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  "It's a cult, mom."

  by schnell in

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  my mom has been extensively texting me, trying to argue that the un ngo scandal is not a big deal and that the child abuse scandal is to instigate the great tribulation.

  even worse, she kept saying how great it is that the gb is imperfect and fallible and that teaching changes all the time.

  maybe it was aggravation or impatience, but i finally just snapped and told her, "it's a cult, mom.".

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  tepidpoultry

  You cannot reason away a belief from anyone who desperately wants to believe it;

  Applies not just to jdubs, applies to everybody,

  If this fact could be changed what kind of a world would it be?

  :0)
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  RANT: Isn't Cognitive Dissonance Amazing?

  by Sorry in

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  this is piggybacking off my previous post (about my 'personal study').

  while i haven't been a long time member, i'm sure if you have my posts you'll know that i'm disenchanted with the wt and am just grunting and bearing until i have a stable enough support system to break away.

  however, lately i'm just getting extremely angry at nearly everything that's going on.

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  I'm Agnostic now but when I was thinking this thing out on my own years ago, I was reading the Gospels and I thought, these guys are modern day Pharasees, heartless, legalistic, a self-serving machine, there are some good people, but they can't think normally any more, I'm just so happy that I still can!!! :)
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  Why are JWs so sensitive to criticism?

  by Half banana in

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  2. beliefs

  i remember a roman catholic priest acknowledging on the bbc that the outrageously anti-clerical tv comedy father ted was a humorous mocking of his church but an acceptable thing.. try mocking the jw religion to a believer and the result is so very different.. just why is it that jehovah's witnesses can never take even the faintest hint of criticism of their religion?.

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  Some believe that if you criticize "Jehovah's Anointed (People)" it is the same as criticizing Jehovah himself, images of she bears ripping up children come to mind, Ah what a loving creator!
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  What is meant by the expression

  by poopie in

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  persistent spiritual association?.

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  Is " Brazen Conduct"TM a scriptural term? we would never want to SARCASM ALERT go beyond the things written, we might end up having to actually start a publishing company :)
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  The Debate Is Over...

  by JW_Rogue in

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  for years theologians and historians have researched who the historical person known as jesus was and how much of the biblical account could be verified.

  countless books have been written going into great detail.

  this has been a controversial subject with some even claiming that jesus never existed.

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  If anyone would like to pursue this I suggest the writings and Web presence of Dr Richard Carrier, Columbia :)
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  The Debate Is Over...

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for years theologians and historians have researched who the historical person known as jesus was and how much of the biblical account could be verified.

  countless books have been written going into great detail.

  this has been a controversial subject with some even claiming that jesus never existed.

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  tepidpoultry

  What do you mean JWS don't do research, haven't you heard of the WatchTower Publications Indexes? :)
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  What song or line from a song bests describes your time as a JW?????

  by karter in

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  waisted days and waisted nites.. freddy fender..

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  Won't Get Fooled Again

  We'll be fighting in the streets with our children at our feet
  And the morals that they worship will be gone
  And the men who spurred us on sit in judgment of all wrong
  They decide and then the shotgun sings the song

  I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
  Take a bow for the new revolution
  Smile and grin at the change all around
  Pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday
  Then I'll get on my knees and pray
  We don't get fooled again

  The change, it had to come, we knew it all along
  We were liberated from the fold, that's all
  And the world looks just the same and history ain't changed
  'Cause the banners, they are flown in the next war

  I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
  Take a bow for the new revolution
  Smile and grin at the change all around
  Pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday
  Then I'll get on my knees and pray
  We don't get fooled again, no no

  I'll move myself and my family aside
  If we happen to be left half alive
  I'll get all my papers and smile at the sky
  Though I know that the hypnotized never lie
  Do ya?

  There's nothing in the streets, looks any different to me
  And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye
  And the parting on the left is now parting on the right
  And the beards have all grown longer overnight

  I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
  Take a bow for the new revolution
  Smile and grin at the change all around
  Pick up my guitar and play, just like yesterday
  Then I'll get on my knees and pray
  We don't get fooled again
  Don't get fooled again, no no

  Yeah
  Meet the new boss
  Same as the old boss

  Songwriters
  PETER TOWNSHEND

  Read more: Who - Won't Get Fooled Again Lyrics | MetroLyrics
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  good books on critical thinking

  by tepidpoultry in

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  hi, wanting to improve my thinking.

  thanks, tepid..

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  Hi, wanting to improve my thinking. Thanks, Tepid.
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  If you were on your death bed, what is the ONE thing you would say you have learnt ?

  by new hope and happiness in

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  i think i would say " you can not change others you can only change your self" .

  if you cant think of anything what is the next number in this sequence?.

  what do these sums have in common?.

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  The importance of helping others feel better about themselves.
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  request suggestions

  by tepidpoultry in

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  what can i tell my 5yr old grandson as to why i do not attend meetings anymore?

  my reasons are (among others) the insanity of armageddon.

  at the last meeting that i attended the travelling bro compared gehazi's sin (for which his progeny down to great grandchildren were stricken with leprosy) with materialism.. thanks..

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  What can I tell my 5yr old grandson as to why I do not attend meetings anymore? My reasons are (among others) the insanity of Armageddon. At the last meeting that I attended the travelling bro compared GehazI's sin (for which his progeny down to great grandchildren were stricken with leprosy) with materialism.. Thanks.