Yes, I believe the entire universe, the earth and that all life upon the earth are the result of a Supreme Intelligence. Is YHWH, of the bible, that Supreme Designer? Perhaps so. There is compelling evidence, in my opinon, that the bible could be inspired of God. But I also believe it is possible that the Creator of all things transends every religion that has ever existed. And I also believe we will all find out what is what after this life ends in not before.
Posts by Vinny
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100SURVEY: Who Believes In "God"?
by minimus inand by that i mean the supreme being or jehovah or jesus or buddah or whatever you might consider to be "god".
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The fade is over, talked to my parents last night. (very very long)
by Paralipomenon inthere would never be a good time to have this conversation.
quite different from most people raised a witness, i have very few horror stories about my upbringing.
my family was just a family, my mom and dad fought and argued, my siblings and i misbehaved and got in trouble.. .
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Para said:..."It was infuriating. I felt like a was playing tennis and delivering perfect shot after perfect shot, but rather than try to volley them back, they just were standing there remarking on what a great shot it was, then giving themselves a point for the loss."
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MY DAD MIGHT DIE DUE TO THE 'NO BLOOD' DOCTRINE
by Mary ini don't have much time to post as i'm headed back to the hospital, but my father collapsed this morning and had to be rushed to the hospital.
in a nutshell: he needs a blood transfusion as his hemoglobin is dropping (bleeding internally), but thanks to this fucking cult, that's not an option...........he'll accept the fractions but those bastards from the blood liaison committee have already shown up to ensure he doesn't cave............... for those of you who still believe, i'm asking you to say a prayer for my dad........and if anyone from crooklyn is reading this: you better hope my father doesn't die due to your fucked up rules, .
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Vinny
Good for you Mary. You probably saved your dad's life today. Sleep well!
Harleau, please read this letter I turned just recently turned in:
http://p196.ezboard.com/Letter-of-disassociation/fexjehovahswitnessforumfrm14.showMessage?topicID=237.topic
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How Would You Do in a Debate Against a Talented JW Apologist?
by Open mind inhow good of a debater are you?.
i was recently reading some old threads on jwd back in the days when a poster named "youknow" was here.
(2002) he would stand toe-to-toe (or at least he thought he did) with the likes of alanf, refiners fire, seven006, and many others.
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Vinny
I have debated with dozens of capable and talented JW's on beliefnet and many more on other specific JW news articles that allow comments afterwards. The issues I have presented have never been truly challenged. Not even once.
It is not a matter of how good one can debate as much as which side of the issue one is on. The JW's are on the wrong side today. And that is that. Mistake after mistake and false predictions after false prediction, doctrinal flip flops, medical disasters over and over again all the while claiming they alone are God's organization, and all the while condemning every other religious institution and people of those religions to destruction. This nonsense does not work for one single second.
I have watched JW after JW get buried too many times to remember now. Or they change the subject... or run away and hide. It gets old after a while. Which is why I am no longer one today.
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The Movie "Borat "- Did you Like it? What Did you Learn from It ?
by flipper inprobably a lot of you saw borat.
my wife and i laughed our selfs crazy watching it.
mrs. flipper actually fell on the floor watching it, laughing !
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Vinny
My wife and I were equally disgusted. Was one of the few movies we both wanted to walk out on, and did.
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Healthy.
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Those of you who remained religious after leaving JWs:
by Awakened07 ini was just curious how that transition was?
did you simply start attending some other church right away?
if so, how did you choose which church to attend?
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I have been turned off by organized religion overall after being a dedicated JW for over 15 years and recently leaving due to seeing the real JW picture. But I believe I am much closer to God, and more spiritual today than when I was a JW. Many JW's seem to lean more on, and put more faith in the organization than on the creator. Not the case any longer for me.
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Why Doesn't the Governing Body Follow the Examples of the "Bible Writers"?
by AllTimeJeff inthe witnesses often claim that they are the true religion.
that there existence has fulfilled bible prophesy and bible chronology.
because the true religion should (in their own words) imitate exactly the candor of the bible writers who..... quote: *** ba p. 16 can this book be trusted?
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You are correct. If you are a poor unsuspecting bible study you will never hear about the WT Society's past mistakes.
CURRENTLY no bible study is told of all the past medical mistakes such as prohibiting vaccinations for 21 years or organ transplants for 13 years (calling it cannibalism), along with the ever-changing blood and fractions mess that have cost tens of thousands of lives at least. -
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Need Everybody's Help!!
by Metamorphosis inok - i've placed myself in a make or break situation.
i don't post a lot so you may not be familiar with me, but feel free to read my initial post on my situation.
a little has changed - i've now not turned in a service report the last two months (june and july) - first time in 25+ years, it feels great!
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Just remember, I have never seen anybody jump at the first series of critical information. It ALWAYS takes time from my experiences. And I have heard about and personally have had quite a few nowadays. They all take a measure of time from when they first heard the facts.
Use experiences from others who've left. Ray Franz books, other websites etc etc...
Be willing to give her time. Do not act disappointed if she goes right into denial. Just getting her to be open to examine is the key to progress. If she IS willing to examine all things then this here would be the most powerful tools my wife and I have found:
http://www.commentarypress.com/Detail/eng_crisis_s.html
http://www.commentarypress.com/Detail/eng_search_s.html
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0914675044/104-9391991-2543967?v=glance&n=283155
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0914675168/104-9391991-2543967?v=glance&n=283155
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Need Everybody's Help!!
by Metamorphosis inok - i've placed myself in a make or break situation.
i don't post a lot so you may not be familiar with me, but feel free to read my initial post on my situation.
a little has changed - i've now not turned in a service report the last two months (june and july) - first time in 25+ years, it feels great!
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Vinny
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/128456/1.ashx
The next to the last post has the index. "GA" is Golden Age. Today it's called the Awake.
All the best,
vinny