THE GLADIATOR

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  ? Curious: How many Jehovah's Witnesses leave to join "non-christian" religions, ie; Wicca, Pagan, Satanists, Buddists, Hindu, etc. ?

  by Balaamsass in

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  it may seem a strange question, but when i served as an elder i personally knew of about a dozen elders and servants children who joined various wicca groups or became buddists rather than leave to become agnostic or another "christian" denomination.. the ones who became involved with witchcraft did so in groups of jw children intregued by all the talk of satan's and the demon's power etc.

  in the org.. the future buddists seemed turned off by the politics, and mean spiritness in halls.. i just thought of this after seeing the new dismal yearbook numbers and looking at facebook pages of some of the ex jws i know.. was this simply a california thing or is it worldwide?.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  After leaving Jehovah's Witnesses 27 years ago, I looked into various Christian approaches to spirituality. Then examined Buddhism, Zen, the way of the Tao and various eastern offerings which impressed me greatly.

  Nowadays I have lost interest in the whole idea of adopting any particulate spiritual discipline. I just live my life and enjoy the awesome beauty of nature. My mind is largely empty of ideas and devoid of all prescribed belief. In that silence and space I have found a greater tranquillity and appreciation of existence than ever before.
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  How old are you?

  by sooner7nc in

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  post your age...only if you want to.

  do it anyway.. i'm 42..

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  THE GLADIATOR

  Born BC 10

  Hail Caesar
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  Good Reasons To Hate Every Weak And Ex-Jehovah Witness.

  by AuntConnie in

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  1. my husband's time is finite, it's wasted on spouses arguing over money, sex or family mattters with stupid home visits.. .

  i hate people's constant open hand for money, it's the weak individuals asking others to pull their weight.

  my family worked extra hours instead of begging the strong members for district assembly money, cat food for seven cats or tiny little rag-a-muffins weiner dogs.. .

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  Jehovah's Witnesses - They’re nothing but a pack of cards dreaming of a wonderland.

  
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  humour--UK style

  by bigmac in

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  two young pioneers in the congregation decided to get married.. all the congregation were overjoyed with this--and they all clubbed together and bought the young couple a toaster..

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  Two young pioneers were thirsting after righteousness so they walking into a bar and said, “Ouch!”

  It was an iron bar.
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  It's officially Christmas in the UK

  by cantleave in

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  happy xmas to all my friends on jwn.. .

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  It is true I live in the UK. Merry Christmas to you too tec/Tammy - also Cantleave and all you other wonderful people out there.

  
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  What is the latest New Light?

  by kozmo in

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  please bear with me here.

  it's been some time since i accessed the forum and 8 years since i really read any of the wts pubs or attended any meetings.

  so, in a nutshell, if someone will indulge me, what's the latest twists the wts has come up with on their doctrines, teachings, etc?.

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  kozmo " So, in a nutshell, if someone will indulge me, what's the latest twists the WTS has come up with on their doctrines, teachings, etc?"

  The latest doctrine that supersedes all others and is the only teaching that must to be focused on and preached is:

  All your spare money belongs to the Watchtower Society. It must be surrendered without delay as they are short of funds due to the loss of revenue from the sale of publications. This was caused by them having to stop charging for literature in order to keep their charity status.
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  Do People Believe We Are Condemned B/c of Adam and Eve?

  by Band on the Run in

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  i find the notion that we inheirited sin through adam and eve to be a quaint, silly notion.

  if you believe in the power of god, why would god create such a flawed creation?

  few people believe the stories in genesis.

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  unstopableravens "you cant say nobody does because there are alot of us who do..."

  When I said "n o one seriously believes..." I was hinting at the interesting defensive ability the mind has to believe something at one level while knowing deep down that it is implausible. I believe it is called cognitive dissidence. My apologies if you do seriously believe the story to be real.
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  Do People Believe We Are Condemned B/c of Adam and Eve?

  by Band on the Run in

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  i find the notion that we inheirited sin through adam and eve to be a quaint, silly notion.

  if you believe in the power of god, why would god create such a flawed creation?

  few people believe the stories in genesis.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  This rotten apple has been done to death.

  No one seriously believes the - I don’t Adam & Eve it - story to be literal. Scholars can’t agree on whether it was written by Moses. As he wasn’t even born at the time these events were supposed to have taken place, place it seems likely that the whole thing was plundered from existing mythology. If you really want to know what happened - track down the original serpent the one called Satan and get him to fess up.
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  Does the Bible contradict itself?

  by exwhyzee in

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  our old jw friend who is about to shun us says,there's nothing in the bible that contradicts itself?.

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  can anyone think of certain scriptures that could prove otherwise?.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  THE BIBLE is a collection of 66 books one of them only 2 pages long. They were selected from many manuscripts many of which were rejected as unsuitable. It has been retranslated, edited and manipulated to a point where most Christians have ceased to defend its authenticity or even recognize it as the word of ‘God.’ It is an unreliable and flawed source of reference.

  Of course it contradicts itself as does all legend and mysticism and all attempts to fabricate truth. Truth is to be found in nature which never contradicts itself. It never lies or attempts to explains itself, it simply is reality.
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  Do People Believe We Are Condemned B/c of Adam and Eve?

  by Band on the Run in

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  i find the notion that we inheirited sin through adam and eve to be a quaint, silly notion.

  if you believe in the power of god, why would god create such a flawed creation?

  few people believe the stories in genesis.

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  THE GLADIATOR

  The idea that we are condemned is part of legend and fable.

  We die of old age like every living creature and plant on the planet. Such is the cycle of life.