Posts by Wayward

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People hate God?

by looter in

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it is a pain that certain individuals pride themselves on hating god, who created everything.

like it's understandable that you choose to not believe in him because of your selfishness or thinking skills but to hate him is forcing it a bit.

i'm very thankful that those such as myself have the courage to believe in the lord.

looter, its the condescending and superior attitude of believers like yourself that bring out this atheist's fangs and claws. I consider myself a live and let live person. You want to believe, good for you. Don't ram it down my throat. I had enough of that when I was a kid. I don't want to listen to a pious holier-than-thou sermon any more than you want to listen to a speech about atheism.

Second, you know absolutely nothing about what brought me to being an atheist. I certainly didn't set out to become one (not realizing I was one all along even while I was trying to force myself to believe). It was reading the Bible that brought home to me that it didn't make sense. When you look, REALLY look, its all nonsense. Why does a supposedly all-knowing, all-powerful supernatural being need me to worship and adore him/her/it? That's one massive, insecure ego! It's like me expecting an ant to worship adore me. Makes no sense.

I don't hate God any more than I hate other imaginary beings such as Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. It's simply something I grew out of thinking I needed.

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NEWS 5 INVESTIGATES: Sex offender going door-to-door

by OrphanCrow in

http://www.koaa.com/story/32799137/news-5-investigates-sex-offender-going-door-to-door.

by carlos vergara, investigative reporter.

colorado springs -66 year old waymon ivery is re-living a nightmare that happened more than two decades ago.

Wayward

Whoa, wait a minute. Did I read this right? This creepy POS was sentenced to ten years in prison for raping his stepdaughter but only served one? ONE?! That's the first travesty in this sorry story. One year is not enough for harming a child. A lifetime wouldn't be enough. The second travesty is that Ivery is going door to door and being allowed to come in contact with both JW and non JW kids.

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LEGO Makes Jehovah's Witness Publisher & Trolley Toys!

by PokerPlayerPhil in

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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/231020655862211703/.

i am taking orders for the limited collection that's guaranteed to bring you lots of enjoyment while you borrow your child's other toys pretending their your return visits.

if you missed out on the "gold girls" lego sets being sold after facebook and twitter made lego see the gold your in luck because the watchtower has assured the manufacture your going to sign a monthly pledge stating you can afford $7.77 for eight months.

Wayward

According to a post over on Facebook, the maker of those sets was NOT authorized by LEGO to do it. LEGO was notified and issued him with a cease and desist order.

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Blood card

by Inabunker in

hi new to forum and first post!

i have been reading posts on and off for years.

still fighting my "doubts" and struggling internally, my family is active and the wife knows nothing of my late night website reads here.

Wayward

Hi Inabunker. The blood issue was one of the first things I really thought about and rebelled over. I used to go to the annual meeting where we'd be issued new blood cards, get mine signed and witnessed, then rip it up. It's such a crazy teaching. Even the GB realize how crazy it is and have been trying weasel a way around it without dropping it openly: 'blood fractions' for example. Where do they think 'blood fractions' come from hmmmm?

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Schadenfreude

by Coded Logic in

man who claims god punishes gays with floods has his home destroyed in flood of ‘biblical proportions’.

family research council president and former louisiana state legislator tony perkins had to escape his flooded baton rouge home via canoe, the christian post reported on wednesday, citing his recent comments on his radio program, “washington watch.”.

“[i have seen] nothing like this, and i have been involved in disaster relief, especially here in louisiana, working and coordinating relief efforts through several hurricanes,” the christian post quoted mr. perkins as saying.

Wayward

I'd say karma got him good.

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Explaining JW Beleifs To Non JW's

by pale.emperor in

my new girlfriend asked me over dinner last night what jw's believe.

as i sat there explaining it i realized how ridiculous it sounds and was slightly embarrassed that i used to believe this crap for 31 years.. try and read this and imagine hearing it for the first time.... me: well... jw believe that god's name is jehovah and that his son is jesus christ.

they believe that jesus died on a stake and not a cross and that in the year 1914 he personally chosen the jw's as his one true religion.

Wayward

pale emperor- I can just imagine the look on your girlfriend's face while you were telling her all that. I've seen that look many times on Mr. Wayward's face over the years. He thought I was joking when I told him about the ban on Smurfs. Then he started laughing so hard I thought he was going to run our car off the road.

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The governing body are digging their own grave.

by atomant in

surely the gb aren't naive enough to believe their own lies.what does it take for the majority of j dubs to wake up to themselves and finally realize that they are being robbed on all levels emotionally.financially,spiritually,intellectually and many other aspects of their day to day lives..

Wayward

I think they have to know on some level that it's all false. How could they not? All the scrambling with New Blight and threats of ramped up shunning to keep the sheep cowering I think points to the GB knowing something is very wrong and trying to stop the bleeding. They'll never acknowledge publicly that they're wrong because that would end their sweet lifestyle. Think about it. The GB have a lot to lose. A life where every material necessity is provided for them without their having to put any effort into a real job. The adulation and obedience of seven-eight million adoring sheep. Absolute power over every tiny aspect of their slaves' lives. Very few people would want to give all that up. The GB will say and do whatever they have to and keep the game going during their lifetimes, delaying the day of reckoning for some future group of GB to deal with.

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Ponderings of a Worldly Person

by Nevuela in

35-year-old female in california here.

never a jw, but have had bible studies and attended several meetings and even a convention once.

i've always been agnostic with leanings toward the belief in some deity or other, although the more i learned from the jw's, the more i've learned to doubt, not just their teachings, but the fundamental teachings of all religions.

Wayward

Hi, Nevuela. Your roommate could very well be reacting to this summer's conventions and the infamous bunker video. The whole convention was to emphasize loyalty and more loyalty to 'Jehovah' (which really means the Governing Body) and to shun non-JW or former JW friends and family. The bunker video shows JWs hunkering down in a (very comfy looking) bunker while the forces of chaos rage outside. At the end, riot police break in to round up all the good little Witnesses and (presumably) cart them all off to concentration camps. Its no wonder your roommate is paranoid given how the JWs are saying the end of the world is coming any day now. I was too when I was a JW. It's been 30 years since I was told I'd never finish school, get a job, get married, get old because the world would end. I'm 40 now and the world hasn't ended.

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Paranormal Warning

by Cold Steel in

i've heard some weird stories coming from jws about the paranormal.

i know about the warnings about items that come from unbelievers -- those don't interest me as much.

what i am interested in are actual experiences in stories of the paranormal you've heard or experienced yourself.

Wayward

Sevan- we don't need a Satan for us to be evil. Its all about choices. Some people are evil because they like it, then blame the Devil when they get caught. "I'm not responsible! The Devil made me do it!"

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Convicted Child Rapist Proselytizing. Is the Community Aware? Is the Community Safe?

by freemindfade in

wow, this is awesome.

this really shows the jw passiveness towards child sex abusers.

there needs to be more of this exposing this!.

Wayward

How dare a convicted child rapist show his face in a neighborhood with children! And how dare the JWs allow him to do it! Right here they were put on notice that this creep has injured a child. If they didn't know it before, they know it now. And if I were the guy filming, I'd call the police and report him. No way he should be roaming at large.

freemindfade- I'm not generally a violent person but I agree with you. Bastards who hurt kids should get the death penalty. Once someone has crossed the line and raped a child, that person isn't safe to have around. Put them down like rabid dogs before they can hurt anyone else.