@S K Ditta - thank you, I did put it at the top - in the title! The end was for emphasis! ;-)
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Part of Growing Up - Saying Goodbye to Invisible Friends?
by doubtfull1799 ini don’t remember having any invisible friends when i was a really little boy, i don’t know if such a thing actually exists, i’ve only ever seen it in movies?
of course it might have looked to others like i was talking to someone on occasions, but i’m sure it would have just been me talking to myself.
the thing is though, i got introduced to an invisible friend in my pre-teens, and i kept the relationship going well into adulthood.
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Part of Growing Up - Saying Goodbye to Invisible Friends?
by doubtfull1799 ini don’t remember having any invisible friends when i was a really little boy, i don’t know if such a thing actually exists, i’ve only ever seen it in movies?
of course it might have looked to others like i was talking to someone on occasions, but i’m sure it would have just been me talking to myself.
the thing is though, i got introduced to an invisible friend in my pre-teens, and i kept the relationship going well into adulthood.
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I don’t remember having any invisible friends when I was a really little boy, I don’t know if such a thing actually exists, I’ve only ever seen it in movies? Of course it might have looked to others like I was talking to someone on occasions, but I’m sure it would have just been me talking to myself.
The thing is though, I got introduced to an invisible friend in my pre-teens, and I kept the relationship going well into adulthood. Only it was an invisible friend I also shared with my wife and family too! So now I’m thinking, does this mean I never really grew up fully? Was I clinging to an immature remnant of childhood?
I am, of course, referring to prayer. I think the majority of us here have come to accept that prayer does not work. Most because they don’t believe there is an invisible friend listening, perhaps some others who are still religious but accept this mantra when they’re prayers are seemingly not answered:- The answer is no, or 2. The answer is not yet.
The problem with those answers is they don't fit the guarantee that comes with the product, found clearly outlined in the warranty documents at John 14:14; 15:16; 16:23
I was discussing with a new ex-jw friend (you know who you are) yesterday how the JW mentality means we don’t take any real responsibility for our life, or or try to improve the world in any meaningful way, because everything will be fixed in the new system. And I think that also contributes to this kind of immaturity that goes hand in hand with talking to an invisible friend. You can leave everything up to him.
I’ve always considered myself a very mature person, I was very serious and driven, even as a teenager. But I’m just now realising that one doesn't fully grow up until one says goodbye to their invisible friend!
- The answer is no, or 2. The answer is not yet.
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What food are you grateful for?
by punkofnice ini'll start: stilton cheese.. (it was a toss up between that and sweet pickled beetroot).. thank you folks..
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Except chocolate, my other favourite food...
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What food are you grateful for?
by punkofnice ini'll start: stilton cheese.. (it was a toss up between that and sweet pickled beetroot).. thank you folks..
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Chilli - I put it on everything!
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"Best life ever" ?????
by charity7 inis this a slogan that was recently come up with for jw's?
i've seen it used as a hashtag on instagram for jw's, key chains, cakes, about me biography description... the first thing i thought was, isn't that a little pretentious?
they complain so much about this life.
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We should add a different hashtag on those forums, just simply remove the "f" #bestlieever
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Uniting Church apologises to victims of sexual abuse, Jehovah's Witnesses defend treatment
by NikL inapologies if this has been posted already.... http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-10/uniting-church-in-australia-apologises-to-victims/8344496.
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When watching the Salvation Army issue a formal and unreserved apology a while ago, and now the Uniting Church doing the same thing, it made me ashamed to be associated with an organisation that holds itself up as morally superior to both those organisations, yet cannot bring itself to make a simple apology as they have done. I know an apology is only words and it's the follow up actions that count. But those words are very important, especially to the victims. And the actions will not happen without the state of mind that those words express coming first.
When discussing redress it was made clear by O'brien and friend that they were more concerned with being treated "fairly" in any redress scheme, than they were about the victims. They made the statement that they had not acted to help a single victim via compensation or redress, because they had not received any official legal claims or requests to do so! Well that speaks volumes in my mind about, about 1. The fear victims have of seeking help, and 2. The heartless & legalistic approach taken, instead of true "good samaritan" type compassion that they espouse. I don't remember the "good samaritan" only acting because he was legally obligated to, or because the victim lodged an official request? No, wait, that's because that was the attitude of the two Jewish passers by...
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How many years did you waste away in the Org?
by Tallon inin my case; 27 years.
7 of which were as a ministerial serpent ... sorry, i mean 'servant' ;).
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Not all of it was wasted. Made some great friends, gained lots of practical experience in public speaking and dealing with different personality types etc...
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How many years did you waste away in the Org?
by Tallon inin my case; 27 years.
7 of which were as a ministerial serpent ... sorry, i mean 'servant' ;).
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Nearly 40 years...
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Do You Trust The News Media?
by minimus inobviously, trump doesn't.
but do you?
do you think that they are generally fair, unbiased and honest?.
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Not necessarily. They have their agendas and biases and limitation too. Some I think have a higher standard than others as the chart above well illustrates. If I may recommend another book to add to the reading list - I think this one well some up the limitations and problems with news organisations. I think news is best consumed with those things in mind:
The News: A User's ManualBook by Alain de Botton -
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My new answer to an annoying question we have all been asked.
by doubtfull1799 inwell new to me anyway, i'm sure someone smarter than me has thought of this before.
the next time i get asked the perennial (and tired old) question: “but you do believe that the gb are god’s channel of communication, the organisation he is using, don’t you?” or some variation thereof, i am going to reply with two verses and reason as follows:.
the matter to be established: have the gb of jehovah’s witnesses received divine appointment to act as god’s representatives and channel of communication on earth?.
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That is not to say they were capable of good reasoning in general. They continued to minimise other issues I brought up or wouldn't simply say "they were not going to debate with me" when they felt they could not bring good evidence or arguments to the discussion.