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  A Mind at War

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  right now, i feel like my mind is at war with itself.. on the one side is reason, logic.. on the other is tradition, hope and fear.. reason and logic are challenging life-long beliefs.

  they are telling me, "is this any more believable than the story of the lord of the rings?".

  certain doctrines of my belief system are crumbling.. my mind still wants to hold on to the belief in a creator, his son jesus and the bible.

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  Red pill or blue pill? If you don't follow your mind's enlightenment you will become the living dead.
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  How to explain the HYPOCRISY of the JW blood doctrine with out getting DFd?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws since 1945 have taught that one should commit suicide and sacrifice oneself to god rather the take blood.

  then in 2006 in an awake they said one could take hemoglobin even cow hemoglobin.

  since hemoglobin makes up 96% of what a red blood cell is and 45% of the total volume of blood and is the key component of what makes blood work, how does one explain that this is obviously hypocrisy and do it in a way as to not get dfd?

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  First and foremost, you cannot question anything against the Watchtower without getting either disfellowshipped or marked.

  What I suggest you do is to get a copy of their old anti-blood booklet, Blood, Medicine and the Law of God, where they had the original teaching and use it against them with the simple statement that they were consistent back then. I know you'll get the usual "old light" response but you might have better luck if you have them read it and cause some dissonance in their perception of the doctrine. Don't know if that might actually work but it's worth a try.
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  Send the Watchtower Some Glittery Love

  by jw07 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  what is the mail screening process at headquarters like?

  wouldn't it be great if the watchtower received a few hundred packets of sticky, messy glitter that clings to everything over the course of a week?.

  this website is amusing to say the least.. http://shipyourenemiesglitter.com/.

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  Unfortunately the only person that would be affected by that would be an insignificant office worker.
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  Called on a DF'd person today.

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  wow, what a surprise that was!.

  i expected a warm welcome, as this was someone i have known for a very long time.. nope, uber disfellowshipped jw.

  totally caught me off guard.

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  I've known three long-time inactive or disfellowshipped Witnesses that were complete believers. They leave for reasons having nothing to do with doctrine or organizational behavior and will let you know that it is still "The Truth".

  Not everyone has an intellectual curiosity like we do.
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  anyone want 2013 wt library cd? or old books?

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my mom brought me a bag of literiture that her khall was going to throw away.

  apparently they are not 'placeable' anymore, hmmm.. she cant stand to see those books tossed out like 'garbage' so here i go, .

  in ths bad was 5 brand new in the plastic wt 2013 library cds.

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  sowhatnow, you have a pm.
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  Scientists Seek Religious Experience -- in the Brain

  by truthseeker100 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  scientists seek religious experience -- in the brain.

  by geoffrey mohan.

  published:.

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  Yes, it would be the brain cells' chemistry. The mind is what the brain does.

  Another neurologist of great standing is Vilayanur Ramachandran. A comical excerpt from one of his videos:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFJPtVRlI64

   

  Like your reference to Philip Dick's book.
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  Obama and Muslims

  by Shanagirl1 in

  1. social
  2. current

  in audacity of hope he writes: i will stand with the muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

  the quote comes from page 261 of the paperback edition of the audacity of hope.. he couildn't march in solidarity.

  yesterday the "political winds shift" happened.

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  Village Idiot

  Shanagirl:

  "Village Idiot - You are quoting from a website dedicated to labeling Allen West as Right Wing."

  That website provides links and audio recordings so you can go straight to the horses mouth.

  By the way your labeling me as an 'Obamappologist' shows that you make assumptions and broad generalizations just like the Watchtower does to apostates and you have towards me.
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  Obama and Muslims

  by Shanagirl1 in

  1. social
  2. current

  in audacity of hope he writes: i will stand with the muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

  the quote comes from page 261 of the paperback edition of the audacity of hope.. he couildn't march in solidarity.

  yesterday the "political winds shift" happened.

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  Shanagirl1: 

  "Also I read Allen West's website."

  Allen West: Obama Waging Biological Warfare Against Americans

  Allen West Claims Obama Is Creating A Saudi-Iranian Islamic Caliphate, Blames His 'Eastern Orientation'

   
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  Just returned from South America

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i just came back from visiting family in south america (will keep the name of the country out for now) and i was shocked by the amount of jws i saw on the street.

  keep in mind that most countries in sa have been under military rule until the early 80s, with the general fear and mindset sticking around until the late 90s, even when the military was gone and democracy re established.

  jw were not around when i lived there.

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  All sorts of Christian Fundamentalist faiths are exploding in South America. Religion thrives in misery.
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  New member, no longer just reader...

  by freemindfade in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i joined very recently and began posting and commenting without a formal intro.

  been reading for a while, decided it was time to jump in.

  mentally i am completely cleansed of this thing, but still have to maintain a minimal involvement for spouse and family.

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  Village Idiot

  Welcome freemindfade. Hope things turn out well for you in the long run.