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  Want to know why people accept evolution ?

  by snare&racket in

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  do you have questions about or want to understand evolution?

  it is a difficult concept to communicate and so if it is not explained well , it is understandable that we would dismiss it.. i sincerely want to talk with people who want to learn more or see what all the fuss is about.

  we are all learning and increasing our knowledge all the time and it is good to go over facts with critical eye.. evolution we can discuss, looking at the foundational facts and evidence, one at a time for you to go and check, agree or disagree with and return.. no pressure to accept it, you can decide for yourself, also no mocking etc of what you have to say.. .

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  had a busy few days and long shifts, ill write some answers 2moro x
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  Did You Ever Feel Guilty Because You Deserted The JW Religion?

  by minimus in

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  once i left, i never yearned for anything associated with the religion.

  i didn't miss their doctrines, their erroneous thinking.

  i never felt guilty because i abandoned the religion i was raised in.. i believe the reason for my not feeling guilty is pretty simple.

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  i felt relief that the guilt was gone, being a JW is to live in perpetual guilt.... Never achieving enough, a list of things you wont ever succeed in or do enough of.........ministry hours, study preparation, contributions, living a lie, natural urges and desires, not being allowed to discuss, question or doubt the gov body....
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  Need an Exit Plan Fast!

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
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  my girlfriend cult handlers have gotten to her.

  they suggested she should no longer communicate with someone who's thinking isn't in line with jehovah's organization.

  we argued and she told me to go hang myself.

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  welcome tothe reality of just how conditional the love was, the friendships were.....it was all paper thin.

  I am sprry you are experiencing this, don't make yourself unhappy moving away, go where you WANT to be. Say what you need to say to not cause a stir, then slowly stop,going and act normal when you see them but politely decline to discuss your very personal spiritual life.

  Anyone saying to anyone 'go hang yourself' is troubled, especially if it is for simply daring to doubt and question 8 window cleaners in Brooklyn she probably can't name. it is all so irrational, illogical and insane....it is a cult.

  So calm down a little, take a few moments. Decide what you 100% want in life, including belief system, family, friends, job, area to live in.

  Once you know what you want, simply follow your list and do it xxx

  you have support here, make sure you come and ask for it when you need it buddy!
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  Books!

  by dynamiterose77 in

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  2. entertainment

  i feel like i wasn't allowed to read a lot of books when i was younger, a lot of which i'm discovering are positivly phenomenal.. i was allowed to read edgar allan poe, who remains my all time favorite writer.

  but, i've discovered the joys of stephen king, anne rice, joyce carrol oats, neil gaiman, george r. martin, david sedaris... and so so so many more.. i'm currently getting through "the shining" so i can move on to "doctor sleep".

  i'm interested to see if anyone else that discovered the many joys of "worldly" literature, jumped immediately into what they weren't allowed to read... and what was your favorite?.

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  I have always loved books, they excite me. A small paper rectangle of pages....but enclosed within are worlds and stories and charachters just waiting to be discovered. My mum was a reader, so I just used to read her books and loved looking through them in the attic. I don't think she knew looking back. I remember reading 'all quiet on the wester front' and I was 9yrs old. I have a very visual mind and memory and so books to me are like hooking into another world and it was very much so like that when I was younger, I can still picture some of the places I visited only in books etc, even as a kid.

  I remember at age 6 or 7 reading Fantastic Mr Fox, Famous Five, Stig of the Dump...

  but my fav books.....

  HM's Moby Dick is amazing, just so human, I read as a teen for escapism and Moby Dick is all about escaping life on land to the sea.

  I can't reccomend enough the Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series. It is long and deep, a whole continent of cultures, charachters, regions, wars and a great core of central charachters that you eventually feel like you know in person. I loved them as a JW, got quite a few into the series, actually prefer them to Game of Thrones.

  For little easy weekend reads, David Gemmel is great. Waylander 1&2 or The 4 drenai Novels....again escapism in bundles. Easy to read.

  Sci Fi I enjoyed the hidden empire series and 'do androids dream of electric sheep' aka Blade Runner. I prefer to watch sci fi over read it.

  Historical authors are a plenty, I was into the 'Emperor' (story of caesar) series, also different author 'The Wolf on The Plains' (G Khan story), Vagabond series is also great. I love the Hornblower (english navy) books too.

  Best world war 2 book I have read is Stephen E Ambrose 'Band of Brothers' ......became an amazing tv prog.

  Med school killed my reading. Reading all evening and weekend, killed any urge to pick up a book. Makes me a bit sad as I used to devour them. I remember reading a new wheel of time book that came out and I couldn't stop it reading it well over 24hrs. They are big books so they last a good while, which is great, but I was lost in the huge story and it was fantastic.

  Books are so important for the brain, they are essential for kids, get them reading super young and get them excited babout books early!

  snare x

  p.s. sorry i can talk books all day. Would love to write one, always starting one...then binning it lol
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  Had a reply for job...

  by snare&racket in

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  got a cool job, surgery and emergency medicine in a nice holiday town, super happy :d. .

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  spot on HB ;) x

  I promise, no more work talk ;) just want to prove how wrong WT is. Today I did a 12hr shift and led on a rapid response vehicle, the front line of medicine, people lived and died in our hands today. As we passed one set of traffic lights in the town where I was a JW, we passed some sisters on the ministry.

  It was an acute realisation of just what it means to have a real purpose in life now, and how I very nearly wasted my life. I couldn't be happier and I can't stress hard enough, if you are stuck in, if you know it is not true anymore, if you have kids..... get out and get them out,you won't regret it a moment!

  snare x
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  Had a reply for job...

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  got a cool job, surgery and emergency medicine in a nice holiday town, super happy :d. .

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  Got a cool job, surgery and emergency medicine in a nice holiday town, super happy :D
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  What JW beliefs did you used to hate trying to defend?

  by DuvanMuvan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as one of the jw "young ones" i was always expected to witness to my friends at school if i wanted to make god's heart glad or whatever but i didn't.

  the closest i ever got was just explaining why we didn't celebrate christmasetc.

  even then i was just reciting things i read in publications.. one topic i always tried to avoid talking about was birthdays.

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  anything to do with money...... and it just got harder.....
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  Is this new donation arrangement for real?

  by nugget in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just read a post on jwsurvey about the new donation arrangement.

  congregations are to pledge a monthly amount to be sent to the society to fund the building of assembly halls and kingdom halls.

  congregations who already have a loan from the society will no longer have to pay back the loan but the amount pledged should not be less than the current monthly repayments to the society.

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  i want to know what the consequences of saying no is, or not meeting the payment levels...

  Jehovah's Witnesses don't pass a collection plate.......they command you to set up a direct debit!

  The second you get baptised, you basically commit to paying HQ as a member! instant debt for no otjer reason than it is commanded by men that intepret the bible to say they can ask that of you AND you may not question their authority.

  if people ignore this red flag, well nothing will shake them awake!
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  Atheists, here is a 'balls' question ---even for all---

  by prologos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it is very difficult to knock a ball into a hole (like golf), throw it into a receiver's hands (american football) intercept it and knock it over the fence (american cricket).

  or to put a sattelite at the right time at the right speed in the right direction in the right place to have it orbit another body, so :.

  what ingenious natural & process is it, than can get 9+ zillions bodies to get into the right orbit simultaniously or sequentially and have them remain there for billions of years?

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  boom.....
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  Have the bible highlights talk... All suggestions accepted!

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  ok, so i have the bible highlights talk this week.. exodus 1-4 i think?.

  i would love to drop a thought provoking comment into my talk... any suggestions?.

  so far i have been thinking of showing how violent god was to the egyptians.

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  You have to remember, you stay for loved ones, we left loved ones behind. who are sat listening to these talks too.... it causes upset and pain.

  Nobody is hating, it is just a painful experience for all involved.