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  Advice, TTATT or Bible

  by Crazyguy in

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  i really starting to see the problems with the bible and it being influenced by other cultures, religions and also the fact that many of the books or letter were written after the fact or so called prophecy.

  so i am wondering would it work better to try to wake my children to ttatt about the jw cult or work on destroying the bible and its credibility?

  which do you think would work better??

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  You need to work out first what is most important to them. How much faith do they have in the Watchtower, and how much in the Bible. What makes them think the Bible is inspired, and what makes them think the Governing Body are directed by God? What are some of their doubts? Then you will know what topics to research and discuss.

  For instance, if they have questions about the flood, or evolution, you can then discuss how Genesis cannot be taken literally. If they have questions about the history of the Watchtower religion, or talk about there always being JW's, you can go down that path. Maybe they wonder why 100 years have passed since 1914 and nothing has happened, then it could be a doctrinal discussion about 607.

  I personally started to doubt the topic of universal sovereignty, and also whether God answered prayers. Yet did not question the Governing Body. It took a range of information to finally get through.
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  this is how witnessing is being done nowadays

  by losingit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have a non jw friend that knows about jws only bc i related toher my experience leaving this abusive cult.

  anyhoo, she went to starbucks yesterday and there was an older man on his laptop.

  she sat next to him while she did work on her tablet.

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  The email shows he believes himself to be highly educated, yet with each point he is incorrect. I would feel sorry for the man if it was not for how arrogant he is.
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  Scriptural Grounds for Divorce - Unbelievable story

  by Comatose in

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  2. friends

  i personally know the individual involved closely, this is not a rumor.

  this is what happens when you let three unqualified guys decide whether or not you get to ever date again with jehovah's blessing.. a young man finds out his wife is cheating on him by seeing texts on her phone.

  he knows the person she is cheating with.

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  Pharisees.
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  The Last BOE!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is the last boe we will be able to provide.

  our informant or source, was caught, disfellowshipped, and thrown out of bethel.

  we knew that sooner or later the watchtower would find him out.

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  That is a great loss. I hope he is doing alright.
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  A startling example of a JW ignoring evidence

  by Pyramid God in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i happen to work with my father, and today we got into another debate about the origin of life.

  during the debate, while rebutting a lot of creationist canards, he said that mutations are always harmful to an organism.. .

  after he left i sent him a quick email with a link to talk origins on the subject of mutations.

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  Ask him how the few thousand species on the ark became the few million species on earth today, if evolution is not possible.
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  Oscar Pistorious

  by LouBelle in

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  2. friends

  is anyone here following what is happening with the trial in south africa.

  what are your thoughts?

  how are the media handling this?

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  I cry every time I cut an onion into pieces - but it don't mean I didn't mean to cut it.

  10 out of 10 for histrionics Pistorious but I doubt you'll get an Oscar for it.

  Steve2 - you are on fire tonight.
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  Jeep ad

  by why144000 in

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  2. friends

  there is a new jeep ad here in australia, probably all over the place.

  two women are reading their fortune cookies and one reads it is time for her to take control of her life.

  she says "glad i got a jeep' funny thing is the registration number for her car in the cut away shot is xjw - ***!

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  I noticed that and thought it was hilarious, just too true.

  Here is the ad.

  http://youtu.be/PVmMVLWuO1Q
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  Progess!

  by Jon Preston in

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  2. friends

  well my wife asked me loint blank..."do you wanna be a witness anymore?

  " and i told her no.. .

  we then went into 1914 and shunning and 1975 and she said sheswondered many times about it.. anyways she said "so what do we do now?

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  That's fantastic.

  To just stop going is not living a lie, but it is important to do what give you both the best closure.
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  In Defense Of Pantheism

  by metatron in

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  2. friends

  http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/03/a-new-form-of-intelligent-life-on-earth-plants-found-to-have-a-memory-and-make-complex-decisions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3a+thedailygalaxynewsfromplanetearthbeyond+%28the+daily+galaxy+--great+discoveries+channel%3a+sci%2c+space%2c+tech.%29.

  i hope the link works....it's on dailygalaxy anyway and deals with the mystery of how plants seem to make decisions.. rather than choose between atheism or theism, i choose pantheism - that the universe has a degree of consciousness distributed thruout it, perhaps even down to the quantum level.

  we can call this background of a maintained cosmos "god" if we want.

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  I am an Agnostic that feels most comfortable with Pantheism.
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  I should'nt let them get to me, but.......

  by quellycatface in

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  one day, i'll have the courage to ask why she looks at me like that..

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  I had a JW leave what she wanted to purchase on the counter and run out of a shop when she saw me walk up in the queue behind her. It is a kick in the guts, but I felt better after telling the bewildered shop assistant that I had just left the cult she is in, so she is not allowed to talk to me any more.