Its called freewill, and Iam not so willing to give it away as some... there was no choice, you cant unlearn facts, I could not in good conscience preach something I knew to be a lie, once you know that 1+1=2 you cant go back to believeing that 1+1=5..... and to preach to others 'truths' that you know are 'false'??? thats gotta weigh heavy on your conscience... I am a lover of truth, and I studied till I found it!
Lillith26
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what did you study?? Do you think it should be longer.....?
by angel eyes inwhat publication did you study and how long was the study for??.
when i came in you were only allowed 6months, i didnt even get that lol...but was baptised after 5months.
it was so fast but i was ready for baptism.
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what did you study?? Do you think it should be longer.....?
by angel eyes inwhat publication did you study and how long was the study for??.
when i came in you were only allowed 6months, i didnt even get that lol...but was baptised after 5months.
it was so fast but i was ready for baptism.
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Lillith26
I did the new study very recently (I started late 07 and cancelled my study early this year), I did the "what does the bible really teach?" book and had started another before I left- I was very clear with the lady I was studing with that I was not ready for baptisim and if I was going to be... I wanted to do things the right way and for the right reasons... It was my honest search and study that lead me to what I believe now (wont go into that- each to his/her own).
I was not rushed (I wouldn't allow that), I dont respond well to directions and I question authority, I trust my gut instincts (they have saved my life and the lives of my children before). So it's not surprising to me now, (now that I know more about the WTBTS and how they opperate), that I was just not a 'follower'..... I cant be taught, I learn by teaching myself.... I taught myself how to cook, how to drive a car, how to play the guitar, how to sew, Im a huge DIY advocate....
That is why they could only manage one shepparding call after I stopped my study- and I asked them this question before they left... how do you tell a friend that they were raised in a cult and all they think they know is a lie???
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Original "Sin" does NOT exist in the Bible.
by sinis inyep, you heard it.
original sin does not exist, and has never existed.
simply put - man was made for slave labor and the "gods" did not want man to ascend.... for your reading enjoyment i present a few scriptures:.
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Lillith26
I mean no disrespect, but how would know if the sumerian gods are lying or not? Just because they may give tours of their spaceships, that wouldn't really prove if they were our space daddies or not would it?
I mean no disrespect, but dude! how would YOU know if Jehooba was lying or not??????? Just because he said so?????? does that really prove anything??????
These Guys....
..... are historically just as valid as these guys........
As far as written history is concernd!
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Who Am I?
by wouldacouldashoulda inabout a year ago i stopped posting and now i am back.. .
can you remember who i was?.
i will answer any question about my identify with a yes or no.. .
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Lillith26
Elivs Has Returned???
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Dont shoot me!!
by angel eyes inok here we go...im going to put my head on the chopping board (so to speak).
i only came on here to meet new people and have chats etc...yes i am a jw and do love jah.....but im also just an average person who im pretty sure many of you would get on with if we had the time to chat about other things too.... i think some want me to go....sad but yes true.....if you all want me to go then i'll do that..im fine with it as i just want to please people...... i know jb and some say they want to go to my elders,and honestly im fine with that but surely if someone is threatening then they clearly dont want me on here...... time to go???????
or as big brother would say "who goes...you decide"?
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Lillith26
Jookbeard- you have a PM
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Dont shoot me!!
by angel eyes inok here we go...im going to put my head on the chopping board (so to speak).
i only came on here to meet new people and have chats etc...yes i am a jw and do love jah.....but im also just an average person who im pretty sure many of you would get on with if we had the time to chat about other things too.... i think some want me to go....sad but yes true.....if you all want me to go then i'll do that..im fine with it as i just want to please people...... i know jb and some say they want to go to my elders,and honestly im fine with that but surely if someone is threatening then they clearly dont want me on here...... time to go???????
or as big brother would say "who goes...you decide"?
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Lillith26
Stay, if I've said anything to upset you I'am sorry, I hate the Org- I love the people.
Satanus- I miss Reniaa....... we had fun together
LOL -she loved it!
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What should I say to the Mormons?
by bluecanary inyesterday as i was leaving the apartment, there were two women in skirts, holding bibles at the door across from me.
i almost panicked!
i definitely want to talk the jws if they ever come to my door (no one knows me in this area) but i'm not ready yet!.
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Lillith26
Hi Bluecanary- This site may prove usefull- http://www.4mormon.org/ They have printable pamflets that you can use during your discussion, questions and testimonies from ex-mormons
a sister site to this one is- http://www.4jehovah.org/ Same things just JW styled.
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the futility of 1-ply vs 2-ply toilet paper (debate)
by SnakesInTheTower inover on my literature burning thread, someone jokingly suggested that when the big a comes i am going to regret not saving that paper for toilet paper..... this made me think of recent discussions my fiancee and i have had on this subject.. when we first started dating about 4 months ago, i would come to their apartment for coffee or dinner...after awhile i started spending the night.
one thing i noticed was the toilet paper.
lousy one-ply.
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Lillith26
I live on a farm and I call my out side toilet mum's office- I have a book shelf on the wall and a cute fluffy mat on the floor, my cordless telephone has great reception out there also... necessity is the mother of all invention! I have kids- it's the only room in the house (or in my case- outside the house) that I seem to get any privacy in!!!
except for this-
Ninja- a bear in the woods asks the rabbit "hey, does poop stick to your fur?" -
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the futility of 1-ply vs 2-ply toilet paper (debate)
by SnakesInTheTower inover on my literature burning thread, someone jokingly suggested that when the big a comes i am going to regret not saving that paper for toilet paper..... this made me think of recent discussions my fiancee and i have had on this subject.. when we first started dating about 4 months ago, i would come to their apartment for coffee or dinner...after awhile i started spending the night.
one thing i noticed was the toilet paper.
lousy one-ply.
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Lillith26
Some Aussie 'Slang Words' for use in the bath room-
Crapper - toilet.
Dunny - an outside toilet, lavatory.
John - toilet.
Loo - toilet.
Thunda Box - an ouside toilet, lavatory.
To answer your question it's got to be 2ply!, A common question here is... do you scrunch or fold??? LOL
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The scientific approach to "holy books"
by behemot in"remember, always, young man, that science which has become a great power in the last century, has analyzed everything divine handed down to us in the holy books.
after this cruel analysis the learned of this world have nothing left of all that was sacred.
but they have only analyzed the parts and overlooked the whole, and indeed their blindness is marvelous.
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Lillith26
I disagree with the quote from The Brothers Karamazov by Fedor Dostoevskij, Book 4, chapter 1........
For even those who have renounced Christianity and attack it still follow the Christian ideal.
The Christian IDEAL stated here is the "Ethic of Reciprocity" (do unto others...), and is contained within nearly all Religious beliefs. I have studied many Religious beliefs, both modern and ancient, and although it may be worded differently, or presented in a different manner, it is there. Sometimes its right on the surface, sometimes you have to look a little more deeply for it . Even Anton LaVey's Church of Satan has a version of it!