i've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.
you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!
what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.
Hi Stumpy!
So glad things are progressing well for you. Great to hear from you.
Simply putting it on the forum how you have successfully moved on is an inspiration to the rest of us and to lurkers who are fearful to comment but read avidly.
Although you seem disinclined to, an occasional quarterly update and exchange would be really helpful and worthwhile.
Best wishes,
Freddo
there's a convention being held near my hometown, and as i was passing by i saw a father taking his young children for a walk outside.
and i wondered what would happen to those children, what they would experience at school and in their adult life.
i wondered if they would grow up repressed and anxious and fearful and full of guilt like i did, although i was not raised a witness.
Toes Up said
"As time goes on, WT will continue to have a bad reputation. A reputation of destroying families. Not many will want to be affiliated with that reputation."
This.
for ex jws, pimos, pomos, faders, born again christians, agnostics, atheists, etc.
what is your opinion regarding sex before marriage, has your view been influenced since you left?
in western society, you’ll probably find yourself ridiculed to be an 18 year old virgin so i am curious to hear opinions from here.
Sex after marriage would be nice.
my wife's kingdumb haul announced that next saturday is a special day of service.
we can pioneer for a day in seldom worked territory.
everone is to pack a nice brown bag lunch.
Special as in "Special needs" in borgland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.
this is self explanatory.
please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.
80%? Just a question.
A source would be helpful. Which prison? Who says that it has 80% Muslims?
the jehovah's witnesses believe that jesus christ and michael the archangel are the same person, and blatently ignore numerous verses and passages within scripture which explain that both jesus and michael are two separate persons.this video study (linked below) goes into the intricacies of hebrews chapters 1+2 explaining how the lord jesus and michael are different persons, and looks at the qualities, authority and power at which the lord jesus holds and how it is separate from angels including michael the archangel..
Well ...
I think the Bible and its statements about Jesus can be arranged in many a way, usually fitting the preconceived beliefs/religion/cult of the person's view.
My take now is "I don't know", but my best suggestion as to what the bible can be interpreted as saying now is this.
Jehovah - God the Father
Jesus - a God subject to Jehovah, a separate being, one with him in purpose but who has now been given full authority by the father to act on his behalf.
So Jesus can be worshipped, (Heb 1 v 6) preached about in his own name, (Acts 1 v 8) prayed to directly, (Acts 7 v 55 - 60) and called God. (John 20 v 28)
If you choose to pray to Jehovah it should be in Jesus name.
MICHAEL - I believe 1 Thess. 4 v 16 can be read in both ways so thanks for your post I am going to do some more research.
i am an active witness that has visited this site a few times over the years.
i am interested in talking with current or recently transitioned away witnesses.
feel free to email me on here or i talk with witnesses on google hangouts or skype too.
Welcome JWTom.
Tell us a little about yourself.
Unless you are reluctant to have discussion in the open on these forums.
why do jws insist on still quoting from the old testament to back up some of their wacky ideas?
such as on blood, beards, abortion, tattoos, etc.
surely if the mosaic law code was nailed to the torture stake all of its parts were cancelled.
They go back to the old testament because back then the priests were the "go between" for mankind to God. (Not Jesus)
So the GB love to emphasise how they are now the "go between" (relegating Jesus to the role of telephone operator at the end of your prayer).
It suits their purpose.
fantastic news just in: daniel kokotajlo’s film apostasy about a jw family facing the blood issue and - ahem - a daughter who apostatises - was released late last week in the united kingdom.
even though it received limited release in its first weekend and is going to be in more cinemas this weekend, it has entered the top 15 films at no.
12 - a magnificent result for a highly acclaimed film made on a shoe string.
It's a brilliant film ... well worth a drive to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk8b_xqi_nm.
this is self explanatory.
please if you are in a commonwealth country write /phone /fax your local member to support tr release from his current place of imprisonment.. you may not receive any reply but do so anyway.
80% Muslims Barry?
