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  Do you still want to be identified as a Christian?

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  most americans want some form of religious identity - even atheists are creating churches.

  by j. warner wallace | fox news.

  the number of self-proclaimed christians is shrinking in america.. i’ve been collecting data on this trend for over 10 years, and the surveys reveal an important truth: fewer people claim a christian affiliation than ever before, and those who claim no religious affiliation are the fastest growing group in america.. but while fewer people may belong to christian churches or communities, americans will likely retain some form of religious identity – especially if what’s happening in europe is an indicator of things to come.. a new pew forum survey conducted in western europe reveals that christianity is waning there even faster than it is in the united states.

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  eyeusetobe: Why do so many Europeans still “consider themselves Christians, even if they seldom go to church?”
  In some countries (like Germany), it may simply be a reaction to the fact Europe has “opened its doors to more than a million migrants, many from predominantly Muslim countries.”

  Actually, no. That is just another one of those 'politico-mythic' devices picked up by religious type people to divert the reality of why people in Germany "seldom go to church". It has nothing to do with immigration of Muslims and everything to do with economics

  Read this:

  Compulsory income tax on Christians drives Germans away from Protestant and Catholic churches

  "Up to 400,000 Germans officially filed declarations to leave the Protestant and Catholic Church after a decision to extend the 8 or 9 per cent charge to capital gains income"
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  Remember when

  by blownaway in

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  i remember when paterson was built.

  the so called training facility.

  we were told it was to teach elders what their job was after armageddon.

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  Market fluctuation$
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  2. friends

  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  Awesome

  Just awesome
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  Medical marijuana

  by Mikethegreek in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  hey everyone.... i'm new to this but i would like to run my experience with medical marijuana past you.

  i'm 48 years of age and have been in the truth for my whole life.. i suffer from ankylosing spondilitis and have for many many years.

  it's a debilitating form of spinal arthritis and the symptoms of this auto-immune disorder affect more than my spine.

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  2+2=5:
  The earth itself would literally improve if we embraced cannabis

  Yay Canada!

  Almost there. Soon
  
  

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cannabis-pot-legalization-bill-1.4713839
  
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  Do You Think Many Jehovah’s Witnesses Truly Believe?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i did for many years even if i had doubts that i would put on the back burner.

  but i thought the majority of witnesses believed, even if they were “weak” in the faith.. obviously, we have elders , pioneers and ministerial servants that are here and they are not true believers.. do you think many jws simply do not believe what they are preaching?

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  They ALL believe in The Promise.

  They believe they will be resurrected and get a chance to live forever.

  That is the fundamental core belief that they all share. Nothing else matters. They will sell their family, their friends and their own soul for a chance at that Promise.
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  The Excuses JWs use for the child abuse mishandling issue...

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i have noticed a pattern of regurgitated excuses and justifications used by the average jw if the topic of child abuse gets raised:.

  "oh but jehovah's organization is setting the lead in how to handle this issue".

  "why are you getting so hung up on this one issue?

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  Paleemperor: ..."alleged victims"

  Would that be like the "alleged Guardians of Doctrine"

  "alleged" governing body

  Jehovah's "alleged" organization

  And of course...the "alleged" Truth
  
  
  
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  Does anyone know of this guy, or agree with his statements on racial differences in IQ?

  by Sugar Shane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here are some quotes by the guy, from his youtube channel.

  his name is stefan molyneux, and he’s apparently popular among the alt-right crowd.

  he’s also widely quoted on these discussion boards, by certain ex-jws, who use him to help promote their political views.

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  How Rushton's research is incorrect:

  http://gregladen.com/blog/2011/12/26/the-argument-that-different-ra-1/
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  Does anyone know of this guy, or agree with his statements on racial differences in IQ?

  by Sugar Shane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here are some quotes by the guy, from his youtube channel.

  his name is stefan molyneux, and he’s apparently popular among the alt-right crowd.

  he’s also widely quoted on these discussion boards, by certain ex-jws, who use him to help promote their political views.

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  Doc: NOT a politically correct thread.
  Think I'll skip it.

  Me too

  But for the reason that the "science" these "facts" have been derived from is incorrect

  Incorrect research incorrectly done and incorrectly interpreted

  Hogwash

  Look up Rushton. The guy whose "work" these notions rest on - a Canadian prof that taught in eastern Canada - there are far more critics of his sloppy research than there are supporters. The only* place you will find Rushton believers is in politics and religion. Go figure

  *That could be a hyperbole. I tend to go a bit overboard sometimes. Especially when the claim to facts is based on really really bad science
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  Image: Great Tribulation

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the org's fear theme has really been emphasized recently- the bunker video and now the convention video with jws being pursued by guys with assault rifles.

  this image comes from the watchtower july 2017 questions from readers: would it be fitting for a christian to keep a firearm, such as a handgun or a rifle, for protection against other humans?.

  the caption for the image is this: during the great tribulation, christians will rely on jehovah and not try to defend themselves.

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  Intrigue: ....if that picture was from the org at all,

  If?

  Of course it is

  I found on the org website

  Questions from readers WT July 2017
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  Image: Great Tribulation

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the org's fear theme has really been emphasized recently- the bunker video and now the convention video with jws being pursued by guys with assault rifles.

  this image comes from the watchtower july 2017 questions from readers: would it be fitting for a christian to keep a firearm, such as a handgun or a rifle, for protection against other humans?.

  the caption for the image is this: during the great tribulation, christians will rely on jehovah and not try to defend themselves.

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  Magnum: edited to add: OK, so I just read the OP again. Now, I'm thinking that you're saying that it is a JW-produced pic and that another group used it.

  Yeah, that is the general gist of it.

  I was interested in how this image fits within the WT narrative - the bunker video in 2016, this image in 2017, and now...the Jesus saves video

  The deliberate construction of the fear myth is evident in how the WT has presented them chronologically

  Here is another thing.

  I wonder if the WT/org will go after that Nigerian web site (truechristianity) for copyright violations. The same site sells books written by this fellow:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kumuyi

  William Folorunso Kumuyi (born 6 June 1941)[1][2] is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry situated at KM 42 on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria. He is the author of several books
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  In April 2013, Kumuyi was named as one of the "500 most powerful people on the planet" and Deeper Christian Life Ministry named as "the World's largest Megachurch" by Foreign Policy magazine (FP)