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  1. J

    Inherently wrong actions?

    So by your standards, if the SOB that raped my daughter had not been caught, he would have done nothing wrong? Well, I have to say, that is very possibly the most messed up kind of thinking I have seen here to date. Rape of a child or anyone for that matter is wrong period. The fact that you...
  2. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    and yet it was questioning that resulted in this woman's rejection from the leaders of your faith. I don't see this as someone who was encouraged to ask anything. But what is wickedness? Who gets to define it? Do you live by all of the laws of the OT? And if you do not, why don't you...
  3. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    I would say it depends. Are the loved ones at blame for having neglected this person's pain? Or did they know at all? You seem to want to have someone to blame in either case. Sometimes, suicide is the only viable answer, particularly when someone is living in more pain than you can imagine...
  4. J

    God or Super Consciousness

    Actually, I have a PhD in theology and have read the Koran not only cover to cover, many times, but studied it indepth. I have a good deal of close colleagues who are Muslim and are some of the most peaceful people I know. Furthermore, they tend to require more of their children in terms of...
  5. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    I have never been a JW and only ever studied this faith from the extraneous POV so I don't know firsthand how the idea of these elders work. I suspect it is much like the leaders of the Mormon Church or perhaps the upper echelons of the RCC. And your post also demonstrates one of the biggest...
  6. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    For you, suicide is worse than being killed? How so? I find this topic fascinating in that so many people are afraid of death. For many,, the idea of suicide is a mortal sin, and for others, it results in a purgatory state, much like the Buddhist Bardo state I suspect. I would be very...
  7. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    I don't know what to tell you but here in this state, this has happened quite a number of times, as I mentioned and those people clearly identified as being JW. Whether or not they were apostate or some other fringe nutcases I wouldn't know. I just know they were handing out that watchtower...
  8. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    Ok. One never knows on this forum whether the respondent is a male or female. Sorry about that.
  9. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    True, in fact, very true but the one thing I would add is that mental abuse will not kill one and having endured serious abuse from my ex husband, who put me in ICU twice, I can assure you that the mental abuse was far easier to live through. And today, I still have no issues with the mental...
  10. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    Anger seems to be a natural emotion for many men based on their youth teachings to swallow all emotions and in particular, fear and sadness. Getting angry at children who have frightened you is in many ways very common, albeit the wrong thing to feel. I don't believe that anyone who makes...
  11. J

    God or Super Consciousness

    And you know this.... how exactly? You are inferring from what can only be seen as a possible history of this man. We don't know for certain that any of what you say is true, anymore than we can know that Jesus was divine and walked on water or that The Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree. You...
  12. J

    God or Super Consciousness

    You seem to be targeting the Quran only. Why is that? The same premise you are speaking of could easily be applied to the Bible, the Tanakh and Talmud, the Teachings of The Buddha and so on. Why the focus on the one book?
  13. J

    God or Super Consciousness

    I disagree. God, or Allah, as you call God, would only be God if one were to follow Islam and that requires a great deal of topics that I personally find not to my liking. IMO, God is something I like to call God of the Fifth Mountain, a phrase I have borrowed from Paulo Coehlo. IOW, God can...
  14. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    You infer an obsequies nature for this woman not that much different than the women who are treated like crap by Muslim extremists or the women I tried to help in Zimbabwe years ago who were raped nearly every day and forced to have their clitoris removed, often by dull kitchen knives under...
  15. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    First of all, your God may hate something but the God I believe in hates no one and openly requires questioning. That leads to enlightenment. Second, apparently you have never lost a child. How dare you dismiss this woman's pain so callously. I had my children taken because a man raped my...
  16. J

    Another lie by an apostate.

    While I can appreciate that most of your door to door people are just trying to do what they believe is right, I have had more than my share that were rude and in my face types. One asked me, to my saying, politely I might add, that I am Buddhist, if I was happily going to hell and had her...
  17. J

    Why call the great mystery 'God'?

    Ok, I can concede that point to you however, I still found a goodly part of the Tanakh to be illogical in my study and please keep in mind that this was not a passing fancy of study but a part of my progress toward my PhD. I don't mean the allegorical parts of the books but rather the outright...
  18. J

    The Pope on women and gays

    Absolutely. There have always been fanatics. One can make the case the St Theresa was a fanatic based on her ascetic lifestyle and fasting practices, and so on. Paul could arguably be seen as a fanatic when compared to the teachings of Christ as well. However, as we know the term today, most...
  19. J

    The Pope on women and gays

    Doesn't wanting to obey God's laws depend upon what God we are discussing here? There are myriad you realize. I don't believe in your version of God but I most certainly DO believe in God. Does that mean I am wrong and that my view of God is the wrong one? No, it does not. And if nothing is...
  20. J

    The Pope on women and gays

    Perhaps that may be true however they did find Galileo to be correct after time so while I wouldn't be holding my breath, I do have hope that someday they will change. After all, the youth of today are so much more accepting and less prejudiced and racist than my generation is, and mine is older...
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