GraceAbounds
Well-Known Member
yeah JW's are pretty much a cult.
what makes JW's a cult?
Seems like you'd know the answer to your own question.
yeah JW's are pretty much a cult.
what makes JW's a cult?
I know what I know, I'm just wondering what others think.Seems like you'd know the answer to your own question.
They're persistent lil buggers in true.
Back to atheists and stuff. What I've noticed is that a whole bunch of them, when you get to find out what was up with them, is that most of them were brought up in strongly "religious" environments and for whatever reason whether it is they felt forced, or maybe didn't want to go to services because they wanted to do other fun things, or maybe (and this happens more times than less) some personal tragic event/s happened in their lives or someone they loved, caused them to rebel and turn away from religion and the like.
And what seems to be a common thread is that most of them read or have read the bible or bibles and quoran etc inside out searching whether for answers or perhaps whatever to back up their own beliefs or non-beliefs....and it digs them deep inside something awful to find any opportunity to debate.
Well, that's what I've noticed in most instances throughout the course of time.
Not for me. Coming form a religious family, I grew up being taught about god and the bible. But as I got older, and more social, I started to experience lies and deception. This in turn made me a much more skeptical person. I stopped believing in anything that did not come with solid proof. My faith was the last thing to go as I did search long and hard for that proof.
boob flavored cookies :24::eek what .... kind of cookies?
boob flavored cookies :24:
What sort of experiences with regard to lies and deception? Elaborate.
Everything. From people at school who fucked me over. To family secrets kept from me, and the lies that kept me ignorant to the secrets. When I was younger, Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny. Learning that movies weren't real, learning what acting was. And more deceptions and lies continued in my life as I grew older into adulthood.
All of this taught me not to believe a anything until I see proof.
Wait, what is this about Santa?Everything. From people at school who fucked me over. To family secrets kept from me, and the lies that kept me ignorant to the secrets. When I was younger, Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny. Learning that movies weren't real, learning what acting was. And more deceptions and lies continued in my life as I grew older into adulthood.
All of this taught me not to believe a anything until I see proof.
Yes, I could imagine you may have developed some trust issues from early and that would have accounted to your reluctance.
Wait, what is this about Santa?
:24::24: LOL!
Well not so much reluctance, but rather skepticism. I finally looked at everything I had learnt about Christianity with an open mind, and it all came crumbling down. I wanted it to be true in my mind, as I didn't like being the black duck in the family.
It's very hard to break from or be kicked out of. You are brought up to think you shouldn't hang around or be friends with anyone but JWs and when you get kicked out like I was, none of your JW friends will speak to you. As I was brought up with them, this meant I was left with no friends, I had to start from scratch. They even tried to stop my mum from talking to me but fair play to her, she moved to another JW church where they didn't stop her and she has been really supportive even though she dosent agree with me.
whats a boob taste like?boob flavored cookies :24:
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