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  The Goal of ISIS is to turn the west against Islam and to the capititalise on the backlash that reults from that..

  by smiddy in

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  while these idiots think beheading innocent aid workers journalists who have the welfare of the people at heart in these circumstances and then butchering them in such a barbaric manner is going to swing public opinion in their favour is beyond me .. if their is ever a reason to go on the ground including going into syria to rid this pox off the face of the earth this is the last straw and needs to be done now.. no more now pussyfooting around with barbaric medieval murderes , go in and annhillilate the bastards.

  in the air on the ground and whatever it takes.. smiddy.

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  It could have unintended consequences - some Muslims might begin to question their whole religion. On the other hand, most Christians I know just ignore the awkward bits of the bible and don't feel that the actions of the Ku Klux Klan, for example, have anything to do with their religion.
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  Leaving the JWs, experiencing Christianity and finding freedom! (But it took awhile)

  by im_free in

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  this 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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  I was a bit puzzled by your second post. You seem to be under the impression that atheists deny that Jesus ever existed. In my experience most people accept that there probably was such a religious-political Jewish leader active in the Middle East at that time. However atheists reject the notion that this individual was in some sense divine, on the grounds of lack of supporting evidence.

  You are arguing I think that the subsequent growth of Christianity could not have happened by chance. In fact its major influence on Western society might never have happened without one event - the conversion of the Roman emporor Constantine. Anyway, couldn't a Hindu argue in exactly the same way? How could their religion have grown to 1 billion adherents by chance?

  You're obviously full of questions and I'm sure you'll be searching for answers. My recommended reading would be 'The Magic of Reality' by Richard Dawkins - it's very clear and readable.
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  What song or line from a song bests describes your time as a JW?????

  by karter in

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  waisted days and waisted nites.. freddy fender..

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  Another song by The Who - My Generation seems apt. Particularly the line 'Why don't you all just fade away?'.
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  Atheists and Anger...

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  are 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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  Punk - agreed. You can't just believe when you don't (at least I can't).

  Actually I'm pretty happy. Would I be even happier if I truly believed that I would be resurrected and would live forever in paradise and meet dead friends and relatives again? Well, maybe. Would I be happier if other people didn't believe they would live forever etc? Definitely. There are way too many nutjobs around who think their murderous activities are guaranteeing them a place in heaven.
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  Leaving the JWs, experiencing Christianity and finding freedom! (But it took awhile)

  by im_free in

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  this 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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  Welcome! I was never in so I can't answer all of your questions. However from what I've read on here it's common for leavers to remain religious for a period. Some remain that way, others eventually give up on all faith based explanations.

  Best wishes, wherever your journey takes you.
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  Atheists and Anger...

  by new hope and happiness in

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  are 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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  More frustrated than angry.

  Sometimes I wonder why it is not obvious to everyone that religions made up explanations for things that were not understood at the time (earthquakes, volcanoes, mental illness etc). When these things have subsequently been explained, why do people cling to the false beliefs (e.g. young earth creationist)? Why do some people think that the human race is special in a universe of at least 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars?

  Then I see newspaper reports claiming that people with faith are happier than those without. That really makes me fed up.
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  My Mom Hopes I Die Before The Great Tribulation Comes

  by minimus in

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  she told me that yesterday and i just chuckled.. .

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  So if you die one day before the GT you can be resurrected to eternal life but die the next day and it's all over? Absolutely bonkers.
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  December 1,2014 watchtower saying buying house is bad

  by hoser in

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  page 15.

  "take for example a christian couple in asia.

  in their younger years, they admired those who could afford to own a house.

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  Perhaps the couple should have cut down on field service to be with their children more and still paid the mortgage?
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  I am sooo screwed

  by Yondaime in

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  so last night i was talking to my sister about how i admired president obama's speech to the u.n that happened earlier that day.. i then compared the extremism of isis to how much of a fanatic my jw bil is.. at the end of the statement , my mom walked in to the kitchen.

  she was standing in the living room and she heard everything i said.. she called the elders that night to tell them what i said so they can counsel me.. i'm going to meet with them after the meeting on sunday!.

  what do i do?!!!!!.

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  Don't go. If any of the elders approaches you, just say it's a private family matter and none of their business.
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  Powerful photo

  by zakharijah in

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  hi,.

  i just stumbled upon this photo on facebook (pic by david j. m. coleman), and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.... .

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  jam - I'm pretty sure that's a Royal Mail van in the background, so it must be in the UK somewhere.

  The guy on his phone looks like he's positioned himself to make it look like he's reading the book on the top of the placard!