There are worse things than being called a Jdub.
My little sister came home crying because the neighbor kid called her a Jehovah Sh*tness.
My Mom went across the street and read him the riot act. (so embarrasing)
exwhyzee
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the expression "JDUB"
by wannaexit ini've heard the expression jdub coming out of the mouths of a couple of witnesses.
does it mean they know stuff about this organization and could possible be visiting sites such as jwd?.
this is leading me to believe that there are a lot more witnesses that have realized that their religion is a scam..
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What does faith mean to you?
by exwhyzee inwe all memorized the definition of faith... faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for...yadda yadda.. it seems like more and more as time goes by and our scientific knowledge base grows, we need less and less faith and fewer things can be attributed to god.. do you think we need faith or is faith just a word we use to feel ok about being too lazy to keep looking for the answers ?.
what does faith mean to you now?.
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exwhyzee
You put faith in your doctor... that he is prescribing the correct treatment.
You put faith in your spouse... that they are truthful and loyal with you.
You put faith in God and His Son... that they speak truth, and keep their word to you
You can put your faith in your doctor because you can meet him for yourself and because there is verifiable proof that he is who he says he is and is qualified to do what he says he can. The faith part is really trust. You trust that he is going to do his job to the best of his abilities while he is treating you.
You put faith in your spouse after you have grown to trust him/her enough to marry them. You can see for yourself what they are like. You trust by reason of information you have gathered yourself, that they will continue to be the same person you have come to know and love.
To put faith in God and his Son is completely based upon unprovable information. Most people would need more solid information before buying a washing machine but they base their whole life around information that is sketchy and unprovable and is highly subjetct to iterpretation . It seems more honest/accurate to say that faith is more often than not based upon a person really really wanting someting to be so because by "virtue" of faith, so much of the unknown (so far) in life can be explained away with magical thinking. Faith comes into play when one has nothing provable to base their beliefs in and don't want to look any furthur or because one needs an answer right now to lean upon and they want to feel smug and selfsatisfied about it even though they have no real proof.
For hundreds of years so much of the unknown was attributed to God. Each time science is able to explain things that were once unexplainable, there is less and less that is attributable to him. What does that say about Faith and the existence of God as we have come to understand him? Where would we be if those who made scientific discoveries would have just stuck to their faith based beliefs and didn't bother looking any furthur. JW's benefit from all those who don't just sit back and say "God is going to fix everything" but who go out and look for answers that help us now. The Bible tells us how we got here and how the earth was formed and why things are the way they are but that's not enough for some people. They need more detail before they have faith. They literally dig for information, and personally discover, exchange and share information with others rather than blindly accept what was said before. Are they lacking in faith?
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What does faith mean to you?
by exwhyzee inwe all memorized the definition of faith... faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for...yadda yadda.. it seems like more and more as time goes by and our scientific knowledge base grows, we need less and less faith and fewer things can be attributed to god.. do you think we need faith or is faith just a word we use to feel ok about being too lazy to keep looking for the answers ?.
what does faith mean to you now?.
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exwhyzee
We all memorized the definition of faith... Faith is the assured expectation of things hoped for...yadda yadda.
It seems like more and more as time goes by and our scientific knowledge base grows, we need less and less faith and fewer things can be attributed to God.
Do you think we need faith or is faith just a word we use to feel OK about being too lazy to keep looking for the answers ?
What does faith mean to you now?
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exwhyzee
Always nice to open your front door and be presented with these cheery day brighteners.
After reading certain articles or hearing certain talks I often felt like this cartoon character .
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the expression "JDUB"
by wannaexit ini've heard the expression jdub coming out of the mouths of a couple of witnesses.
does it mean they know stuff about this organization and could possible be visiting sites such as jwd?.
this is leading me to believe that there are a lot more witnesses that have realized that their religion is a scam..
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exwhyzee
Yeah...this is not an expression exclusive to non or former Witnesses.
I've heard Jdubs use this for quite some time.
Much like when people call Volkswagens VW's or Vee Dubs
The University of Washington (U.W.) The U dub.
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exwhyzee
Shulamite....yes you're right, it was very embarrasing and weird.
Here's a whole thread about it from a couple of years ago that you might be interested in seeing
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Things are lookin' up folks !
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Do you miss the sense of security the organisation gives you?
by Mr Facts ini am sure most of you miss the sense of security regarding the future that the organisation offers- the certainty of everlasting life in the paradise earth, being healed and the confidence that you will definitely see your loved ones again if you remained faithful.
but why did you pursue a course of life that had suddenly turned everything into a fable?.
i have pity for you all.. .
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exwhyzee
What part of the "sense of security" are you lacking or at risk of loosing by seeking information on a so called "apostate" Website ?
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exwhyzee
My non JW Uncle is an Engineer at the Royal Mint in Wales....could that be where you are going?? He lives in a 300 year old stone cottage in a small village by the Sea. There are ruins of a beautiful castle just a short walk through the field behind their home.
When I was there last, my aunt's car had been recently hit by another car as she was pulling out of her driveway. Another man stopped and gave her his phone number in case she needed a witness for insurance purposes etc. A few days later a couple of people knocked at the door and said something about being witnesses or something so my aunt thought they were there about the accident. She directed them out to speak to her husband who was cutting the grass in the back garden. When she looked out the window later she saw her husband going back and forth across the lawn with the mower, continuing to cut the grass as the two people trotted along beside him. She thought he was being terribly rude and had decided to give him a good scolding when he came inside. Later he explained the two people were (you guessed it) JW's.
I told my Aunt about H.B.H (home but hiding) She thought that was hysterical and thought it was even funnier that JW's know that's what most people do.
They are everywhere but at least you won't know them personally. All the best to you in your new situation.
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superman samson
by dingo1 ini know the story but my question is was samson a demi god?
was he a decendant of the nephilim?
wtf.
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exwhyzee
Another story to teach children what happens to people who don't do what God and the people who say they are his chosen ones, want them to do.
The story of Jack and the beanstalk could have just as easily been a bible story had someone made it up soon enough to get in included.
Jack stood for God's children who sell the family cow (spiritual heritage) and succumb to selfish longings. The magic beans symbolized Man's foolish teachings that appear fertile and valuable. The Giant stood for Satan's organization. The beanstalk stood for worldly pursuits and ambitions that can, for a time, help one achieve lofty positions in this system of things. The goose that laid the golden egg is the riches that can be sought after and aquired at great danger to our spiritual lives etc etc...