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  Who Owns the Copyright to Crisis of Conscience?

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

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  recently there was a thread where someone asked if there was a copy of crisis of conscience they could purchase.

  raymond franz it seems had limited resources yet he was able to provide crisis of conscience in printed form to what?

  thousands?

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  Maybe Simon could purchase those rights.
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  The two key components of religion... If removed?

  by purrpurr in

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  2. beliefs

  i'm reading a very interesting book right now " why our children will be atheist ".

  i've just started the beginning of the book but it starts off with a history of how religion developed through the ages of mankind.. one of the points it make is that religion was invented for two reasons 1) to alay fears about death and the future 2) to create a bond between other people.. i found this thought to be very interesting and i wonder if the need for those two components were removed from mankind would religion disappear too?.

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  Religion was invented as a way to understand the world as well as for the hope for immortality. It allows for social bonding but usually, in conservative religions, bonding with outsiders is looked down upon.
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  Return to Jehovah Photo

  by naazira in

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  2. friends

  this picture is in the new publication from this year's convention, titled "return to jehovah".

  part 1the lost one i will search for.

  personally, the animal looks scared of the shepherd.

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  Sheep: Bahahaha.

  Shepherd: Come here little one, my wife is a good cook.
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  California Supreme Court Case - S226656

  by Gayle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/maincasescreen.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=s226656&search=party&start=1&query_partylastnameororg=watchtower bible and tract.

  started 5/27/2015.

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  JWdaughter,

  "Village Idiot-they don't care about the money. Its not THEIR personal wallet and they have lots more where that came from. Its not even that much money.They are all about "the principle of the thing". Or the lack of principles in their case."

  I believe Candace Conti asked for 25 million in damages. The accumulation of multiple lawsuits could easily be a 100 million and I believe the society is worth several 100 million so that would be a good chunk of their 'hard earned' money.
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  "Make a list of people you want to meet in the New System!" (New September Watchtower)

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  watchtower september 2015 study edition, "stand firm in the faith," paragraphs 16 and 17:.

  following jesus example, we must read the bible daily, study it, and meditate on what we learn.

  along with general bible study, dig into topics about which you may have questions.. you can imitate jesus by meditating on the wonderful promises jehovah has made to you.

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  The elder who studied with me said that I should imagine myself in the "new order".

  But anyways:

  Genghis Khan

  Thomas Paine

  Charles Manson

  Giordano Bruno

  Any Neandertal

  Carl Sagan
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  Linking to cult site w/o increasing their search engine position

  by rebel8 in

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  i just found out about donotlink and thought it might be of interest to others here.

  we are always talking about j w dot org and i am worried it's helping them.

  is that true?.

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  Good catch rebel girl.
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  California Supreme Court Case - S226656

  by Gayle in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/maincasescreen.cfm?dist=0&doc_id=2109889&doc_no=s226656&search=party&start=1&query_partylastnameororg=watchtower bible and tract.

  started 5/27/2015.

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  Flipper,

  "They just cannot accept defeat or being made to even appear as if they were negligent or in the wrong."

  I think it's just cold blooded calculations. Several hundred thousand dollars in attorney fees may save them several million in awarded damages.
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  By “evolution,” we mean “macroevolution”—apes turning into humans, for example.

  by FadingTruth in

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  2. bible

  august 2015 awake .

  quote in title taken from article footnote.. anyone have information on who gene hwang and yan-der hsuuw in the article are?.

  why do they repeatedly state that apes turned to humans when that's not what evolutionists teach at all?.

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  James Brown,

  "It seems like science changes like religion changes. They both try to force the current information into their world view."

  The science back then was incomplete. We now have over a dozen species discovered. So any change is towards better understanding.
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  If you found out TTATT at 80 and spent your entire life at Bethel, what would you do?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  would you do a ray franz deal and write a book or keep quiet and live out the rest of your life in bethel?.

  would you keep reading the watchtower magazine?.

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  They may qualify for Social Security but I don't think they would get much especially in New York where I believe rent is high. Probably just enough for food and transportation (if they have a car).
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  Wanted to Share a Watchtower Quote with you

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just thought this was interesting and wanted to see all of your thoughts and opinions on it.. watchtower, november 15, 2014, simplified study edition, pages 11-12:.

  9 let us examine the words of three brothers who for many years have worked closely with members of the governing body.

  one brother mentioned: while this has indeed been a unique privilege of service, the close association has from time to time revealed that, although spirit anointed, these brothers are imperfect.

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  FusionTheism,

  "...the close association has from time to time revealed that, although spirit anointed, these brothers are imperfect"

  I've noticed that they're using mock humility lately.