Posts by atomant

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Would a loving creator give humans the gift of free will?

by Heisenberg in

they say ignorance is bliss... well, i wish that god did not give adam free will.

i am ok to not have free will if it means i will live forever in perfect paradisiac conditions.it has been explained that free will is a gift from god.

they say 'who would want to live life like a robot?

atomant

so did satan and his mates have a free will when they rode of on a harley with fu on their backs?

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lt is said that jdubs are blood guilty for not allowing blood transfusions.l wonder how many shunned witnesses or disfellowshipped witnesses have committed suicide because of this practice.ls that also an act of being blood guilty?

just saying.

atomant

lt is said that jdubs are blood guilty for not allowing blood transfusions.l wonder how many shunned witnesses or disfellowshipped witnesses have committed suicide because of this practice.ls that also an act of being blood guilty? just saying.

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I'm A Pacifist but My God Wasn't!

by new boy in

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friends

were is the sense...to this?.

i wouldn't go to war...i was a conscientious objector in viet nam.

i couldn't even get into a fight at school without getting into trouble.. yet my god...jehovah was is a jealous god an angry god....a god who when he got pissed off could destroy a whole planet...remember the flood....(the bible said he felt bad afterwards)...that was nice.. now he is getting ready to do it again....7 billion people worth....and why?.

atomant

Yep the god of love has proven at least 1 thing hes a man slayer just like satan.No wonder a third of the angels left god and l wonder how many more.As a kid l would sit at the meetings and wonder to myself how gullible these people really are.l wish l didnt feel this way but the facts speak volumes.Maybe god if he exists will prove me wrong one day but l dont see how.

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Baptisms and Assembly attendances

by freddo in

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friends

last year we had a thread posting baptisms in relation to assembly attendances.

the numbers seemed to be down.. please keep'em coming.

and describe whether you think they might be born-in (kids/teens) or adults from outside.

atomant

Didnt fink of that.Maybe they pay actors off the street to come in and pretend to get baptised.ld do it for 100 bucks.

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Would a loving creator give humans the gift of free will?

by Heisenberg in

they say ignorance is bliss... well, i wish that god did not give adam free will.

i am ok to not have free will if it means i will live forever in perfect paradisiac conditions.it has been explained that free will is a gift from god.

they say 'who would want to live life like a robot?

atomant

One of the 10 commandments god gave men was not to kill.Regardless of whether we had a free will or not we all know its wrong to kill but its quite ok for god to do all the killing.What type of god is that???

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Elder Mentioning an "Apostate Problem"

by Simon Templar in

i bumped into a sister that i have known for at least 40 years or so.

we were catching up.

she and her husband have been in the truth for decades.

atomant

A sister l know had been taking the wine and unlevened bread for decades l think because she was hungry.Sadly for her shes now in a home with dimentia.Would be interesting to know how many jdubs visit her if any.l once asked her how she knew she was one of the annointed her reply was (oh l get sick and tired of people asking me that)l said apart from that how did you know?Her reply was (one day while she was praying a strange feeling came over her and she felt like a bolt of lightning went through me)oh l said well thats conclusive evidence isnt it?

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Up Helly Aa

by slimboyfat in

we were thinking about going to this next week, if it's still possible.

has anyone been?

is it worth going?

atomant

Yep know the feeling.Tap tap tap,looking for flys on the wall anything to distract me,scribble on the pad while pretending to take notes while dad and my 6 siblings all sit at the front,tap tap,quick look at watch,Count how many letters in scripture of the month above speaker tap tap ,then all of a sudden now brothers turn to song number 10 house to house. What a crock.l guarantee when the weekly meetings were reduced to 2 most would have been over the moon with joy some woulda even lit a cigar or downed a bottle of vodka whilst others woulda thought thank god for that amen.Halaluya praise the lord amen to that.

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Your favorite Bible version / translation

by lumberjack in

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friends

which one is your favorite?

atomant

l had a favorite bible when l was 9 but burnt it.l was sick to death of being dragged along to meetings and made to give talks against my will.When my elder father asked me at the meeting where my bible was l proudly told him l burnt it in front of others out loud.Well ya shoulda seen the looks.l wish l had a video of it.

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'Worldly' man looking for a little more understanding...

by Verecocha in

saw similar title in a google search so thought i'd read more and now simply have to share my experience if anything to hear that i'm not insane and it is that simple.. met and fell madly in love with a witness, and her with me.

what began as love at first sight turned into a 6 year relatiomship which simply ended very bluntly.

there were many painful twists and turns along the way, first from her inability to leave her husband, then my mistake in finding someone else as i simply couldn't take the pain of her coming and going with such simplicity, but in the end she got a divorce and suffered many consequences within 'the truth', and i sorted my issues which were many and admittedly dug with my own hands and stupidity in trying to protect a young girl who had done no wrong in this long affair.. eventually we found ourself on what i believed to be the home straight.

atomant

l went through a similar situation and at the time it was heart breaking for me.Later on the penny dropped and l realized how fortunate l was to not get involved with a person like this.Try walking in her shoes for a day and you will understand what l mean.Put it in the to hard basket and move on for your own sanity and self preservation.Someone else will come along one day. good luck.

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New Converts: When Does It Start?

by Cold Steel in

johnny normal is watching television one day when he hears a knock at the door.

answering it he sees two jehovah's witnesses clutching bibles; and one a brief case.

over the next few months things are going well.

atomant

Research this site and all your questions will be answered.Once armed with this information ask the witnesses for answers at the next study.Good luck.