Welcome Weeping, from Cry.................our user names tells a story don't you think?! It shows just how this mixed up relgion makes you feel. I doubt very much if you have been shown much love from this organisation. I know that I NEVER DID. And, if you make your doctrinal concerns known along with the fact that you have been on this website you will find yourself out in the cold......no questions asked. There are many viewpoints here, from atheists to born again Christians, we all tolerate each other. One thing we all have in common is our complete distaste for the way the JW organisation treats anybody who questions the 'truth'. This is not love. This is intolerance, and the mark of a cult. So what, you got involved with weed, and dabbled in demon practice. You have got that sorted out, so don't dwell on it. Forgive yourself and move on. Take it a step at a time - it is a lot to take in, but stop beating yourself up, you can make your own mind up...............you now don't need to be told what to believe.
Posts by cry
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74Just don't know what to do.
by Weeping ini disagree on some doctrine with the organisation.
yet, i also know these are the kindest,most loving people on earth.
such people must be guided by the holy spirit.
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Avoiding the snare of masturbation
by rebel8 inhttp://cultprevention.blogspot.com/2010/01/avoiding-snare-of-masturbation-spoof.html.
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I would agree, please don't describe homosexuality as a 'disorder'. It is not, it may not be what floats YOUR boat, or mine, but it is cetainly how some of us are programmed. Enjoy the variet of life.
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Have these people gotten ruder over the years?
by Soledad inwhat is up with current jws?
do i suddenly have a leprosy that i didn't catch in the mirror this morning?.
my mom had surgery recently and once again all care taking duties have fallen into my lap.
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aquagirl, that is a terrible story you tell. Even in the most divided families, when a death occurs, there is at least a temporary harmony. What do they think they will achieve by behaving like this - will it mean more converts - certainly not! They show themselves up to be a disgusting bunch of mind controlled idiots with no natural affection. You don't need their hugs I am sure I an not alone in sending (((((((hugs)))))))) to you.
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Avoiding the snare of masturbation
by rebel8 inhttp://cultprevention.blogspot.com/2010/01/avoiding-snare-of-masturbation-spoof.html.
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Sooo funny. From that article 99% of the population should be homosexual. Even my Catholic upbringing is nothing compared to this. I remember when going through my baptism questions the elder was talking about the man being the head of the home etc. He started talking about women who were trying to be head and then asked me why this would be such a bad thing. I thought for some time about this (my rational mind thought, so what, each household is different, some men take the helm, in others it is the woman) I struggled to find an answer was um and eh all over the place when finally the elder said that if the woman was the head of the household the children would end up being homosexual. I stifled a laugh, no......he couldn't mean this? I agreed, just so that he would get out of my house and leave me alone.
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WT study article Jan 17 2010
by Mickey mouse in"treasure your place in the congregation.".
dozy did this exercise previously but i thought paragraph 5 was worth looking at agan.. let's change the perspective to the first person:.
"the spirit that now operates in the sons of disobedience" is so widespread that it is like the air we breathe.
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I can imagine that paragaraph being said by someone with a watch on a chain swinging from side to side and staring eyes.........frightening.
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Why Christains make no sense to me, an example from Haiti...
by HappyGuy ini have some in laws who recently went to haiti to do "missionary" work at one of the churches there.
this "missionary" work basically consisted of singing and dancing and entertaining the church goers.
my relatives stayed at some houses owned by the church on the church property.
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E.Zenone, your post just proves my point. You have abandoned all LOGIC and answered with 'have you read the bible?'. There is no effort to try and explain how some could be deliberately saved and others perish. Some people admire faith like this - I hate it. It stops you thinking intellectually and from reasoning. Imagine a human father who could protect his children from certain disaster but only chose the ones that he favoured, and let the rest of them die. He would be prosecuted and sent to prison for his lack of care. And why can Christians give logical explanations to problems when it suits them and then hide behind the Bible and Christ when they cannot work up an argument?
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A Nasty Thought
by God_Delusion inhttp://www.jehovahswitnessblog.com/2010/01/dealing-with-dead-baby-bodies-after.html.
sickening, isn't it?
and just think, we were taught to believe in such things!.
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God_Dulision, You have really cut out all the c**p and said it like it is. It's horrible, but it is exactly as they believe. This was the very first thing that got me thinking that it may not be the TRUTH - I just couldn't accept it or be a part of it and I couldn't pass the buck to Jehovah - this was something I was preaching so I had to truly believe it. Sick, sick, sick, sick.
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Why Christains make no sense to me, an example from Haiti...
by HappyGuy ini have some in laws who recently went to haiti to do "missionary" work at one of the churches there.
this "missionary" work basically consisted of singing and dancing and entertaining the church goers.
my relatives stayed at some houses owned by the church on the church property.
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Obviously Christianity is a matter of faith, but at some point there has to be an element of logic applied in today's society. That's where they come unstuck. Why would anybody be saved in preference to thousands of innocent babies, children, elderly etc. There is no LOGIC to it and it is something I have never understood. In fact, if you were a truly good person, you would probably want to give your life to save a child wouldn't you - so why brag that you have been saved. As this thinking has got me tied up in riddles, I have had to conclude that there is no spiritl involved in this, only chance and unforseen occurence. You and me are not so important that our lives would be saved in preference to others.
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Your faces
by goldensky indear all,.
i love it when your avatar is a real picture of you.
i look at it with interest and my heart warms up.
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Thanks for fixing my picture Lady Lee. Can you fix it some more with a bit or airbrushing???
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This has to be the best explanation of God and religion....so easy and simple a child can understand it
by StoneWall inwas browsing the youtubes this morning and came across this gem.. hope you all enjoy it as much as i did .
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpvjbbdmooa&feature=related.
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Dave Allen takes me back, so funny. Can't believe we were allowed to watch him in our Catholic household, but he always managed to speak the truth without being offensive. I was taught by nuns too and I used to think it was a mad damaging experience, but having then gone on to become a JW, I look back and think it was a piece of cake.