Dare To Think For Yourself.....online book!

ISP

http://human.st/jesuspuzzle/AORDareOne.htm

Check this out, one ladies journey from faith to reason. Pretty typical of my exjw experience.

Worth the read.

ISP

Chapter 1 - To Question or Not To Question: That is the Question
Where Do You Fit?
Simply Trust and Obey?
Legitimate Cause and Effect
Questions Light Our Way
Chapter 2 - My Personal Evolution
Making Up My Own Mind
The Big Bang Theory and Creation Science
From Christian to Agnostic to Atheist
Chapter 3 - A Few Specific Questions About the Bible
Cain and Abel and Lot and Company
We’re All Jonahs
Being the Favorite Can Be Dangerous
Deceit: Okay If It’s For A Good Cause?
Doublets and Discrepancies
What Made Mary Doubt?
Where’s the Grace?
Could They or Could They Not Heal?
[Part Two]
Chapter 4 - Faith Versus Reason
When Religious Faith Is Not Enough
Religion, the Greatest Violator of Simple Faith
“Not My Will But Yours”
Reason As A Way of Life
Chapter 5 - This Matter of Miracles
God, Please Don’t Let Me Die!
A Healing Miracle or Mind Over Matter?
From Insect Stings To Toxic Shock
Healing: Not An Equal-Opportunity Experience
Psychokinesis and Other “Spirit World” Phenomena
Chapter 6 - The Dangers of Indoctrination
And the Answer Is: The Same As Always
The Ambassador Experience
Personal Ethics and Morality
What Are You Called To Do?
Acceptance versus Conviction
Acceptance versus Understanding
[Part Three]
Chapter 7 - Lifestyle and Religious Practices Based On the Bible
Coming to Grips With Homosexuality
Homosexual Practice: Right or Wrong?
A Mistake of Nature?
Differences of Opinion
This Thing Called Sex
Slavery: Culturally Conditioned?
Hairstyle and Fashion: Culturally Conditioned?
Abortion: Culturally Conditioned?
Chapter 8 - Decisions, Decisions and More Decisions
The Trio
Whom To Believe and What To Do
Lessons From Hindsight
Chapter 9 - Eternal Life: For Christians Only, For Everyone or For No One?
Could Reincarnation Be True?
So Many Ideas; So Little Proof
Shouldn’t “God’s” Truth Make Sense?
If the After-Life Is So Good, Why Fight It?
When It’s Time To Say Good-Bye and Other Speculations
Chapter 10 - Impediments In the Advancement of Truth
Creeds: Not Divinely Inspired
Creeds: Based On A Shaky Foundation
Creeds: Basis for Persecution
Another Inquisition Ahead?
Midrash: A Little Known Literary Genre
[Part Four]
Chapter 11 - Wonderful Words of Life
Religious Understanding: Only For the Experts?
Did the Judeo-Christian God Inspire Documents Other than the Bible?
Ah, For the Good, Old Days?
The Bible’s Value in Postmodern Society
Chapter 12 - Religion: The Great Divide
Is One Religion Better Than Another?
Eliminating Harmful Attitudes, Beliefs and Actions
Inner Circle Smugness
Chapter 13 - Struggling to Rise Above Conflict
When Religious Conflict Is Inevitable
Change Often Hurts
Accept the Differences and Move On
Chapter 14 - Removing the Fetters of Religion
Knowledge and Understanding
Real Religious Freedom
What Would Christians Have Atheists Do?
Keep On Keeping On
The Importance of Community
Epilogue: My Current Personal Creed
Bibliography

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DevonMcBride

This sounds like a book I'm reading now called

The Christ Conspiracy-The Greatest Story Ever Sold by Acharya S

greven

Nice stuff,

Thanx for the link!

Greven

Dare To Think For Yourself.....online book!

ISP

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DevonMcBride

greven

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