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  Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?

  by Cassaruby in

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  "traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .

  .. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .

  from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.

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  Cassaruby: I learned from studying Campbell that the path of Atheism and agnosticism means figuring life out on your own.

  Frankly "figuring life out on your own" is a damn sight better than being spoon-fed The Milk of The Word™ as the WT promotes.

  But, truly, that is NOT what happens when you become an atheist. I've learned a great deal from others. I went back to school and learned the skill of critical thinking, which is basically how to sort through the reams of BS that other people are trying to sell you. It's embarrassing to look back at the black-and-white, super simplistic, child-like way I viewed the world as a young adult, and it bothers me that there are people who feel as though I've betrayed *them* for wanting more than that, when in actuality, they betrayed themselves and me by wanting to stay in that restrictive mindset, and not having anyone buck the system.
  
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  Why do some Jehovah's Witnesses choose to be atheist or agnostic?

  by Cassaruby in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "traumatic as the initial transition may be, it can lead to the development of a truly personal relationship with these two greatest friends [the father and the son] .

  .. "whatever sense of 'belonging' that membership in some religious system may create, it can never compare with the power and beauty and strengthening benefit of the intimate personal relationship the scripture presents .

  from reading joseph campbell i've come to understand that there are functions to religion or mythology.

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  The way I look at it, as an atheist, there isn't any particularly compelling evidence for the existence of a god or gods.

  Several hundreds of years ago, the Greeks believed in their pantheon of gods, and the Romans and Norse had their own pantheons of gods. These were their religious beliefs. As time moved forward, those beliefs were debunked and the religions were relegated to the realm of mythology.

  Do you believe that Zeus is real? or Thor? or Lord Brahma? or Vishnu? If you don't, then you are atheist with regard to those old gods.

  You simply believe in one more god than I do.
  
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  Leaving the jws is a "lifestyle choice" according to a counsellor

  by purrpurr in

  1. jw
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  so i had my first appointment with a counsellor, of course i explained about being a born in jw, mentally leaving, the penalty of doing so and therefore the mental strain of pretending to be someone i'm not.

  her response was that she couldn't help me with that because leaving a cult was a "lifestyle choice".

  i tried to say to her that its a cult not a religion and how it brain washed me but no.

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  purrpurr

  Is it possible that you could access interim care if your employer has what is known as EAP (Employee Assistance Program)?

  My employers have had this benefit available - and you can access the counsellors in-person, online, by phone, and by email. I was entitled to 5 of each type of visit per "issue", per year.
  
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  Thread Post View Is Stuck At 10 & Can't Be Changed!

  by Divergent in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i browse this site on mobile and noticed that the thread post view is now stuck at 10. previously, i could set it at 20 and it stays that way, but now if i set it at 20, it goes back to 10 again the moment i click on another topic.

  i hope that you can look into this as it is extremely irritating for me to keep having to change it.

  i want to view as many posts as possible in one page!

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  bsmart wrote:

  Still doing this, how do I clear the cache in Edge?

  Stop using Edge. hehehe
  
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

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  Richard Oliver writes:

  a character who is 5-10 years old who is male and has brown hair and brown eyes is really hard to claim it is unique.

  Well, you have Dora the Explorer © targeting young kids with "her" brand. IMO Caleb and Sophia are the WT surrogate for characters like this - marketing is targeted to *children*. This is the age (5 - 14 years) where brand indoctrination is the most effective, because children are drawn to make believe characters, including Dora, Caleb and Sophia, Tony the Tiger, Lucky the Leprechaun, Ronald McDonald et al, etc.
  
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  watchtower lapel pins

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been noticing lots of these pins on lapels.

  i could almost understand the jwdotorg pin because the new mantra is to go to the website.

  but why on earth are they sporting a building?

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  Personally, I think it's hilarious and a bit desperate.

  It reminds me of those Shaklee or Amway "Ask me how!" bumper stickers back in the 80s.

  It would be even more funny if it was an exJW / Apostate™ marketing those idiotic pins to JWs. I know someone who makes pewter pins and jewelry and he says it's easy money if you target the correct market.
  
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  Got a sense of humor? Help!

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nathan, outlaw.....all of you hilarious people...this means you!

  i believe in humor as an effective way to bring attention to an important topic.

  humor has made many people aware of the true nuttiness of the jw cult in the past (sign language masturbation video—went viral).. amazon allows humorous reviews and even showcases them.

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  My personal favorite is in the new Learn from the Great Teacher book, where it tells children that touching their private parts or (heaven forfend!) each other's private parts "makes Satan the Devil and the demons happy".

  It's not just about "you don't want to make Jehovah and Jesus sad, do you?", it's become "you don't want to do something that makes SATAN happy, do you?"

  Poor JW kids getting their minds f*cked on a regular basis - I have those books - the pink one, the red one, the yellow one and the paperback one - and I never let my kids near them.
  
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  Got a sense of humor? Help!

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nathan, outlaw.....all of you hilarious people...this means you!

  i believe in humor as an effective way to bring attention to an important topic.

  humor has made many people aware of the true nuttiness of the jw cult in the past (sign language masturbation video—went viral).. amazon allows humorous reviews and even showcases them.

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  "menstruation . . . is a thrilling moment."

  Yup, in the good old Bible-timey times, the time when a girl first had menstruation meant that her father could trade her to some rich old geezer to secure property and security for himself, whether she liked the arrangement or not.
  
  
  
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  UK 'blood' court case re:2yo

  by darkspilver in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hi orphancrow.

  thought you might be interested in the following, brief, court case summary.

  high court family division - 18 november 2016an nhs foundation hospital v mr and mrs t. http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/ewhc/fam/2016/2980.html.

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  I've personally known a couple of families who have lost children over this idiotic ban on blood transfusions, prior to the WTS/HLC 'softening' the position on blood transfusions in Canada, where children are concerned.

  What about families like these, ones who did as WT commanded and opposed their children receiving blood transfusions? Had they been allowed to fast forward 20 years or so, it would not have been an issue and their beautiful children might be alive today.

  So, yes, in my humble opinion, the context in these cases *must* include a big fat "fuck you" to the WTS, the HLC and the toadies / Elders™ who robbed those families of their precious children, and murdered them by proxy.
  
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  My mom contacted me last night...

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as i have revealed in other threads my mother and i havent talked in over 2 years.

  she has been keeping her distance, therefore staying loyal to jehovah.

  she found me on facebook.

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  Didn't Jesus say, when being tested by Satan, to NOT put Jehovah to the test??