Posts by mynameislame

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What did you lose your virginity to JWN? Before or after leaving the JWs?

by usualusername in

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i visited this site about 2 years after leaving?.

when did you first visit jwn?.

paul.

mynameislame

Well It says I joined 2 years ago, I would have said 4 or 5 years ago at least but maybe I lurked for a while before joining?
Either way it was 10-12 years after I left before I found this site. I'd already made peace with my departure from the witlesses

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100 things I learned from watching "The Prodigal Son" DVD

by Perversion of a truth in

these are things that were said or insinuated, i start with the first 15.

enjoy!!.

1. working for a corporation in the city makes you fall out of the truth.. 2. if you become inactive or leave jehovah you will make your whole family sad and ruin everything.. 3. all worldly people cheat.. 4. all worldly people curse.. 5.

mynameislame

I'm only 3 minutes in but so far it appear wrong to wear a suit and tie

I'm watching this on Youtube by the way, in case anyone wants to watch but doesn't have the dvd

search for The Prodigal Son Returns DVD 2013

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Why the "worldly" thought of heaven is more comforting than Paradise

by kneehighmiah in

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one of the worst and best things about waking up is realizing that despite what you've been taught as a child, you are going to die one day.

that was easy for me to handle, as i've had near death medical emerigencies.

the hardest part is the thought of losing your parents.

mynameislame

Not sure what I belive these days but it did get harder and harder to picture myself in the new "loony toon JW's in charge" system.

I never pictured the badges (hillarious visual)

At least the Mormons eventually get their own planet.

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Sledgehammer subtlety: The insidious reworking of Micah 6:8

by rory-ks in

micah 6:8 might be - or have been - a favourite verse of many.

the verse used to read:.

"he has told you, o earthling man, what is good.

mynameislame

Wow, I've mostly been a live and let live and even thought the dubs were harmless and maybe even an Ok way of life.

But this stuff is a bit scary. It is sounding more and more like they are up to something nefarious.

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The Christian versus the Agnostic

by Separation of Powers in

i think by most accounts, my previous posts have testified to my moving towards an agnostic stance.

i just don't know and i can't believe for belief's sake.

i came across a quote i thought quite timely in my journey.. .

mynameislame

much more at peace with:"having questions that cannot be answered" than "having answers that cannot be questioned!"

Good quote, We need to add that someplace

Who was it that said

"Seek out the company of those who are searching for the truth. But avoid at all cost those who claim to have found it!"

If I am understaning things correctly the JWs started off as the former but turned into the latter.

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An important question for active JW's

by Honesty in

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if you and a fellow jehovah's witness went to a house where the homeowner brought up a watchtower doctrine which you secretly disagree with, would you defend it or tell them what it is you really believe?.

either way you are at a loss.. defending something you disagree with is living a lie and telling a lie.

not defending it and telling the home owner what you really believe makes you an apostate by watchtower society standards.

mynameislame

I was thinking along the lines of blondie's comment, but more of a "let me show you what the bible says (via our literature of course) so you can decide for yourself".

Believe nothing control everyone!

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What other religious groups are ...

by EdenOne in

b) teach conditional salvation based primarily on faith in christ?.

c) refuse eternal torment in a literal fiery hell?.

d) refuse the immortality of the soul?.

mynameislame

I found this list that puts the dubs up there with some of the greats.

I'm sure Satan came up with these other religions just to make the one true religion harder to find.

Mormonism - Latter-day Saints
Jehovah's Witnesses
Christian Science
Armstrongism
Christadelphians
Oneness Pentecostals
Unification Church
Unity School of Christianity
Scientology - Dianetics