Posts by sabastious

"Why would I ever want to go outside? The sun's rays are harmul to my skin, cars on the roads have BUILT in blind spots and cats could scratch me and give me an infection..."

-Sab

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Counting the errors in one section of the Origin of Life brouchure

by bohm in

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from page 12:.

the theory of evolution tries to account for the origin of life on earth without the necessity of divine intervention.. .

false: simply plain false on both accounts.. however, the more that scientists discover about life, the less likely it appears that it could arise by chance.. false: author state conclusion which is not supported by the text.

sabastious

CORRECT: The step-by-step changes are not explained in detail..

Why is step-by-step detail required?

-Sab

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Are JW's Dangerous? Youtube Mirror of WTComments video

by OnTheWayOut in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1ggji29rj0.

sabastious

I really don't care for the wham-bam-thankya-mam approach. The Witnesses need to be exposed point by point meticulously. Anyone who sees this video and agrees with it is already out or very well on their way out.

Just my 2 cents :)

-Alex

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zombies at the door

by WuzLovesDubs in

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i left to go out for my morning walk this morning and saw two men in ties with briefcases walking with an umbrella.

(it is south florida after all) and of course i knew who they were immediately.

i passed three more "groups" on the way out of the complex walking their baby carriages wearing their long dresses and practical shoes with their hair up in buns going maybe 1mph....and i couldnt leave fast enough.

sabastious

Shotgun.

-Sab

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Smug, superior and over the top stupid

by sabastious in

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sabastious

I have had a campaign for the past year to help my devout JW family "wrap their head around" my decision to leave the Organization.

It's been a delicate process and even with walking on egg-shells I still get some massive heat from them.

For starters, my family has a ripe "grape vine" if you know what I mean. The majority are completely fine using it to gather information while never actually speaking to the person in question.

It kind of feels like how African American's may have felt back before the Civil Rights Movement. If you were black then whatever you said or did was promptly used against you.

It's kind of the same way with people labeled "apostates" in the Watchtower Organization. Once they are suspicious about it, anything you say that isn't loaded with WT fan boy verbiage is twisted as an "attack."

The sad thing about it is how easily they put you on "Satan and the Demons' Side." As an ex-witness I know how Satan and the Demons are viewed: as the universes most sinister malicious beings. Any villain in any horror movie doesn't even compare to the malice of "Satan and his Demons."

It's emotionally devastating to know that my family so readily throws me into their "bottom of the barrel" so-to-speak.

However I am not going to stand down. I am not DF'ed or DA'ed yet and even though it can be very disheartening, I want to still "peck away."

And by that I do not mean bringing up doctrinal issues or pedophile scandles. I mean be the best damn person I can be, because I would do that anyway, it comes natural. And whenever I feel a situation presents itself I will take a shot at divulging my feelings on some matters and attempt to gain empathy.

So far, every attempt has been deemed a direct attack on their core system of values.

I aint givin' up.

-Sab

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"You don't have to go to church to know God."

by leavingwt in

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i enjoyed the article below, written by dr. steve mcswain, an author, a former pastor and a spiritual teacher.. .

finding god after leaving religion.

thirty-four million americans have given up on organized religion, according to the most recent american religious identification survey.

sabastious

I've always believed that god exists in all churchs, mosques, temples, shrines, homes, people and sparrows. He is everywhere and anywhere the hearts and minds take him. Or leave him. Ever elusive, logically inconclusive, he walks within and with out a home of any size or design. He likely also knows the relative airspeed velocity of a laden european swallow, but we only have unconfirmed reports at this time.

Even the KKK churches and Jonestown?

-Sab

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what was the worst advice given to you while you were a JW ?

by wasblind in

mine's was, if your job interfere with the meetings you have to decide who you will choose,.

serving jehovah or serving man, if anyone knew my needs it most definitely was jehovah.

and he knew i needed my job to eat.

sabastious

Shun my little brother when he got df'ed for out of wedlock sex and drugs... it was his way of dealing with the massive abuse that we had growing up. Right when he got out of the house he got into some bad stuff...

I refuse to shut someone in a dark room that is crying out for help.

Now he's off the hard stuff and in a slow recovery (I hope) but I know I can say that I gave my best effort to help.

-Sab

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ok so how are you guys embedding You tube video's?

by misanthropic in

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i can't seem to figure it our but everyone seems to be able to do it but me..

sabastious

Whoops lol wrong thread.

-Sab