If faith is required then how can you be right and everyone else wrong? Wouldn't that be fact?
onesong
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got my stopwatch.............
by BlackSwan of Memphis inlet's say you have 20 seconds (give or take) to make an impression on a jw.
to say something that will stick in their head and make them really think.
because you know, that once they realize you are an apostate, they will shut down anything else that you have to say.. what do you say?.
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Curious as to what a wedding at the KH is like...
by Riverwatcher ini don't know why this has popped into my head.
just wondering about j/w weddings.. is there music?
are there any traditions used in the ceremony?
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onesong
The wedding talks of JW's have got to be one of the most inane and degrading processes known to man.
Every one I've ever heard is an instruction talk, all the do's and don'ts.(If these people haven't figured this stuff out before today their gonna have some problems.)
There's always some stupid, humiliating joke about the woman's "time of the month" (I always wanted to scream when I heard this, I can't imagine how you women felt.)
Then there's the "squeezing the toothpaste tube" conundrum that's inevitably going to be brought up.
And of course it's "subjection, subjection, subjection."
Can any couple really remember their talk? (if it wasn't recorded) Who's actually listening?
I was 23 years old, still very much a virgin and was thinking " I'm actually going to have sex tonight!".
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What weird things have you read in the bible?
by stillAwitness inthe fact that nimrod's name means: "he stirred up the whole earth to rebel"
and yet ezra's name means: "help"
what caused nimord's mother to name him something that had such a negative meaning and yet he turned out to be just that?
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onesong
Thanks Tetrapod, that was great work. How can anyone honestly argue with that?
Here's one from Paul that I haven't seen the Society comment on:
2 Cor.12:2 "I know a man in union with Christ who, fourteen years ago-whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows-was caught away as such to the third heaven."
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current time requirements?
by carla inanybody have the current 'time requirements' for reg.
publishers, pioneers, etc..?
also, can you tell me what are the duties of a ms besides holding the coveted microphone?
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Einstein says
by onesong ini just came across this comment by albert:
"he who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt.he has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal
cord would suffice.
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onesong
Thanks for those points Gozz and TS. I suppose I went a little over the top in saying that he credited "God" for his insights. ( Please forgive me, I'm still trying to eradicate the tendency to make emphatic statements without authenticity, I was a Dub after all.)
I was just trying to respond to a previous post that said he was cold and arrogant. That was an assumption that I had about him before also.
I understand he didn't believe in a personal god but he recognized a superior intelligence and in relation to it he seemed, to me, to be humble.He obviously used the term "God" often and I think it would be difficult for anyone to say exactly what he thought of God. Who of us can say how we view god for certainty, and hasn't any abstract definition that we might have had changed and will continue to?
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Does your JW baptism still mean anything to you?
by JH in.
all i know is that jesus said to get baptized.
he didn't say in what religion though.. although i don't go to meetings anymore and don't plan on going anymore, i'm still glad that i was baptized.
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What names have you been called?
by onesong infor those of you who are out (or going that way) are there any names or terms that dubs have used to describe you that you make you laugh?.
my personal favorite (out of many) is that i'm an "enemy of everlasting life" .
by a former elder and friend.. yup, that's me...i want to see everyone die!!!!!!
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onesong
For those of you who are out (or going that way) are there any names or terms that dubs have used to describe you that you make you laugh?
My personal favorite (out of many) is that I'm an "enemy of everlasting life" . By a former elder and friend.
Yup, that's me...I want to see EVERYONE DIE!!!!!!!
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Einstein says
by onesong ini just came across this comment by albert:
"he who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt.he has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal
cord would suffice.
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onesong
I don't have it on me now but there's a great book -E=MC2 A Biography of The World's Greatest Equation that delves into Einstien's beliefs.
For now here's a few quotes of his reflecting his mindset.
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
Albert Einstein"When the solution is simple, God is answering." Albert Einstein
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
Albert EinsteinBefore God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. Albert Einstein
God always takes the simplest way.
Albert EinsteinI want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
Albert EinsteinMorality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
Albert EinsteinGod may be subtle, but he isn't plain mean.
Albert EinsteinI am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
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Now That The "Hope" Of Paradise Is Gone-----Now What???
by minimus inare you aimless?
are you happier?
more confused?
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onesong
For me true trust in an intelligent Creator means that there is more than just this life in front of us. I don't think we're supposed to know exactly what else there is. So I try to make the most of EVERY moment of this life and don't let fear of death rob me of NOW.I've found that if you concentrate on what you can give to this world (and it can be anything) you'll find a sense of fulfillment and joy.
I like your take Billygoat, experience as much as possible and don't miss the roses!
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How very humbling....
by EC ini was never one to judge people.
most of the time i felt so sorry for ones.
however, looking back now, i remember times, especially in school where someone might have been really mean to me and i would think in my head "well, atleast i'm not goin to die!
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onesong
Don't beat yourself up. The fact that you're willing to admit you were wrong is a huge step in personal growth. Only the ignorant and immature think they have all the answers.Every important scientific discovery(really any dicovery) has come from someone assuming that they or everyone else was wrong.
An important piece of advice I learned after leaving the Org.--never cling to beliefs, they'll get you stuck...instead have great ideas.
Welcome EC!