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  "So you are an atheist. So would you kill me if it were to your advantage?"

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  i worked a different shift.

  i knew the people i worked with, but not as well as i could have.. anyway, religion comes up.

  one guy mentions in front of another that i wrote a book about my religious experience.

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  TTATTelder 2 hours ago

  I am starting to think atheists have stronger morals than the bible thumpers. At least an atheist has thought his or her standards through and has real convictions. Religious people are a moving target for fear and guilt. Can't bet on those emotions being consistent.

  -TE

  Strictly speaking Some atheists have stronger morals than Some bible thumpers. :) Some atheists are dicks and some theists are lovely.

  I agree with you that atheists have an advantage though. It seems better to me to behave morally because you believe it to be right rather than because you fear punishment from a deity.
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  "The organisation is imperfect, but it doesn't affect my relationship with Jehovah"

  by Alive! in

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  i've noted active, devoted jw's state the above.. and, it's not a problem for me to remain trusting of god, i just don't trust religions or men.. recently, a member of this forum stated that he remains an active jw, in the family of god's people, wanting to encourage and do good - whilst recognising that the pastoral leaders (the gb) have shipwrecked the faith of many, being unsound scripturally etc, etc.. stop and think about this - the bible says to not follow after those who lie and hurt the faith of "little ones".. the pharisees were accused of traversing over lands and expending much energy to make a single convert - only for that convert to end up worse of than he started off with.. it's one thing to not believe this is the 'truth' and feeling the awful pressure of managing ones life, trying not to lose ones family.. it's quite another thing to declare oneself to be a christian believer of god's jw household, and somehow believe the god of love would use corrupt liars to parade as jesus' brothers in the urgency of last days.

  really?

  and, to then visibly promote faith in corrupt men, and try to bring converts into a place where the rulership is wrong.. some of us are dying from hurt here.......give me a break..

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  Kaik, I was going to ask you for any online sources for the Pagan origin of baptism, but then I thought, Hey! I have fingers, I can google!

  http://www.bible.ca/ef/topical-baptism-a-prechristian-history.htm

  Interesting reading. Thanks, I'd never thought about this before.
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  What did you think when you visit the museum as a JW.

  by James Mixon in

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  when you stood there in front of that dinosaur display did you connect the.

  dots, or did you like me believe that they made a mistake in calculating their.

  ages.

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  BluesBrother 9 minutes ago

  I never saw a dino at the British Museum , it is full of human history. Congs would arrange visits & there was a group of pioneers who (I think counted their time) and took parties round .. The museum descriptions say that Jerusalem fell in 587 BCE , the guide said 607 BCE . I totally believed our guide and marvelled how "the world" could be so wrong so often......

  I went on those tours a few times when I was young. I used to be really excited about going... because there was an amazing comic book shop over the road from the museum entrance. Actually, now I come to think about it, going to Cardiff Assembly was exciting because there was a Forbidden Planet comic store just round the corner from the stadium! Since leaving the JW's I haven't been in a Comic book store, but there's the internet and Amazon now of course!
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  Side ads are hijacking this site!

  by WingCommander in

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  to jw admin:.

  for about a week now, i've noticed that whatever ads you are allowing on this site are basically "hijacking" any attempt to read threads.

  well, the side "ad" thing plays video advertisements, but that's not the problem.

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  Not quite the same but I just had an advert for Asian Women "pop out". Which was a bit awkward as I'm at work!
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  John Carpenter's "THEY LIVE!"

  by cappytan in

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  so i'm catching up on r rated movies that i missed when i was younger.

  "they live!

  " was on the el rey network the other day so decided to watch it.. it was kind of eerie watching this being a fader.. here's a guy living under a controlling regime of elites and only he can see the control measures for what they are.

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  They Live has an awesome soundtrack too!
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  Introducing myself

  by Bill Covert in

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  it was suggested that i do a post of introducing myself rather than just starting to do posting.

  i am one of those viet nam war felons who had to refuse community service in lieu of military induction per direct instructions of wbts.

  my mother was from a old time jw family in the calif. bay area the "garigs".

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  Welcome Bill! I thought your Username was a pseudonym! :)
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  All Seeing Eye on WBTS Video!

  by Alan Forbes in

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  i was on the jw.org website today and decided to watch a video entitled 'respect jehovah's authority'.

  to my surprise approximately 3mins 25secs into the video, as the opening title began to fade, a symbol of the all seeing eye (eye of horus) appeared on the screen.

  the scene was not set in egypt, but in a hebrew tent in the wilderness where praise was being sung to jehovah!!

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  "Liz" ... "Lizard"... You do the reptilian math!! :)
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  Atheist Miracles

  by Perry in

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  i reworded a variation of a common critique of atheists to my own liking.

  no, i do not hate atheists, i love them!

  they keep me from getting bored.

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  Christians are saying, 'In the beginning, God..." Atheists are saying "So where did God come from?".

  Blah blah blah.

  I have an Atheist miracle: My baby is going to be born in a couple of months, dog willing!
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  Tennessee-JW Angela Montgomery sentenced today to 40 years in prison for raping her own children

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://wkrn.com/2015/05/06/murfreesboro-mom-sentenced-to-40-years-for-raping-own-children/.

  murfreesboro mom sentenced to 40 years for raping own children.

  by larry flowers published: may 6, 2015, 4:59 pm updated: may 6, 2015, 6:53 pm .

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  "Montgomery was given a chance to address the court but chose not to."

  I think that if the son was making it all up the mother would have something to say about her innocence.
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  Rutherford's Satanic Lie

  by Icarus in

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  2. beliefs

  satan: "you certainly will not die!".

  rutherford: "millions now living will never die!

  "when satan told his lie, adam and eve both died despite his assurances.

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  Excellent point Icarus! I am squirrelling this away in my brain for future use.