Topics Started by Hold Me-Thrill Me

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Ok, so in the spirit of the April broadcast, what do you want to ask god to fix for you?
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so by now most of us have heard about (or watched) the april broadcast and the ridiculous "experience" of the guy that asked god to fix his construction leak before he believed in him..... so, what would you like to "pray that god fixes" in your life??.

humorous or serious replies welcome!

(although sarcastic, cynical and funny replies preferred hehe).
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Hold Me, Thrill Me
by Hold Me-Thrill Me in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm going to be honest and from the heart when i say that for 40 years in the jw religion i was very happy in my ignorance!

man, what a trip it was.

i loved every minute of it but then i was absent the bad in my religion.
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Being in a cult - what good did it do?
by Garrett in
1. jw
2. friends
so, here's a bit of a different point of view.

while most of us will agree that our time within the jw cult was rather terrible, however, i'd like to look at another aspect.

did anything good come out of being in a cult and then waking up from it?.
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What is BELIEF ?
by EdenOne in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
stemming from the 'absentheism' thread, an old question came to my mind.

what exactly is "belief"?.

is it the same to ask: "do you believe in god?
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Why do religious people make claims and then refuse to back them up?
by Viviane in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
several times over the past few months i have had conversations, both here and in real life, with religious people making all sorts of interesting and conflicting claims.

i like to know how things work, so generally i will ask questions to net out what i am being told and see if it can be explained and make sense.. for instance, if someone said 2+2=4 and i asked how, there are a variety of ways that could be shown to me, a number line, physical objects being put together, counting on fingers and toes, etc.

indeed, in my personal life, i often have to explain how certain technologies work, sometimes planned, sometimes off the cuff, from a variety of group sizes to a varying degree of technical expertise.
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Biblical Prohecies That Came True?
by Viviane in
1. watchtower
2. bible
recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.
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Active JW's, can you defend "THE TRUTH?"
by DATA-DOG in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as of yet, no member of the jehovah's witness faith can defend their unique beliefs.

when the dust settles, it all comes down to blind faith in men's ever-changing ideas.

this "unique belief" was not a "true teaching of the bible.
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Is RIDICULE acceptable in online debating?
by nicolaou in
1. jw
2. experiences
this topic was inspired by one of fhn's comments on the 'warzone' thread, so i'll just restate my post there .

.. "i've been wondering for a while now if ridicule really is an unacceptable feature in debate - it certainly isn't a valid form of argumentation.

the thing is, some individuals really do come out with the most laughable nonsense and parade it as a serious proposition that merits attention.
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Christian Arrogance
by startingover in
1. jw
2. friends
maybe arrogance is not the right word but i can find no other that describes what i see.

the idea expressed by some christians on this board is that somehow god specifically chose them.

i'll quote perry as an example as his post inspired this thread.
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Where is Reinhard Lengtat?
by jst2laws in
1. jw
2. friends
sorry for the posting error below.. my wife is reading crisis of conscience now.

this is good news because i know i will have someone to talk to when im caught and dfd.

but in her reading she is recognizing most of the names ( we were there at bethel during the 70s as a married couple) and asked what happened to reinhard lengtat?