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Atheists choose 'de-baptism' to renounce childhood faith

by whereami in

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friends

do you think the wts would except this?.

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http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-07-21-atheists-debaptism_n.htm?csp=usat.me.

passwordprotected

Well, having seen the responses I will have to go with totally lacking in empathy. Given the depth of feeling exhibited on this site toward a religion that the majority on here freely joined, you would think there would be at least some sympathy for those who show similar depth of feeling regarding a religion they had no choice in 'joining' How very un-christian.

So you're comparing adults who are grieved over their parents having them baptised as infants with people who were in a high control cult but who have left and are probably being shunned by their family? Is that a reasonable comparison to make?

Quite why you expect empathy to be shown to people going through some sort of ritualistic de-baptism is puzzling.

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If The Bible Is The Word Of God...

by XJW4EVR in

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many here have abandoned the bible as "the word of god" and there are numerous reasons for said abandonment.

however what i am interested in finding out is if the bible is the word of god, then what would you expect to find?.

passwordprotected

That I do agree with. People believe what they want to believe, in spite of evidence to the contrary.

Yeah, I see that all the time.

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If The Bible Is The Word Of God...

by XJW4EVR in

jw
friends

many here have abandoned the bible as "the word of god" and there are numerous reasons for said abandonment.

however what i am interested in finding out is if the bible is the word of god, then what would you expect to find?.

passwordprotected

Isn't it just like God to pass the buck and blame his creation for his own screw up?

No. He sent Jesus to show us who he is. And Jesus wasn't created.

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If The Bible Is The Word Of God...

by XJW4EVR in

jw
friends

many here have abandoned the bible as "the word of god" and there are numerous reasons for said abandonment.

however what i am interested in finding out is if the bible is the word of god, then what would you expect to find?.

passwordprotected

I wonder if God is up in heaven slapping his forehead and telling Jesus, "Look, Mr Word of God, you should have done it the way they're saying! That's where we've gone wrong!"

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Kingdom Ministry ANNOUNCEMENTS September 2009

by RR in

for the month of.

november: what does the bible really teach?

if householders already have the book, publishers may offer any 192-page book published prior to 1992. translation: "we have too many old books, help us get rid of them".

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Is the GB getting NUTS!!!.

The run a publishing corporation and they have old stock the need to get rid of. What they're doing makes perfect sense.

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If there was no global flood - does this mean that the Bible is not inspired?

by Olin Moyles Ghost in

do you agree that if there was no global flood, then the bible is not inspired?

here are my thoughts.. it is pretty obvious that there was no global flood 4,000 years ago.

) that there were one or more large local floods in mesopotamia around the time of noah.

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We need to get away from worshiping the Book and instead we must form a living personal relationship with God. Place bibliolatry where it belongs and become personally and intimately involved with God, through the personal holy spirit. Use the Scriptures to allow the holy spirit develop that relationship with God.

Great point.

God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit...not God the Holy Bible.

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If there was no global flood - does this mean that the Bible is not inspired?

by Olin Moyles Ghost in

do you agree that if there was no global flood, then the bible is not inspired?

here are my thoughts.. it is pretty obvious that there was no global flood 4,000 years ago.

) that there were one or more large local floods in mesopotamia around the time of noah.

passwordprotected

Straw man. The flood being global or is not is not the means to discredit the whole Bible. Eg. should the fact that some of Dawkins research and hypothesis into and of genes is being shown to be outdated discredit all of his research?

Is there empirical evidence that a flood of the Mesopotamian basin did not take place?

Blues Brother makes some very valid points.

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Atheists choose 'de-baptism' to renounce childhood faith

by whereami in

jw
friends

do you think the wts would except this?.

.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-07-21-atheists-debaptism_n.htm?csp=usat.me.

passwordprotected

If you don't believe in God, and by extension believe religion to be a powerless shell of a sham, surely that would be the end of the matter. Excuse us theists for pointing out the silly superstitious nature of atheists being de-baptised.

It's a bit like an adult sending a letter to Santa telling him he doesn't believe in him anymore.

If you're worried about a church having you on the membership list, just write a letter asking to be removed.

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ACTION! Letter to the Watchtower Society on SHUNNING

by Mickey mouse in

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friends

this is taken from another board (with the op's permission); i think it's an idea worth sharing:.

http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3903.

action!!!.

passwordprotected

Anyone heard of the tipping point? We feel this sort of thing won't work, so we don't try it, or we assume everyone else is/has tried it.

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Atheists choose 'de-baptism' to renounce childhood faith

by whereami in

jw
friends

do you think the wts would except this?.

.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-07-21-atheists-debaptism_n.htm?csp=usat.me.

passwordprotected

PP did. His definition of religion, which he said made "atheism" a religion included this : "... a body of persons adhering to aparticular set of beliefs and practices"

Hi there, I was quoting The Scotsman. I'm pretty sure he got the definition from a dictionary.