they taught me to think for myself.. yes, you read that right, and no i'm not being sarcastic.
if i had walked into the church down the street, i might not ever have walked out.
i'm sure the doctrines are easier to swallow, and the freedoms are greater.
And I'll counter with reasons why I do regret the experience:
The multitude of ways I felt awkward in school, and later, in the workplace.
The money it cost me by not being able to pursue higher education sooner, and not investing in a 401k earlier because the world was ending soon.
It hurt my relationships with the opposite sex because of the strange expectations and hangups the WT instilled in me.
I'm just getting warmed up here. Someone else want to add to the list? Don't let me hog it.
bro.
jaracz died this morning, wednesday, june 9, 2010 at about 7:30 am.
he was 84 years old.
Hmmm. Gonna be interesting to see how this affects future WT policy with this hardliner gone.
okay i've been reading this one lately and so far it's even funnier to me than kyria's book, maybe because it comes from the male viewpoint.
this book is not to be missed!
buy it now.
Okay I've been reading this one lately and so far it's even funnier to me than Kyria's book, maybe because it comes from the male viewpoint.
This book is not to be missed! Buy it now. (And no, Tony isn't paying me to say that.)
while participating on this website (one of the only three places i've discussed religion online) i asked a question:.
i've observed quite a few posts and comments here about religious intolerance toward gay men and women (i'm quoting), the terror and murder of homosexuals instigated by christians.
the religion i was raised in was in agreement with the bible based view that alternative lifestyles are immoral but they never instigated any hateful rhetoric toward gay men or women.
Thanks for clearing that up, Streets. Although I love seeing which posters came to McCartney's defense... my blood brothers! Sorry, don't mean to derail a thread. Now back to the apostle Paul being gay...
while participating on this website (one of the only three places i've discussed religion online) i asked a question:.
i've observed quite a few posts and comments here about religious intolerance toward gay men and women (i'm quoting), the terror and murder of homosexuals instigated by christians.
the religion i was raised in was in agreement with the bible based view that alternative lifestyles are immoral but they never instigated any hateful rhetoric toward gay men or women.
Cofty, you bring up some really great points about the real possibility that Paul was gay.
Streets, "Imagine" is a great song, but the lyrics came from Yoko as much as they did from John. And Paul wrote some great songs himself, including "Hey Jude", "Let It Be", and "Yesterday".
while participating on this website (one of the only three places i've discussed religion online) i asked a question:.
i've observed quite a few posts and comments here about religious intolerance toward gay men and women (i'm quoting), the terror and murder of homosexuals instigated by christians.
the religion i was raised in was in agreement with the bible based view that alternative lifestyles are immoral but they never instigated any hateful rhetoric toward gay men or women.
I'd follow Paul McCartney anywhere.
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Wish I could see this thread.
while participating on this website (one of the only three places i've discussed religion online) i asked a question:.
i've observed quite a few posts and comments here about religious intolerance toward gay men and women (i'm quoting), the terror and murder of homosexuals instigated by christians.
the religion i was raised in was in agreement with the bible based view that alternative lifestyles are immoral but they never instigated any hateful rhetoric toward gay men or women.
I'm glad Paul didn't want people to follow him. So I won't.
while participating on this website (one of the only three places i've discussed religion online) i asked a question:.
i've observed quite a few posts and comments here about religious intolerance toward gay men and women (i'm quoting), the terror and murder of homosexuals instigated by christians.
the religion i was raised in was in agreement with the bible based view that alternative lifestyles are immoral but they never instigated any hateful rhetoric toward gay men or women.
The bottom line is, we have to ask ourselves how we personally feel about such matters, rather than letting others do our thinking for us. Anyone who doesn't want to think for themselves can go back to the dubbies. The apostle Paul is on a par with Joseph Smith, as far as I'm concerned. Both men claimed to have a life-changing divine revelation and then saw fit to set themselves up as someone to be followed.
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I was 16. Um, I thought it was my own decision. But then again, I also believed the generation of 1914 would never pass away. I was thoroughly brainwashed.
