here in our place almost all witnesses forbid us to watch THE DAVINCI CODE. but one elder had a novel and he gladly lent it to me. moreover, i also bought the dvd movie for myself.hehhehehe. i also love to play COUNTER STRIKE. THEY MISS HALF OF THEIR LIFE NOT ABLE TO PLAY IT!!
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Specific banned shows, songs, etc...?
by AllAlongTheWatchtower ini know the society tells people not to listen to rock n roll cause its from teh satan, not to watch r rated movies because they're "worldly", etc.
but i was wondering if folks had any specific instances where one song, one show, one movie, or whatever was singled out as being particularly 'evil', and banned on an individual basis?
i was never a jw, but was in the worldwide church of god...the two are rather similar, i've seen many (and made quite a few myself) comparisons on the board; and i can remember as a child that every once in a while certain things would get brought up as being more evil and worldly than others.. examples of specific bans:.
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DID JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES REPENTED?
by dark angle inwe were having our cbs last week using the revelation book and we came across a paragraph that says that jehovah's people repented.
chapter 7 par 12 says: "jehovah's witnesses, with renewed love for jehovah, have repented of any possible previous failure to honor and magnify his illustrious name and kingdom.
" i ask our conductor is there any written record that our society or jehovah's witness as whole acknowledge their error, ask forgiveness, and repented?
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"They have never made an official apology for any of their dangerous or misleading policies or beliefs. Instead, they rejoice at their changes, saying Jehovah has directed the change, refusing to recognise that the change means they have previously taught something false. They're the only Organization I know that celebrates their mistakes."--------very well said zicco, its a huge contrast in biblical accounts when god's people repented they really acknowledge their error publicly, at times in sackcloth, fasting, tears, & ashes, to demonstrate that they repented from their mistakes. they don't say its a new butt light.
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DID JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES REPENTED?
by dark angle inwe were having our cbs last week using the revelation book and we came across a paragraph that says that jehovah's people repented.
chapter 7 par 12 says: "jehovah's witnesses, with renewed love for jehovah, have repented of any possible previous failure to honor and magnify his illustrious name and kingdom.
" i ask our conductor is there any written record that our society or jehovah's witness as whole acknowledge their error, ask forgiveness, and repented?
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We were having our CBS last week using the Revelation book and we came across a paragraph that says that jehovah's people repented. chapter 7 par 12 says: "jehovah's witnesses, with renewed love for jehovah, have repented of any possible previous failure to honor and magnify his illustrious name and kingdom." i ask our conductor is there any written record that our society or jehovah's witness as whole acknowledge their error, ask forgiveness, and repented? (i was his reader) our conductor was speechless for several seconds!........ anyone here knows about any facts about this claim?
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Deep thoughts: Is Jehovah omnipotent?
by Paralipomenon injehovah 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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"If Jehovah were omnipotent, then there would be no longstanding adversary to foil his plans, as this adversary could be destroyed without any effort."----- very true! thats always a question in my mind. if Satan is considered a very smart adversary, why did he challenge an omnipotent enemy, Jehovah. might he not be?
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Yep I am new.
by Wafe injust wanted to say hi to everyone and if you get a chance, drop me a line.
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welcome wafe! i'm relatively new here too! just about two months. since that time, i always find browsing this site is fun and interesting. theres a lot helpful minds here. what brought me here is the issue about blood transfusion which in my personal studies show that there is something wrong about this policy. welcome aboard.
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LOVE, ALTRUISM & EVOLUTION
by Dansk ini'm an evolutionist.
one cannot argue that evolution isn't a fact.
however, i'd be interested in the better informed amongst us here explaining in simple terms how the feeling of love evolved.
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Auguste Comte's beliefs about altruism is considered now by many as extreme. unfortunately he was the first to coined such word. i stand corredted terry. ive read several sites about altruism, particularly this site caught my attention: http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=altruism&gwp=16
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LOVE, ALTRUISM & EVOLUTION
by Dansk ini'm an evolutionist.
one cannot argue that evolution isn't a fact.
however, i'd be interested in the better informed amongst us here explaining in simple terms how the feeling of love evolved.
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for me altruism doesn't always connote that you sacrifice your life for others as the GREATEST moral act possible. simple deeds of giving when timely is good enough, words spoken with consideration of others s enough, helping others in their endeavors without irritating you in other ways is good enough. thats one my simple meaning of altruism and love.
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LOVE, ALTRUISM & EVOLUTION
by Dansk ini'm an evolutionist.
one cannot argue that evolution isn't a fact.
however, i'd be interested in the better informed amongst us here explaining in simple terms how the feeling of love evolved.
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i think love altruism evolve from our need to organize. our world is all an example of organization, i.e atoms congregate to form molecules, cell congregate to for tissues, to organs, to complete human body, etc. the better it is organize the better the change for survival, to protect and defend ourselves, to harness energy and a hell lot more advantages. love & altruism i think evolve around this need to cooperate for the collective whole. on human point of view, the ones that could see the bigger picture of the organization and act on contributing to it, is usually appreciated by the group. and therefore altruism and love towards other fellow became more and encourage through the passage of time. now its being praise by many and is becoming also a devotion for some. i strongly felt that altruism and love is essential for the human survival because without it no civilization could be organized for the benefit of the many. of course, there are dangers to it if left uncheck. as Terry argued, some acts of altruism is illogical. but i strongly felt that there are also justifiable altruistic acts. giving doesn't always make the giver in need. for example, there are people who posses many cars, more than what they need. by giving a car to others, he has help them but without making himself in need. i'm sure others here could make better examples other than that. love & altruism is a logical & necessary step for our survival.
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Creation And Science
by Marcel inokay, here we go (king james version): .
genesis chapter 1: .
1 in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth.
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zicco, pointing out the discrepancies about the light in genesis was vital. ive been pointing that mistake to my folks here but they seem to ignore or unable to discern what that might imply to other biblical narratives.
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Maybe Helpful For Newbies: JW Video, and MANY audios for you to listen to.
by Lady Liberty indear friends,.
many of us have watched this video, and heard the audios.
but for the newbies, and the lurkers, they may not be aware that they exist.
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thanks lady liberty! that really helps, i started off as a lurker