Topics Started by PrimateDave

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Something strange about "Christs invisible presence"...
by Hellrider in
1. watchtower
2. bible
something just occured to me: .

we all know that "parousia" doesn`t mean "invisble presence" at all, it just means "presence", but think about the inlogical...ness about the whole jw-doctrine on 1914. my question is: what is jesus` job really, up there in heaven?

- he "took reign" and was "given the throne" in 1914. but what does that mean, really?
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Why did God create mosquitoes?
by JH in
1. jw
2. friends
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i tried to finish mowing the lawn this morning and just couldn't.. there were about 775 mosquitoes around me .

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WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE/WORST STUDY BOOK?
by badboy in
1. jw
2. friends
which ones did you hate and which ones did you like out of the study books?
13
Does my Dad really believe? Carbon Dating?
by Crumpet in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
last night i watched a documentary about climate change on bbc1 by our own beloved david attenborough and for the first time with a little ad-lib commentary from mr crumpet i finally grasped how carbon dating works.

it showed a coal mine - open cast in china and explaiened how the coal comes from trees but that it takes hundreds of thousands of years to become coal.

my dad was a miner - a coal miner - travelling miles underground to get coal.
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what i hate the most
by aoxo in
1. jw
2. friends
what i hate the most about being a witness is having to wear suits all the time.

especialy out in service in hot weather.

but i miss seeing all those sisters in those tight controversial dresses.
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A statement in the Watchtower that angered me...
by slimboyfat in
1. jw
2. friends
the study article on the "patience of jehovah" a few weeks back caused some discussion on the forum.

but there was one particular turn of phrase that stuck out in my mind concerning job:"the outcome?

jehovah "blessed the end of job afterward more than his beginning.
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JWD forum is another battleground for your souls.
by Spectrum in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you think about it, it's true.

what's the difference?

constant shifting sands, one minute the grains are over here then we seek to blow them over there.
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Circumcision and Jehovah's Witnesses - a personal account with research
by PrimateDave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i wrote this article to post on this forum because of the pain that i felt at one time.

i know that i can never get any acknowledgment from the watchtower bible and tract society because they could never admit that infant male circumcision is mutilation and abuse.

if for some reason some of you believe with all your heart that circumcision is a good thing, i would request that you read this with an open mind.
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Books
by Rosey in
1. watchtower
2. bible
hi there.....i'm new here and i don't really know if i'm posting this on the right board but i was wondering if you could tell me the name of recommended books to read when you have left the borg......you know.....the books you were never allowed to read when you were part of the hive....

i can't remember the names you see and my husband was interested to find out.

personally i was df'd almost seven years ago now......i'm now married to a wonderful man and have a beautiful baby daughter who will pobably never meet her grandparents, aunt and numerous second cousins.
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Comparing molested children to prostitutes.
by avishai in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
here is an excerpt from the "beware the voice of strangers" talk from the 2003 district convention.

this part is obviously referring to the "dateline" special.

notice how they subtly compare the victims with prostitution and insinuate that they are immoral?