BullDozer
April 7th 06, 02:07 PM
sound like your talking about Carol.
Precision wrote:
> "thisbediscream" > wrote in message
> t...
> > Hello.
> > I understand that some of you out there have had bad experiences with JW
> > in
> > the past. I can understand the anger towards the ones that caused you
> > pain.
> > I would never tell you how to feel about that. But my question is
> > this.....
> > Why try to put down an entire religion because a few of them are bad? If
> > you were abused mentally or physically, why not go after the ones that
> > actually did the crime.
> > If I were going to convict an entire religion for the sins of a few, NOONE
> > would be safe. I have yet to see any religion that doesn't have flaws.
> > But,
> > what I do see more often than anything else, are people who claim to have
> > been involved in the organization, were wronged in some way, and now are
> > on
> > a mission: The Downfall Of JW.
> > Personally, I really don't care what religion another person is. I have my
> > beliefs, you have yours. Let's just leave it at that.
> > There are things that the JW believe that make perfect sense to me, while
> > others confuse me. I understand the reasoning for not celebrating
> > Christmas
> > and birthdays. I understand why they don't believe in the trinity. I don't
> > understand the whole blood transfusion thing, but hey! If that's what they
> > want to believe, More power to em! This is the United States Of America. A
> > country built on FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
> > As far as I know, I haven't heard of any JW going out and killing people
> > just because they don't believe the same way (Catholics have done this,
> > Muslims have done this... heck, just about every other religion has done
> > this... IN THE NAME OF Jesus no less!). I'm sure other religions have
> > avoided "Holy Crusades", but we aren't talking about them, are we.
> > I am not a JW. So don't go flaming me saying, "you stupid sheep!" or
> > whatever. I have my opinion, and would love to hear yours. That's the only
> > great thing about this country. They can't shoot me for having my own
> > opinion.... can they?
>
>
> Your concerns have deeply troubled me since I started reading and posting to
> this newsgroup almost 2 years ago. I've come to the conclusion this
> newsgroup is a magnet for those seriously confused, the disenfranchised,
> sociopaths, individuals suffering multiple personality disorder (MPD) and
> most tragically, those who express contempt and hatred for God. Ironically,
> you will find out over time that individuals claiming they are "atheists"
> actually have some serious anger against God and the Bible, and quote events
> in the Hebrew scriptures out of context to paint an image of God that is
> grossly negative.
>
> One hostile and angry woman on this newsgroup calls God a "monster" and has
> a penchant for quoting scriptures referring to the old law and war grossly
> out of context. She claims to be an atheist but it is obvious she is
> morbidly terrified of God. You get a sense in reading her posts that slander
> God that she is trying to convince herself that her choice to reject God's
> kingdom and His righteousness is the right choice by making similar
> accusations against God that Satan originally made.
>
> I've learned through this newsgroup that many claiming they are "atheists"
> are really believers in God who rejected the values of the Bible, from an
> ecologically clean world filled with an abundance of peace to everlasting
> life in a world where everyone loves one another. It is so hard to imagine
> anyone NOT wanting this kind of world but these individuals, like Esau who
> sold his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew, have thrown it all away.
>
> And now, they can only sleep at night by trying to convince themselves --
> through the guise of trying to convince others that God is a "monster" and
> so forth -- that one day ceasing to exist by rejecting life is better than
> living in a world they pretend will be "totalitarian". In fact, they know it
> will be a beautiful world but for some reason they don't want to give up the
> fleeting pleasures of this world, amongst which the deadly and morbid habit
> of smoking cigarettes and other vices consume their decaying flesh.
>
> I hate to paint such a grim picture of this place, and I would love to be
> proven wrong! I love these people even though they will read such a claim
> with derision, and dearly want them to be my neighbors in the near and
> distant future. Perhaps Jesus Christ will have mercy on them, and cause
> something to happen in their lives to shake them to their senses, and make
> them realize God can become their friend and someone they dearly love not
> their enemy. That continues to be my wish.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Precision wrote:
> "thisbediscream" > wrote in message
> t...
> > Hello.
> > I understand that some of you out there have had bad experiences with JW
> > in
> > the past. I can understand the anger towards the ones that caused you
> > pain.
> > I would never tell you how to feel about that. But my question is
> > this.....
> > Why try to put down an entire religion because a few of them are bad? If
> > you were abused mentally or physically, why not go after the ones that
> > actually did the crime.
> > If I were going to convict an entire religion for the sins of a few, NOONE
> > would be safe. I have yet to see any religion that doesn't have flaws.
> > But,
> > what I do see more often than anything else, are people who claim to have
> > been involved in the organization, were wronged in some way, and now are
> > on
> > a mission: The Downfall Of JW.
> > Personally, I really don't care what religion another person is. I have my
> > beliefs, you have yours. Let's just leave it at that.
> > There are things that the JW believe that make perfect sense to me, while
> > others confuse me. I understand the reasoning for not celebrating
> > Christmas
> > and birthdays. I understand why they don't believe in the trinity. I don't
> > understand the whole blood transfusion thing, but hey! If that's what they
> > want to believe, More power to em! This is the United States Of America. A
> > country built on FREEDOM OF RELIGION.
> > As far as I know, I haven't heard of any JW going out and killing people
> > just because they don't believe the same way (Catholics have done this,
> > Muslims have done this... heck, just about every other religion has done
> > this... IN THE NAME OF Jesus no less!). I'm sure other religions have
> > avoided "Holy Crusades", but we aren't talking about them, are we.
> > I am not a JW. So don't go flaming me saying, "you stupid sheep!" or
> > whatever. I have my opinion, and would love to hear yours. That's the only
> > great thing about this country. They can't shoot me for having my own
> > opinion.... can they?
>
>
> Your concerns have deeply troubled me since I started reading and posting to
> this newsgroup almost 2 years ago. I've come to the conclusion this
> newsgroup is a magnet for those seriously confused, the disenfranchised,
> sociopaths, individuals suffering multiple personality disorder (MPD) and
> most tragically, those who express contempt and hatred for God. Ironically,
> you will find out over time that individuals claiming they are "atheists"
> actually have some serious anger against God and the Bible, and quote events
> in the Hebrew scriptures out of context to paint an image of God that is
> grossly negative.
>
> One hostile and angry woman on this newsgroup calls God a "monster" and has
> a penchant for quoting scriptures referring to the old law and war grossly
> out of context. She claims to be an atheist but it is obvious she is
> morbidly terrified of God. You get a sense in reading her posts that slander
> God that she is trying to convince herself that her choice to reject God's
> kingdom and His righteousness is the right choice by making similar
> accusations against God that Satan originally made.
>
> I've learned through this newsgroup that many claiming they are "atheists"
> are really believers in God who rejected the values of the Bible, from an
> ecologically clean world filled with an abundance of peace to everlasting
> life in a world where everyone loves one another. It is so hard to imagine
> anyone NOT wanting this kind of world but these individuals, like Esau who
> sold his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew, have thrown it all away.
>
> And now, they can only sleep at night by trying to convince themselves --
> through the guise of trying to convince others that God is a "monster" and
> so forth -- that one day ceasing to exist by rejecting life is better than
> living in a world they pretend will be "totalitarian". In fact, they know it
> will be a beautiful world but for some reason they don't want to give up the
> fleeting pleasures of this world, amongst which the deadly and morbid habit
> of smoking cigarettes and other vices consume their decaying flesh.
>
> I hate to paint such a grim picture of this place, and I would love to be
> proven wrong! I love these people even though they will read such a claim
> with derision, and dearly want them to be my neighbors in the near and
> distant future. Perhaps Jesus Christ will have mercy on them, and cause
> something to happen in their lives to shake them to their senses, and make
> them realize God can become their friend and someone they dearly love not
> their enemy. That continues to be my wish.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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