God's silence was a major factor in me becoming agnostic. I had many prayerful nights looking for an answer, some reassurance. But nothing. I reasoned that God comforted his people in the past, that if I ask I shall receive, so I asked for guidance, for reassurance, for more faith, for something to believe in. The silence was deafening. So then I cursed God hoping to die. Still silence. That night was a major turning point. I realized either God didn't care or he didn't exist. Either way he was dead to me and not something/someone that I wanted to believe in. Same goes for Jesus. Realizing that I might have been taught to pray the wrong way, I prayed to Jesus asking for the same and repenting of my sins. Still nothing. So I gave up. I've been a lot happier since.
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The first 4000 years Jehovah communicates with humans,the next 2000 years is given to Jesus and he communicates with no one.
by smiddy inthe bible has ample evidence of god communicating with humans during the first 4 centuries.. since jesus time ,god has not communicated with humans at all .,in the same way as he did in the first 4 centuries .. in fact jesus has not communicated with humans in the same way as jehovah did for the first 4000 years., during his 2000 years to this date , .
does not the bible say , god does not change , he is the same today as he was yesterday and will be tomorrow ?.
so why was god communicating with humans on a regular basis , one way or another for 4000 years and then , neither jehovah or his son jesus christ ever directly contacted humans ?.
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Help me identify a small cyst...
by pronomono ini'm having problems identifying a small cyst that i get every once in a great blue moon.
i like to call it a lollipop cyst because it looks like a really small lollipop.
so, it's basically a small cyst at the tip of a really small shaft (not my penis).
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pronomono
I'm having problems identifying a small cyst that I get every once in a great blue moon. I like to call it a lollipop cyst because it looks like a really small lollipop. So, it's basically a small cyst at the tip of a really small shaft (not my penis). Every time I Google for this, Google thinks the small shaft is my penis (once again, not my penis! lol). The stem is 1mm or less in diameter, symmetrical. The length is usually about the same as the diameter, maybe a tad bit longer. And the cyst is usually twice the diameter of the stem and symmetrically round. The entire thing is flesh colored and usually hurts from friction of being under my clothes. If I give it a week or two, it will eventually go away. I'm not sure if it is shrinking out of existence, or dying and falling off. It's like it magically appears and then disappears. I've never tried popping it, and I always treat it with rubbing alcohol.
I've never had one pop up in the same place. I've had three that I know of over the course of two years. One on my chest popped up like a third nipple, and I've had two in two different locations of my thigh/leg. To my knowledge, my wife has never had one. I can't find a picture online and this one is in a particularly difficult place to get a picture on my lower inner thigh. It hasn't worried me enough to bother going to a doctor, but I'd still like to figure out what it is and do some reading on it. Anyone ever have something like this, or might be able to point me in the right direction? Thanks, all!
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Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc
by aley63 ini am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.
all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".
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Nice to see a fellow Rush fan. And now your name makes perfect sense.
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Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc
by aley63 ini am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.
all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".
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Rush - Faithless
"I don't have faith in faith, I don't believe in belief, You can call me faithless."
I've got my own moral compass to steer by
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
And all the preaching voices -
Empty vessels ring so loud
As they move among the crowd
Fools and thieves are well disguised
In the temple and market place
Like a stone in the river
Against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist
Like the willows in the wind
Or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist
I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in belief
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me
I've got my own spirit level for balance
To tell if my choice is leaning up or down
And all the shouting voices
Try to throw me off my course
Some by sermon, some by force
Fools and thieves are dangerous
In the temple and market place
Like a forest bows to winter
Beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist
Like a flower in the desert
That only blooms at night
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Demons
by Pattytheperfect1 inthis isn't a joke and i don't post here often but i had a conversation with my grandma i found comical and thought i'd share.
my uncle lives far away and my grandma wants to go visit him but says she is afraid of the demons in his rental home.
she is afraid a demon might follow her home.
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I remember when I was active how I believed all these demon stories. One lady in our hall said she kept waking up to shadows on her wall resembling someone holding a butcher knife and said it was demons. I've got friends and family that have their own personal demon stories. Looking back on it, all the people I've known to have these kinds of stories weren't in a good frame of mind at the time. I think demons are no more than mental illness for which a person hasn't been properly diagnosed. I'm glad I no longer believe in such stories. -
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Did you make stuff up without realizing it when you were in the 'truth'(TM)?
by punkofnice inrecently, since my d/aing, i've heard the same old cobblers has been said to and by my family members.
(more than likely referring to me).. ''jehovah(tm) will judge.
he knows who will survive and be destroyed at armageddon.
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Haha. Good read. This reminds me of me when I gave talks. I was a major procrastinator, so I had to make up almost all of my talks. I'd usually find one article that loosely fit my talk (if it wasn't already provided), take a few quotes, and make up the rest with something that sounded good. And the brothers and sisters loved it. I felt bad at first because I knew I wasn't giving Jehovah my best, but then rationalized, "Well, everyone loves it and says they were upbuilt, so it must be okay." Sometimes I'd feel a hint of guilt knowing I didn't have any scriptural basis for what I said, but I made sure it always sounded like something a JW would say. That right there should have woke me up sooner than I did. The only talks I actually prepared for were my public talks on Sundays. I was already nervous enough going out of town to see people I didn't know. I was sure as hell going to know what I was going to say. -
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Where are the Young Elders?
by James Jack ini was appointed as an elder when i turned 30, 25 years ago.
which was the norm back then.. now, i very rarely here of a young man becoming an elder.
in our town we have 2 english congregations.
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As I started my doubting, there was an elder in my hall, early 30s, that got appointed. But I've been told numerous times by various elders that there is a strong need for younger brothers to step up because elder bodies are getting older and not able to do as much as they once were, in the congregation and at the regional levels. They need brothers to step up and help take care of these responsibilities.
So, for me, it was never "What can we do to help?" It was always "What can we do to help you help us?" I've only had one elder make a true attempt to help, but he was one of the rare and the few. I think of him as one of the good elders, who really thinks he's on the right track and is trying to make a positive impact on others. But when you only have one of those types mixed in with eight others who don't care (or only give a token effort), his efforts can't go far.
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Convention Tomorrow...
by freemindfade inkill me.... it's hard to put into words just how badly i do no want to sit through this 3 days of bull $hit.
i will appreciate any and all words of condolence, humorous, serious, or otherwise.
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Or go to the loo with your electronic device and do what you want. I've always found it humorous sitting there listening to the sounds coming out of these people. As long as you're not next to someone with explosive diarrhea, you'll be okay. I've even gotten in quite a few naps in there. Just make sure you go right after the cleaning department goes through. -
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9 dead in ‘hate crime’ shooting at historic African American church in Charleston
by pronomono inhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/17/white-gunman-sought-in-shooting-at-historic-charleston-african-ame-church/.
this is such a shame.
i've always thought about things like this happening because of how crazy some people are, especially in regards to religion.
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This is such a shame. I've always thought about things like this happening because of how crazy some people are, especially in regards to religion. I could easily see how this could happen in a JW Hall with the mental anguish and turmoil from shunning and strained family relations, especially when the person already has a mental illness.
I realize that this is most likely a racially motivated hate crime, so it's a little different than the above scenario. Anyways, my heart goes out to the families that have lost. They went to church to find peace and security in their God, but he did not protect them. Sadly, the families will be turning to God for comfort thinking this must have been part of God's will to get a few more angels.
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Why do you still give talks?
by 1tMakesNoSence inassuming you are still sitting there because of circumstances.
why do you still give/don't give talks?i ask this because i have to give talk no.
3: love and obedience bring happinessnwt p. 26 4-6 (5 min.
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I stopped giving talks when I started feeling like a hypocrite. Funny thing is, after missing a number of my talks and 6 months of regular meetings, they still haven't gotten the clue and removed me from the TMS. I still get picture texts of my talk slips to my cellphone, including one just last week.