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  Did you ever have a supernatural experience?

  by XPeterX in

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  ok i know some of you are going to mock me but i don't give a shit and you'd better get dafaq outta this thread if you don't beleive in this stuff.. .

  so,you ever seen somethin strange?shadow people?felt cold spots?touched by something you can't see?beaten by an unseen force?heard voices/whispers/growls/screams etc?are you sure about it or was it just your imagination?you ever been into the occult?c'mon share your experiences and stories!personally i've never had an encounter with the other side..

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  I personally have never had something like this happen to me but I know a number of people who have had supernatural experiences.

  One experience involved a colleague of mine - 5 people experienced it at the same time.

  Driving along a road, (Eaglesham Moor Road, south of Glasgow near Whitelee Wndfarm) 5 people in car. It was dark, late at night. Suddenly someone jumps in front of the car right in the middle of the road, Driver slams on brakes, the "man" in the road goes straight through the car, temperature in car plummets to the point of frost forming instantly on inside of glass. Car Stops, they all jump out - no one to be seen anywhere. get back in car and get the hell out of there!!!

  All 5 saw this, none of whom are religious.

  Interestngly this happened near a junction that is renowned for car accidents...

  I understand that many people flatly reject such things - but if someone does not believe in a spirit realm or indeed in a God they "must" reject them.
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  The reason behind why the ex-JW community can never match Jehovah's Witnesses' success.

  by Stand for Pure Worship in

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  an average of five kingdom halls being constructed daily, almost 8 million brothers and sisters, dissemination of bible literature in 595 languages, 111,795 congregations worldwide, distribution of 179 million bibles available in 116 languages, 239 countries where jehovah's witnesses have a presence, etc.. need i go on?.

  on the other hand........... crisis of conscience, freeminds, the awaa, jw.net, ummmmmm........hmmm........idk six screens or something?

  not exactly working out for you guys.

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  SPFW - I was like you once - defending the J Dubs...... Take it from me - it is futile.... Its a man made religion plain and simple.

  When i first came here I was still an elder with the JW helmet on, but in time reality set in.

  It is a massive transition from being in to coming out - but me and Mrs Scotsman have no regrets whatsoever.

  If you are happy being in, this is fine by me - but do not try an defend the org...
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  Things are about to get interesting....

  by msconcerned in

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  up until now people have just looked at me in a wierd way after i have shown them some bible verses and asked "what does that mean".

  i have just resigned as an ms, so i expect things to be a little bumpy from here.

  i have such mixed emotions right now, many years in the truth and now the doubts im having are messing up my head.

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  Many in here have had a similar experience. I resigned as an Elder in 2007 - a very difficult time indeed.
  But - there is indeed light at the end of the tunnel.

  You will not regret the steps you are taking.
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  You atheist really annoyed me

  by confusedandalone in

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  when i first came to this site.

  whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

  talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

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  Cofty has asked you to convey your thoughts to him by P.M, kindly do so, this thread is not the place for the sort of post you just wrote

  Sorry - but are you Cofty's secretary or something - he is quite capable of speaking for himself as has been demonstrated.
  And to suggest that somehow my comments are not appropriate for this site but you saying nothing regarding other posts on here reveals your true intent / feelings on the matter.

  And I quote the purpose of this forum -

  The place to discuss anything relating to Jehovah's Witnesses and the WatchTower Bible and Tract Society

  I am interested in helping people escape the Watchtower cult not have meaningless debates.

  End of.
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  You atheist really annoyed me

  by confusedandalone in

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  when i first came to this site.

  whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

  talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

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  If I spoke to a believer like that I would quite rightly be hounded for it.

  You do and you are....

  What an advert for atheism you truly are....

  With such sanctimonious contempt for others you could possible convince a current active JW to re-consider leaving that cult.
  I think you (and others) need to remember the general purpose / objective of this site / forum.

  With master strokes of incomparable hypocrisy you alienate yourself from nearly all others on here.

  If you wish to discuss atheism and all its complexities perhaps you should move on to somewhere more appropriate.
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  You atheist really annoyed me

  by confusedandalone in

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  when i first came to this site.

  whenever i would try to talk about somethign from the bible that the jw's got wrong or reason on a scripture that had so much feeling you would stomp all over it.

  talking about "flying spaghetti gods" and laugh at what seemed to be my expense and then leave the thread never to return and add any substance.

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  Cofty - you are full of degenerate pish.

  If being an athiest means becoming like you - no thanks.
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  Now that I am out, which bible should i read? Feeling free at last!

  by Freethinking76 in

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  so, now that i am out for good, which bible should i read?

  there is no way i will read the wt one..so i still want to have a relationship with god but don't know how to choose a bible.

  it is very hard to dewired yourself and ,sometimes i feel that i don't have a relationship with him.the what ifs come and go still.last night i was up all night reading and researching , can't shake off the shock still to know ttatt.

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  I would say the NIV - in my opinion it is the best.
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  Are You Interested In Religion Of Any Sort At This Point In Your Life?

  by minimus in

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  personally, i respect that everyone has choices to believe whatever they want to believe.

  i have no interest in joining another religion....what about you?.

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  Not too fussed about joining a religion.
  I can be spiritual without an organisation...
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  Design or Non-Design, finally we know, Darwin's Doubt

  by QC in

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  if you want to read the definitive explanation on fossils and how life arrived its covered in darwins doubt, by s.c. meyer.

  this is a game changer.

  the bomb!.

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  Looks interesting - think I will order this book, thanks for bringing it to our attention.
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  Evolution is Crap, there I said it!

  by Crazyguy in

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  ok i started another thread and every one jumped on me because i was trying to take the theory of evolution out of the mix and most here seem to believe in it so i will just say it.

  the theory of major evolution is crap!

  the theory is falling apart.

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  Crazyguy - I suspect you may be correct........ it is just taking the science community a long time to realise.