Posts by craigulous

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This is making the witness email rounds...Anyone believe them?

by Botzwana in

does jehovah know what is going on, and does he help?.

(as told by bro.

spangenberg, c.o.

craigulous

I would be more likely to give my bank account information to that guy from Nigeria that keeps emailing me than believe that schlock. I forgot about all of the urban myths that get passed around. Btw, did everyone know that the song "Crystal Blue Persuasion" was written about the "Truth Book"...... true story, I swear it....... no really it was. And Jimi Hendrix wrote "All along the Watchtower" after a return visit from a couple of Elders. Also true.

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For all the newbies.. the Belief-O-Matic...what religion should you be? Test your religious beliefs.

by jemba in

i noticed that this thread has been done before by blacksheep but i loved doing this test and i loved the results i got... apparently i need to look into reformed judaism.

jemba .

sorry firefox wont let me cut n paste but heres the website:.

craigulous

I just want to clear up a misconception, alot of people are referring to the Quakers, and making horse and buggy references. You are confusing them with Amish and Menonites, that is the area that I grew up in. Modern day Quakers are not culturally different from anyone else.

That is todays lesson on horse and buggies and religion.

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For all the newbies.. the Belief-O-Matic...what religion should you be? Test your religious beliefs.

by jemba in

i noticed that this thread has been done before by blacksheep but i loved doing this test and i loved the results i got... apparently i need to look into reformed judaism.

jemba .

sorry firefox wont let me cut n paste but heres the website:.

craigulous

Not so sure about this, some are correct, but anything that is very mainstream..... not. I actually attend a Liberal Catholic Church, but mainly for the reason that they allow for defining your beliefs according to your own conscience, are extremely open minded, have a female priest, support Gays, exclude no one, preach love....... that is weird. I also enjoy the mass, I find it very powerful, I look at it like it is a magical rite. My belief set is more in line with Hermetics, read the Kyballion, very fascinating. Gag on mainline conservative Protestantism,

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My DA letter ... comments?

by FinchAndWeston in

jw
friends

in where it matters, we have not been associating with the b**** congregation for over 6 years.

moreover, we have not identified ourselves as jehovahs witness for about 5 years.

as such, we are informing the congregations that we have already disassociated from the jehovahs witness.. in this regards, we do not wish to be called on when the door to door service is performed either for monthly magazine campaigns, circuit/district assembly notices and memorial night flyers.

craigulous

Billy the ex Bethelite, you are brilliant, I love it.

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A new member of the thinking class

by Captain Obvious in

jw
friends

this is my first post on this forum, though it feels like i already know some of you here.

i have been lurking for a couple of months now, and i must say, there honestly seems to be more love and respect here than any forum i have ever seen on any forum of any kind.

i am 25 years old, married 3 years to my wonderful wife who is 22. we had a somewhat classic jw upbringing... which i now know has been our biggest problem.

craigulous

I feel your pain, I was lucky enough to gradually fade with my wife at the time... it just kind of happened organically and we really did not have to discuss it. I agree with Cheezit, if you take a direct approach it will only strengthen the resistance. Be patient and kind, be logical, and slow, and eventually you will win out. Good luck to you, and welcome to the TRUTH, or at least it is TRUTHIER, than what the JW'S are serving up.

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Is worship deserved?

by goddidit in

anyone know the jw explanation for this:.

so supposedly, god exists outside of space and time.

or, god wasn't created and didn't create itself, it just always was, or something.... ignoring any logical issues for a moment, if this is true, why does it deserve any worship for this?.

craigulous

You do deserve the love SweetBabyCheezits, and I deserve that pulitzer to. You remind me of all my smartass JW friends from my teen years, same sort of humor, good times, bad religion. I am just guessing, but were you one of those bad seed party hard Bethel Brothers? My favorite version of Jesus is the Willem Dafoe version who was geting after Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey)..... hot in a sacreligious way.

Peace brother

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Is worship deserved?

by goddidit in

anyone know the jw explanation for this:.

so supposedly, god exists outside of space and time.

or, god wasn't created and didn't create itself, it just always was, or something.... ignoring any logical issues for a moment, if this is true, why does it deserve any worship for this?.

craigulous

Sweet baby cheezits, I think we are on the same page on this. And who doesn't love Cheezits.

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Is worship deserved?

by goddidit in

anyone know the jw explanation for this:.

so supposedly, god exists outside of space and time.

or, god wasn't created and didn't create itself, it just always was, or something.... ignoring any logical issues for a moment, if this is true, why does it deserve any worship for this?.

craigulous

I do not agree with any omniscient, omnipotent being needing or demanding worship, or the comparisions to that are made to human terms such as a jealous spouse or loving parent. That has just lowered God to the level of humans. God is above human emotions, and if God was to have these sorts of emotions he/she/it, could not logically be omniscient, omnipotent, or any other omni for that matter. Now do I chose to love God, yes, because I recognize the awe inspiring qualities of ITS creation, yes, but God does not need it, nor desire it, because both need and desire are human concepts. As far as the rest of the qualities attributed to God in the OT, that God is not worthy of my worship, only my contempt. I do not believe one can logically consider the God of the OT and the God of the NT the same God.

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Need some advice

by craigulous in

to all my new friends, i need some advice.

as i posted in my original post i am not disfellowshipped, i just did a fade as i believe everyone here calls it.

i have great parents who are still part of the organization, and do not pressure me, but at the same time i must live a lie, and they have no problem with me living a lie, as long as they are comfortable.

craigulous

Thank you everyone for the words of advice and wisdom, it is appreciated. My parents and brother are they only ones from the JW'S that I am in association with. I have been away for over twenty years, so mine is not a recent fade, nor one in progress. My situation is that I feel that I still have to live a lie around my parents, I must stifle my true self. I struggle with the fact that it is ok for them to talk about there spiritual life, but mine is offensive to them. Mine must be squashed in order to not offend there faith. I have a lot to think about.

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The Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation Never Grew Out of High School - Comic

by garbonzo in

made this comic from the original found at invisiblebread.com.

thought it reminded me a lot of the congregation, so i thought of this comic!

hope you enjoy.

craigulous

Good stuff. I think that one sister needs long and regular home visits for encouragement.