Topics Started by Rydor
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Here's a devious thought...
by MrFreeze inhere's an idea i was thinking about.
i have to cover my ass on this one by saying that i'm not saying for anyone to actually do this *wink* *wink*.
i wonder what the effect would be if a current apostate member who has a key to their hall and were to go into their hall, late at night, when nobody would be there.
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Iron Chariots
by Mickey mouse inwith thanks to stephen fry for pointing this site out on twitter http://wiki.ironchariots.org/index.php?title=main_page.
iron chariots is intended to provide information on apologetics and counter-apologetics.
we'll be collecting common arguments and providing responses, information and resources to help counter the glut of misinformation and poor arguments which masquerade as evidence for religious claims.. the complexity of issues surrounding religion ensures that any proper assessment requires us to delve into a number of philosophical, historical and sociological topics.
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Empathizing with homosexual struggles as a hertosexual
by sabastious inwhen i was a bible fundamentalist jehovah's witness it was easy for me to dismiss homosexuality as a sin and move onto the next, more interesting, topic.
it is much more complicated than that for me at this point in my life.. i think about it this way:.
what if i, a heterosexual, were raised in a community where everybody was homosexual and heterosexuality had a harsh taboo attached to it.
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Is the New Testament Just a Pagan Corruption of the Old Testament?
by Diest ini find myself asking that question more and more of late.. my first reason is the claim of a virgin birth.
all of the jewish sources i read say that isaiah 7:14 does not talk about a virgin birth, but rather a birth to a young maiden.
it was only the greek septuagint that shifted this belief to a virgin birth that is similar to their greek myths.. .
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Still Amazed to Have Escaped
by leavingwt ini escaped the wt more than three years ago.
yet, even today, i'm still amazed, surprised and thankful that i got out.
it's easy for me to imagine having never getting the information i needed to make a clean break.
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The Real Issues Facing former Jehovah's Witnesses
by AllTimeJeff inon internet forums such as these, it is to be expected that there will be people who want to save jw's.
esp from (thinking for) themselves.. however, the real dillema's facing an ex jw who leaves, whether on their own terms or being disfellowshipped are real and haven't changed.. .
lonliness, how to make friends, is a big issue.. fear, esp fear based on superstition, a fear of god and of the future that is not in any way based in proveable fact.. education, how to think and reason critically to avoid being taken advantage of is a big challenge.. love, sex, and how to navigate your way around all of that hot mess.. geez, yeah, forgot.
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WT books thrown into the dumpster...
by NVR2L8 infor the last few weeks i have been pretty busy as we were moving to a new house.
my wife did most of the packing but when it came to the move, i realized that there are things we own that we had forgotten about because we haven't used them for years!
on top of the list was old wt publications that no longer contain the "truth" and publications available on the wt cd.
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Guitar skills!
by fade_away ini never really liked any kingdom melody they played at the kh, but i found this video of a kid who makes these songs sound pretty cool.
he plays them on an electric distorted guitar.
(the devil's instrument...the one he uses in heavy metal)).
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My association with this organisation is coming to its end!
by TimothyT inim posting from my boyfriend's house!
im having a week here with him to get away from things and to enjoy myself.
recently i came out to my entire family that im gay.
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Just Tell Us In Plain English
by headisspinning inif god has instructions for sincere people why can't he just tell us what they are in plain language?.
he could do that and some people would fall in line and others wouldn't.. if i was god, that's what i would do.. as a parent, that's what i do with my kids.. i am so tired of all the guesswork..