I wonder in the event of a zombie apocalypse if JW's would be left alone? The zombies might just assumed they have already been turned! Welcome to your new paradise on earth. :o)
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Walking Dead season 5 is finished!
by stuckinarut2 inso the walking dead season 5 has finished??.
now what am i going to do if i want to watch brain dead rotten corpses attack the living and suck the life out of them??.
oh, no hang on...it's ok.....i can just watch the gb on jw.tv.org!.
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The stars will fall from the sky... but maybe they are better where they are?
by M*A*S*H inas an atheist interested in debate i have often accused religious folk of suffering cognitive dissonance on many issues.
i stupidly thought i might be immune to such dissonance.
however now i find myself in a battle for my own mind with no obvious end in sight.. i remember being taught as a young jw that the following passage in mark "the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
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As an atheist interested in debate I have often accused religious folk of suffering cognitive dissonance on many issues. I stupidly thought I might be immune to such dissonance. However now I find myself in a battle for my own mind with no obvious end in sight.
I remember being taught as a young JW that the following passage in Mark "The stars will fall from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken." related to the signs of the times and the destruction of world religions. I am no fan of religion and part of me almost looked forward to a scenario where religion would be 'fall'. Finally a JW prophecy I could look forward to ;o)
However, in the current climate of the world, it does now seem we are seeing a backlash against Islam and other religions (to a lesser degree). For example many Muslims and Jewish people are being ostracised and made to feel strangers in their own countries like the UK, France and the US - partly because of the religion they are practising (or at least assumed to be practising).
As the intolerance of others grows in many countries, I now fear the lengths civil liberties may suffer. I fear the blurred distinctions between race and religion will spiral out of control. I fear the far right rumblings across the political landscape. I fear the ultra international isolationists are gaining ground. Most of all I fear the seemingly growing popular hatred of religious people and the effects on those people.
Generally I believe the world be a better place without religion however the way things are going, I fear for the future. I find myself wanting to support the very thing I have been biased against.
Confused!
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This Way to Glory, Kids
by berrygerry insorry to be a bit macabre, but this blows.. this way to glory and privileges, aka "this way to the showers.".
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https://furtherglory.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/proof-of-the-nazi-gas-chambers-given-at-the-nuremberg-imt-on-nov-29-1945/.
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DC2015 New Release: Brochure "Return to Jehovah" for those who faded/left
by Designer Stubble init appears that a new 16-page brochure, with the title "return to jehovah" is to be released at the regional convention (dc) this year.
it would be written specifically for those faded or da/df.chapters are:a letter from the governing body1.
the lost one i will search for2.
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Latest recommended delivery method.
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David (Martin) Burridge found NOT GUILTY at Crown Court !
by Phizzy ini wonder what the details are that led to the verdict ?.
http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/11857866.man_found_not_guilty_of_indecently_assaulting_young_girl/.
perhaps someone has a way to find out what happened ?.
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There is a big difference between "not guilty" and "innocent". The courts did not find him "innocent", they found there is not enough evidence to find him guilty.
That said, painful as it is for some individuals involved... society as a whole must consider him innocent until proven guilty.
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A letter To My Friend
by Garrett inhey guys,.
so i've written up a letter to my friend that i plan on sending him to try to wake him up.
he's a very sensible man who i care deeply for.
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Print the letter, sign it, address it. Then put it in your desk drawer for at least one month. If you still want to send it then, go ahead.
IMHO sending this letter will drive you friend further into the Borg mind. You are giving them 'something to do', a righteous call to action, a test, an opportunity for him to demonstrate his faith. Your letter will probably be passed direct to the elders and your friend will get that warm fuzzy feeling of 'doing the right thing'. It may well strengthen their faith, avoiding a nasty apostate attempting to tempt them away is no mean feat!
The advice to perhaps meet and have a coffee would be better. Don't bring up any JW related issues until they ask and then only answer the questions they asked without launching into a tirade!
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WT is trying to scare off memorial partakers
by cookiemaster ini don't know how many of you still participate in the sunday wt study, but i unfortunately still do.
even though i was asleep half of the time, i did notice something i thought i should share with the rest, in case you haven't noticed.
a lot of the paragraphs were worded strongly against partaking and used clear language of intimidation and discouragement toward anyone thinking of partaking.
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Skills Gap
by M*A*S*H inthe jws have now been discouraging higher education and critical thinking for a long time.
we have all seen the 'dumbing down' of the wt literature.
on a personal level i have seen many of the perceivably intelligent younger members of congregations leave.
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Sadly, having thought on this somewhat, I think that JWs may become increasingly difficult to de-convert. If they do not have the skills to examine doctrine, explore religious ideas and delve in-depth into their own religion, what hope do we have of asking questions that will make them question anything as they do not know anything in the first place?
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Is anything holy?
by Half banana inis anything holy?.
i would maintain that holiness can only come from the attitude of people ascribing something as holy.
holiness never comes from the "holy" object, spirit or humans described as being holy..
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Skills Gap
by M*A*S*H inthe jws have now been discouraging higher education and critical thinking for a long time.
we have all seen the 'dumbing down' of the wt literature.
on a personal level i have seen many of the perceivably intelligent younger members of congregations leave.
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I think that the religion's conversation rate, which is already terrible in terms of man hours, can only suffer as the new stock of JWs are 'dumbing down'. This dumbing down will become self perpetuating as they are now highly unlikely to attract new blood from the society's intelligentsia (or even those that got through college).
