especially during this time of the year. At least you will be able to enjoy the holidays with your immediate family as you all see fit, and that's what really matters most - living your own lives as best you can.
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  Knights Templar win heresy reprieve after 700 years

  by sf in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071012/wl_nm/vatican_templars_dc;_ylt=aon147mb3hvzn88ae3sqxkpbbbaf.

  knights templar win heresy reprieve after 700 years .

  by philip pullellathu oct 11, 8:21 pm et .

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  Happy Harvester

  700 years to clear their names, and the church will make over $8000 each time they sell a set? That's mighty generous, isn't it?
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  Our Friend Linda

  by iamfreenow in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  julie and i have both known linda for over 25 years, from when she first became a jw, so we decided to write this tribute to her.. we first met linda in january 1981, when she attended her first ever meeting at our kingdom hall.

  she had been taking the magazines for a few months, since just after she finished university, and had started studying a few weeks before, but this was the first time she had plucked up the courage to attend a meeting.

  julie was having many doubts herself by then, and once again linda was supportive, as was trev.

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  Happy Harvester

  She was special.
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  Send prayers ,good vibes for TRev.Linda's gone

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to a better place he needs out love more than ever now

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  Happy Harvester

  She is free. Peace, Trevor.
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  Help needed desperately !!!!!

  by confused and lost in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi,i have just registered here because i need someone to talk to in a way that wont end me up before a jc.i have been reading a lot of stuff recently about the wts being false prophets and the like.i also hate the fact that there are so called "spiritual" men out there who abuse their positions to molest children.i have been a witness now for 20yrs but instead of feeling spiritually alive i feel totally and utterly confused.i do not know which way to turn.anyone out there who feels the same ?

  share your thoughts with me ..please and help me unburden myself to someone.

  thanks for reading.

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  Happy Harvester

  Everything will be alright. Just take it nice and slow. You're digesting a lot and if you try to eat too much at once, you'll get indigestion. Congratulations on your awakening. We're here for your support and will keep your confidence. Best wishes!
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  For all you bird lovers

  by startingover in

  1. jw
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  http://birdloversonly.blogspot.com/2007/09/may-i-have-this-dance.html

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  Happy Harvester

  I'm definitely a bird-lover, though not happy about birds in captivity. That one is a happy little cockatoo. He's got rythym! Adorable!
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  I'm completely underwhelmed

  by RisingEagle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i sent an email to a jw relative earlier today that showed some office supplies that go on sale starting sunday because i know they are always on the lookout to save a few bucks for their business.

  i got this reply a few minutes ago.. " ___'s father passed away wednesday.

  memorial tomorrow at __ at ___ kingdom hall.

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  I am very sorry for your loss and for the heartless, perfunctory way in which it was presented.
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  greetings fellow apostates!

  by SethMo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i should introduce myself, since this is my first post.

  i'm actually not an ex-jw, but rather someone who has just lost his faith in a different church, the mormon church.

  i've long suspected that in terms of the organizational aspects of our two churches, how they hook you mentally, how they condition you, how they socialize you and make it very hard to leave, from an abstract level there's really not a dime's worth of difference.

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  Happy Harvester

  Wow, Seth Mo! Welcome and congratulations. Glad you are able to integrate into the real world a bit more than before.

  It's really amazing how well denial operates, allowing us to accept scientific ideas while still refusing to reject irrational beliefs we hold dear.

  I have Mormon relatives, but most of my family are JWs. It has caused a good bit of alienation all around the family.

  There are many parallels among such high-control groups. I hope that you and your family find recovery and hope in leaving this sister cult of the JWs.