Posts by VoidEater

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Just curious... how many on here first became JW by door to door work Vs raised in?

by Aussie Oz in

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i was raised in from about 10. mum contacted by door to door work.

oz.

Family wont communicate - Disf

by w021809 in

i was disf'd a year ago - i have had such a hard few years to get through, some days are better than others.

i was married to a very abusive and violent man for 10 years (who everyone thought was the perfect witness) - i was very young when i got married and was never very close to my parents.

my parents never really thought much of my husband and i just always got on the best i could with what i was dealing with behind closed doors.

VoidEater

How can it be right that he can still see people but I suffer 10 yrs of abuse!!??

It isn't. Life can be terribly unfair. We were all raised to think that everything is our own fault, especially those with abusive spouses or parents. It isn't out fault. As hard as it can be to accept, sometimes you just have to see life as the luck of draw, the random circumstances we're dealt, and realize our own ability to change our lives for the better - desite the brainwashing we've had.

What do people think to my situation? Does anyone have any advice?

Thank everything holy that you're free! Well, there's the remaining guilt and the distance with family - but trust in time to heal, both yourself and maybe even them. They're all still trapped in their nightmares of what Jehovah will do to them if they step out of line. You, on the other hand, have started taking steps in the life you've been given to create something positive.

Adivce? BE HAPPY. Appreciate what you now have every day. Hope for your family to have some small measure of joy and peace that is coming to you. Tell them how much in love and loved you are. Offer them the freedom you are starting to see for yourself.

Welcome.

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anthony de mello

by lilyflor in

has anyone heard of him, if so, what are your thoughts about his philosophy?

i'll post a link to one of his videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y3q7h2urto.

VoidEater

Sure, most people blindly follow their programming and make no conscious choices in their lives. Many miss out on the beauty that is here, being so caught up in their mind games of religion.

Waking up, taking responsibility, realizing you are the agent of change in your own life, is harder than just waiting for some God person to fix everything.

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A JW--Mormon Alliance? WT and LDS Merger?

by cameo-d in

first, there is a disclaimer on the webiste that it is not an "official" lds website.

however, what appears to be promoted is mormon based.. .

why would a mormon based website title itself "upon the watchtower"?.

VoidEater

Just looks like another krazy to me. The content doesn't seem all that Witnessy.

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900 foot Jesus finally calls Oral Roberts home

by Nathan Natas in

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oral roberts, evangelist, dies at 91. see: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/us/16roberts.html.

now elmer gantry will have someone to play poker with..

VoidEater

About friggin' time.

And, no, that's not mean. He should have been more than ready to meet his Maker at the Pearly Gates, as he pictured Him. He's in a better place.

And so are we.

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The Resurection Hope Was Comforting....What Comfort Do You Now Have?

by minimus in

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we believed we'd see our dear loved ones back on paradise earth.

now, we don't accept this.

so what hope do you have?

VoidEater

I think it's better to find comfort in the here and now, to accept death as it appears, and focus on the living.

Get comfort from memories of good times, how much someone contributed to you, you to them.

Is something more needed?

Perhaps we can start believing in Santa Claus? ;-)

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Do I exist?

by acolytes in

"whos asking" think about it.. stragely enough science and the best minds cant even proove that we exist at all!

!.

VoidEater

^ What he says.

Define your terms and ask again. You may get a different answer.

It's the little words that are the slipperiest.

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Do you believe God has one true organization on earth?

by 2pink in

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for those who believe in god, do you believe he has one true organization on earth?

word of our intended slow fade has abruptly become a public knowledge.

my husband was talking to his sister on the phone today, breaking the news to her and one thing she kept bringing up was that god has to have an organization on earth.

VoidEater

Why does God have to have a single organization, or any organization?

If one must insist, how would one choose The One, considering to would come down to what you were taught or what you preferred?

Which organization was in place prior to Christ, or prior to Russell? Specifically?

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Tao Te Ching vs 22

by AK - Jeff in

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yield and overcome; bend and be straight.. empty out and be full; wear out and be renewed.. have little and gain; have much and be confused.. therefore, the true person embraces the one.

and becomes a model for all.. do not look only at yourself, and you will see much.. do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished.. do not brag, and you will have merit.. do not be prideful, and your work will endure.. it is because you do not strive.

that no one under heaven can strive with you.. the saying of the old ones, .

VoidEater

There is something here that is not of ourselves at play.

I would instead say, there is only 'that which is within us all' at play.

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Think Of a Jehovah's Witness---What Pops Up In Your Head?

by minimus in

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what connection do you make?.

VoidEater

Self-righteous, but nice enough as long as you can get them off the topic of religion and politics.

Kinda like other religious groups that come to mind.

But I also get a sense of shared experience and background.

So there's this wierd sensation of security (knowing where they're coming from) and terror (ready for shouts of "Unclean!").