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Cassaruby
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Lol
How so?
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Cassaruby
Firstly, I believe when someone starts accusing another person of something there is a good chance they are really talking about themselves. You've accused me of being selfish, condescending, hypocritical, uninformed, and naive. I may be some of those things but some of those things are really coming from you. I do think you're scathing and bitter. Not necessarily bad attributes either.
Secondly, I am not a Jw, nor have I joined their congregation. I am not pretending to be one of them. In fact I don't even see the Bible as they do. I value their emphasis on evidence and not the evidence they believe in. I grew up atheist and eventually joined a Methodist church because I like parts of the Bible and Methodists are really easy going. Methodists are famous for saying "for me." This is what the Bible means for me and not anyone else. What the Bible means to you is none of my business even if I get curious and ask you.
If I grew up atheist I'm not a bible induced person because I am an atheist induced person who came to the Bible, which means I do the opposite of what you're accusing me of. I see the Bible through my atheist lens and do my best to understand faith.
Personally, there are a lot of rules in the Bible I don't subscribe to. I don't have faith because I like most of the rules. I have faith because there are benefits to having faith.
I very much appreciate learning about cults, especially here, and value the members of this forum even if they can be as scathing as you (and me too).
Gosh you gave me a lot of grief for being me.
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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I recommend if anyone is interested going to the library and checking out Joseph Campbell's the power of myth. Not just because it helped me to appreciate mythology but because it's also an utterly fascinating perspective on what's going on in all religions. I wouldn't be surprised if it really challenged anyone's faith. Might even turn someone atheist even tho it had the opposite effect on me
Bill Moyer (baptist preacher) interviews him and Campbell shakes his faith. Campbell influenced George Lucas Star Wars in creating the mythology in Star Wars
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Cassaruby
Oh is that a denomination of Christendom?
I know the most obvious answer would be none of them.
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Cassaruby
Alright new question. What denomination of Christendom are ex-jdubs most likely to join?
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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I agree with you a ha. I just have an fixation with that word
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Cassaruby
There isn't evidence when it's poetical.
The only evidence for the Bible is contained within the covers of the book itself. Outside of the book it's a different animal
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Cassaruby
Yay
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Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?
by Cassaruby in"traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .
.. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .
from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.
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Cassaruby
Choice is a separate matter than interpreting a mythological text. They are related yet I don't want to get the two subjects tangled up