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  My real name (and a shameless self promotion)

  by schnell in

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  my real name is benjamin heath, i live in southern oregon, usa, and you can always reach me on twitter @ben_heath_.

  i have also rebooted my blog at benheathonline.com which is linked with my twitter.

  i intend to write about experiences at work and in life, as well as whatever it is i'm reading about at the moment.. i'm a programmer by hobby, a truck driver by profession, an atheist by education and reasoning, and an ex-jw by choice.

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  G'day mate! From Australia!
  
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  Why isnt the overlapping generation( interpretation), consistently applied to these scriptures.?

  by smiddy in

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  why does the wt interpret matt.24:34 "truly i say to you this generation will by no means pass away until all these things occur.

  " as having overlapping generations ?

  and not applying the same reasoning to any other scripture/s referring to a generation or this generation .?

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  Great thread Smiddy!

  Yes, the society's cherry-picking nature what defines a "generation" is mind blowing. Those other scriptures are excellent references!

  Never in the history of civilization has "generation" meant anything other than one group of people...
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  Fight Fire With Fire!

  by The Searcher in

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  wolves use their "loyalty" questions to trap others - "do you believe we're living in the last days/this is god's organization/faithful slave?

  " - yet resolutely avoid discussing topics which put their org in a bad light, my "loyalty" question to them would be - "do you accept literature truth over bible truth?

  " they will either run or be forced to ask for examples of alleged differences.any other suggestions for "loyalty" questions?.

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  simple mild question to reply with:

  "So, the bible says God can never get things wrong can he? He is perfect right?"

  (allow for answer)

  "so when the society has got many things wrong, does that mean that God was having a bad day that day and making mistakes, or could it be that the society is not guided by God?"
  
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  Would you trust your Doctor if he got things wrong??

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  just thinking..... assume we had a family doctor that we had seen all our lives, perhaps he had been the doctor for your extended family too.

  he is lovely man, very kind and honest hearted.. but if he had prescribed treatment or medication that was wrong, and had bad effects on you, then changed the medication to something else, then randomly changed it again etc, how would you feel?.

  if you did some research into him, and found disturbing facts and things in his history that made you question his qualifications, how would you feel?

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  Great point redvip2000!!
  
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  You're welcome ...

  by Simon in

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  i figured i'd shut the site down for a couple of hours to encourage everyone to do their xmas shopping.

  the error message was a subtle hint, that's what "500 error" means ... go shopping.. whatever rumours you hear, it definitely wasn't that someone deployed a quick update before going on a 1.5 hour car ride to pick someone up and didn't think that the page they tested, to check it was all working after the update, happened to be cached.

  no siree bob, not that, na hah.. anyway, you're welcome for the extra chance to, erm, shop..

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  we just thought that the Holy Spirit had actually acted to stop us raving apostates!
  
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  My Mother reach out to me AGAIN!

  by HereIgo in

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  about 3 weeks ago i created a thread due to my mom reaching out to me (we hadn't talked in over 2 years due to typical jw politics).

  well, today she reached out again thought facebook messenger saying " i'm so sorry i hurt you my beautiful baby boy.

  i'm hurting very much also.

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  Wow...

  Honestly? Perhaps too strong and too much for that first response.

  Perhaps if you had eased in it may have been more beneficial?

  Still, what is done is done. She knows you are willing to have the relationship. It is up to her.
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  Letter Read Out at KH

  by The Searcher in

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  i don't know if this letter has been discussed or published here - apologies if it has.

  this is not verbatim, but it basically said that even if j.w.

  's couldn't offer any physical support for the wonderful provision of the new britain branch (which the g.b.

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  Didn't the religious leaders in Jesus time create a multitude of contribution boxes too?
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  Would you trust your Doctor if he got things wrong??

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  just thinking..... assume we had a family doctor that we had seen all our lives, perhaps he had been the doctor for your extended family too.

  he is lovely man, very kind and honest hearted.. but if he had prescribed treatment or medication that was wrong, and had bad effects on you, then changed the medication to something else, then randomly changed it again etc, how would you feel?.

  if you did some research into him, and found disturbing facts and things in his history that made you question his qualifications, how would you feel?

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  Yes, great point Scratchme1010!

  You are 100% correct. Sadly, facts are indeed overridden by FEELINGS. You are correct.

  Logic has nothing to do with the reason most witnesses stay.

  Thanks for your comment.
  
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  Elders and CO visit to your home ... Let's Be More CREATIVE !!!

  by RubaDub in

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  come on people, there can be a lot more interesting ways of handling the elder and co visits to your home than stated in some other threads.

  i will give some here but want your input.. for example:.

  -- if the elders/co want to visit, graciously offer them to come on your family worship night.

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  Well, Lot was a man of faith right?

  How the society can even try and justify his actions is beyond belief!
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  Would you trust your Doctor if he got things wrong??

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  just thinking..... assume we had a family doctor that we had seen all our lives, perhaps he had been the doctor for your extended family too.

  he is lovely man, very kind and honest hearted.. but if he had prescribed treatment or medication that was wrong, and had bad effects on you, then changed the medication to something else, then randomly changed it again etc, how would you feel?.

  if you did some research into him, and found disturbing facts and things in his history that made you question his qualifications, how would you feel?

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  Just thinking....

  Assume we had a family doctor that we had seen all our lives, perhaps he had been the doctor for your extended family too. He is lovely man, very kind and honest hearted.

  But if he had prescribed treatment or medication that was wrong, and had bad effects on you, then changed the medication to something else, then randomly changed it again etc, how would you feel?

  If you did some research into him, and found disturbing facts and things in his history that made you question his qualifications, how would you feel? If he excused those issues or blamed YOU for researching beyond his word, how would you feel?

  If you questioned his treatment, and he reacted by harshly saying "I AM THE DR, just do as I say", and threatened to maligned your name and slander your reputation amongst your friends and community if you spoke out about him, how would you feel?

  Yet spiritually, the society has had a history of mistakes that they have tried to cover up. They alone claim to be the only "spiritual doctors" for our faith. They react harshly if anything is questioned. They blame individuals who don't tow the line.

  thoughts??