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  A Question for Those Who Believe in a Higher Power...

  by Piph in

  1. watchtower
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  ...but not necessarily the bible.

  do you pray?

  what do you call him/her?

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  Piph

  Wow...thank you so much for all your posts, everyone. (Funny ones and serious.)

  Life's been really difficult for me lately and I have been silent for a while in the matter of prayer...but I really miss the feeling of closeness I once had with God. I don't necessarily like the feeling of referring to him as my father, nor exclusively a mother... I associate the name Jehovah too much with Jehovah's Witnesses and I want to try something different. One belief I took away from the Bible that I really like are the statements "God is love" + "man was made in God's image". Therefore I believe we, as humans, are love. I tried calling God "Love" for a while but it felt silly. But I believe God created within us each the capacity to find our own way and find the right way for each of us to live.

  So I guess talking to myself could be a form of prayer, if I believed God is within me. I'm not sure exactly what I believe, but I miss the feeling of someone bigger than me taking care of me...I feel so lost and scared right now, and I don't know which way I'm going. Your responses are very much appreciated.
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  How many want out?

  by ignored_one in

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  how many jws are there currently in the wt who want out but are held back by things they feel they can't control?

  i hear posters say that if they're still jws then they must believe it.

  what about the people whose whole family are jws and don't have any outside friends to turn to or for whatever reason are relying on their jw family for financial help and know that if they expressed doubts they would be cut off no questions asked.

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  Piph

  PIPH,

  I hope you have a good wedding. I'm sure you will enjoy the part when the "speaker" talks about how a woman should honor her husband, conduct herself as a "lesser one" etc. And then comes the obligatory part when the speaker turns to the husband and says "Don't think you're going to get off that easy"...And the crowd let's out the obligatory muffled chuckles..HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA that's so freaking funny Mr. Speaker, it's only the 1,000th time I've heard the same lame old joke. Anyway, congratulations.

  Integ.

  LOL Thanks.

  Actually, I picked a pretty cool elder...we're going to try to get him not to use the outline.
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  Hail Satan

  by new in

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  i have a question for you who have a background of being wittness.i was forced to become a wittness by my mother.now when i am older i feel nothing but hatred becourse of that damnable brainwash.from my early boyhood i have allways been attracted with what is called satanism.this i confess now.the only true religion for me.that's i ask from you folks.is there anyboby out there who confess satanism after leaving jw's?

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  Piph

  Thanks for clarifying, new and refiners fire.
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  How many want out?

  by ignored_one in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  how many jws are there currently in the wt who want out but are held back by things they feel they can't control?

  i hear posters say that if they're still jws then they must believe it.

  what about the people whose whole family are jws and don't have any outside friends to turn to or for whatever reason are relying on their jw family for financial help and know that if they expressed doubts they would be cut off no questions asked.

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  Piph

  *holding up my hand*

  I'm just hanging on until after my wedding (in a couple of months). Then we're going to start the fade...

  Everybody do the Fade! *does a funny dance and tries to disappear behind a curtain*
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  A Question for Those Who Believe in a Higher Power...

  by Piph in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...but not necessarily the bible.

  do you pray?

  what do you call him/her?

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  Piph

  LOL Six
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  A Question for Those Who Believe in a Higher Power...

  by Piph in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ...but not necessarily the bible.

  do you pray?

  what do you call him/her?

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  Piph

  ...but not necessarily the Bible.

  Do you pray? How? What do you call him/her? Do you have a 'formula'? What are your general beliefs about a Higher Power?
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  Tattoos

  by SpunkyChick in

  1. jw
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  i'm considering getting a tattoo.

  who else has tats?

  let's see some pics of your tats...

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  Piph

  Yay! Nice tattoos, everyone!

  I've always wanted a tattoo; I've thought they were really cool since I was a little girl. Now that I'm mentally free, I'm looking into getting one. I just want a small one, preferably a star, maybe on my tummy (near my left hip) or somethin.
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  Hail Satan

  by new in

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  i have a question for you who have a background of being wittness.i was forced to become a wittness by my mother.now when i am older i feel nothing but hatred becourse of that damnable brainwash.from my early boyhood i have allways been attracted with what is called satanism.this i confess now.the only true religion for me.that's i ask from you folks.is there anyboby out there who confess satanism after leaving jw's?

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  Piph

  This is bullshit.Satanism is not a religion of pedofiles of any kind of abuse.I

  New, there are pedophiles in all religions. I wasn't saying all Satanists are pedophiles, or that all those interested in Satanism are victims. It happens in some Satanist religions, but I'm sure not all of them.

  That's why I asked you what your kind of Satanism was. Obviously, what I think of as Satanism and what you think of as Satanism are two different things. I was hoping you would enlighten me with your views and beliefs so I can have a less one-sided picture. I am open minded and sincerely interested.
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  Witness sayings

  by Teela in

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  as i was growing up in the troof.

  there were sayings used over and over again to control my behaviour.

  the biblical on bad associations spoil useful habits and another on just because everyone else does it doesnt mean you have to do it to, would you jump off a cliff just because other people do what were the sayings that bugged you?

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  Piph

  "Child rearing"

  Sounds like they're raising pigs or something.

  "Use the rod"

  "Do not be irritating your children" (That verse was never really encouraged to be applied in any sense other then being inconsistent in discipline) Speaking of which,

  "Discipline"

  "Congregation Get-Together"

  "Why not listen to some light jazz or classical music, take up learning a musical interest or other interesting hobby, or invite mature Christians over to sing Kingdom songs..." While we're at it, let's spike the punch and get everybody drunk.
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  Hail Satan

  by new in

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  2. friends

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  i have a question for you who have a background of being wittness.i was forced to become a wittness by my mother.now when i am older i feel nothing but hatred becourse of that damnable brainwash.from my early boyhood i have allways been attracted with what is called satanism.this i confess now.the only true religion for me.that's i ask from you folks.is there anyboby out there who confess satanism after leaving jw's?

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  Piph

  I'll confess to being fascinated with the concept of Satanism since I was a teen, but not fascinated enough to follow through on it. It's too much for me.

  Just curious...what do you consider to be Satanism? At least, what's your idea of becoming a Satanist as your religion?

  IMO, people could be attracted to Satanism as a religion because of being abused by Satanists or experiencing other ritual abuse as children, creating a compulsion in some to act out on it. And a compulsion to deny the self happiness and love. (I definitely struggle with both of those issues almost every day.)

  I'm not saying that's the case with you, just an alternate answer for some people who posted here who seem confused.