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After Mar 15 WT, who NOW is represented by the Wise Virgins??
by hamsterbait in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it used to be that the master "arrived in 1918" and the virgins put their lamps in order.

according to the noolite, the arrival is yet future.

however, the gibbering buddies now insist that the annointed have not fallen asleep, but stayed awake up until now.
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Steve Pinker ... evidence on the surprising decline in violence
by digderidoo in
1. jw
2. friends
this is an interesting lecture.

one that flies in the face of current jw and i assume most non jw thinking.

evidence shows that when examining history mankind was more violent over the centuries than they were during the 20th and 21st century.
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OMG! The world is worse than ever! This system can't last! Violence is increasing! Wait, what's that you say?
by sir82 in
1. jw
2. friends
if you read jw literature, the world has been progressively getting "worse and worse" since 1914.. is that really the case?.

for a more rational analysis, look here:.

a few highlights:.
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Campaign to Israel
by humanperson in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have been wanting to introduce myself but i don't know where to begin.

my husband and i are enjoying our third guilt-free weekend of our lives (both born-in, almost 30).

he has been out mentally for the last year and a half but patiently waited for me to come around.
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No words
by mikeypants in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so, i'm visiting family this week who are all jws.

yesterday, it started with one of them talking about a co giving her some points on time keeping for service.

she is now writing a letter before she drives to service, so she can count her drive time.
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Jesus' Ransom
by ivanatahan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i never really understood this.

at least, after i started thinking about it recently.. if jesus died for our sins, wouldn't everyone be saved?

what's the point of saying that his death gave all humans the chance to die if, appearantly, only 8 million people out of 7 billion will live?.
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Why Do Theist Struggle So Much For A God Who Supposedly Exists?
by Coded Logic in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a theist made this casual statement on another thread,.

from ancient accounts hostile to christinity, we can learn about (jesus).

as a theist, how could they possibly trust the source to suggest this to himself?
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For Active Jehovah's Witnesses
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is a reminder for some, and fresh bible guidance for new arrivals to this site.. have you been "witnessing" today, or are you planning to?.

revelation 12:17 - ".......and have the work of bearing witness to jesus.".

acts 8:16 - ".......been baptized in the name of the lord jesus.".
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Why were no sea creatures destroyed in the flood?
by smiddy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
all the animals on earth were destroyed in the flood of noahs day apart from those in the ark ,apparently no sea creatures were destroyed in the flood , why is that ?.

this is not an issue that only affects jehovahs witnesses , it is one that affects all beleivers that accept the bible as gods word.. obviously sea creatures were not put on the ark , no whales ,no dolphins , no fish , no krill , no plankton etc.

you can fill in the rest .. so my question is , why were land animals / birds singled out for destruction ?, what wrong did they do to deserve this judgement against them .
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For those who still attend- When was the last time you had a Congregation Picnic or Get together?
by BU2B in
1. jw
2. friends
it seems that in my neck of the woods there is no social interaction between jws outisde of fs and the kh.

the last get together was 3 summers ago.

other than that there is no bond.