Posts by NewYork44M

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Beliefs and life after disfellowshipped

by AlexPancho in

it is normal for a person to review their beliefs, especially after such a traumatic event as disfellowshipped.i think that many here do not believe that god is leading jehovah's witnesses.. someone does not believe in god at all.i think it is good when we can be free in our views, no matter how much they are, without the pressure from any organization that teaches us to "true" believe.so, now i read many books on the history of the bible text and found that there is no foundation to be sure that at least one true words after 500-year history of rewriting has reached us.

if you wont find more info about this - googledbart ehrman book or nestle-alland new testament, where every words have many variant.for start read thisi read grat biological works, as dawkins "great show on the earth" and other (into russian lang) and i do not have any reason believe into creation.but, i still belive ino any abstract god-like force, without any "book based" reason.what do you believe in today?

why?please do not condemn each other's faith - we have gone through a rather difficult path..

NewYork44M

While I was not disfellowshipped (at least as far as I know), I have developed post-JW beliefs.

I have NO interest in religion. Absolutely NONE! I am not interested in any discussions or debates. I see the cart witnesses almost daily, but I no interest in engaging these people. I consider this a total waste of time.

Does that mean that I am an atheist? Perhaps, but I am totally turned off with the elitism of atheists. Those people scare me.

So, what do I focus on? My family, my career, good food, and good wine. I have carved out a very good post-JW life. My goal is to extend this as long as possible.

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School for elders.

by asp59 in

just wonder what they teach in school for elders?

they always have this schools don't know if it's once a years or more.

just wonder what they learn.

NewYork44M

These meetings are all about procedures. I remember on talk about Account Servant procedures. The speaker simply read the step-by-step written procedures for collecting money and conducting the audit.

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Birthday

by charonsdog in

by the time i finish this post, i will have turned 50 years old.

i spent over 40 years of my life not celebrating my birthday, and it never seemed like a big deal to me.

three years ago, i received a cake and some friends sang "happy birthday" to me at a dinner party that was for a different event.

NewYork44M

happy birthday

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Anyone else visit JDUB'S Brewery?

by moomanchu in

jw
friends

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NewYork44M

I would like to visit - Where is this wonderful paradisiac location?

This must be what they meant when describing the spiritual paradise.

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Gerrit Lösch gives a special talk the Norval Assembly Hall in Georgetown Canada

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

the first part was all about the the evils of higher education.

i couldn't stand it and left.

was anybody there today?

NewYork44M

"Although George's depression did not disappear and he is still on medication, the bullet's action has enabled him to resume a normal life and go on to college." (Washington Post). New York Times article even relates that he is "now a straight-A college student". How ironic is that? Losch chooses to "skim read" the story - failing to fact check the slightest details - and shoots himself in the foot. Losch has actually quoted about this failed suicide to CONDEMN education...failing to be aware that the REAL person actually ends up in HIGHER EDUCATION.

Good point.

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Gerrit Lösch gives a special talk the Norval Assembly Hall in Georgetown Canada

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

the first part was all about the the evils of higher education.

i couldn't stand it and left.

was anybody there today?

NewYork44M

It appears that Dr. Austin published these findings in 1991. This relates to research conducted “between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s American college students became much more focused on material goals and less concerned with altruism and social problems.”

Here is the source:

Astin, A. (1991). The changing American college student: implications for educational policy and practice. Higher Education, 22(2), 129-143. doi:10.1007/BF00137472

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