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  Why I Believe The Bible, A Nuclear Scientist Tells His Story

  by whereami in

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  this guy obviously hasn't done enough research.. http://www.watchtower.org/e/20040122a/article_01.htm.

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  nameless_one

  Wow, by his own admission his "scientific research" into the matter is thus:

  ((regarding the book Did Man Get Here by Evolution or by Creation?)): That same night I began reading the book that the Witness had left. Frankly, the contents impressed me. It was written in a logical manner, and it contained numerous scientific references concerning the subject of evolution. To my surprise, I learned that the Bible contains much more exact information regarding creation than I had previously realized. I finished examining the book in a few days and had to admit that what the Bible actually states about creation does not contradict the known scientific facts concerning life on earth.

  Well that settles that!
  
  I agree with what someone else above said, that this man is certainly a fluke and the society is hardly teeming with nuclear physicists. Still though, this is astonishing to me.
  
  He also mentions the value of education:

  My parents often reminded us children that the only way out of poverty was to get a good education. As a result, at a very early age, I set my mind on obtaining a college degree.

  Shame that most young JWs will never have that option themselves.
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  The growth from within - more focus on youth coming soon

  by passwordprotected in

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  2. beliefs

  with the wts blatantly 'stealing' the lds practice of family worship (home) evening (see previous thread), i foresee them going even further.

  [b]it's going to become about keeping the youth[/b].

  think about it, asides from 3rd world countries, there's little growth happening from the door knocking.

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  Yes and no; it seems to me there has been a rather bipolar approach to youth recently. I agree that holding on to the young ones is the only chance they have at this point, but the WTS is simultaneously grabbing them tighter and pushing them out the door. Lame attempts like the "hip" new version of the YPA book for instance, are completely out of touch. The actual stance of the GB about things like education and social interaction and means of communication/information flow will go over like a lead balloon with young people. The "plan" seems to be to trap them young, in hopes of barring later escape, but that's a pretty crappy plan IMO with little potential for long-term viability.
  
  Now, if they did start adopting things such as youth groups, outings, social meet-and-greets, fun and vibrant activities for young people, that would worry me way more, because it could actually work to keep young people in and engaged. The Mormons do substantially better with their youth for this very reason. I will be both dismayed and amazed if that happens with JWs, though; "more family study" doesn't cut it by a long shot, and isn't going to hold young people in beyond bumping up the numbers and making it look like growth and retention on paper. But bringing back group activities and fun and genuine fellowship and association -- THAT could be the path to engaging and retaining people young and old, and making them WANT to be there. I don't see it happening though, because it's too far removed from the controlling clampdown that is the modern formula.
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  Priceless email (value of human being)

  by asilentone in

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  some cute dub female sent me email about value of human being.

  i am not going to read it.

  i do not want to gag anymore.

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  Is this the one about tattered currency and the "Universal Bank of Jehovah" or some similar foolishness? Yes, it was very priceless and very stupid. Good plan, deleting it without reading it LOL.
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  Aleister Crowley, the life of a Satanist

  by MegaDude in

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  great documentary on the famous satanist and supreme egotist aleister crowley.

  not for sensitive viewers.. .

  part 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oytuznpy15q part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiadoftitaq&feature=related part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7agce6o-p8&feature=related part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jecaciunty&feature=related part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jvzwfyr8cc&feature=related

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  That was truly fascinating. I've only gotten through parts 1, 2, and 3, though; had to stop due to a case of the heebie jeebies. I'll come back to parts 4 and 5 another time. Freaky stuff for sure.
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  October Awake

  by stillajwexelder in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the october awake is "your child and the internet"

  they note that restricting the internet by having the pc in the front room not the child's bedroom is no longer practical as the internet can be accessed from cell phones etc.

  i laughed

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  And the clampdown continues, big surprise. They should be at least as afraid, if not more, of the parents using the Internet.
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  Hello and Goodbye

  by LDH in

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  2. friends

  so i understand jwd is closing.....heard it through the bendrr grapevine.

  i wanted to have the chance to let you know that everything is fine and well in central cali, and feel free to drop me a line anytime.

  i post mostly as modernchat.madmooseforum.com -- if you're interested in joining let me know because we keep the riff-raff out.

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  Hi LDH, it is nice to see you here and yes see you at MoChat
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  Yizuman is Getting Older :p

  by Yizuman in

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  take a guess why i am getting older!

  :p .

  yiz

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  nameless_one

  Is it your birthday?
  
  If it is, happy birthday!
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  Theodore Jaracz aware of molestation issue in 2001 before Dateline

  by Dogpatch in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  here is a conversation with theodore jaracz, key member of the watchtower's governing body of jehovah's witnesses, initiated by alan feuerbacher in 2001.. jaracz knew about the dateline expose' of their child abuse problem at least 8 months before dateline aired.. this confirms that the governing body knew about the dateline program expose' of watchtower child abuse problem.

  of course, to be fair to jaracz, he was entirely unaware of the problems to the watchtower that would follow, including the resulting court cases, which watchtower settled out-of-court.

  six years later, the time of the court settlements, jaracz was proved to be wrong on his observations as discussed in the conversation.. watchtower had knowingly appointed molestors to positions of authority, which was established in the lawsuits, so jaracz's arguments do not hold water here.

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  Thanks for posting this, marking for reference.
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  Caption this. . .

  by John Doe in

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  nameless_one

  Maher, I don't know how to post a picture either, but you can learn how to do quote boxes and other things in Firefox here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/24/146155/1.ashx
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  WTF is THIS...Federal Contracts {2001} for Medical Services

  by sf in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  http://www.usaspending.gov/fpds/fpds.php?&psc_cat=q&fiscal_year=2001&parent_id=126596&sortby=u&datype=t&reptype=r&database=fpds&detail=2.

  has this been posted on the forum, ever?.

  what in the hell does it mean?.

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  nameless_one

  There have been a couple of threads about something very similar. One of them is here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/162702/1.ashx but I can't find the other one. The URL being discussed there is different, but the info is about the same sort of thing. I wish I could find the other thread, IIRC it was longer and more detailed. But I think it ended up with no one really knowing what it all means or what it's about. Curious for sure.