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  A Theory Of Why People Believe In God

  by Madame Quixote in

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  http://www.goatstar.org/why-do-people-believe-in-god/

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  Deep thoughts: Is Jehovah omnipotent?

  by Paralipomenon in

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  jehovah is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient.

  he is the god of gods and all powerful.

  this is a fairly accepted teaching and one that no active witness would argue with.

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  Does it really happen???

  by Lumptard in

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  i'm sure it can happen, but how many of you were or know of people who were disfellowshipped for using the wt society's own old literature and under what "bible principle" are they able to disfellowship???

  i can't think of any off the top of my head.....

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  JW Terminology

  by KW13 in

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  ok guys, list the ones ya know.. the truth/truth = the truth according to jw's is their religion.

  for example someone baptized as a jw is baptized in the truth, whereas someone baptized elsewhere is not.. new light/light = a better understanding of the current status quo or 'light' in general which is just knowledge, new light allows for a complete change in beliefs without exception.. god's word = mainly the bible but anything else published by the wbt tract society is also acceptable.. true christians = refers only to jehovah's witnesses or suitable examples from the bible.. apostates = anyone who has been a jehovah's witness who opposes their beliefs (not necessarily people or individuals) and shares how they feel about the watchtower bible and tract society with anyone.

  a person who hasn't been a jehovah's witness but does clearly oppose their message and beliefs may also be referred to as an apostate.. experiences = stories that will upbuild and encourage jw's.

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  Question for Believers: How can God be PERFECT?

  by kid-A in

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  2. bible

  several weeks ago the issue of god's 'perfect nature' came up on a thread.

  the concept of "perfection" is a persistent in vitually all faith traditions and theological constructs.. jws in particular, have an obsession with the concept of perfection and use it regularly in their propaganda: "live forever in a perfect paradise earth"; "live forever in perfect health"; "humans and animals will live together in perfect harmony", etc etc...... the point was raised about the possibility or impossibility of god being perfect.

  if we begin with the basic judaeo-christian tenet that god created the universe from nothingness, then he is the designer and creator of every single entity, sentient or non-sentient, and object within reality.

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  Convention Feedback

  by slimboyfat in

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  has anyone been involved in convention feedback for the society?

  apparently the society does actually seek a response from 'focus group' (if you will) after each convention to see how various aspects were received.

  from what i heard many of the comments can be quite frank: i.e.

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  What message would you like to say to anyone studying with the JW's?

  by JH in

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  i'd say, beware, once you'll be baptized they won't treat you the same way.

  they will expect a lot from you, and you'll never be free again to say what you think about the religon or even think for yourself.

  they will control your life completely.

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  The earth can hold only 9 billion persons at the most

  by cultswatter in

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  2. bible

  *** public address by district overseer bro.

  charles sunutko in spring 1967 in sheboygan, wisconsin[recording of this talk available in realaudio format, 2,745kb, approx 22 minute recording].

  "serving with everlasting life in view"............. "the watchtower 1964, page 722, paragraph 24, and listen to this: "tens of billions will be back".. how many are tens of billions?

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  Believer, Agnostic or Atheist?

  by lfcviking in

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  i am curious, what amount people on this board from their experiences of being a baptised & active jw and their subsequent exit from the jw org (for whatever reason or reasons) are now either agnostic, atheist or do some actually still believe in god?.

  your honest answers please.. lfcv.

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  Look for internet bashing at district assemblies.

  by spectromize in

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  2. bible

  i have no doubt in my mind that the society will bash the internet with a part at the district assemblies.

  the reason i say this is because if you look at the worldwide reports there has been a decline in publishers in the more industrialized countries who have access to the internet.. some of the brothers and sisters are finding out the contradictions that we hold in regards to some of our teachings and the constant change of views on issues of voting, blood, donations, new light ect.... for example do any of you know that in bulgaria you will not be disfellowshipped if you take a blood transfusion.

  yes that's right, you will not be disfellowshipped because the society signed a document with the european commission promising not to take sanctions against any of it's members if they choose to take blood, in exchange for legal status in that country.

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