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  John Hick

  by logansrun in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  has anyone ever had opportunity to study the writings and ideas of christian theologian john hick?

  i've been reading one of his books entitled "god has many names" which is a radical and thought-provoking work advocating the idea that all of the world's great religions (christianity, judaism, islam, hinduism, buddhism) are in some way "inspired" by god and lead to him/her/it (hick refers to this entity as the "eternal one").

  hick was raised in a non-religious enviornment, was initially inclined towards theosophy but later became a conservative christian in the presbyterian church.

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  I have girl problems.

  by Obviously Secret in

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  2. relationships

  i know i am the usual teenage dude that isn't the pimp so many other guys are.

  however, i really like this one girl that is just kind of in the organization.

  she was born into it but her family was never serious about it.

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  Which Way Did You Choose To Leave The Organization?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  for me it was the slow, purposeful fade....and you?

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  i put this in humour, but it makes me want to vomit hard

  by in a new york bethel minute in

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  2. humour

  i receieved this "poem" from some witness chick who sent it as a forward to myself and a whole bunch of other dubs.

  my sister received it from someone else and i have other friends who received it from other sources.

  im sure every young witness who has email has received it by now, and it's the most sickening, disheartening thing i have seen in a long time.

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  Some Jokes

  by GenericMan in

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  2. humour

  i'm a jehovah's bystander.

  we's like the witnesses, only we don't wanna get involved.

  - flip wilson.

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  Holy Spirit?

  by Spooner in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well what do you guys believe with that?

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  Fudging on "Field Service Report"

  by Clinton in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  when i was a jdub i used to write down whatever hours i wanted to write down.

  when i was pioneering for 7 years i would add a few hours to my time each month so that i wouldn?t fall too far behind.

  even when i wasn?t pioneering though i would inflate my hours a bit sometimes so i wouldn?t have the elders hounding me about my time and also so i could hold a ?position?.

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  What would you ask?

  by Gadget in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if you found a db with a section entitled 'ask a jehovahs witness' for people with questions about what jws believe, what question would you ask them?

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  Did you ever experience "Joy"?

  by Pork Chop in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  one thing that always struck me was the rather dour nature of the organization.

  i know people laugh, and at seem to have a good time, at least occasionally.

  however, one thing i just haven't seen is a real outpouring of joy, like david dancing like a crazy man or some of the other occassions in the scriptures when it seems like people were almost overcome with joy.. anyone here ever feel real joy as a witness?

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  Russell's The Finished Mystery

  by GenericMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the following has been copied from my personal copy of the finished mystery:.

  even the republics will disappear in the fall of 1920.

  in one short year, 1917-1918, the vast and complicated system of sectarianism reaches its zenith of power, only to be suddenly dashed into oblivion.

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