according to many christian churches including wbtc, the very cores of christian believes, is about how god (jehova) sacrifice his one borne son, so that every obedient mankind who believe in him could be released from sin and thereby have the hope of eternal life.
the bible is full of scriptures given this indication.
(gal.
Bugbear!
Considering a few hours ago you thought god should have destroyed the whole earth for killing his son, I find it odd that you now want a god less brutal then the one who destroyed a few cities.
You won't find a much less brutal god then this one:
'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing'
Now there's a guy I want to trust my eternal destiny too.
according to many christian churches including wbtc, the very cores of christian believes, is about how god (jehova) sacrifice his one borne son, so that every obedient mankind who believe in him could be released from sin and thereby have the hope of eternal life.
the bible is full of scriptures given this indication.
(gal.
If I were God I should become furious, and let my angels cast burning stones and sulfur on the entire earth. I should extinguish every trace of the human race, since they obviously (proven) were very bad creatures
Then thank god you're not god?
sam , "kate wild", asserted that i am an evangelist for atheism, o.k then, here is the atheist "good news".. "there is no god, now relax and enjoy life"..
I tend to think the best thing about atheism is that you no longer need to 'save' people or generally care about people's beliefs which is why I find a manual for creating atheists a weird concept.
my jw mother drives me nuts.
she lives in quite a cut-off part of the uk and this year, is expected to travel to hq (rugbyfans), aka twickenham.
she's great to make the trip, it's like a spiritual holiday for her.. i said i thought it ridiculous and unreasonable for the gb to expect people to travel that far and pay for accommodation near london.
my jw mother drives me nuts.
she lives in quite a cut-off part of the uk and this year, is expected to travel to hq (rugbyfans), aka twickenham.
she's great to make the trip, it's like a spiritual holiday for her.. i said i thought it ridiculous and unreasonable for the gb to expect people to travel that far and pay for accommodation near london.
Frazzled, it's first weekend in August.
My brother could have stayed with me which is 30 minutes from Twickenham but he has to stay in a hotel because I'm an evil apostate. Ah well.
i was speaking to a friend who went to the circuit assembly a couple weeks ago.
he actually taped a portion of the first talk cause he said the do was pretty entertaining.
the do said something like - jehovah doesn't like laws.
If you get punished for not following a principle, then that principle is actually a law.
i stopped believing in god in july 2013. in the first 3 months or so i felt liberated and relieved that i can live my life anyway i wanted without worrying about an invisible being watching my every move.
i also felt slightly superior that i was able to figure out that god isn't real while the majority of mankind continued to be fooled.
atfer the feelings of excitment statrted to wear off, i started to become more depressed and empty.
Space Madness
Though I am not an atheist, the more I think about this thread the more it worries me that you feel empty, depressed and suicidal and possibly think this is inevitable now you're an atheist. This board is a living testimony to the fact that you can be an ExJW atheist living a good life. Please don't give up hope and don't be afraid to seek professional help if you need it.
i stopped believing in god in july 2013. in the first 3 months or so i felt liberated and relieved that i can live my life anyway i wanted without worrying about an invisible being watching my every move.
i also felt slightly superior that i was able to figure out that god isn't real while the majority of mankind continued to be fooled.
atfer the feelings of excitment statrted to wear off, i started to become more depressed and empty.
I can see how being an atheist could lead to more issues with loneliness than those who have a ready made religious community, particularly if they're post religious. Meanwhile, since this is clearly not just theoretical for Space Madness I think it might be helpful if some of the atheists here gave SM some advice on how to find contentment where he's at.
if you and a fellow jehovah's witness went to a house where the homeowner brought up a watchtower doctrine which you secretly disagree with, would you defend it or tell them what it is you really believe?.
either way you are at a loss.. defending something you disagree with is living a lie and telling a lie.
not defending it and telling the home owner what you really believe makes you an apostate by watchtower society standards.
When I left the JWs I said to a couple that even if I was wrong that JWs don't have the truth then since I am required to lie to promote it I've got no chance of getting through Armageddon anyway. Never got a direct response to that...
i stopped believing in god in july 2013. in the first 3 months or so i felt liberated and relieved that i can live my life anyway i wanted without worrying about an invisible being watching my every move.
i also felt slightly superior that i was able to figure out that god isn't real while the majority of mankind continued to be fooled.
atfer the feelings of excitment statrted to wear off, i started to become more depressed and empty.
I find it genuinely surprising that you were happier as a JW, but mostly I'm sorry you're going through a tough time right now and I hope you can find some meaning. :/
