During my times of doubt I turned to freeminds.org and 4jehovah.org, I will never forget those transitioning years so thanks. I found this site through freeminds the same way OTWO did and that was when my eyes really began to open.
garyneal
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I want to start a website/ministry to help JWs leaving - how and why?
by Dogpatch ini have plenty of tips on my older site on starting ministries or outreaches.
though today they are now generally sites for public assistance, not personal blogs or opinion or doctrinal sites.
free minds has covered doctrines, news, opinions, and more for 32 years (since 1996 online).
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If the earth is going to burn up as Born Agains teach would that make Jesus a "false prophet"?
by booker-t inas i have mentioned here for many years there are some things i totally disagree with the wt society on but one thing i do believe they have right is that the earth is going to last forever.
one thing that has always amazed me with born agains that teach the earth is going to burn up is the scripture where jesus says "the meek will inherit the earth".
this is clear and plain and why would jesus outright "lie" about the earth if he knew it was going to burn up?
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garyneal
Troll much, booker-t?
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Involved with a JW woman
by jonza inokay so i'm dating a born-in jw woman, she's younger than me and has no kids.
i'm a christian man whos divorced with 2 kids.
we're in love and seriously want to be together.
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You are setting yourself up for an unending nightmare.
Agreed
Seriously, getting involved with a JW, when you are not one and have no plans to become one (good for you), is just setting yourself up for a lifetime of drama, heartache, and headaches.
Agreed
Dude, your opening posts shows that you have a lot of expectations from this marraige that I doubt in all sincerity will play out without a great deal of drama and compromise. I love my JW wife and am happy to be with her but if I knew then what I know now about how the religion would play out in our marraige I would definitely think twice about it.
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Raising kids - JW mother, agnostic father
by Zana inmy wife and i have two wonderful children aged 1 and 3. i was raised as a lutheran but stopped believing in my late teen years.
my wife is what i would call a liberal jw (yes, i believe such people exist .
sooner or later our children will have questions about religion and the differences mom and dad show towards it.
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garyneal
Well, it looks like you got a lot of advice. All I can add is raising kids in this environment is tough. Right now your wife might be a liberal witness but if she longs to have the family that goes to the hall together she may change. That happened to me and I can tell you that it was not pretty.
As a former cultist, myself, I can relate. I used to also be subjected to the black and white thinking that comes from the more fundamentalist type churches and I use to dream of having the 'perfect Christian family.' I no longer qualify for that now as my beliefs have changed dramatically and don't fit in with the traditional Christian mold anymore. I guess, like you, I am more agnostic now.
Your wife may go back and forth between wanting to be balanced and wanting to drag he kids to every meeting because it is best for their 'spiritual health.' For me, it is sad to watch my wife not trust her own thinking when it comes to her battle between what she really wants to do and what she is 'supposed' to do. I try to give my kids a variety of experiences, teach about a variety of beliefs, and challenge dogmatic thinking (like Super Why being magical and wrong). As a former fundy cultist I am all too familiar with this type of idiotic thinking.
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Are all JWs united in their beliefs?
by enigma1863 inso i used to think that all witnesses believed the same exact thing but i have heard some claims that they believe things i'm not familiar with.
do you know if it's true?
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garyneal
I know for a fact my wife does not agree with every Jehovah's Witness belief, but she will defend them and their actions if pressed.
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Using Disgust
by jgnat inanother poster saw a flash of ...disgust.... from a loved-one, and pondered the implications.
good catch.
disgust is an interesting emotion and it is linked to all sorts of behavior.
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So how am I to respond if he treats the Church picnic the same way...as from Satan?
Don't know but I do recall one day a while back when I took my wife with me to church and she saw the stainglass portraits of Jesus and the cross and she said that she felt like she was in entering a den of demons. What a cult!
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garyneal
Now the wine.
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garyneal
The bread was passed.
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garyneal
Apparantly there are still only a few of the 144000 left.
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garyneal
The usual spiel about original sin and who partakes.