Many of us got to know God and realized (belatedly, unfortunately) that he was not exclusive to the JW organization. Some JWs do try their best to serve God, but they could do so pretty much anywhere, even though the WTS tells them otherwise.
JWs generally state that those who have left this...
LOL You know very little about the JW organization. It takes a very long time to try to undo the indoctrination that is endemic to a high-control religion. When you are brought into something as a child and are taught that leaving that organization will mean your destruction by God and you...
Did you read the testimonies on SilentLambs? There are many more than one who was convicted and/or sued in civil court because the statute of limitations had run out. That one was one I was personally familiar with.
I'm sorry that you have somehow twisted my statements about the workings of...
Heterosexuals also engage in anal sex and, if they engage in unprotected sex--either vaginal or anal--they, too, can transmit AIDS. Female homosexuals, however, generally are not at risk, so that pretty much blows your argument out of the water.
Oh, really? I do believe that the majority of...
How? And why? The "how" is pretty simple. I spent 30 years in a high-control religion where every aspect of life was scrutinized and controlled. I no longer trust any organized religion. I've found out that I am not unique in my feelings. Many former JWs also find it next to impossible to...
Oh, good grief. The man molested his own children, then molested his stepdaughter and her male cousin and possibly others. The elders were informed of his molestations several times, but did nothing. The man always seemed a bit odd and I had an experience with him that made me extremely...
And JWs broke off from Adventist denominations and retained many of their core doctrines, making JWs no different from any of the others that you so disdain. Additionally, JWs are not unique in their beliefs, despite what they often claim.
JWs resort to this argument whenever their predictions and "truths" are proved to be wrong and false. JWs do claim, however, that their leaders receive "truth" from Jehovah by means of his Holy Spirit. Can both be true? Can JWs claim that they are "mere men" who are not infallible, as well as...
Seriously? SERIOUSLY???? You don't recognize sarcasm when it is so blatantly obvious? No wonder you have so much trouble understanding facts that are presented to you.
Just amazing...totally amazing.:rolleyes:
Thank you, Oeste. I no longer feel the need to belong to a religion. I feel that spirituality and a relationship with God does not require organized religion to be valid.
You were comparing apples and oranges. Homosexuality is not an act that hurts others, nor is it something that is done to another person without their consent. A more appropriate comparison might be that people with green eyes exist, people with black or brown skin exist, people who are...
I have seen how things were handled (actually, not handled) in my own congregation and others. A pedophile who molested his own children, stepchild and step-nephew and who was reported to the elders multiple times, but nothing was ever done. The congregation knew nothing about what had been...
Bad analogy. You can't show that homosexuality is bad, where we have shown that it is natural and widespread in many animals.
Once again,complaining about earned comments is a waste of your supposedly precious time.
And to answer your question, there are very few people that that...
While child molestation does occur pretty much everywhere, I don't think I've ever seen any other organization where virtually 100% of the membership will
(1) deny that there is any problem whatsoever
(2) when shown testimonies from hundreds, if not thousands, of victims, will automatically...
From what I understand, the change was made to help the WTS avoid legal problems. They have made the baptism dedication questions into somewhat of a legal contract so that if any issues came up later in the form of a lawsuit, they could then declare that the person agreed to be part of the...
You must be kidding, right? Any sexual acts performed by homosexuals (either male or female) are also performed by heterosexuals. There is NO "massive difference" between the two.
The ONLY difference is that having unprotected sex (either homosexual or heterosexual) can spread the virus...
You made a point that sexual orientation rested on having DNA markers. Therefore, you should be very familiar with the DNA markers for sexual orientation that all heterosexuals must have. If, however, heterosexuals don't have DNA markers for their sexual orientation, why are you insisting that...