Posts by cappytan

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How many of you still believe in God or are still Christians?

by JWCartPusher in

hello, i asked a new but old friend how many people are still christians after leaving the watchtower's mind control agency, for statistical purposes do you mind if i do a survey and see how many of you are believers?.

please don't post if your not a believer out of respect for this poll, we need to sharpen each other's sword and help build each other up and meet new friends over the internet with faith in god or some other force of the universe.

i asked another person how we can still manage our faith after getting burned by the high group mind control, he had a few ideas but he's not really involved with god because of how life burned him.

cappytan

I believe in "I don't knows."

There's still a part of me that wants to believe in God - likely because it's so ingrained in my upbringing and psyche as a JW.

But the rational part of me is letting go. And at first, it was scary, upsetting and confusing. But now, the more I let go, the more a certain peace settles over my thoughts. Not believing is turning out more satisfying and peaceful than believing.

I had to come to terms with the fact that it's okay to not know. It's okay to not have the answers for every question.

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Rational Buddhism?

by cappytan in

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does a type of buddhism exist that doesn't include the metaphysical aspects of traditional buddhism?

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cappytan

Cappy, what are you hoping to find under the rock of Buddhism?

I'm not hoping to find anything. Someone recommended meditation to me, and said that Buddhists were non-theists. I looked into it and liked everything I saw about Buddhism, except for the supernatural rebirth stuff.

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I'm Ready... Thank you

by Garrett in

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hey guys,.

so, something amazing happened recently.

i recently met with an old and very good friend of mine.

cappytan

Wasn't it the Ethiopian Eunuch that said, "What prevents me from disassociating myself?" ;)

In your situation, I would do it in a heartbeat.

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My wife is frightened about the end/ What to say without sounding Apostate?

by suavojr in

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my wife called me at work saying she is scared after reading today's daily text.

i don't read it anymore, therefore i went online and found this.. tuesday, march 3 .

those days will be cut short.matt.

cappytan

You could preface the "apostate" stuff by just saying, "Look, this is just pure speculation, but don't you think it's possible that.....yadda yadda yadda?"

Then, if she gives you any grief about it, just say, "Sorry, I was just trying to be a spiritual head. I'll just stay quiet next time."

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2014 Fully Accomplish Your Ministry-PDF!

by Atlantis in

2014 fully accomplish your ministry-pdf!..

this file was not easy to get!

the informant had to carefully wait until each time his regular pioneer wife left the house to get into her service bag.

cappytan

This one is more accurate:

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2006 Revelation Its Grand Climax At Hand--PDF!

by Atlantis in

2006 revelation its grand climax at hand--pdf!

bookmarked searchable reduced click the link at the bottom of the next page.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1duzi9 cheers!

cappytan

wifibandit:

Here is the 1988 version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Z35VcHJbHBMjFQN2MyNmxHdzg/view?usp=sharing

And here are the 2006 adjustments: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Z35VcHJbHBOVV3Zzd5bDc1UU0/view?usp=sharing

EDIT: The books folder above in objavitelj's post has the 2006 version with pictures!! Haven't seen that one online before.

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Has anybody got a copy of the older New World Translation ? (pre : the new simplified version ?)

by ukgirl in

hey so i'm currently doing a uni project and making a film exploring my leaving of the witnesses.

i wanted to begin with an intro where i revisit the genesis account of god creating the heavens and the earth.

i remember it to be quite visually descriptive, so i wanted to take the account and illustrate it myself with narration over the top.

cappytan

You can read the 1984 edition on JW dot ORG at this link:
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/bi12/books/

2013 edition at this link:
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/

To answer FayeDunaway's question:

1984 edition:
In [the] beginning*+ God*+ created+ the heavens and the earth.+2 Now the earth proved to be formless and waste and there was darkness upon the surface of [the] watery deep;*+ and God’s active force* was moving to and fro+ over the surface of the waters.+3 And God proceeded to say:*+ “Let light come to be.” Then there came to be light.
2013 edition:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.+2 Now the earth was formless and desolate,* and there was darkness upon the surface of the watery deep,*+ and God’s active force*+ was moving about over the surface of the waters.+3 And God said: “Let there be light.” Then there was light.