carpediem
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If the bible is god's handbook for man, why is it such gobbledegook?
by Aussie Oz ini don't mean the basic moral code of behavior (that many non biblical lands also just happen to have) that people use to model their lives, but the 'deeper' stuff.... assuming that god has had his divine plan for vindicating himself etc ever since he figured that adam may screw up, and he needed to let faithful mankind know the 'plan' and how to survive it all.... why is the important stuff all gobbledegook?.
the time frame, prophecy, signs and so on are all so obscure that even the cleverest theologians can't understand it or agree on it.
the 'truth' is so muddled and juggled up that every understanding can be logically challenged with an equally challengable one.
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If you felt/feel that you had/have good, close "friends" in the org, how did/does it feel to just give them up?
by Crisis of Conscience inthis is my biggest dilema.
although mentally i really feel i could walk away from the org right now, i still have genuine love for the people i have come to know over the years.
i love people!.
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Childhood Baptism
by torn in two son intoday, one of the few jw friends that i'm close to got baptized.. i always knew he was a little more into it than i was, but i thought that with high school coming for him (i'm a year older than he is), maybe it would open his eyes a little, and he would see the world differently.
with little contact with him because of seperate schools for the past year, i didn't find out the news until just before our convention started.
when he told me, i had this singular moment of panic and deflation, but i gave the guy a big hug and squeaked out a "congratulations" knowing he's two hours from shooting himself in the foot.
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Quitting quickly is the best strategy if you can do it
by gubberningbody ini've found the following:.
1. the phone calls stop after about 9 months, then they just trickle.. 2. you get an opportunity to mentally detox.
this is not possible unless you quit drinking the koolaid.. 3. you know you're going to leave, and guess what?
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Did you suffer from self hatred in the borg?
by highdose iniwill be the first to say that i did.
not surprising considering how they treated me all my life.
i had conseling for it ( wordly counselor) but between us neither one could work out where this issue came from.
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not a JW but believe in jehovah
by boh infirst of all even if i'm not a jw i believe in jehovah much more than myself.
when i was 6 my aunt(she is a jw) has started to thought me about jehovah.
at the beginning the religions things wasn't so impotante for me couse i was so young but as i grew i've started to understand the impotance of jehovah in my life.
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How Did YOU Finally Leave The Organization?
by minimus inwas it a long process?.
is it still ongoing?.
did you have a long range plan?.
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Her Some JW Relief work photos I was sent
by cantleave inhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/46785033@n08/sets/72157623121065163/show/.
lots of easy literature placements.
i won't give you the vomit worthy comments that covered the email i got these in..
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Was Jehovah God Ever Real To You?
by minimus inwe were supposed to "love" jehovah god.
we were taught how wonderful a god he is and how fortunate we were to be his people.
of course, you can't see jehovah god.