DesirousOfChange

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  Science News article: ‘Case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans

  by Disillusioned JW in

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  a news article has the headline of " ‘case closed’: 99.9% of scientists agree climate emergency caused by humans"; see https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/19/case-closed-999-of-scientists-agree-climate-emergency-caused-by-humans .

  the article says in part the following.. 'the scientific consensus that humans are altering the climate has passed 99.9%, according to research that strengthens the case for global action at the cop26 summit in glasgow.. the degree of scientific certainty about the impact of greenhouse gases is now similar to the level of agreement on evolution and plate tectonics, the authors say, based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies.

  this means there is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels, such as oil, gas, coal, peat and trees, is heating the planet and causing more extreme weather.. a previous survey in 2013 showed 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering earth’s climate.. this has been updated and expanded by the study by cornell university that shows the tiny minority of sceptical voices has diminished to almost nothing as evidence mounts of the link between fossil-fuel burning and climate disruption.. the latest survey of peer-reviewed literature published from 2012 to november 2020 was conducted in two stages.

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  UPDATE: Wife Pretty Much Knows That I Don't Believe

  by JW_Rogue in

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  we had a nice long talk and i brought up some things that make me think that this isn't the "truth" and she somewhat agreed with me.

  i stuck with things i personally experienced or had knowledge of plus all the changes in recent years.

  she agreed on a lot of the points but still believes in god and the bible.

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  We are adjusting, right now we have zero social life or any clue how we would go about getting one. ~ JW Rogue

  That is probably the most difficult thing we have found in our transition. Frankly, it is NOT easy to make friends. As JW's making new friends was easy -- with other JW's. Life-long friends (right?). Friends closer than a brother! That is until you start asking those questions you are not allowed to ask.Then all those friends just "evaporate".

  In the real world, there usually has to be some "connection" that draws people together as friends. High school friends. College roommates. Workmates. Clubs. Charities. Even support groups. Seek out people who have similar interests. Our newest circle of friends are people we met at a restaurant/pub we all frequent. You just have to be genuine and sincere and take an interest in other people.
  
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  Mark Noumair latest video on persecution on jw.org

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/tbbxaasj6ki.

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  It makes me sad to think of the lives that have been squandered pursuing this form of religion. How many brilliant minds were herded into menial jobs instead reaching the potential they might have otherwise with some mentoring?

  I agree that this is the greatest "sin" of JW's/WTS. How many individuals who had great potential in life have given all of that up to sell books and magazines to make the Religious Fortune 500 Corporation rich and richer?

  SAD. (NOT Special Assm Day) LOL
  
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  Resistace to going back to meetings

  by truthseeker in

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  lot going on.

  i had a covid divorce last year over zoom.

  not pretty but i got a good deal.. anyway,.

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  Lots “celebrating” via Zoom but only a handful with their camera & mic active. Lots musta been passing their own personal “emblems”.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Personally, I'd have never acknowledged that I was reading this thread.
  
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  How many here turned Athiest or did not and why??

  by Witness 007 in

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  me i slowly came to see religion was a crutch we use to dream of a better "afterlife"....i feel half my life was wasted building an organisation that had no criminal mastermind behind it...just alot of mislead people looking for leadership.

  if your still religious explain why..

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  I believe in religion. I believe religion is a Snare and a Racket.

  Regarding GOD, I’d really really like to believe but frankly there is insufficient evidence. The fact that the distance between the earth and the sun is “just perfect” for life as we know it just is not convincing “evidence”. The Evolutionists are more convincing if you look with an open mind.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  I'm not only amazed that Cedars is still plodding along, I'm also amazed this string of posts is plodding along as well. He stepped on some fingers on his way "up the ladder" and those people remember that. But as someone mentioned the Swaggart scandal and I suspect he will survive even though there will be some continued fallout.
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  Jw's sending me invites and letters, I don't get it.

  by Foolednomore in

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  first off, i have made it real clear with jw's my thoughts on being a jw.

  i'm out, there is no coming back.. second, i'm on their " do not call list" .. so why now all of a sudden my mailbox is getting bombed 💣 by their memorial invites and letters?.

  don't they follow their do not call list?

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  On the front of the letter write "Wrong Address - Return to Sender".

  I believe that will get the US Post Office to return all the mail sent to that individual.
  
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  The senseless ''non partakers'' Jesus Memorial

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

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  matthew 26: 18-20 .

  18 he said: “go into the city to so-and-so and say to him, ‘the teacher says: “my appointed time is near; i will celebrate the passover with my disciples at your home.19 so the disciples did as jesus instructed them and prepared for the passover.20 when evening came, he was reclining at the table with the 12 disciples.. only jesus and his 12 disciples were present at the passover .if jesus wanted observers, he would of had some sit down at his last meal and requested that they be present that day and future passovers.

  why does the wts feel that observers ( non partakers ) need to attend the yearly memorial?

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  Nissan ( not the car ) 14

  I think it is spelled: Nisan
  
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  Miniimizing 'Punishment' - marrying a non-JW

  by doasthouwilt in

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  i’d like to marry my best friend of 30+ years, turned ‘secret’ girlfriend of 1 ½ years who is a jehovah’s witness, born into it, baptized and an active ‘pioneer’.

  our marriage would happen prior to letting any of her jw friends and cohorts know that we are together.

  once married she may simply come forward and ‘admit’ or we may wait until it’s found out – one way or the other, the reason for this marriage is not customary – i am hoping that by doing so she can avoid being ‘marked’ or possibly ‘disfellowshipped’ once our relationship is no longer a secret and due to our already being married at that point, there can be no notion from society elders about her ending the relationship.

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  DesirousOfChange

  You are right that she's lying to her friends and ministers by not letting on but she would be, conversely, lying to herself by disallowing her natural feelings, inclinations and desires and that can't lead to a happy life either. This system she was born into creates a high likelihood of unhappiness - it almost insures some level of lifelong misery. It functions like a trap and you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.~ datw

  Well, hell, where do I sign up for that? Why would anyone run like hell to get away from that kind of manipulation that's makes them unhappy, miserable, and trapped? In fact, wouldn't you want to VOLUNTEER to be a "full time" slave for them and help recruit other people suckers to join you in that miserable system?

  WAIT! All of us here HAVE quit volunteering for that system! And, all of here have laid a plan to RUN LIKE HELL to escape it. That doesn't mean some (or even most) of us don't have some misery or unhappiness, but at least we aren't trapped in the bOrg any longer.

  Good luck!