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Bible prophecies falter?
by Kalos in
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wt-projected anglo-american dual world power has many times showed they are no longer dual.

latest in the series is britains inclination towards recognizing palestinian state which runs counter to us interests.

(http://mondoweiss.net/2014/10/parliament-overwhelmingly-palestinian) and now eu is poised for doing something more (http://online.wsj.com/articles/european-nations-consider-recognizing-palestinian-state-1415406076.
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Their name [Jehovahs Witnesses], GB arrangement, main activityall are apostate in origin!
by Kalos in
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here is the greatest irony of our timean organization that literally yells at the apostates is actually a personification of apostasy:.

1) if an organization takes the name witnesses of god, they must be (through their action) declared righteous and observers should testify: it is the truth, warns isaiah 43:9 (which is the verse immediately preceding isaiah 43:10 which jws takes as the basis of their name).

[an organization that made nearly 50 major changes in their teachings create the impression that god is not the same, but constantly is changing (contrast isaiah 43:10; james 1:17)].
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Did God really test Adam and Eve, and Abraham?
by Kalos in
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god does not test anyone.

(james 1:14) hence any account claiming god as testing man (perfect or imperfect) will betray the signs of mans (not gods) thought!.

1) god asking adam not to eat of a particular fruit-bearing tree defies all logic as any fruit-bearing tree is a symbol of goodnessproducing nutritious food (not for themselves) for others; thus doing good for the sake of goodness, which is the very core-attribute of god himself (mathew 5:44-47; mark 10:18) hence eating [the principle] of a fruit-bearing tree would only make man like godsomething jesus himself commanded everyone to do!!!.
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Similarity between Jesus and Jehovahs Witnesses
by Kalos in
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there are numerous similarities between jesus and jehovahs witnesses.

to mention a few:.

1) both suspected they are anointed by god and started preaching work.. 2) both had some ambiguous references (which can be interpreted to suit any conclusion one likes to have) from the scriptures.. 3) friends and family members of both generally believed they were insane (mark 3:21), and religious experts attributed power of satan to the work being accomplished by both (mark 3:22).
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At last, UN initiative to campaign for gender equalitywill it awaken the sleeping giant among JWs?
by Kalos in
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the he for she campaign un started recently (urging men to stand up for the rights of their mothers, sisters and daughters) is now gathering momentum.

(http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-gender-equality-is-your-issue-too).

will this awaken the sleeping giant (also called body of men) among jws?
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Catholic Church sends tremors to the Heaven?!
by Kalos in
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an assembly of roman catholic bishops convened by pope francis at the vatican released a preliminary document on monday which shows a marked shift in tone from 2000 years history.

catholic church is poised for welcoming and accepting gay people, unmarried couples......in sharp defiance of the principle found in romans 1:21-27. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/14/world/europe/vatican-signals-more-tolerance-toward-gays-and-remarriage.html?_r=0.

this comes as no surprise to those who know the prophecy of st. malachi, the irish saint, who was also the bishop of armagh (12th c).
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Can a religion claim: Only we have the truth?
by Kalos in
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truth is self-evident (things like: the whole is greater than its part ....).. truth is always right (things like: caring for the accident victim helplessly bleeding on the road ....).. claiming: only we have the truth is like claiming: only my university is useful.

history shows that many school/college drop-outs have made significant contributions to the society like many those who completed their education!

and on the contrary, many school/college drop-outs have made significant damage to the society like some of those who completed their education!
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The Tree of The Knowledge of Good and BadHave JWs got it correctly?
by Kalos in
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as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it, for in the day you eat from it you will positively die.

(genesis 2:17).

jws interpret this tree as the symbol knowledge of good and bad, right of god to set standards for us; hence eating of it means snatching gods right to rule over usthus self-rule means ruination and death, and conversely gods rule means blessings and eternal life.. this interpretation has some intrinsic problems!.
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If Extraterrestrials are found existing, will people abandon the Bible?
by Kalos in
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i have heard people say: if space exploration proves extraterrestrials do exist, that would be the end of the bible (which teaches earth is the only place there is life).. i feel this will not happen, because already science proved certain views reflected in the bible are wrong:.

1) joshua stopped the sun to win the war (joshua 10:3).

2) satanthinking earth is flattook jesus to the top of the mountain so that all kingdoms of the earth could be visible to the eyes (to person like jesus, just saying is enoughwhy need a vision of all kingdoms of the earth.
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Whatever happened has a lesson for us!
by Kalos in
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when my dad left jws, his stoic remark was: it was not a total wastage; after all i learned something good about the witnessestheir resolve to continue with their original claim that they are the appointed channel of god, even when they know in their heart of hearts that they are not.

why cant i imitate that sort of resolve in doing something worthwhile?

he thus echoed confucius who said: to be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.. a poor choice we made, some obstructions or some resistance are almost always viewed with fear and anxiety.