Topics Started by Walt Whitman

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What do People Mean Exactly By "Spirit" and "Spiritual"
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. bible
many people distance themselves from formal religion but say that they are a "spiritual" person.. .

similarly theists talk about the "spirit" as if it is something that is self-evidently true.. .

i wonder if anybody would like to have a go at defining what they mean by these words?
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Why do I no longer get attacked and persecuted by the demons, since I left JW,s ?
by pedal power in
1. jw
2. friends
most jw.s really believe that they ( as we once did ) are promoting gods will, but what if they really are ?

is it possible that god is supporting them even though they (governing body ) lie, because most jw,s are ignorant of the lies told on their behalf, ?.

when i was a jw i got attacked by the demons bigtime, but not now, and i can only assume that they (demons ) are happy that i am no longer a jw and are now leaving me alone, cant think of any other reason, has god ever supported a group who were similarly found wanting ?.
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Saturday Morning Musings ...
by snowbird in
1. jw
2. experiences
one hot, hot thursday, in july of 1987, i worked a half day, drove from wilcox county to mobile county to pick up a sister, then hit i-10 for new orleans to attend the convention which began the next day.. the evening traffic was unbelievable; when i finally arrived and pulled into our hotel parking lot, i was shaking like a leaf in the wind.

we checked in, and after showering, i fell into bed and slept like a drunk person.. the next morning, friday, was a complete blur as we made our way to the superdome.

i don't remember anything that was discussed that day, just the searing heat as we returned to the hotel.. after a long shower, i again fell into a deep slumber.
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Confirmation Bias
by allelsefails in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've read a lot of crap in my life (not just wts) and i have finally found the phrase to describe almost every religious wrting i've read.

"confirmation bias" affects how jws look at historical facts, how dems and repubs look at economic facts, or how all people look at information presented to them.

i still go to meetings every once in a while to make my wife and my boss feel better about me, but sometimes i can't believe how idiotic some things are.
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Something that has helped me understand why people continue to go to church
by JimmyPage in
1. jw
2. friends
the more i realized how ridiculous religion as a whole is the more i wondered why so many people even bother to continue going to church.. but someone on this board made a comment recently that has stuck with me- it's something that i could never relate to because i was brought up a jw.

and maybe many people here have trouble relating too for the same reason.. the comment was simple: people go to church because they enjoy it.

it was a new thought to me because as a jw meetings have always been such a bland and boring affair.
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Johnny got his gun
by d in
1. jw
2. friends
here is a scence from a very depressing movie with interesting insight.. http://youtu.be/m5sao9soe10.
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Post a You-tube of your Favorite Funny scenes from Movies
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk0pkyrbml8&feature=related.
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Gay "Knocking" director Joel Engardio writes again on shunning by JW family members
by MrMonroe in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a previous thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/200592/2/joel-p-engardios-article-on-jws-washington-post has covered an earlier story joel engardio wrote on gays and witnesses.. in the washington post (nov 7, 2010) he writes again of how his jw mother grieved for him "as if i had died" when she learned he was gay.

engardio notes:.

"among jehovah's witnesses there is no easy exit for the adolescent who skillfully parrots theology at age 10 or 12 and decides in his late teens or early twenties that the religion isn't for him.
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Juneteenth Celebration
by snowbird in
1. social
2. current
juneteenth, a portmanteau of the words june and nineteenth, is an african-american celebration that commemorates the date of june 19, 1865, when union general gordon granger notified the slaves on galveston island, texas that they were free, in fact, had been free since january 1, 1863.. there will be a gathering in the little park near my house on saturday, june 21. for the first time, i plan on participating.

it will be a celebration of my own liberation from the chains of the wts.

i just wanted to share.
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WHO SURVIVED...."75"..?
by OUTLAW in
1. social
2. relationships
who survived..."1975"...,i`m just curious,how many of us,are there?those of us that lived though this,will know what i mean.