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  I need an answer from an Elder or someone who knows!

  by Truth and Justice in

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  my brother after so many years decides to call me.

  i am totally surprised.

  i didn't know what to think.. so i began to open up by saying "hey ______, what a surprise!

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  The Jonestown Massacre, Remembered

  by Londo111 in

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  http://time.com/3583781/jonestown-massacre/.

  it was 36 years ago today.. the watchtower has caused far more deaths due to the blood transfusion ban and the suicides from disfellowshipping.

  unfortunately, these deaths are mostly invisible to the public, since they didnat occur at once and in one location.. .

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  Why do self-righteous hypocritical people ...

  by hoser in

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  why is it that people who display self-righteous hypocritical behaviour are so blind as not to see what kind of people they really are?.

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  creating planets how does it work?

  by Crazyguy in

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  i read that many believe planet's start out as large rocks that create some gravity there by attracting more asteroids, then comets etc and become larger and larger until its a planet.

  ok but how do the explain the rotation or spinning of the planet and the energy that a planet has ie lava etc.

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  Preaching is a waste of time

  by konceptual99 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  before anyone gives me the "bears/wood" similarities, this is a post based on insidethekh's reply on the mormon v jw thread.

  (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/287545/1/who-is-copying-who-jws-or-mormons) i like to see wt friendly posts on here as some of the wt bashing displays the same logical fallacies as levelled against the wts and it's followers so it's good to consider reasoned debate.. on the one hand i think itkh makes a fair point if you compare the worldwide success of mormons v jws but there is an overall context to the preaching work that is completely ignored by those fully "in" and has been a major factor in my move from being an active witness to one on the cusp of getting out.

  from a statistical point of view there are great headline numbers presented by the wts but if you put them in the context of the number of witnesses, conversation ratios, ratio of new witnesses to birth rates, numbers that must be leaving, growth differentials across the globe, penetration in muslim nations and so on then these numbers become meaningless.

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  Perfect emblems to partake of on a cold eve...

  by Gregor in

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  2. family

  cream of butternut squash soup with garlic bread croutons and a good red wine.

  a little gruyere cheese grated on the piping hot soup.

  yes, i am a partaker and will be going to heaven..

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  why didnt God just do this?

  by sowhatnow in

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  2. bible

  for one thing, i cant get past genesis, but no matter.. when god told adam and eve if you eat from the tree youll die.

  so why did he not simple let them die and not allow the offspring to?.

  you see, if i was a god, and i told two people that, id let them die , .

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  Michael Brown verdict discussion policy

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  it's likely that the grand jury verdict on the michael brown incident will be released in the coming days or weeks.. i've no doubt many people are going to feel strongly about things whatever the verdict is.. whatever the outcome though, here's what's not going to happen:.

  we're not going to put up with inflamatory language and comments designed to rile others up.

  be respectful.. we will not allow accusations of racism simply because some have a view of the verdict that contradicts others.. there will not be invented evidence or claims being repeated - if it's been falsely reported or debunked then it's off limits.. it's not going to be an opportunity for people to air past gripes over past discussions.. if you feel that you cannot discuss the subject in a rational way then it may be better to simply avoid any topics on the matter.. please try to be objective and respectful if you do decide to comment and not keen to take offense.

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  A fascinating invention is being tested here in our little village.

  by Gregor in

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  2. current

  it is a beautifully simple machine that produces electricity from moving water.. we live on the columbia river 3 miles above the huge bonneville dam hydro-electric installation.. we have an abandoned lock that was built about one hundred years ago to lift river traffic around the rapids formed thousands of years ago when the naturally formed bridge of the gods collapsed.

  the river now flows through it next to thunder island.. recently, an experimental device called the "eco-auger" was lowered into the locks current to begin tests of the beta model.

  it is about the size of a small school bus.

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  IT IS ALL SHITE !!

  by hamsterbait in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  and you know what?

  i am never going to argue about the babble or witchtower comic book fairy tales ever again.

  a big f to the lot of them.. whew - feels good doesn't it?.

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