Posts by callitquits76

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callitquits76

What a load of nonsense, it's Iran's problem let them deal with it

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Got stopped by the Mormons today, very annoyed

by callitquits76 in

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hi.. i got caught offguard by the mormons today whilst out walking my dogs.

there were two of them and one called out to me and mentioned something about talking to other people about christ, so i immediately told them i did not agree with them at all and didn't trust any group who suggest theyy are 'the one'.. i spoke for around 20 minutes because i didnt want them to think i was running away through lack of education, and i went over things like how much you can trust joseph smith since he was a raving mason etc and how i thought it was a religion by men for men, but this mormon guy was really smug and basically just answered with a smug nod of his head and replied 'we've prayed to god and he's told us the way to live is the mormon church'.

this was really a cop out and he couldn't answer much, particularly concerning the need for the book of mormon and he knew very little scripture indeed.. the other mormon seemed much nicer and was from germany - a lot more respectful.. but what really got me annoyed was my inability to argue decent points and found myself nodding along trying desperately to think of a counter argument but none came.

callitquits76

Hi.

I got caught offguard by the Mormons today whilst out walking my dogs. There were two of them and one called out to me and mentioned something about talking to other people about Christ, so I immediately told them I did not agree with them at all and didn't trust any group who suggest theyy are 'the one'.

I spoke for around 20 minutes because I didnt want them to think I was running away through lack of education, and I went over things like how much you can trust Joseph Smith since he was a raving Mason etc and how I thought it was a religion by men for men, but this mormon guy was really smug and basically just answered with a smug nod of his head and replied 'we've prayed to God and he's told us the way to live is the mormon church'. This was really a cop out and he couldn't answer much, particularly concerning the need for the book of mormon and he knew very little scripture indeed.

The other mormon seemed much nicer and was from Germany - a lot more respectful.

But what really got me annoyed was my inability to argue decent points and found myself nodding along trying desperately to think of a counter argument but none came. Last time I spoke with the Witnesses (about 6 years ago) I was so on the ball and could really argue my point - this time, I didnt have a clue.

Anybody else frustrated through their loss of scriptual reasoning after so long away from the witnesses?

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Question about snakes

by callitquits76 in

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hi everyone, long time no post but i wanted your opinion on something please.. well a friend of mine has just got a corn snake.

its a baby but it will grow up to 6ft.

i never considered myself anti-snake because i know people do have phobias on them, but seeing it in action, including the way it eats, has really put me off - not only snakes, but also, the friendship.

callitquits76

Most animals spread disease, and snakes kill humans. Whats your point?

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Question about snakes

by callitquits76 in

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hi everyone, long time no post but i wanted your opinion on something please.. well a friend of mine has just got a corn snake.

its a baby but it will grow up to 6ft.

i never considered myself anti-snake because i know people do have phobias on them, but seeing it in action, including the way it eats, has really put me off - not only snakes, but also, the friendship.

callitquits76

Hi everyone, long time no post but I wanted your opinion on something please.

Well a friend of mine has just got a corn snake.

Its a baby but it will grow up to 6ft.

I never considered myself anti-snake because I know people do have phobias on them, but seeing it in action, including the way it eats, has really put me off - not only snakes, but also, the friendship. That sounds really lame, and I dont mean completely discard of this person, but for some reason, I have a feeling of distance from this person all of a sudden.

Ive been watching a few videos as to how people feed their snakes, and they feed them rats, mice and 'pinkies' which are dead *or alive* new born mice. I cant believe the level of cruelty going on, some people throw live animals into the tank. Before you say its only nature, well ok but how about I throw you into the lions den and let nature take its course? Some people throw rats into the bath where they know it isnt going to escape.

But anyhow, seeing this person talk and pett their snake is really discomforting. They feed it little dead mice like a mother breast feeds her baby. The way the snake eats is horrible.

So my question is, 'Do you think snakes have emotion?'

I mean, is the close relationship justified? Is it just a cold blooded beast with no emotion at all?

I just cant understand this attraction to snakes and certainly cant understand why people would want to sacrifice mice to give to a snake.

I'm a real nature person but this I just cannot understand.

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Baptism annulment story and get your Certificate of Debaptism

by truthseeker in

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interesting site.... http://www.secularism.org.uk/debaptism.html.

"the growing amount of interest in the concept of de-baptism indicates that people are not just indifferent to religion which has been the traditional british approach but are actually becoming quite hostile to it.".

- terry sanderson.

callitquits76

A little sad to go through with something like that for something so 'inconsequential' as a belief in Jesus and God? I have always wondered why fundamental athiests go through so much to 'prove' the non-existance of God.

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Did NOAH take WHALES into the ARK?

by african GB Member in

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blue whale is the largest animal on earth,.... it would take huge cranes and a lot of manpower to carry one of those animals,.... how did noah achieve this?.

did he have cranes and chains?.

did he have a large enough aquarium on board, with salt water?.

callitquits76

Why would he need to?

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See them everywhere

by callitquits76 in

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first of all let me say hi, ex witness of 19/20 years here - left the borg about 6 or 7 years ago now.. just when i think that i am away from them for good, there is some knock on the door, a familiar face, or something in the media which brings it all back.

how i would love to just let it go and live life to the full without remembering what i went through with the witnesses.. just last week it came back to me again, a knock on the door and i was caught totally offguard.

i made my excuses and basically closed the door in their face but after i lamented on how i should have fought my corner, like i used to when i phased myself out.

callitquits76

Hi again, and thank you all for helping me to feel like I am not alone in my anger. Yet again, I saw them today, in EXACTLY the same place - you have to ask, would Jesus visit the same old tired EASY territory over and over? You know the kind, a few nice words to the Church of England mid-80's group about the early spring arrival of the daffodils in their front garden - sun shining, no bother. Those bastards would never visit the Bronx.

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See them everywhere

by callitquits76 in

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first of all let me say hi, ex witness of 19/20 years here - left the borg about 6 or 7 years ago now.. just when i think that i am away from them for good, there is some knock on the door, a familiar face, or something in the media which brings it all back.

how i would love to just let it go and live life to the full without remembering what i went through with the witnesses.. just last week it came back to me again, a knock on the door and i was caught totally offguard.

i made my excuses and basically closed the door in their face but after i lamented on how i should have fought my corner, like i used to when i phased myself out.

callitquits76

First of all let me say hi, ex witness of 19/20 years here - left the borg about 6 or 7 years ago now.

Just when I think that I am away from them for good, there is some knock on the door, a familiar face, or something in the media which brings it all back. How I would love to just let it go and live life to the full without remembering what I went through with the Witnesses.

Just last week it came back to me again, a knock on the door and I was caught totally offguard. I made my excuses and basically closed the door in their face but after I lamented on how I should have fought my corner, like I used to when I phased myself out. Oh, the discussions I used to have... I remember discussing with a MS my concerns and hitting him for 6 with scripture after scripture, and this went on for some time with various people but all of a sudden nothing else was said and I was completely cast out (but not disfellowshipped, merely, 'shunned')

6 years on and I still feel a sense of immense anger; anger at all the times I should have stuck up for myself, anger at all the times my family was torn apart due to one side of it being Witnesses and the other side not, anger at sitting at the KH like a dead lemon (no, actually the lemon had more charisma), anger at all the assemblies and conventions, anger of missing my teenage years and becoming sexually inept.... just so angry. I know there are many good witnesses with good hearts yet I feel as though I hate every one of them. I drove past them a few weeks ago whilst they had the householder in 'suspense' and I shouted an aggresive 'THEY PROTECT PEDOPHILES'

So, what I am tying to find out is, does anybody else here get really ANGRY?