B_Deserter
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What It's All About
by B_Deserter inaccording to jesus, the second greatest law, after loving god, is "love your neighbor as yourself.
" it is the principle that binds the entire body of the law together, and every rule a christian should follow should have its motivation in these laws.
"love they neighbor" answers the question of why christians behave in a certain way.
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Brother, Sister
by B_Deserter inthe witnesses refer to each other as "brother" or "sister.
" this is supposedly because they are a "spiritual family" and this is supposed to encourage that feeling.. but how often did you refer to your biological brothers and sisters by their title?
when i was playing in the yard with my little brother i wasn't yelling "catch the ball, brother _______!
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A new video - JWs and Children
by B_Deserter ini made this video to discuss the graphic and violent imagery the watchtower insists on showing young children.
i hope you all enjoy it.. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m-kqj3idiw.
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Jehovah's Witnesses - A Hijacked Religion
by B_Deserter inthe more and more i read about the history of the witnesses, the more i don't see them as one in the same as charles t. russell's religion.
i think the religious movement from 1874 to 1916 was completely different than the one from 1918 to now.
rutherford is the real founder of jehovah's witnesses.
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The Watchtower Didn't Make Me An Atheist
by B_Deserter inive posted on this before, but i figured i should lay my thoughts out again on the subject.
there are some in the ex-jw community who are saddened because the watchtower organization has turned me and others like me off to god.
the watchtower attacks and debunks other religions on a regular basis, often giving us the sense that if the watchtower is wrong, then there cant be a god.
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The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
by B_Deserter injust finished this book and it's a fascinating read about an agnostic author who decides to follow the bible as literally as possible for a year.
he grows a beard, wears white everywhere he goes, carries a staff and consults with leaders from almost every facet of judaism and christianity.
i highly recommend this book to everyone, religious or not.
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I'm getting married!
by B_Deserter inabout 6 months ago i started dating a non-witness.
our relationship has grown quite quickly and a few weeks ago i proposed to her.
we are now in the midst of wedding and house-buying plans.
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A special series of Articles
by B_Deserter ini've decided to write a series of articles aimed not at jws or ex-jws, but non-jws caught in the "crossfire" between the individual and the organization.
too often the loved ones of ex-jws feel like they're on the sidelines when it comes to religious issues.
i wanted to help the woman who's husband still won't decorate the christmas tree, the man who's wife will cook a ham but won't hide eggs for the kids on easter, or just anyone wondering why their significant other is being shunned by his/her family at the behest of a book publishing corporation.
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Wow - nice site - update on my situation.
by B_Deserter inhey guys, nice site update.
just wanted to fill you all in on what's been going on.
after the jwd announcement, i ended up on jwr and have been posting there pretty regular.. in the meantime, i've started a relationship with someone and have taken several more steps out of the organization.
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The Cry of "Peace and Security"
by B_Deserter ini remember as a kid president bush (the first one) was on tv and he was talking about the international day of peace or something like that.
then he said the phrase "peace and security.
" my dad got excited.