i've always wondered if judas really had a choice in his role of deceiving jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
did he really have any freewill?
since the scriptures had to be fullfilled, was his fate pre-determined by god?
As a JW, that always bothered me too. SOMEBODY was predestined to betray the Christ. The dubs always said something like: he was bad anyway and that's why it ended up being him.
I now console myself in the fact that the Bible is simply a book of sick fairy tales and that there is a good possiblity that Judas never existed.
[this is the letter i wrote in december, 2005 to my po just before i confronted all my doubts.
the infamous article bashing higher education had just come out and i was having a hard time making sense of everything.
i was still a ministerial servant, and it just pushed me over the edge.
I'm now in grad school
Me, too.. what's your major?
[this is the letter i wrote in december, 2005 to my po just before i confronted all my doubts.
the infamous article bashing higher education had just come out and i was having a hard time making sense of everything.
i was still a ministerial servant, and it just pushed me over the edge.
When I started college 7 years ago not one person, including my elder father, said anything against it. In fact, all of the females that graduated about the same time as me went to college. We all started together. We were the teenagers that were thought of as good examples and none of us got flack over attending college. My father went to college too. I just don't get all this. We were even told that since we are going we should study law or accounting so that we could use our skills in Bethel!
my son called me yesterday, first time in probably 6 weeks, because he lost his car keys, the car is in my name, so i had to get another set from the dealership.
anyways, it doesn't really matter what he called about, it was just in 6 weeks he only calls because he needs something, not a peep before that (very hurtful).
a brother drove him to my office and it was quittin time so i went outside with him and gave him the keys, i was hurt and didn't say much to him.
I don't have children so maybe that's why I feel the way I do, but I find it absolutely unacceptable that you would have the car in your name. I would immediately transfer the title to simply because he deserves a higher insurance amount.
hello to everyone here at jwd.
i've been lurking about and tossing out a few .
comments since i joined up a few weeks ago.
Ditto Snowbird.
charles manson and fred franz had something in common.
both believed the end of the world was coming.
franz believed it would start by the governments destroying religion.
You could find similarities between any 2 people that have ever lived. Whoop-dee-doo!
i have seen several people make comments that insinuated that their being a jw is the reason for all that is wrong in their lives.
i find this simply unacceptable.
even if you could reasonably blame your religious experience on the past.. what is stopping you from growing as a person now?.
Thanks scarred. I just want people to know that leaving is ultimately a GOOD thing. I have been through a lot of suffering myself. My family has nothing to do with me now, nor do any of my friends who I grew up with. I moved away to heal and although I'm coping I still have a HUGE, glaring scar as a result of this. Instead of picking at it and focusing on it though, I just cover it with some make-up and go about my day like it's not there.
i have seen several people make comments that insinuated that their being a jw is the reason for all that is wrong in their lives.
i find this simply unacceptable.
even if you could reasonably blame your religious experience on the past.. what is stopping you from growing as a person now?.
I have seen several people make comments that insinuated that their being a JW is the reason for all that is wrong in their lives. I find this simply unacceptable. Even if you could reasonably blame your religious experience on the past.. what is stopping you from growing as a person NOW?
I have the typical JW story, too. I wasn't special. I was raised as JW from birth, I had an elder father, regular pioneer mother and my older brother is a ministerial servant. I auxillary pioneered every summer. But while as JW, I traveled the country and the world and I started college when I was 21. I was never discouraged from these things (although I should have been because college REALLY DID "stumble" me).
Even after I got df'd at age 22 and suffered through several years of depression, I have since pulled myself up by the bootstraps and refuse to let that cult have any more negative influence on my life. I am currently working on my Master's in Public Administration and it's my plan to make a difference. I want to someday run (or start) a Non-Profit organization or possibly run for office.
I don't care if you are 60. You can make a difference in your own life and in others' lives as well. Don't wallow in your own self pity.. the world needs you to be healthy and happy.
Also, vote in November! Go Obama!
i've been going out with this girl for 9 months.
so far, our relationship has worked so well, except for the past few weeks.
i've seen a lot of personality flaws.
I've been going out with this girl for 9 months. So far, our relationship has worked so well, except for the past few weeks. I've seen a lot of personality flaws.
No doubt so has she.
She constantly has flashbacks towards her past traumas. I can understand the past traumas and I'm willing to work with them but when they interfere with our relationship, she says "they're my secrets and secrets should be left in the past" and they never get solved.She doesn't need or want you to solve her problems.
She's not very thrifty. I can make 50 bucks last maybe 3 weeks. She can't make 50 bucks last 4 hours.It's HER money.
She's very jealous. I've heard from friends that she's sent rude e-mails to them. I had a female friend I met at one of my Autism support groups. We hit it off and instantly, she sent that female friend a nasty e-mail. She claimed not to have sent it, but it was in her exact writing style.If this is true, then yes you have identified a red flag.
She's not willing to try out new things. If she sees something new, novel and can make our lives easier, she goes into a pissy mood. It's like pulling teeth with her.Example?
She's clueless on world affairs. I had to explain economics to her. She got mad and told me to stop talking. When I'm over at her house, I always have to bring my PDA with me or else I'll never be caught up with the news.You can't expect everyone to have the same interests as you. This is something you need to either accept or end things.
The only pluses I see with this relationship is how I have somebody who can be my eyes and ears socially. She's not even that good at that because she's been so sheltered growing up and she's managed to make me look weak in front of a bunch of gangbangers on the bus.So.. uh.. why are you with her? You seem to not have anything good to say.
When she gets angry, she gets violent. When I told her I was going to break up with her, she tried to kick me when I tried to get my stuff from my bag. I almost snapped and fought back.Just leave.
So I'm at a crossroads. I'm thinking it might be time to part ways. I think I fell out of love with her and she probably isn't going to change. Am I right for thinking so?You should never expect major change. You love someone for who they are, not who you want them to be.
just curious.....what is your feelings post witness about the super natural?
I don't believe in ghosts, angels, etc. Pretty much any experience I have heard can be explained more rationally than a "supernatural" encounter.
