I skimmed through at the back of a hall in Brooklyn. I feel articles like this are them getting more and more apologetic for the desert god due to dissent.
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November WT God's View Of War
by JW_Rogue indid anybody else read this article and just think wth?.
sometimes god approves of war.. sometimes god doesn't approve of war.. when the israelites fought battles and won it was because god blessed them.. when they lost it was because god had not blessed them.. sometimes god fights for oppressed ones.. sometimes they must wait and have faith.. it is so clear that the bible contradicts itself on this issue and that the nation of israel had a totally different view of god than the early christians.
it is also clear that the nation of israel was highly superstitious and would attribute every battle's outcome to the whims of a higher power.
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Why Do You No Longer Believe in God?
by Tenacious ini know this question has popped up from time to time but i really would like to know how you guys, those that no longer believe, came to that conclusion?
was it the wts and all its crap?
was it something you read?
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freemindfade
I heard something simple and amazingly profound last night
"truth is not controversial"
We could say facts are not controversial.
Beliefs certainly can be because we can believe things that are dead wrong and totally crazy. But real truth there is nothing you can do about it.
When you express an unfounded believe expect controversy. Express a fact and no one can dispute it unless they are just crazy.
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Humility
by freemindfade in"...those who preach humility should be the first in exemplifying it".-ray franz crisis of conscience active lurkers give this some thought
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The organizations derision they express for those who leave, or disagree with them, and the catholic church is constant and shows a severe lack of humility. As their own problems accelerate they are starting to look like the arrogant hypocrites they really are as they continue their us against them crusade. -
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Special Pioneer Couple Living at a Kingdom Hall In Miami FL, get the dreaded Letter
by James Jack injust got a phone call from an older sister saying that a couple that got re-assigned from bethel 4 years ago to live at their kh apartment as special pioneers, just received a letter saying "as of january 2016, your special pioneer assignment will be discontinued".. they live in a south miami kh(snapper creek congregation).. this couple had only served in bethel for 15 years before they were sent out into the special pioneer work.
they are now in their mid 50's and the sister said that they have to find part time jobs to support themselves.. the older sister (does not have a pc or internet), says that the couple are just devastated!
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freemindfade
Its ok if they just trust the desert god all will be well
as Sam Heard would nicely say, they have been INVITED to be regular pioneers now
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Hello everyone! I am new here and want to tell you about myself - my bio
by Hollywood20 ingrew up in east la in a bad neighborhood to a black mother and white father.
i never knew my father because he died in a car accident when i was a few weeks old.
my mother converted as a jw soon after when two sisters came to her door and offered her comfort, which was something she needed.
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Humility
by freemindfade in"...those who preach humility should be the first in exemplifying it".-ray franz crisis of conscience active lurkers give this some thought
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"...those who preach humility should be the first in exemplifying it".-Ray Franz Crisis of Conscience
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Pledge for Global Assistance Arrangement - $15 per publisher!
by nmthinker inlast night our congregation read a letter for the global assistance arrangement combined with the traveling overseer assistance arrangement.
the "recommended" amount was $15 per publisher, which was well over $1000 for our hall.. it seemed steep.
our congregation does not have this type of money.
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freemindfade
I have already prophesied they will tithe under the guise of another name. Sounds like tithing.
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Something interesting!
by John Aquila ini was invited to a small get-together by a long time friend.
we both served as elders for years.
he is in his late 70s.
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Annual Meeting 2015 Rant
by freemindfade inwell i didn't watch all of it, but i did watch a good deal.
it reminded me of the times i actually physically attended in the past.
lets start with am3.
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boc don't watch unless you are a sadist and like to suffer. The two helpers speak like they are talking to preschoolers. Ol Judge rutherford would have slapped all these bastard around then made them bring him scotch. he must be rolling in jw hell -
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The Effects of Sexual Abstinence Before Marriage
by cofty invery interesting article on the psychology of sexual abstinence and the effects it can have on sex life after marriage.
it focusses on an evangelical group for single men called "the river" but the attitudes will be familiar to born-in jws.. ___________________________.
..respondents had been told, since they were young, that women were nonsexual.
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freemindfade
I have always felt fundamentalists and bible attitudes or ideas towards sex are unhealthy psychologically. Even the idea of marriage (not dissing monogamy) but this obsession with god+your relationship.