for my first shunniversary i reached out to the local ex-dubs that i know.
i invited 11 total to join me in a little get together at a local restaurant, then back to my house to hang out.
one friend asked if he could invite others, and i encouraged him, and all, to do so.
Agree with previous posts (Simon, Stan)
It's not good for Simon's website, but actually putting exJW-ness behind is a healthy path. In fact, in an effort to put an end to my own attachment to ex-jwness, I am getting a license to ride motorcycles, the classic type. I already own a Honda Shadow that I have never ridden. Who knows, I may graduate to a Harley. But your meetup may have failed for that reason. Many may not get that excited about JW talk.
i am of the opinion that the wt doctrine is influenced more by external factors that it is by internal ones.
one of the doctrines that has puzzled me for some time is the armageddon prediction of 1975. why would the wts make this prediction?
what was their real purpose?.
Steve,
You are playing watchtower tricks by using extreme examples. Overall, percentages are more meaningful than absolute numbers. Slim has a good point.
I can play the same trick, but better. Actually, in this case is not even a trick: Killing 10 people in one day in a town of 100 people is far more shocking than killing 10 people in Mexico City (population over 20 million). It's 10 % versus .00005 %. Percentages here, as in most cases, are more relevant because they provide context; absolute numbers don't..
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/religion/alberta-appeal-court-rules-judges-can-overturn-unfair-church-edicts.
the other day, this court decision was posted on jwn along with a link to the court document, but few expected the media to pick up the story.
so to all involved, i understand it was a surprise to see the story in print.
Elders will be hung out to dry by the organisation again.
Why stop with the elders? They didn't write the procedures manual.
so, he received a letter that i am wondering if it is one of those open letters that are out there to denote time given.
it starts out with the name of the person sending it, then goes into the spiel...do you know our god's name?
when i was shown what it is, i kind of got upset.
My take is that Christendom doesn't want to mention God's name because they are quite embarrassed by Him. Ministers and other religious leaders have read the bible thoroughly and concluded that it'd be best to keep their god's identity secret. JW's, on the other hand, are proud of their hateful and cruel Jehovah because they have developed quite a sick mind.
i have just read an interesting article by astrobiologist jacob haq-misra.. in this article he describes a process called "directed panspermia" as a plausible way that one form of intelligent design - one not related with religious driven agendas involving theism - could be involved in the process by which life developed on earth and possibly in other planets as well.. sounds like a speculation that's worth entertaining.
your thoughts?.
intelligent design - one NOT related with religious driven agendas involving theism.
Really? It's like saying that there's a creator, but it's not God. Quite an oxymoron.
The very assumption in which it rests is obviously at odds with the biblical account of creation.
I suppose Asian religions creation accounts don't even merit mentioning. Are you assuming that only the religions of the book (Bible) can be classified as theistic? Quite arrogant to imply that, if there's a creator, it must be the one described in the Bible.
hey guys it's been 2 years since leaving and this is how life has gone for us since then.
hope you guys have had a positive experience too!
cheers 😃.
Dubstepped,
a month ago I love you guys and your videos but have to admit that the only time I run across you is during self-promotion
I have to thank you for waking me up. I just couldn't place my finger on what was wrong with their videos.
looking at the board, i see so many long threads on " evoultion vs creation " ect, ect.. therefore if " your" qualifications are only those of " an" uneducated j.w, may i ask one question?.
q) what makes you feel you are now qualified to comment with absolute ,authority on any discussion?.
i ask the above question because for most of us " ex-witnesses " logic is still words written in the pages of an awake" magazine.
A friend of mine who barely attended elementary once said that "scientists are stupid. It doesn't make sense, when you cross two dogs you still get a dog, not a cat". There you have it. This type of reasoning makes Christian fundamentalists an authority that can challenge the brightest and most educated.
Otherwise, my friend is a great guy, even a very smart one.
for the world, michael jackson's death was the death of an insanely well known person.. in latin america, juan gabriel was like our michael jackson, he was that well known.. generations of people all over latin america knew his songs.
you heard his songs when you broke up with someone and went to the bar, you heard his songs in karaoke, you heard his songs every saturday when your grandma played music loudly and she only had the one cassette and it was his.... i hadn't cried for the death of an artist before, but today i did.. there are sooo many memories, both good and bad, in mine and hundreds of millions of people, in which he was a part.. mexico and all of latin america is in pain right now.. may he rest in peace..
Chente and Juanga are not in the same category. They may have the same fame, but can't be compared. One is the greatest ranchera songs interpreter with a very long career (about 50 years), the other was an extremely prolific song writer/singer in a very wide spectrum of latino music, also with a very long career (almost 50 years). You can compare Juanga to Joan Sebastian. It works well. They have parallel careers and same level of success.
Justin Timberlake?...pleeease. Not even close
for the world, michael jackson's death was the death of an insanely well known person.. in latin america, juan gabriel was like our michael jackson, he was that well known.. generations of people all over latin america knew his songs.
you heard his songs when you broke up with someone and went to the bar, you heard his songs in karaoke, you heard his songs every saturday when your grandma played music loudly and she only had the one cassette and it was his.... i hadn't cried for the death of an artist before, but today i did.. there are sooo many memories, both good and bad, in mine and hundreds of millions of people, in which he was a part.. mexico and all of latin america is in pain right now.. may he rest in peace..
He is a fine example, at least to me, that shows that the "gay gene" comes with some extra benefits. His great talent, compassion and tolerance were a great example that may have helped people in Latinamerica reduce their homophobic attitudes.
Rest in peace Juan Gabriel
as i write this under the shadow of the walls of saint jorge's castle in lisbon, two very bored jws are standing just five metres away from me with a literature cart .... in my journey away from jwism i accepted evolution as a fact.
i also became anti-religion, agnostic and apatheist.
and, while i lean towards the persuasion of the atheist arguments, there are a few reasons that make it difficult for me to completely discard the notion of an intelligent origin of life.
@vidquin This cannot be called circular reasoning either, just plain stupid.
...why my reasoning is not circular reasoning, because I say it's not.
