Topics Started by RodentBoy

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Is Dawkins the answer?
by Peppermint in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i watched the second part of richard dawkins program yesterday evening -the root of all evil?- i really have enjoyed this program and have found dawkins to come across as genuine and humane.

the problem i have with the program is that i do not want to believe his point of view, but i am feeling more and more drawn towards it.

the point i notice most about his stance is that he feels religion and science just cannot sit side by side, you have to believe one or the other.
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A real Russell conspir? Not Illuminati bull corn.
by IP_SEC in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i've got a little fuzz growing right now, and it got me to thinking about the wts inane animosity toward beards.

abram, noah, and moses had beards... within a reasonable doubt.

russell had a bea... holy crap, russell had a beard.. the war on whiskers went so far as to shave jesus for a time.. was this scrimmage against man face an attempt by rutherford and co to remove the influence of russell?
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What do you believe now?
by NowImFree in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have been out of the jws officially for over 3 years now, since disassociating.

after researching the history of the organization and reading the bible (without) the watchtower, i am now a christian.

i am just curious what happens to most ex-jws as far as their beliefs go, after they leave the organization.
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birthdays
by cr1234 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
does anyone know where the article is in the awake that says birthdays are a conscience matter?
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Old committee notes.
by Gregor in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as an elder in the late '70's i served more than my share of time on judicial committees.

the jc was made up of three elders: the presiding overseer, wt study overseer and bible study overseer.

since these positions rotated yearly, the average elder would serve three years straight on the jc.
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What was your first Apostasy?
by Dune in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm re-reading 1984 and the similarities between the wtbs and the "party" astound me, but anyway, it made me think of the time when i started to get doubts (thoughtcrime).. i remember once at this book study a sister commented about the 1914 and was reciting it's historical accuracy.

anyway, she went on to mention that the demons were probably learning everything about biblical prophecies from the wtbs.

i was 13 at the time but the comment made me cringe, i was thinking "why would superior beings need humans to interpret the bible for them?
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BIG NEWS I recieved my pamphlet WOW
by skyman in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
the baylor university has a potential time bomb for the society all i can say is wow i can see how now.

you better get a copy.

use this link and get you a copy http://www3.baylor.edu/church_state/ordering_publications.htm
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Do JWs take Genesis literally?
by undercover in
1. watchtower
2. bible
as i grew up as a jw it seemed that we accepted genesis was a literal account with the only question being how long a creative day was.

for the longest time, as best as i can recall, a creative day was considered a thousand years long, based on the ole "a thousand years is as a day to jehovah" rule.. somewhere though, it seems that there was some waffling on how long a creative day was.

especially since science was showing that the earth was millions of years old.. since i've faded i wonder, do jws today consider genesis as a literal account of how things were created, even if they can't explain the exact length of a creative day?.
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70 countries at Zero increase or worse
by metatron in
1. jw
2. friends
by my count, there are 70 countries that reported zero increase in publishers - or actual losses.

i think last year it was 64.. worldwide:.

memorial attendance is down.
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Do modern day Jews take blood transfusions
by MsMcDucket in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i would love to hear from a rabbi his take on god's commandments on blood and how it relates/or not to blood transfusions.