Posts by LoveUniHateExams

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JW going to prestigious university

by ivanatahan in

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i've been debating this, and my mother (the spiritual head of my family, she even controls my father spiritually, who is an elder) doesn't seem to be starkly against me going to a prestigious university.

in fact, i've been going over my chances, and i'd say i have a pretty decent chance of going to my dream university, oxford university, to study philosophy, politics, and economics.

naturally i wouldn't tell my mother about me wanting to take the three most hated subjects of jws at a university that would bring me into bad relations with "spiritually sound jws".. do you guys know any ex-jw or knowledgeable jw who knows ttatt that went to a randall group or ivy league school?

LoveUniHateExams

Hi Ivan.

I'm currently in my final year at uni, although not at Oxbridge/Russell group uni.

My uni's way down the list

Deciding to go to uni is the best decision I've made in my life to date.

I think it's fantastic that you have a chance of going up to Oxford!

My advice, FWIW, is go and enjoy your studies. While there's nothing wrong with parties/social events, make your lectures, coursework, essays and exams your main priority.

Just one question, why PPE? Are you thinking of going into politics?

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Simon Cowell gets a new JW New World Translation Bible

by dozy in

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could he be the next "celebrity" jw?

:-) .

https://www.facebook.com/jwmediawatch/timeline.

LoveUniHateExams

Huge ego, believes he's superior to everyone else, insensitive to others' feelings, judgmental ... he could fit right in with the JWs.

Yes, Simon Cowell could definitely be elder material

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Embrace Judeo-Christian culture and values! Is this politician serious?

by Gnostic Bishop in

embrace judeo-christian culture and values!

is this politician serious?.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h2ed8a8rxey.

LoveUniHateExams

@Gnostic Bishop - I meant introduce a reformed Christian culture to the UK, and bin multiculturalist ideology. This would have little or nothing to do with religion, having more to do with everyday things like obeying the law, queuing, agreeing to disagree, live and let live, supporting marriage, etc.

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Theists, why does God allow suffering..

by The Quiet One in

..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

LoveUniHateExams

@cofty - good points. It's points like these that form an insurmountable problem for theists.

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Theists, why does God allow suffering..

by The Quiet One in

..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.

LoveUniHateExams

The natural world appears to be organised to maximise the suffering of animals - I'm not sure about this. Maybe the natural world is merely indifferent to the suffering of animals?

I do agree with you - the natural world, aka reality, is a huge problem for theists.

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Is the rule of the "two witnesses" always applied in cases of apostasy?

by Judge Rochefort in

hello there.

this is my first thread here.i was wondering if anybody here could help me with a question that i have.my question is this: is it always applied the rule of the "two witnesses" in cases of apostasy?

i'll put an example:if a jw is working with another jw and one of them is continuously talking about teachings contrary to the bible truth as taught by jehovah's witnesses, would the testimony of the other jw be enough to form a judicial committee?thanks!

LoveUniHateExams

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

What vidiot said.

The WTS views apostasy as a more serious 'sin' than paedophilia.

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Education, education, education....

by snare&racket in

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an update on my life post education..... as the governing body continue to denounce higher education, reality continues to prove their words ignorant, ill informed and blatant lies.

i am proud and astonished to say i have just been accepted for a university teaching hospital post.

i have a seriously sought after, senior house officer job in intensive care, endocrinology and clinical pharmacology.

LoveUniHateExams

Well, done Snare!

It's not ego - you've no doubt worked hard to get where you are today. You should feel proud of what you've accomplished and what you intend to accomplish in the future.

All the best

LUHE

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Nethanyahu speach to US Congress - not in sync with NRA position on weapons

by RubaDub in

i don't quite understand why mr. nethanyahu is so fearful if iran or other nations have nuclear weapons.

as the nra espouses, the more people are armed and the more weapons on the street, then the safer we should feel.

we all should have the right to protect ourselves.

LoveUniHateExams

All places I don't live - phew!!! Lucky you. So you're safe, wherever you are, and jihadis can blow up a tube train in Victoria underground or shoot someone in Oxford Street and everybody's happy

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Nethanyahu speach to US Congress - not in sync with NRA position on weapons

by RubaDub in

i don't quite understand why mr. nethanyahu is so fearful if iran or other nations have nuclear weapons.

as the nra espouses, the more people are armed and the more weapons on the street, then the safer we should feel.

we all should have the right to protect ourselves.

LoveUniHateExams

There are plenty of Arab wannabe jihadis in Maida Vale and Edgeware Road ...

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Nethanyahu speach to US Congress - not in sync with NRA position on weapons

by RubaDub in

i don't quite understand why mr. nethanyahu is so fearful if iran or other nations have nuclear weapons.

as the nra espouses, the more people are armed and the more weapons on the street, then the safer we should feel.

we all should have the right to protect ourselves.

LoveUniHateExams

We have our leftwing nuts and our rightwing nuts - these are nothing compared to Iranian nuts or Arab nuts.