I think it's important not to seek retribution against people who have hurt you. I am upset at my former JW friends for shunning me for example but I wouldn't take any glee in them facing the same shunning were they to somehow rebel, and I would welcome them back in my life if they wanted me back. My forgiveness however doesn't extend to me going back to the JWs and pretending nothing is wrong.
Posts by Laika
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19Has growing up as a JW affected my ability to forgive ?
by troubled mind ini really don't understand the concept of forgiveness .
lately in my life several people have thrown that term around so easily ,and i am confused .
is it because we were taught to cut people off so easily as jws that i find it hard to forgive ?.
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Question for "apostate" couples.
by 3rdgen inhi everyone!
today i was reminded that just because both of us left the wtbt$ we are not always on the same page.. .
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Laika
Mrs Phizzy, as with many of the Female persuasion, approaches most things on an emotional level, how she feelsabout it.
Oh dear.
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San Francisco Giants vs. Kansas City Royals - World Series Winners ?
by flipper inonce again for the 3rd time in 5 years my favorite baseball team the s.f.
giants are headed to the world series !
so who do you think will win this years series and your reasons for your predictions ?
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Laika
I know very little about baseball, but I hope the Royals will manage to win!
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Did it bother you that they taught, "miss a meeting and you'll fall away?"
by Wasanelder Once inhow many times did we hear that if we dont attend meetings we will leave the truth because satan will get ahold of us?
that always bothered me.
i thought, "if my faith isn't able to stand alone what good is it?
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Laika
How else are they going to get you to those meetings? They're so dull...
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Leaving the JWs, experiencing Christianity and finding freedom! (But it took awhile)
by im_free inthis is my first post here.. i was raised in "the truth", and am an ex-bethelite who worked in brooklyn for several years back in the 90's.
a few years after i left bethel, i started to become disillusioned after doing research about the society and reading crisis of conscience (i know..i wasn't supposed to do that lol).
i eventually stopped attending meetings and going out in service.
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Laika
Hi I'm_free, welcome to the forum! I am not an atheist and I agree with much of what you say but I think it's a bit unfair to imply people abandoned god because of the way JWs misrepresented god, it might be somewhat true in some cases, but certainly not all and it's impossible to make that judgement anyway. I am not sure if you meant this but it's just how it came across... Looking forward to getting to know you better!
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Atheists and Anger...
by new hope and happiness inare you an angry atheist?.
personally i wish i could say anger is to strong a word, but from my point of view :-.
a)i am angry that religion teaches children to hate " worldly people" at least that was my experience ad a j.w.
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Laika
You seem just about the least angry poster on the forum new hope, you are a delight.
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SAD HOLY SPIRIT ILLUSTRATION
by GreenhornChristian injust got an email from elder sharing illustration from assembly.
the holy spirit does not seem to be in control as it supposedly was in the 1st century.
it's just lube now.
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What christians don't want to admit
by opusdei1972 inwhen i left the wt organization, i continued to believe in the bible, so i wanted to confirm and refine, as much as possible, my faith that the true god is in the bible.
so i began to discuss with skilled christians, who were also ex-witnesses.
but i was surprised when some of them tried to relax my fundamentalist position on the literalness of the genesis account.
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Laika
The eastern orthodox church has never believed in the doctrine of 'original sin'
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DO Jehovah's Witnesses "love" their enemies? Does mainstream Christianity?
by Terry in*** w52 10/1 599 a strong refuge today *** .
11 haters of god and his people are to be hated, but this does not mean that we will take any opportunity of bringing physical hurt to them in a spirit of malice or spite, for both malice and spite belong to the devil, whereas pure hatred does not.
we must hate in the truest sense, which is to regard with extreme and active aversion, to consider as loathsome, odious, filthy, to detest.
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Laika
Terry, great post, sometimes I think 'love your enemies' might be the most ignored statement in the bible!
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Another JW in the news
by Laika inhttp://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/upper-norwood-paedophile-pretended-working/story-22927514-detail/story.html.
upper norwood paedophile who pretended to be working for crystal palace given sexual offences prevention order.
did anyone else know this guy?
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Laika
Upper Norwood paedophile who pretended to be working for Crystal Palace given sexual offences prevention order
Did anyone else know this guy? He was in Birkbeck congregation, south east London.