Once again, I highly recommend the book "The Atheist's Book of Bible Stories," by Fred Titanich. What an eye opener. He really lays it on the line. Now I know that the one book I have spent thousands of hours studying and thought I was an expert on is really not worth the paper it's printed on.
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I was "totally" stopped in my tracks by an "atheist" comment.
by booker-t ini must admit i can at times be a little "egotistical" when it comes to knowledge and the bible.
i have studied the bible for so long and have always had a passion for the bible as a jw and as an ex-jw.
i guess that is all i have left when it comes to religion and as humans we do tend to stroke our egos.
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Oops! I think my numbers up!
by Oneoutallout inhad a call from an elder a few weeks ago, asking if he could visit.
managed to get away with saying thanks but no thanks.
had another one tonight.
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Did you miss me?
by Hortensia inwent to montana, had a really good time.
flew there, drove back with a friend.
was gone eight days.
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Your vacation sounded wonderful.
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New development in my life
by EdenOne inno longer a ms ........................... can't give details atm, for it might be a dead-giveaway and it ain't quite over yet.
but, it really taught me one thing: if you're trying to fade or stay in, trust no one.
and i mean no one.. eden.
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Hama happy to hear your son is well adjusted and that your wife obviously has some serious concerns also. Do let us know when anything else happens.
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Could There Be Another Mass Exodus From This Cult?
by mrquik init's happened before.
how much crap can any rational human being take before they just snap & walk away disgusted?.
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There are a lot of people I know who have left lately who say they aren't going back. I too, think they have peaked.
I purpsoefully bring JWs up when speaking with new people i meet. JWs are seen as a doomsday cult by most of them.
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Well, what can you say???? I am speechless.
by DATA-DOG inexhibit a:.
awake!
"if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.
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I was one of those young ones and am know 60 years old! Thus my username "whathappened!"
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my story slowly
by venting ini remember studying the truth book.
the blood issue never sat well with me.
in fact it's my biggest complant.
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If you haven't already read it, go to jwfacts.com. There is a very in depth, informative page about the blood doctrine and why it is scripturally WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!!
i couldn't believe what I was reading. It made so much sence, unlike the Watchtower's reasoning.
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I was thinking the new assembly program may be another nail in the coffin.
by Crazyguy inwhen i was young and wanted to meet other young ones and girls we would look forward to the district assemblies, even the 2 day circuit assemblies weren't to bad and we would go to other ones we were not assigned to in order to meet new ones.
with this new program of one days and the district assemblies possibly going to 1days this looks to me like it will be much harder for kids looking for mates to find any.
i hope this means that many will mary outside the truff and be another nail in their coffin.
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You are at the assembly to take in knowledge...not to find a hot babe to marry...at least that is what we were told!!!
It is extremely difficult to find a mate in the org. Start dating someone and automatically you are pressuered to marry quickly before you do the nasty and end up df'd. You also cannot possibly get to know anyone well enough to make an educated decision about marrying them because you are never supposed to be alone and must be chaperoned at all times. Lots of fun!
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Those that are still in or recently left
by skeeter1 inwas there a decline in the number of jws in your congregation?
if so, by how many has it gone down and what is the time frame?
(i don't go and haven't gone i a long time.
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I havent been in over three years but there wasn't any growth. The Kingdom Hall has been listed for sale for way over a year and not sold. Guess "Jehovah" doesn't want them to sell it???
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Fake friends and other things that annoy me about the Kingdom Hall
by MysticMage init was easy to figure people out.
as long as you got out in service and put money in the money box people will pretend to be your "friend".. but let's be honest is most of business associates.
they are your friends as long as you are active doing the watchtower bidding.. and then let's talk about the lack of hot women.
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I noticed all the single men were so stupid they could barely even do a Bible reading. Their manners were horrible. Everyone knew that all the brothers only wanted to marry the pretty sisters. If you weren't a pretty girl, you were going to have to settle for someone very unactractive themselves, with a very noticeable personality disorder. A forty something year old elder could find a twenty something sister to marry him without any difficulty whatsoever. Any half decent JW man can score a 10 is he looks hard enough.