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How crazy and daring were you?
by Guest 77 in.
viv's post, 'giggling in dark hallways' prompted me to ask this ?, 'what are some of the craziest and and daring actions you pulled off as a jw?'.
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Giggling in dark hallways
by Vivamus indid you ever notice that when you are not allowed to laugh, the intensity of your laughter is doubled by a factor of gazilion?
the other day i was with friends, altogether it was a very fun evening.
but the incident that made me choke with laughter was when we were saying our goodbye's.
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What JW Teaching Did You Never Quite Totally Accept???
by minimus insince i was raised a witness, it was only as i got older that i started to "think" about what i was teaching and believing.
but even as a young teen, i never accepted the thought that 1975 was going to be the end of the "system of things" and the beginning of the "new system".
i just didn't quite believe that.........what belief or teaching did you have a "hard time swallowing"?
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Jesus - was he just an exceptional teacher?
by SM62 ini have been doing a lot of soul-searching lately.. i have never considered questioning the bible before.
as a child, i was taught that to question the bible was blasphemous.
but lately, since coming to this forum and reading all the various posts and links to other sites, i have started thinking really seriously about things.
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What resurrects, the person or a perfect copy?
by JH ini remember my boss asking me once this question, since he knew i was a witness.
he asked, "what resurrects, the body, the soul, what?.
he knew that witnesses believe in the resurrection of the dead on earth, in a different physical body during the millennium.. i told him that it won't be the same physical body, and maybe won't be identical, but it's the same person.
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Saw a great bumbersticker today
by Eyebrow2 in.
i believe in life before death.
makes you think, doesn't it?.
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What to Believe In Now?
by Frannie Banannie inprior to being borganized, i was captivated by bible scriptures and doctrines....but....after od-ing on scriptural content and doctrines according to the borg for over two decades, i began researching the scriptures to discover too many inconsistencies, even in what was alleged to be god's word.....the writings of earthling men, said to be inspired by god...... during the od-ing, i experienced quite a few personal spiritual incidents or events, which served at the time to confirm to me that the scriptures themselves were valid as to their veracity and content.....but.... after researching and discovering the inconsistencies in them, i've wondered if the spiritual experiences i had were inspired by what i had read and believed in the scriptures, as i had *believed* in those words.....like....hallucinations caused by strong belief or brain-washing....you know my drift, i'm sure.....i do know that some of the spiritual phenomena toward the end of my being borganized was leading me out of the borg...definitely...no questions about that....so....to me....even if there's the possibility that my experiences were caused by being immersed mentally and emotionally in scriptural content, the end result was good...and beneficial to me, since they did free me and open my eyes to the real truth of the matter....... now that i've discovered the inconsistencies in the scriptures and religious doctrines, i have only blind faith in god left to me.....even though i sense that he's here for me and listens and answers when i ask, it's sometimes difficult to deal with....i keep wondering if there isn't something or someone i should be putting my faith in....but the answer always appears to be "no"......i can't find god in a book.....i can't find him in a building or organization.....i don't know what tomorrow....or next week, next month, next year or the next century or millenium will bring to mankind...... could it be that life is once again becoming an adventure for which i do not know what the outcome is?
like it was when i was young?
if it is.....then thank god!....for to always know what and where i was supposed to be and what tomorrow and the future would bring was to live in fear....fear of not living up to my part in someone else's plan.....be it god's or mankind's.....i much prefer to "pioneer" my life....one day at a time....even if i don't know what to expect from it....should i seek enlightenment beyond what has been given to me?.
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misquoting creationists? ofcourse not!
by greven inoriginal text ommitted in the post is in bold; additions/substitutions are in italics:.
geneva, n.y. -- for apple maggots, the dating scene is simple flies only mate on a specific host fruit.
using new technology developed at the new york state agricultural experiment station, cornell university researchers have demonstrated that this fact of fly life has resulted in the emergence of two distinct races of the pest in just 150 years.
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Circle of the earth
by donkey inbible believers are so proud of the fact that the bible talks of the "circle of the earth" and try to use this to say that the bible is inspired because it obviously was ahead of it's time in establishing that the earth is not flat.. congratulations.
umm...umm...ok now then why does daniel 4:11 say the tree grew all the way into heaven?
and when satan decided to tempt jesus he took him to a high place and he could see all the kingdoms of the earth...... now unless jesus and satan could see around corners...how do you explain this?
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Did Satan lie or was it the truth?
by shotgun insatan the biblical originator of the lie...was he?.
god told adam:.
16 the lord god (56) commanded the man, saying, "from any tree of the garden you may eat freely; .
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