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  Gaps in Fossil Record Disprove Evolution? What about Gaps in Creationism?

  by Reluctant Buddha in

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  missing links disprove a theory???.

  what about this one, creationists!!!.

  real t-rex .

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  Wombat,
  
  Simply because I don't believe in the biblical version of creation. I believe that an Intelligent Creator created us possibly by a process of evolution but certainly not that it was a blind mainly random process.
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  Home from Circuit Assembly

  by RichieRich in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as some of you knew, my circuit assembly was this weekend (dec 24 and 25).

  the theme was "clothe yourselves with the new personality".

  i guess the society has to reinforce the idea of humility, because apparently, you can't mislead haughty people.. from the sound of the accounts report, people are voting with their wallets.. nothing particularly egregrious was said.. luckily my mother had a fever this morning, so we got to leave at lunch.

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  Richie,
  If you don't like the JW Christianity why do you still go?
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  Gaps in Fossil Record Disprove Evolution? What about Gaps in Creationism?

  by Reluctant Buddha in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  missing links disprove a theory???.

  what about this one, creationists!!!.

  real t-rex .

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  Reluctant Buddha,
  You make an excellent point. I remember being told by JWs that carnivores never existed before the fall of Adam and their carnivor teeth were just an adaptation since Adams fall but I never thought to consider the fossil record and accepted it in good faith. And yes your are right I was very quick to point to evolutions missing links problem.
  However your challenge goes a bit wonky when you start attributing these absurdities to ID. You can attribute them to all religious zealots but not to all IDers which I am one.
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  Today at the KH, Hopefully opens my wifes' eyes

  by DaCheech in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the kids were sleeping, and one brother came up to me "is there a microphone on thats picking up some loud noise"?..

  i said "all mikes are off except for the stage".

  he said "there's gotta be something because the noise is annoying!".

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  Poppy,
  "sorry it has to be said.. you really dont have children do ya!! Sorry, until you know what you're talking about.. you dont know what you're talking about."
  But seriously Poppy you don't have to have children to know that they'll disturb you if they are noisy when someone is talking and you wish to concentrate. That's just reality. How can I possibly not know what I'm talking about if I'm directly affect by a silly parent that would rather disturb dozens of people than sort out his/her child with a simple nudge and a stern talking to if they are being really naughty?
  THis is what I was talking about - parents getting too precious about their little angels.
  Of course a child's innocence is precious, a loving smile returned their young sense of humour and cuteness.
  
  Respect
  Spectrum
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  Another great loss in my life..I hesitate to post this ,,

  by LyinEyes in

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  2. friends

  [edited: links have been removed from this post.].

  i hestitated to write this on xmas day and i hate to get anyone down, but i hope you understand and maybe send prayers my way.. .

  dear friends i don't know how to even put my pain in words, or my great loss.

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  ((((Dede )))))
  I'm so sorry for your loss when my father died I thought I'd never recover but time heals.
  When I visit him at his grave I always sense that he is not there but at a better place.
  
  love Spectrum
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  Today at the KH, Hopefully opens my wifes' eyes

  by DaCheech in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the kids were sleeping, and one brother came up to me "is there a microphone on thats picking up some loud noise"?..

  i said "all mikes are off except for the stage".

  he said "there's gotta be something because the noise is annoying!".

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  If it's the way I think it occurred then this is my take on it...
  I'd have to disagree with some of the posters on this thread.
  I think kids snoring at a public anything where people have taken time and energy to go to and have to concentrate is not acceptable, I don't care how much love JW are meant to exhibit.
  Maybe the JW dealing with it came on too strong to the father of the snoring kid but the fact remains that the child was annoying everyone that could hear him.
  It is not the child's fault it is the parents fault for not having stopped the child from snoring in the first place with a simple nudge.
  I'd be angry with any parent that saw fit to 'allow' a child to snore whilst silence is required. The whole point of being there is to hear someone talk not snore.
  Some parents get so precious about their children they lose any sense of responsibility to others around them. That annoys the hell out of me.
  And I don't want to hear any cra*p about, 'oh you probably don't have any children'.
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  How much JW love is enough?

  by Spectrum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've noticed over my short time on the forum that one of the indictments levied against the jws is the lack of brotherly/sisterly love that they extend to the follow jw.

  i remember my first congregation (i was about 14/15).

  of the nearly 200 people there i was only ever invited to two brother's homes over a 2 year period.

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  I'd like to thank everyone for their contribution so far as they are informative and set a mode but I'm still left with my original questions unanswered.
  How much love is enough?
  Who are these people that we should expect as much love from them as from our blood family?
  Greendawn
  I think you are saying if they have Christ in their heart then they should show Christ's love to their fellow christian brother. But how much love did Christ show and in what form?
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  Christmas Prayer for all of you!

  by jschwehm in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hi gang:.

  i just wanted to say that i enjoy our time together here throughout the year.. it is great to be able to come to a place and discuss those things that really changed us as we were jws and those things that continue to change us after we have left the jws.. i thank god for all of you.. so, here is my christmas prayer for all of you (even those of you who do not believe.

  "may the lord bless all of you, protect all of you from all evil, and lead all of you to eternal life.

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  Thanks Jeff,
  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family
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  How much JW love is enough?

  by Spectrum in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've noticed over my short time on the forum that one of the indictments levied against the jws is the lack of brotherly/sisterly love that they extend to the follow jw.

  i remember my first congregation (i was about 14/15).

  of the nearly 200 people there i was only ever invited to two brother's homes over a 2 year period.

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  Golf,
  
  Interesting quote, I suppose we can say they love their rules and regulations like the followers of Judaism but at least they jews help each other.
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  Eve and the apostate

  by peggy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  jehovah allowed eve to be tested.

  she listened to satans words and made a choice to eat from the fruit.

  why doesn't the org.

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  The question is not about mans free will and choice it's about numbers.
  
  The more people find out that this is not Gods Org. the more people leave. That's not good for any corporation. If the number of subsrcibers to Vodafone goes below a certain number then that corporations surival comes in the balance.