my own faith did not survive an 'outside test for faith'.
below, the author gives an example of how outsiders to most religions examine those religions critically, and dimiss them.
turning a critical eye towards my beliefs was a bit scary, but i decided it was the only proper thing to do, for me.
the author's point about rejecting the
myriads of gods who have come before
was summed up in a statement i have
adapted as a deflection to conversation
about my lack of belief.....
everyone is atheist about most gods....
some just go one god further than others
amen
so my mother was telling me that a transexual, don't know if she's pre or post op (nobody does apparently), has started attending meetings and started a bible study.. she answers up in meetings and has been attending a few weeks.
apparently she looks very much like a woman but has a distinctive masculine voice.
i asked my mother what will happen?
leolaia.... i have to say that information turns my stomach,
and is yet another reason i am so thankful to be clear of this
control group... it still think the failure to reveal sexual reassignment
surgery to a potential spouse is beyond the pale.... especially with
the complicit silence of elders.... i cannot believe litigation would not
stem from such a fraud
it would be interesting to see further stats on "reverted" JW
suicide rates since there is a statistical proclivity amongst trans
people in general to ideate, plan and attempt suicide ...
i cannot even try to imagine what their hell must be
http://www.transgenderzone.com/library/st/pdf/ThorpyandReid2008.pdf
http://www.mentalhealthequalities.org.uk/our-work/gender/transgender/
i try to understand why other people believe what they believe.
the author discussed in the article below evidently wants to hide his head in the sand and paint all atheists with the same broad, incorrect brush.
it's as if he's never actually sat down with an atheist and had friendly conversation.. .
danielp said it first!
How can you rebel against something you don't believe exists?
i take great exception to the characterization
of atheists as being immoral simply on account
of being an atheist.... and to the bias for a single
god-type when speaking of the human invention
of religion, referenceing only the bible
fluff piece intended to make its intended audience
feel good about their choices
same probablility of THAT happening as Armageddon
BUT if one did ask i would say:
not since i cashed my reality check....
with everything going on with the heathcare reform bill passing, i still wanted to remember and remind us that .
there are over a billion people all over the world without clean water for drinking, bathing and washing.. we have our problems, but we are very fortunate to have clean water available to us here in the us.. so, please take a moment to be thankful for what we do have and if ever you can help with giving .
lifesaving water to another please do.. there are many sites online, just take a look.. .
excellent redux, purps!!
i am a fan of the state department on FB so
i listened to sec'y clinton speaking at the
event hosted by nat geo .... i recommend
the 24 minute speech to anyone who wants
to hear what the world situation is in regard
to potable water and sanitation...
water is going to be the flashpoint in
conflicts in the 21st century...
jws cannot get involved with politics.
exjws certainly can and based upon responses from this site, many are quite opinionated about political matters.. are you very involved in politics at this point in your life?
do you really believe that your opinion, your vote means all that in the big scheme of things?
it is incredibly important to me because i am
have equal rights for my son as a goal ...
i absolutely understand the passion policy
and politics arouses and i have to tell you
that being able to actually lobby in washington
and talk to congressional aides who have the
ears of the elected representatives is a rush
like nothing else ...
i think voting is a civic responsiblity
so my mother was telling me that a transexual, don't know if she's pre or post op (nobody does apparently), has started attending meetings and started a bible study.. she answers up in meetings and has been attending a few weeks.
apparently she looks very much like a woman but has a distinctive masculine voice.
i asked my mother what will happen?
intersexed is a more appropriate term than hermaphrodite
and is not the same as being transgendered
there is an ex JW named sam davies with whom i have corresponded...
he has this article on a site "Gender Centre, Inc" describing how he was
treated by the b0rg when he was public about being transgender
http://www.gendercentre.org.au/46article6.htm
my son's being a transgender saved me from the b0rg...
no way was i letting anyone, god included, sever the
bonds i had with my child... best decsion i have made to date......
i hope the woman mentioned in the OP escapes unscathed...
too bad her reality cannot be celebrated but is rather something
the idiots in brooklyn think they can judge....
gender binary is a social structure, not a biological reality!!
BTW.... that story about a transwoman reverting to acting like a man?
sounds pretty improbable, based on my experience as an insider in
the queer community.... not saying it CAN'T happen, just sounds like
a JW urban legend.....
11 months and 3 weeks.....nothing.
then one week before the memorial all the brothers start to ring and visit with the "we miss you....loved to see you there.
" same with the c.o visit.
i am thinking i am off the radar...
it could have been the letter to the
editor about the PFLAG meeting,
or the newspaper article about
being on the panel at an anti-gay
bullying training seminar..... or it
could be they forgot i exist?
doesnt matter! i think they think i am evil
as long as it keeps them away from the door,
who gives a rat's @ss!!!
.
here's her cake and presents - she couldn't wait so opened one, hence the books.
i know a woman on facebook who recently lost her husband unexpectedly, and at a relatively young age.
(my age, and i still consider myself relatively young.).
so, here she is, still raising some of her children, finding herself looking for work in her mid-forties with few salable job skills in a depressed economy, and missing her husband terribly.
the dr0nes are up to their asses in alligators
being constantly harraunged by the GB thru
its minions with the message "you suck and
therefore will die unless you suck less" and
therefore dance to the tune being played
they have forgotten the mission started out
being the simple command to love one another
