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  Truth.......Embellishments......or Lies???

  by enlightenedcynic in

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  2. beliefs

  it seems to me that a large majority of jw's believe that this is god's organization because they read all those experiences that are related in the watchtower mags and in the yearbooks, and then conclude that those could not have taken place without divine intervention.

  not to mention all of the experiences that are related at assembly programs and district conventions.

  are the experiences true?

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  Just attended a SAD program on Saturday...........................

  by enlightenedcynic in

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  THE DECEMBER 2006 OUR KINGDOM MINISTRY QUESTION BOX

  by enlightenedcynic in

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  question: .

  would it be appropriate to arrange yard sales or other fund raising events to help the congregation?

  answer: .

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  IS/ WAS YOUR CONGREGATION LIKE MY CURRENT ONE?

  by enlightenedcynic in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  in the congregation i currently attend with my die-hard witness wife and my two kids, the p.o.

  is a lame duck elder whom no one really respects or goes to for any counsel, advice, etc.

  another elder(lives at bethel) has taken to flirting with a local sister who is seperated but not divorced from her husband.

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  LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT...........................

  by enlightenedcynic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a governing body member dies and althoughbeit several months later after his death, he gets a full page eulogy complete with brief life story and picture.

  (see 9/15/06 wt pg.

  31 about albert schroeder) of course the wts does this anytime a high ranking official in their org passes away.

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  Gay twin brothers were raised as witnesses!!!

  by enlightenedcynic in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  saw this article in yesterday's ny daily news.

  http://www.nydailynews.com/10-16-2006/entertainment/ent_radio/story/461980p-388694c.html .

  showed it to my wife and she nearly had a heart attack.

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  "SORRY DUDE.......THIS IS A PRIVATE PARTY!!!"

  by enlightenedcynic in

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  Another WTS Contradiction!!!

  by enlightenedcynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just a thought that i had at a book study about two weeks ago when the chapter about why god permits suffering from the 'bible teach' book was being covered.

  in paragraphs 12 -14 the wts lays out this ridiculous arguement likening god to a teacher and satan as a student who is disrupting a class.

  the wts says that much like how a teacher might invite a rebellious and disruptive student to instruct the class so as to prove the student wrong....jehovah has allowed satan to operate for a time in order to prove that satan's way is wrong.

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  Why Did Adam & Eve Need An Immune System???

  by enlightenedcynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is a question i would like answered intelligently if possible.

  i asked my wife and another brother during an informal gathering of friends and was given the typical "wait till the new system, jehovah will answer all questions" response.

  for the last year or so i began to seriously doubt the existence of a "loving, caring god".

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  Asked my Book Study group a question......................

  by enlightenedcynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  tuesday night's book study dealt with the resurrection and why we can have confidence in it...blah, blah, blah!

  so after meeting as we are sitting around and chatting i spoke up and said, "did lazurus get resurrected with his same body or with a new one?

  " i asked it purposely because on page 68, par.

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