Topics Started by Aalena

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What are Americans taught about U.S and what do you really believe?
by sleepy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
just wondering what exactly americans (u.s.a) are taught about their country in school .do you really salute a flag, do you swear allegiance to the country.

are you taught that you fought for freedom, and that america is the land of the free, etc etc?

do you actually believe what you are taught?
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Age Difference?
by simplesally in
1. social
2. relationships
she is older, he is younger.

what's the largest spread in years that you have heard about that is.

1. fun.
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Once a cheater always a cheater?
by Aalena in
1. social
2. relationships
i caught my boyfriend of 8 years cheating on me about a month ago.

he claims it is the only time he has ever cheated and he never thought he would ever cheat nor would he ever do it again.

some of my friends are upset at me saying i should have left him immeditately.
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How Many XJWs Who's Christianity Is Now Progressive In Nature?
by Eden in
1. watchtower
2. bible
from my observation of walking away from the org eight years ago..it seems..that most xjw's are either fundamental protestants...or on left side as athiests.....so, i was wondering, any xjws here who's christianity is now progressive (non-fundamentalists) in nature?
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Questions about Jehovahs Witness???
by JDWEEE in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
charles taze russell, founded the jw in the 1860's.

which is based on his own interpretations of the bible.

he had no theology education, and did not know the greek, and hebrew language.. question: how can an average man, with "no" education, interpret the bible correctly?.
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A QUESTION FOR GUYS
by sandy in
1. social
2. relationships
why do some guys feel the need to have sex with their ex-girlfriends?

is this a common thing?

how many of you guys did or do this?.
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Belief and experience in religion
by Markfromcali in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
have you ever noticed how you have belief and experience in different proportions when it comes to religion?

on the one hand you might have the fundy that just crams every experience into the interpretation of a static belief system, and on the other you have the typical new age kind of mindset where every kind of belief is conjured up to support your experience.

for those who have seen the movie office space, remember the game "jump to conclusions"?
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Abraham's Sacrifice
by Aalena in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm taking this philosophy class(oh no worldy wisdom) and the instructer mentioned how it always bothered him how abraham's god(yaweh or jehovah to us) had put him through the ordeal of even asking him to sacrifice his son.

i identified with this because it's something that always bothered me as well.

i know it was supposedly just a "test" but to me it doesn't seem like something jehovah would ever do when taking into consideration his characteristics outlined in the bible.
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[disgruntled] Mormons and 7th day Adventist vs. JW's
by Undaunted Danny in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
show results for: web | images | directory | yellow pages | news | products

show results for: web | images | directory | yellow pages | news | products categories: ?

mormon opposing views top 20 web results out of about 19,300 search took 0.26 seconds.
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Continuum, Consciousness, Being
by onacruse in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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matter exists.. matter does not disappear from the universe; it transforms, at times, but in some form or other (energy) it continues to exist.. so what is "consciousness"?

it also exists (and we are individually proof of that fact).. can our personal "consciousness" cease to exist?