As there are many who believe they are in the right religion but don't follow it's teachings for non conscientious reasons, I'd say that actions over membership is the benchmark on which any judging should be based.
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What if?
by jula71 indoes anyone have the fear of, "what if they?re right?
" i?ve had that nagging me then i have another voice, i?m not nuts-i?m not hearing voices-just a metaphor, tell me "they can?t be right.
" i just have this incredible inner conflict in me.
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What if?
by jula71 indoes anyone have the fear of, "what if they?re right?
" i?ve had that nagging me then i have another voice, i?m not nuts-i?m not hearing voices-just a metaphor, tell me "they can?t be right.
" i just have this incredible inner conflict in me.
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mtbatoon
Sorry tijkmo but who's punishing who?
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What if?
by jula71 indoes anyone have the fear of, "what if they?re right?
" i?ve had that nagging me then i have another voice, i?m not nuts-i?m not hearing voices-just a metaphor, tell me "they can?t be right.
" i just have this incredible inner conflict in me.
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mtbatoon
Yep I had it very strong just after I left. Fear is the main tool they use for conditioning. Don't worry though the other voice drowns it out as it get louder.
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Do you consider yourself as being 'reasonable? '
by Golf inwhat is your understanding of reasonableness and do you think your a reasonable person.
cite examples.
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mtbatoon
Golf: Yes but I think she took an unreasonable amount of time to explain herself.
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Do you consider yourself as being 'reasonable? '
by Golf inwhat is your understanding of reasonableness and do you think your a reasonable person.
cite examples.
golf
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I would only let those who know me decide.
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spanish congregations vs english
by Pwned in(i dont mean the countries - grammar nazis, please dont flame).
i dont know how many of you attended a spanish speaking hall like i did but in my experience and from reading people's posts i think that there are some pretty big differences.
1. spanish congs are more liberal .
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mtbatoon
Why on earth would anyone think that Northern Europeans would be stuffy and Southern Europeans show more passion.
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Out of context Watchtower quotes -- join in, have fun!
by AlmostAtheist inthe watchtower is constantly pulling quotes out of context and distorting the original author's meaning.
why not give them a taste of their own poison?
here's a few to get you started: .
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mtbatoon
Misquoted from the WT website contact page http://www.watchtower.org/how_to_contact_us.htm
?we do not answer questions?
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My story.....
by jula71 ini was born into the "truth", so it is pretty much to only life i have known.
i have been studying the bible seriously since my teens, about 15+ years.
then it hit me about 6 months ago, i?m not really studying the bible, but rather the wt publications.
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mtbatoon
Glad you saw the light. Welcome to the forum.
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William Shatner - Has Been
by Cygnus inhe's always been a hero of mine.
his new cd is called "has been" and it's an _incredible_ album.
aimee mann, joe jackson, henry rollins guest star in it.
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mtbatoon
Shatner's offerings have always excited me, "King Henry the Fifth" and "It Was a Very Good Year" are particular favourites of mine. For any others interested in the Star Trek / popular music cross over my I take this opportunity to direct you to ?The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins? by Leonard Nimoy. I still wonder to this day why it wasn't used in screen version of LotR.
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Come quickly, Lord Jesus
by myelaine ini have found myself saying this more frequently lately.
do you want an end to this system, or do you want proof of god?
for myself, i am just broken hearted by the state of the world.
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mtbatoon
I'm sorry myelaine but I can accept that there has been a decline in morals over the last 100 years or even 2000. Morals change but for one time period to judge another is a pointless exercise. We impose our own situations and standards that are impractical to the situation we are looking at. The Roman circus for example was a bloody experience though the execution of criminals or social undesirables was only a small part of the proceedings. The whole show was more a celebration of life through death, a concept we have trouble understanding with 20/21 st century thinking but one the Romans had no problem with. And why only the decline of Christian values, what about Buddhist, Hindu, or Muslim ?