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What is a morally upright life?
by jgnat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is it relative, or do all human societies and cultures hold at least some things to be good?.

i don't think right and true is "universal" other than what is right and true for people.

a dolphin or a praying mantis may have alien perceptions of what is "good".
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Spirituality is innate!
by Pinku in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on seeing the horrifying scene of world trade centre being attacked and knowing the pain of those trapped in and their loved ones, not only in new york but across the world millions of people turned into silence, prayer, and meditation.

they gathered on the streets, lit candles, wrote condolence, anything to feel solidarity and to spread a wave of love.

churches, temples, mosques and retreat centers were flooded with people seeking to raise their consciousness beyond the senseless killing to a higher, more noble plane.
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Question for the nonbelievers and atheists
by nykid in
1. jw
2. experiences
what specifically made you stop believing in god and the bible?

was it a steady road of doubts or it was reading one book or one major event that made you realize the bible was not what it's claimed to be?.

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Poll--How Many Believe In God, Do Not Believe or Are Not Sure Of His Existence?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i believe in god but i'm not sure of anything....what about you?.
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Atheists and JWs are on the same footing!
by exWTslave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
atheists believe that god should stop the large-scale injustice on earth; if he does'nt, then he does not exist.

jws believe that god will intervene sometime in the last days!.

interestingly, both throw themselves on their own expectation of soemthing god should or will do, yet in fact something god does not have to do.
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Atheism is a Belief System
by seekchristonly in
1. watchtower
2. bible
is atheism a belief system.

after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

they have faith in the fact there is no god.
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JW refuses to provide wedding stationery to Gay couple
by KateWild in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i was outraged at this and had to post it.. http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/jw-refuses-to-provide-wedding-stationery-to-gay-couple.

i think she is a hypocrite and i bet she sells her invites to fornicators, or does she ask them if they are having sex before marrige, before she takes their money?.

i was never like this when i was a jw, it's even more disturbing that she is going to ask her elders what to do.
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Escaping Indoctrination - Faith Isn't a Virtue.
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the unknown writer of the gospel of john put the following words in jesus' mouth, "blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.".

persuading countless generations that it is a virtue to believe incredible things on insufficient evidence, is one of religion's cleverest tricks.. the more incredible the claim; the more flimsy the evidence; the stronger the belief; the greater the virtue.. this is the exact opposite of how we operate in every other aspect of our lives.. rational people must demand objective evidence for everything they are asked to believe.

"extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence".. leaving the dogmatic claims of the watchtower is only a first step.
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Coping with becoming an atheist?
by Crazyguy in
1. jw
2. friends
its been a very eye opening experience for me to find out that the god of the bible is as real as thor or ra.

i still believe a higher power created life but can see now how it doesn't really care about us.

so with this in mind realizing one has only 70-80 years to live and that may be just it, is very stunning..
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Shepherd the Flock Book - Did Your Wife or Other Family Member Find It?
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
those of you who served as elders, did your wife or other family members / friends find your secret shepherd the flock book?

how did they react?

how did you react?.