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  Why do people need religion in this century?

  by sweetgrass in

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  i think people need religion because of fear.

  fear of death and what will happen at death if they have been good or bad.

  people say it gives them hope but is this not born too out of fear of not seeing dead loved ones again, or having a better life in the afterlife?

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  Our generation is on the verge of another great religious evolution.

  Yes it is - the best evolution possible
  
  
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  Do flat earth beliefs deserve respect?

  by azor in

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  what say you.

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  Good question.

  No. Because all the evidence points to this not being true.

  To wilfully ignore evidence results in my lack of respect.

  It's like being asked to respect someone who actually believes in fairies. Why would you?
  
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  slimboyfat joins the Mormons!

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know that some people on the board have experience of being mormons, so i would be interested in your feedback.

  at church this afternoon it was an uncanny experience.

  in the past i've read a lot about mormons, so i thought i was prepared in general for what it would be like.

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  Another group of Sky Fairy believers.

  Life is too short to waste on yet more fantasy nonsense.
  
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

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  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  I understand the sudden cut-off may not be elegant, but we contemplated on a lot of fall-out, if we had made an announcement well ahead of time.

  I totally understand the desire to move on.

  But really, it would have been nicer to give a weeks notice so people could exchange contact details.

  Could you not just close the forums for any future postings and re-open the site for a week to allow people to pick up contact details and take note of important research threads?

  Please?
  
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  I'm shocked.

  There was a regular number of new ones joining. Sometimes every day.

  It had a different 'tone' to this site. They complimented each other really well.

  I think JWR had transferred ownership once before. Couldn't they have explored that option again?
  
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  Jehovah's Witness Recovery is no more...

  by TimeBandit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.

  i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.

  i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.

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  That's really gutting.

  I was in regular contact with someone there and we were on the verge of arranging a meetup.

  Now I can't contact them to exchange details!

  I appreciate that all things come to an end but they could have at least given a weeks notice.

  
  
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  The last video in the 2016 convention...

  by problemaddict 2 in

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  2. beliefs

  ...is an epic triumph is emotional manipulation.

  bringing together all of the stories they told thus far and placing them int he "new world" complete with the little boy who was killed in a car accident coming back from the dead.. i have a good friend who is stuck in with family and plays the role.

  he said everyone was crying, and the people next to him rated the videos by how many tissues they needed to dry their eyes.

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  Who is missing from this amazingly manipulative crap?

  God.

  In the JW vision of the future it's all about you.

  You get to build house where you want.

  You get to play musical instruments in fields when you want.
  

  You get to go hiking when you want.

  It's designed to appeal to peoples narcissistic side - 'the future - you get whatever you want...it's all about YOU!'

  They fail to mention that when Old Yahweh was last in charge the nation of Israel had rules governing every aspect of the lives.

  You obey bitches - or you die!
  

  I wonder how many JW's would be grumbling that clearing up billions of dead bodies didn't marry up to the videos they used to be shown at RC's.
  
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  Assembly Hall and Gentleman's Club

  by sp74bb in

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  2. friends

  the spanish exjw forum is burning fire with the massive sale of jw kingdom halls and an assembly hall in spain, each week new listing places appears.

  would jw survive in this country??

  surprisingly the sources have found that a real estate agency named "benialsa" is massively promoting the sales.. http://www.fotocasa.es/inmobiliarias/benialsa-gestion-inmobiliaria-9202753892339.

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  I found the Assemble Hall:

  Palma Assembly Hall

  But nothing else?

  Still - why are they flogging off Assembly Halls? I thought the Spanish field did well?
  
  
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  Adopting Resolutions

  by Sunspot in

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  2. beliefs

  between 1970-1999, i remember different "resolutions" being read and adopted (by applause) at the distict conventions.. i can't remember any of them or even what they were about, or anything about them.. does anyone know anything about these resolutions, or if the wts still reads these at the conventions any more?.

  if anyone has these, could they post them please?.

  hugs,.

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  Dragging this up from the archive.

  Does anyone have a complete list of these resolutions?

  I remember one from 1988 when the Revelation book came out. Even when I was in, I always felt they were self serving aggrandising nonsense.
  
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  RUSSIA: Jehovah's Witnesses face possible liquidation

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. friends

  http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2181.

  24 may 2016. russia: jehovah's witnesses face possible liquidation.

  by victoria arnold, forum 18. if prosecutors proceed with their threat to liquidate the jehovah's witness headquarters near st petersburg, thousands of local congregations across russia could also face prohibition of their activities and individuals could be vulnerable to criminal charges for expressing their beliefs, forum 18 notes.. the jehovah's witnesses' principal body in russia is under threat of dissolution as an "extremist" organisation after the deadline in an official warning from the general prosecutor's office expired on 10 may, forum 18 notes.

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  Can't say they won't spin it, though.

  Yep. Will this be the time to resurrect their old skool boogeyman 'The King Of The North'? Didn't they used to say that the King Of The North would turn on God's people?

  Or something similar?