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  I think I am an Atheist (current JW)

  by Robert7 in

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  i am writing this group to discuss a topic that as you can imagine i really cannot discuss with too many people, at least as of now.

  i am a married male jw, married to a another jw, and she's content with being a witness, and in fact, i don't want to change that if she's happy.. for a very brief history, i was baptized at 19, and have been a jw for 10 years.

  fact is, i 'believed' in everything in as much as a lot of it 'made sense' and i was wrapped up in the whole thing.

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  E-mail from friend alerting me to emergency instruction from GB

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  here's a paragraph from a friend who is active.

  they say it's important that we fill out this form about emergencies... poor fools.

  "hi, i have been meaning to tell you that the society is telling us to fill out an emergency form that the book study conductors have and return it to them in case of an emergency.they will then give us a brochure to have that will tell us where to meet and what to have in our bags so we can grab them and leave in a hurry.

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  What are you going to teach your children about relgion?

  by reneeisorym in

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  ) take them to your church and encourage them to learn about other faiths too..

  ) don't teach them anything about religion..

  ) encourage atheism..

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  So, I ran into an Elder at supper the other night........

  by WingCommander in

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  **note: i was never baptized, only raised as a jw from birth.

  i am therefor not df'd, da'd, or marked.

  probably viewed as inactive though.***.

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  Jesus/Yeshua/Joshua paralleled with Horus -- my final link here on XMas

  by MadTiger in

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  hotlinked for your perusal and approval

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  Anyone else feel like an emotional mutant at this time of year?

  by tall penguin in

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  2. friends

  i've been attempting to infiltrate my friend's christmas traditions in an attempt to understand and appreciate the holiday.

  i only had christmas until i was 5 when my mom converted to jw.

  before that, christmas was really big in our house.

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  Four shot dead in Colorado massacre-because they were Christians

  by BurnTheShips in

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  BRAINWASHED - Part 1

  by nicolaou in

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  2. beliefs

  i wrote this about four years ago always intending to complete the series.

  perhaps posting part one here will spur me on to finish it.

  brainwashed.

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  Anyone watch Paranormal State last night?

  by lovelylil in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i don't know if it will be as good as ghost hunters but i did a little research on it.

  there is a real club at penn state that center around learning about the paranormal.

  that is where the idea for the show sprung from.

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  Self Deceit and Faith.

  by hillary_step in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this thread is inspired by a comment made on another thread, but i thought it would make an interesting discussion.. self deceit is described as a "misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it".

  my premise is that faith is a form of self-deceit - lying to oneself.. so, i would ask of the "faithful" the following questions and would request that they be read carefully to ensure no that there is no misunderstanding of purpose.. 1) in what way is faith not self-deception?.

  2) is a person who has faith in a god that you do not believe in, say for example siva, practicing a form of self-deception?.

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