NewYork44M

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  Are you an "out of the closet" atheist?

  by rebel8 in

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  i'm atheist and not ashamed of it.

  however, it is so politically incorrect, especially where i live.

  i have a legitimate concern that being out of the closet too much will hurt my career or neighborly relations--i know for a fact it probably would.. i'm really cautious about who i tell.. how about you?

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  NewYork44M

  I never considered myself to be cool enough to call myself an atheist. I have met more than a few atheists that are so absolutely certain about their position that I get very offended; Not because I believe in god but because I get intimidated by my inability to recite facts and figures in such absolute terms. No one should be that angry about their beliefs. I just want to say – chill out man!

  I would love to believe in god - but I don’t. That being said, I choose to spend my remaining years on things other than debating the origins of life.
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  Pope Francis: All dogs go to heaven

  by NewYork44M in

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  i always wonders, and now i know.

  thank you pope francis.. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/world/europe/dogs-in-heaven-pope-leaves-pearly-gate-open-.html?action=click&contentcollection=sunday%20book%20review&module=mostemailed&version=fullion=marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article.

  does this include the dogs that end up on the dinner table in some cultures?

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  I always wonders, and now I know. Thank you Pope Francis.

  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/12/world/europe/dogs-in-heaven-pope-leaves-pearly-gate-open-.html?action=click&contentCollection=Sunday%20Book%20Review&module=MostEmailed&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article

  Does this include the dogs that end up on the dinner table in some cultures? Or, only those pets who become part of a family?

  Sorry to be offensive - I am not a pet person.
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  Circuit Servants death!!!

  by mouthy in

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  does anyone remember john wyatt he was a circuit servant for many years, he left the organization many years ago.

  he passed away on the 1st of dec 1914.his wife barbara & son robin will miss him..... .

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  NewYork44M

  The sad fact is that everyone dies - no matter how strong their convictions.
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  Be honest post do all posters on this site believe the bible is 100% or has flaws?

  by booker-t in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we in the psychology/sociology field have a saying "when people protest too loud usually they are overcompensating".

  i did not understand that when i first started studying psychology but now i understand it completely and it is so true.

  when i hear someone constantly bashing something or someone such as gay bashing or ethnic bashing or religion bashing sometimes i wonder what are they hiding.

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  NewYork44M

  The bible is irrelevant to my life - sorry to not really care to enter the debate.
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  Funeral for an atheist

  by Stealth in

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  99% of all funerals that i have attended have been the wt version, where they preach about the resurrection into paradise and say little about the person who passed other than they were loyal to jah.

  the other 1% catholic for grandparents.. now that i consider myself an atheist, i got to wondering what do atheists plan for when they die?.

  if you are a non-believer what are your plans for when you die?

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  NewYork44M

  I plan on living long enough so that my organs have no use for anyone else. In regards to a funeral, I envision a celebration of life.

  I have read about atheist funerals and I get a sense that many are a positive experience. That is what I want, although expect to outliving all my friends and enemies so I am not sure who will remember me when the great day arrives.
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  what would happen If?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i submitted a letter to the local k hall, explaining that i no longer believe my baptism as a jw is valid, based on my current bible knowlege.

  and i wish to be no longer considered a baptised [in this organization], jw, but simply a christain who studies the bible.. and then would continue to attend meetings?.

  they couldnt prevent me, its open to the public.. .

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  Why would you want to do that. Life is too short to was your time playing games with a cult.
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  Anyone else realize they are still "waiting"??

  by bafh in

  1. watchtower
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  i have been gone for about 5 years now.

  and am making good progress towards building a network of friends, and outside activities.

  it takes time though, and it has been harder than i expected.

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  Waiting to live is such a waste of time. I quit doing that years ago. We are on earth for a limited time wasting any minute is a minute that will never return.
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  Higher Education... Some ideas for those that think it is too late

  by adjusted knowledge in

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  so many witnesses lost the opportunity to pursue higher education in their youths.

  perhaps it took decades for many here to leave and now feel it is too late.

  degree you will also earn multiple certifications from other agencies:.

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  In the 10 years or so that I have been teaching my oldest student was in his 70s. I have a colleague who is in his 80s and is working on completing his doctoral study. The good thing is he will not have to worry about paying off his student loan.

  I am a firm believer in education as a life time pursuit. So, I have no sympathy for someone telling me they are too old to go back to school.
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  3 JWs injured whilst Cart Witnessing

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/25697590/three-injured-as-car-hits-park-bench/.

  an elderly driver crashed into a park bench in mandurah, western australia today where 3 jws were sitting.

  they had set up their jw cart and their literature was also strewn across the ground.. one of the jws was seriously injured with head injuries.. what a freak accident this is.. .

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  NewYork44M

  This is terribly sad, and yet at some level a little funny.
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  Window-washer is the cover of Feb 2015 WT, "How to enjoy your work!" Hahaha!!

  by EndofMysteries in

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  after all the jokes and satire on this website about jw's only being able to amount to window washers and house cleaners, the cover page of "how to enjoy your work" showing a window washer and cleaner in the back ground.

  i almost wonder if some awakened, still-in, from this site is part of the writing department or illustrations and put that in there as an inside joke for us?.

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  NewYork44M

  It is fine being young and doing what it takes to earn a little money, but if that is your life's expectation - what a waste of the human experience.