Damned religion! Cults should be regulated by law.
cyberjesus
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Open Letter To Jehovah's Witnesses
by cindalmiller inyou may not remember, but i know you very well.
i met you a long time ago when you came to my house with your smiling faces, your neat clothes, and your soft voices, and a bible tucked neatly under your arm.
you told me many beautiful stories of a "paradise earth," and a "righteous new system" which would be established shortly.
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Atheist: What words of comfort do you give when you find out someone is terminally ill?
by cyberjesus ini found out someone i know is terminally ill. before i would put my jw hat and give them comfort from the bible and the hope of resurrection.
but now that i dont believe in paradise nor in heaven what do you say to someone who is terminally ill and still has some religious beliefs?.
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cyberjesus
Thanks of all of you for your honest answers. Its is difficult for some of us to face this dilemma when before we had expectations ourselves. And now wer really have no clue of what to say or what will happened after death. It is something to think about because we will encounter the situations sooner or later. Someone will need comfort and we cant give them an answer of comfort based on future expectations. And that makes it difficult when we trully respect someone who is going to die and that person still believes in an afterllife.
Light will become clearer :-)
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Being raised as a witness did you ever get the chance to choose your own personal religion?
by make yourself inwith me it never actually was the case.all i remember and still hear is make sure you stay with jehovah....sometimes you just get tired of the same terd getting shoved down your throat..
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cyberjesus
no choice
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Introducing myself
by crazy2try inhi all, i am new to the forum and recently left the witnesses.
i was excited to see this site and enjoyed reading a lot of the posts.
it is nice to read so many of the same thoughts and feelings that i have had over the years.
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cyberjesus
WElcome
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An Explanation of why TIME TRAVEL does not work
by Terry inenergy and matter are neither created nor destroyed.. consequently, the building blocks of existence are actually finite parts.. to create things in "tomorrow" which are new, something has to be dismantled to leave spare parts for tomorrow's new thing.. the old thing deteriorates, (dies/disintegrates) and the parts become available to make the new thing.. time travel requires going to a place where today's parts are available to be rearranged.. some of today's things persist as they are, of course.
they only travel through time by persisting as they are.
(mountains, for example.).
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cyberjesus
So can we travel in time or not? I need to know so I plan ahead :-)
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Is Blondie a Genius?
by Scott77 intodate, the beautful blondie has posted a staggering figure of 29331 posts out of 29349 since 2001. will she be in the genius book of record?
i think its going to be a challenge for shamus100 to catch on her.
never underestimate the speed of the monkey.. .
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cyberjesus
Blondie and Leolaia are goddesses :-)
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Atheist: What words of comfort do you give when you find out someone is terminally ill?
by cyberjesus ini found out someone i know is terminally ill. before i would put my jw hat and give them comfort from the bible and the hope of resurrection.
but now that i dont believe in paradise nor in heaven what do you say to someone who is terminally ill and still has some religious beliefs?.
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cyberjesus
I found out someone I know is terminally ill. Before I would put my JW hat and give them comfort from the bible and the hope of resurrection. But now that I dont believe in Paradise nor in Heaven what do you say to someone who is terminally ill and still has some Religious beliefs?
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Ok, it's the new world, you've been alive for 30 million years now and you still look 30
by gubberningbody insomeone else, on th other hand is really just 30.. then both of you get invited to a party and the group play scrabble.. won't that be a bit awkward?.
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cyberjesus
Well I look 30 and my atoms are billions of years old. but I never play scrabble
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Exit plan
by make yourself inwhat was your exit plan when leaving the jw?
how did you break the news to your relatives that you no longer wanted to be a jw anymore?.
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cyberjesus
This is not gonna be easy. Fading is usually an option so you can keep contact with your family. You MUST prepare no less than 6 months. I Rushed it thinking I could do it and screwed it up. So be patient. Everybody here told me to be patient and I didnt listen.
"Crisis of Conciense" is a must by Ray Franz. And "Combating Mind Control" by Steven Hassan. So you understand the dilemma. I also read "The Bible Unearthed" By Israel Finkelstein.
I would consider all of that as step one.
Freeminds.org jwfacts.com wathtowerdocuments.com http://www.exjehovahswitness.net/ are also important before you take any steps.
If you want to keep your friends and family or at least extend your relationship I wouldnt take any step until I put at least 6 months of constant study.
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1- Moving out of the sigth of the congregation
2.-Tell you family your tired and need to take some time
3.-you are gonna have to hide your life for the rest of your life.
However you can grab the bull by the horns. Just tell them you dont believe in it. and when they call you to the Judicial Meeting send them a letter from a lawyer stating your requirements for the JC. And they will leave you alone.
http://www.jehovahswitnessbooks.com/ March 9, 2010 entry has a copy of the letter.
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Please accept my apology for being an elder and participating in Judicial Committees
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cyberjesus
NO! an apology is not enough proof of your repentance. You need to show with your actions that you are truly repentant and you need to stop associating with the JWs and burn all their literature. (mat 24:14)
Since you showed serious wrongdoing we will place you under restrictions. You can come to this board but you can not post anything during a trial period. You can not go out for preaching that you are not A JW anymore nor you cant have the privilege of saying that you found the truth about the truth. (mat 24:14)
You are not allowed to mix with fellow EXJW in our meetups only can listen and must leave before someone starts yawning. (mat 24:14)
If your heart feels the same way in lets say 6 months you might be able to post your letter here again. and then we will consider it again. (Mat 24:14 KJV)
Is a good thing you can see your evil ways and that you have decided to get out of the waste you were part of it.
ok now lets get drunk dude!