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  Finally some good news for us nonbeleivers! :)

  by suavojr in

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  2. friends

  pope francis assures atheists: you dont have to believe in god to go to heaven.

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-assures-atheists-you-dont-have-to-believe-in-god-to-go-to-heaven-8810062.html.

  in comments likely to enhance his progressive reputation, pope francis has written a long, open letter to the founder of la repubblica newspaper, eugenio scalfari, stating that non-believers would be forgiven by god if they followed their consciences.. responding to a list of questions published in the paper by mr scalfari, who is not a roman catholic, francis wrote: you ask me if the god of the christians forgives those who dont believe and who dont seek the faith.

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  Before you know it, this pope is going to progress to universalism.
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  How Pioneering has prepared me for multiple Dates

  by KateWild in

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  2. relationships

  i have two more dates this week.

  keeping track of who is who and showing them a "genuine" interest has been fun to say the least.

  i can prepare for each "return visit" in advance and take notes after each date.. so is this ethical?.

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  Kate, where are you? I hope you haven't posted because you are too busy with in person life to open JWN.

  I was thinking, if you are getting so many offers for dates, why not cull some of the less promising profiles? Stick with the more promising profiles and make it all high quality.

  Have your own list of red flags and pay attention to your intuition.
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

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  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  Hey, Mr. Caliber, I sent you a message on Face Book. Answer it when you have time. Please.
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  Atheism is a Belief System

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is atheism a belief system.

  after all the atheist believes there is no god .so if that's the case then an atheist if a person of faith.

  they have faith in the fact there is no god.

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  FlyingHighNow

  On the other side of the coin I can think of a number of times when certain ones tried to tell people like

  FHN what she must believe... if she is a believer ... again understanding and consideration are in order

  My memory is short.
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  c'mon USA !

  by Simon in

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  2. physical

  hoping you beat portugal and make it through to the last 16 !.

  go usa !!

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  Cool.
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  Beatles Songs That Aren't Performed By The Beatles

  by DT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was hoping you could help me with a little research project.. for reasons that are a little hard to explain, i'm interested in watching videos of beatles songs that are performed by anybody except the beatles themselves.

  i'm especially interested in performances by people from foreign countries, (i'll provide a few examples.

  ) but feel free to add any other interesting videos.

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  FlyingHighNow

  You should use the link icon above the post window to embed those youtubes. You can go back and do that for the next 20 minutes or so.
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  org is dying

  by lambsbottom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't understand why so many ex jws and faders think that the jws will continue to grow and thrive as a religion.

  i still attend a meeting once a week and you can smell the death of the religion creeping up when you hear the talks, read the study wts and hear the letters from the gb.

  the way the organization has changed is a sign that it reached its peak (in "healthy" membership) long ago.

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  Religion/ misguided belief itself is the cause of most conflicts...how many wars, uprisings, and blood sheds have atheists been responsible for?....

  Think about the former USSR, China and N. Korea for starters.
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  org is dying

  by lambsbottom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't understand why so many ex jws and faders think that the jws will continue to grow and thrive as a religion.

  i still attend a meeting once a week and you can smell the death of the religion creeping up when you hear the talks, read the study wts and hear the letters from the gb.

  the way the organization has changed is a sign that it reached its peak (in "healthy" membership) long ago.

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  FlyingHighNow

  The difference between 1975...1995..and now is the Internet.

  Think about how different the org is now compared to 76, when I started studying. There is no book study night. There is one AWake per month and one Watchtower issue for the public. All the books are in softback now. Pioneer hours are cut way down. Circuit assemblies are cut down. The governing body has become so toxic, that people don't feel any joy anymore. They feel oppressed and their self esteem has just about been obliterated. People were staying sick from all the stress by the time I left. I can't imagine what it's like for them now. And they just look ridiculous when they come into the place I work, dressed in meeting clothes. The boys wearing ties and dress shirt and the little girls wearing ugly dresses. They think they stand out as so well groomed and respectful, but they just look pitifully dated, not unlike that movie Pleasantville.

  YOu can't oppress people, in the heavy way the JWs do, forever. Remember when the iron curtain fell?
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  the Protestant world could in fact be “worse” than the Catholic Church.

  by nonjwspouse in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  at the request of bju, the nonprofit godly response to abuse in the christian environment (grace) is currently investigating the university for how it's handled sexual abuse.

  more than 100 people have come forward to grace investigators, and the report is due out in the next few months.

  boz tchividjian, the head of grace, believes christian organizations across the country have failed victims in similar ways, and that the protestant world could in fact be worse than the catholic church.

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  Schools cover up child abuse and colleges cover up rapes and other kinds of violence.
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  Come On And PLAY!!!

  by snowbird in

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  this here is very educational.. http://www.funtrivia.com/tournament/jwd-trivia-quiz-75350.html.

  come on, y'all.. sylvia.

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  FlyingHighNow

  I'm heading off to work soon. Take care and thank you for being the sweet, breath of fresh air on this forum that you are. If it weren't for good ladies and gentlemen like you and Coco, there wouldn't be much reason for coming around here.