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  Average Age of this Forum?

  by Garrett in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  heyo!.

  i'm quite interested in knowing the average age of those of us who use this forum.

  i made a quick strawpoll that you can find at the following link: http://strawpoll.me/4340636 just pick an age and click "vote" if you wish to participate.. admins: if this breaks any rules, i apologize in advance..

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  35, 36 in july curious what the results will be
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  I wonder if you can be spiritual and religious at the same time??

  by Deltawave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ok again i would like to apologise as i did come across preachy.

  i am not going to debate whether or not i am a bk as you have your opinions either way.

  what i was trying to write though was my thoughts and feelings which i hope don't offend anyone on this forum.

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  freemindfade

  Only by accident...

  I think i was for a while and it's why i hated and abandoned religion, because spiritual does not jive with religion, especially witlesses. I feel similar to Cappy. My spiritual side is still and atheist, but always looks to higher wisdom, growth, and the physical side of what seems metaphysical at this time. Your thoughts, your positive actions, your wonder and ability to learn and experience all you can, that's spiritual to me.
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  Prince of 'P-I-E-C-E"

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  now i have always kept to myself discussing and speculating about this with any witness.

  i am speaking of the very talented musician prince.

  i remember watching the naacp awards one year ages ago and hearing him thank the one true god jehovah and falling off my couch.

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  freemindfade

  and humility
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  Prince of 'P-I-E-C-E"

  by freemindfade in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  now i have always kept to myself discussing and speculating about this with any witness.

  i am speaking of the very talented musician prince.

  i remember watching the naacp awards one year ages ago and hearing him thank the one true god jehovah and falling off my couch.

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  freemindfade

  I was talking about my own charisma lol
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  What is the truth?

  by hardtobeme in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  that is what my professor of philosophy asked us last night at class.. he said that pontius pilate asked jesus that question and that it was a hard one that jesus couldn't answer.. what do you think about this question?

  what is the truth?

  does the gb has any truth?

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  freemindfade

  Truth has many meanings.

  It should be an absolute fact free from interpretation, like 1+1=2. Which is rarely the case with most things in our lives, and this is why the word shouldnt be used as lightly as it is.

  Then there is just what you believe to be true. This is much fuzier. Which is why "belief" and "truth" should not be treated the way they are. What's true? What do you believe? If they are not absolute facts your individual answers should not be regarded and stated in typical dogmatic ways
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  On the subject of Child Baptism - Video

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, the latest "kids" kingdom melody video is out.. here are some screenshots:.

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  yep, that's right, they showed a kid with a teddy bear getting baptized.. here's the video in full for documentation, if you can stomach it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ellrtyj_maq.

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  In fascist org, shark jumps you... *yakov smirnof voice*
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  On the subject of Child Baptism - Video

  by cappytan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, the latest "kids" kingdom melody video is out.. here are some screenshots:.

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  yep, that's right, they showed a kid with a teddy bear getting baptized.. here's the video in full for documentation, if you can stomach it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ellrtyj_maq.

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  freemindfade

  Sign the billion year contract kids...
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  Specific Comments By R&F About May Broadcast

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know there are many posts discussing the may money requesting televangalism...er... broadcast i mean!

  but i wanted to start one where anyone can put what they have heard any non-exjw, non-apostate witnesses say good or bad about the broadcast.

  i don't see how it can't rattle followers... but then again i might be surprised how they can twist things (2+2=5).

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  I think the GB have insulated themselves with great lawyers and accountants, but now need market research and PR, because I believe their efforts are backfiring
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  2014 Pew Research on US Religion

  by adjusted knowledge in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the pew survey i've been reading is quite lengthy, but filled with interesting information.

  it really explains a lot of the social issues.

  impact of little education, donation issues, the issues of women finding marriage partners.

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  freemindfade

  Well since TM3 made an unofficial off record rule to not marry anyone lower than an MS, they realy have a very small number to choose from. Take that 33% of men, how many are married already? How many are just publishers
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  Interesting Pew Stats on JWs--Alarming Trends for the Borg

  by Cadellin in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  someone may have linked to this already, but the this interactive page in the pew religion study is pretty interesting, especially when you look at the trends for jw between 2007 and 2014. here's what it shows:.

  jws are increasingly non-white.

  in fact, the percentage of white jws has decreased from 2007 to 2014 by 12%, while hispanic jws have increased by 8%.

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  freemindfade

  I guess this confirms the heated controversial debate of who wakes up first men or women... lol