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  Has anyone felt like leaving God altogether?

  by lookingnow22 in

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  i know that the answer is yes, but it would help me to hear your sentiments on this.

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  after you decided that the wbts, and thus jw's were not god's chosen earthly organization did you feel like you wanted to leave and forget god altogether?.

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  safe4kids

  BugEye's Wife:

  I felt like that about praying for quite a while after leaving...I think it takes time to sort through all of our different emotions and baggage from the borg...

  I eventually gave up prayer altogether; it was patently obvious to me that "the great one" wasn't listening but I do remember those conflicting thoughts and feelings, worrying that I might be offending god in some way....I finally came to the realization that god, if he existed, had offended me mightily and if he wasn't interested in patching things up, then neither was I.

  Now, I feel a spiritual connection with others, with my children, and with myself but it isn't dependent on a religious interpretation of life...and I am at peace.

  Dana
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  2001 District Convention Program

  by Osarsif in

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  teachers of god's word.

  district convention of jehovah's witnesses 2001-2002

  fridayinspired scriptures beneficial for teaching -- 2 timothy 3:16morning9:30 music.

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  BW,

  Ha! Can I imagine? I still have nightmares!!!! When I was very small, I am guessing around 4 or 5 (my OLDER sister would be able to verify the year ), we had a 3 month long (well, it SEEMED like it) assembly in a place called The Cow Palace...now, this is Florida, it was summer time, and this was a place that normally housed thousands of cows....you get the picture?? It was an appropriate place for a convention...we were packed in like cattle; there wasn't adequate seating; nor was there adequate air conditioning or ventilation...AND these were the days of evening sessions as well...I probably fell asleep and fell off my bench, yes I said BENCH, by about 7 pm....
  Now doesn't that sound fun??

  One other convention I remember from when I was young was an international (I think) convention in Hallandale Florida, again in the summertime. We sat on folding chairs in the middle of the field of an open stadium...through the sun, the downpours of rain, the bombing practice of the birds....

  Yep, those were the good ole days....may they never come again!

  Dana

  "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly....it should be thrown with great force."
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  Has anyone felt like leaving God altogether?

  by lookingnow22 in

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  2. friends

  i know that the answer is yes, but it would help me to hear your sentiments on this.

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  after you decided that the wbts, and thus jw's were not god's chosen earthly organization did you feel like you wanted to leave and forget god altogether?.

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  safe4kids

  Interesting post and I've enjoyed reading what everyone, for the most part , had to say...

  Personally, I struggled a great deal with this issue when I first left. I believed in Jehovah, could even understand why he allowed me to hurt and seemingly ignored my prayers (felt I deserved it-I'm bad,y'know ), but I was so angry at him for all of the hurt that my innocent children were going through that I totally turned my back on him.
  Throughout the development of my current belief in god, or the lack thereof, I have agonized over what to believe and what to model for my children. I won't bore you with the details-I've picked up and discarded several ways of believing-but now I have settled into what makes the most sense to me, based on my own experiences and what I know of the world around me. I believe that at one time, there must have been a creator of some kind who loved his/her work....but that individual is no longer in evidence. I'm not interested enough, or talented enough, to debate deep theological issues with anyone; my reasoning is simple and I'll give just one example:

  We have laws that require suspected cases of child abuse to be reported - this implies responsibility on the part of the person who is aware that abuse is occurring to take action on behalf of the victim; if I, as a mere human being, have the responsibility to take action when I see a wrong being committed...how much more responsibility would an all powerful being have to stop the horrors that occur in the world every single second??? I have come to the conclusion that the creator is: a)dead; b)missing in action; c) away on a really long trip; or d)just doesn't care...

  However, altho I don't live my life anymore in accordance with religious standards of any kind, I do believe that we are all interconnected; that I am responsible to my fellow humans and to my physical environment to be the best person that I can be; to do my best to leave this place a little better than I found it.

  As the song says, I believe that "love is the answer"...love to the other (often annoying!) people who inhabit this planet, and to the physical and natural world as well....

  My 2 cents....
  Dana

  "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly....it should be thrown with great force."
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  Song parody: Beverly Hillbillies

  by Seeker in

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  [sung to the tune of the beverly hillbillies].

  come and listen to a story about a man named chuck.

  a rich presbyter, he was about to lose his luck,.

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  WUZZY!!! ROTFLMAO!!! Love it...kudos to you!
  Hey, think you could come up with something 'appropriate' for our new movie????? Heheheheheheh

  Dana

  "This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly....it should be thrown with great force."
  I Don't Know
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  Song parody: Beverly Hillbillies

  by Seeker in

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  [sung to the tune of the beverly hillbillies].

  come and listen to a story about a man named chuck.

  a rich presbyter, he was about to lose his luck,.

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  Bravo! Bravo!!

  ENCORE!!!

  You guys are brilliant: seeker, comf, and farkel!! Oh god...i was laughing so hard....

  Dana
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  Hi

  by datsdethspicable in

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  hello, i was a lurker too.

  for you all that know me at yahoo......i have finally posted!!!!yay.

  i have always wanted to reply to some of you guys post.

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  safe4kids

  Hello Dats!!

  Welcome to the board...there are a lot of great folks on here, as I guess you already know

  I've been out a few years myself...look forward to hearing your story.

  Have a good one!

  Dana

  "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
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  Red Religion and the Lawless Man

  by GinnyTosken in

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  ive been sorting through my old jw books and found one published in 1951, what has religion done for mankind?.

  skimming through it, a few sections caught my eye.. the societys comments about the dangers of the totalitarian red religion of communism are hilarious, since they easily apply to the society itself.

  substitute russell, rutherford, knorr, and franz for marx, engels, lenin, and stalin, and brooklyn for moscow, and voila!.

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  safe4kids

  Hey Bill,

  Owyagoin?? (I'm practicing my Strine...think it might sound funny with a southern accent? )

  For my money, "spiritual blindness" was totally underated by the Jdubs...I love it!!

  Thanks for the info on integration in the early '70s...I couldn't remember when exactly it happened; I was 7 years old in 1972 but I remember vaguely going to a totally white cong for awhile...

  btw...didn't you ask in another thread how else to say 'you' but 'yew'? LOL...You're right of course....I was trying to convey how Southerners draw the "ew" out, guess I didn't do a very good job of it!

  Cheers,
  Dana

  "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
  Somebody else
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  Red Religion and the Lawless Man

  by GinnyTosken in

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  ive been sorting through my old jw books and found one published in 1951, what has religion done for mankind?.

  skimming through it, a few sections caught my eye.. the societys comments about the dangers of the totalitarian red religion of communism are hilarious, since they easily apply to the society itself.

  substitute russell, rutherford, knorr, and franz for marx, engels, lenin, and stalin, and brooklyn for moscow, and voila!.

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  Hey Ginny,

  Thanks for the lesson from the past...the racism thing really, really got me! "God's free people" my ass! And I never even heard of that book...doesn't it just blow your mind that so many "loyal" witnesses are never told the interesting stuff???

  Am I the only one whose eyes glaze over when reading stuff from the society??? I try to read the serious posts, I really do!! But first comes the blurring....then the mental lassitude I was always warned against....I read the same paragraphs several times without a clue what they mean....HEY! It reminds me of when I was at the meetings!!!

  Dana (of the lets-talk-about-sex-and-food class!!)

  "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
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  A FAIRY TALE....

  by peaceloveharmony in

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  a fairy tale for the assertive woman of the 21st .

  century .

  once upon a time, .

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  Harmony,

  ROFLMFAO!! Girl, that was too good....who rocks?? YOU ROCK!!

  See ya in chat,

  Dana

  "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
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  Language Course for Sydney BBQ (Lesson 4)

  by ozziepost in

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  today's lesson covers a very difficult area.

  it's what to say when you're a little upset/emotional/pissed/or just plain difficult.. 1. don't get your knickers in a knot = don't upset yourself.. 2. don't crap on = aren't you exaggerating.. we hope these pleasantries will not be heard too much at sunday's merry bbq.

  after all, we love each other, right?.

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  Hey Ozzie,

  Just wanted to share...here in the states, we have a similar saying to the "knickers" one...

  Don't get your panties in a wad!

  Have a great day!

  Dana

  "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
  Somebody else