Its interesting you talk about woman so much in your post. In most ancient religions of the Levant goddesses we're revered. In some they we're the Creator God in other they we're truly like the God mother of the earth. The men that put together the old testament and wrote parts of it are the real freaks for they got rid of this concept and relegated the female form to that of just property owned by men. They were like today's Taliban. But what's interesting is archeology has shown that a lot of those Jews back then didn't think the same way. They have found many statues in Jewish house holds of the goddess Ashurah and many writings where God has a wife, again Ashurah. Many if not most Jews back then respected the female and her life giving properties.
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Imagine
by Doug Mason inmary gives birth to a girl..
jesus shares the lead in his ministry with a woman..
half of jesus leading disciples and half of his apostles are women..
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Quote from a book I am reading regarding first century Christianity.
by David Graham ini am reading a very informative book on jehovah's witnesses and their beliefs on first century christianity.
the writer goes on to say that there was no such thing as first century christianity and it only started to take off in the second century onwards.
this book and the writer is very well informed.
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Raising kids - JW mother, agnostic father
by Zana inmy wife and i have two wonderful children aged 1 and 3. i was raised as a lutheran but stopped believing in my late teen years.
my wife is what i would call a liberal jw (yes, i believe such people exist .
sooner or later our children will have questions about religion and the differences mom and dad show towards it.
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I feel your pain ughhhh, I woke up to the cult a couple of years ago and now my wife and I don't talk about much at all anymore. The few times I tried to talk to her about cult stuff she just goes cult defence mode and runs out of the room. The congregation also stepped up to help with the indoctrination of the kids. My problem is dealing with my own feelings and also learning that not only is it a cult but becoming an agnostic. Trying to figure out what to say and teach your kids all the while not getting dfd so your completely out of the picture is not easy.
The religion and the ones in the congregation do what they can to marginalize you so what you say or do is not taken seriously by your kids. The other problem is this is the kids social life, and they have friends their they like. A non believers is really fighting a up hill battle, and I have noticed that when i talk to my oldest son he shuts down mentally a bit. He doesn't want to hear it just want to go along and be part of the group.
I think one of the best things one can do is get your kids doing activities away from the Borg. I have even regretted leaving,thinking that maybe staying in I could be a better shield. I often think that trying to get my kids to become agnostic and living their lives to the fullest maybe to much of a reach. To be a believer and a better more loving Christian may be the only realistic option when they have a devote delusional JW mother.
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Jehovahs witnesses fastest growing religion, my ass.
by Crazyguy inthey the wt are always stating this, yet let's look at just one set of figures.
the average birth rate in the world is roughly 18 babies born per thousand.
the catholics have a membership of roughly 1 billion members.
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They the WT are always stating this, yet let's look at just one set of figures. The average birth rate in the world is roughly 18 babies born per thousand. The Catholics have a membership of roughly 1 billion members. That means roughly 18 million new babies born into the church every year. So the next time you hear the Borg say this, know this is yet just another one of thier lies. -
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Request from "Leo" for 2 books!
by Atlantis ini am sure you all remember leolaia from this board.
we used to call her leo for short.
she wrote to me requesting the 2010 or revised 2012 elder manual in swedish language.
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Street witnessing to Christmas Shoppers Yesterday
by snugglebunny inwell, ok, but targeting a german christmas market seems a little hypocritical...
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Crisis of Conscience- World Wide Cease & Desist
by Newly Enlightened inhttp://www.commentarypress.com/copyright/.
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https://youtu.be/fdzzl453drq.
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I don't have a problem with them except when it comes to bashing others online. I don't agree with Cedars friend making copies of this book but PDF copies are all over the net. People like this should help each other concentrate on busting the WT bubble instead of going after each other it's pointless. -
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Hello
by Lost and adrift in.just plucking up the courage to introduce myself....living in ireland but from the uk originally.
..drifted away due to depression (from all things truth related lol and bereavements and my m.s husband cheating on me and leaving !!
) few years ago but they recently hunted me down (they contacted me the day my other half was diagnosed with cancer!
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Good books to read?
by thedepressedsoul ini read crisis on the conscience and i am about to start, "who wrote the bible?
does anyone have a list or great books to read for anyone searching for the real truth?
i've only ever seen the world through a jw lens and i am excited to see what other view points are out there!
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Update on everything going on in JW Land - Insider Information
by thedepressedsoul ini'd like to start off by saying that i will be very vague in everything i say.
i am fairly "high up" in jw land and have to be somewhat careful how i word and say stuff.
sorry in advance if any specific details are left out.
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With most Christian religions providing social services and money to.new converts it surprises me any join the jws. I was in an area of the USA where refugees from south east Asia came to live and my congregation was servicing the territory where a lot of these people lived. None I repeat none joined the JWs.