Posts by needproof

Does anybody have Apocalypse Delayed by James Penton? If so, there is a picture just before the introduction of the word 'Truth' hitting a drawing of the Watchtower, which is crumbling down.

Firstly, can anybody with a scanner please scan this image?

Second, does anybody with immense knowledge of WT literature know if this is a WT image? I know that it has been doctored in this version by 'apostates', but does an original appear in a WT?

Your help is very, very much appreciated.

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Isn't Jehovah an Awesome God?

by neverendingjourney in

doesn't jehovah deserve to be lauded for his loving kindness?

jehovah deserves to be praised for the intense love he feels for us all, even while in the womb.

his word, the bible, tells us that before he formed each and every one of us in the womb, he knew us.

needproof

And what was the snake's punishment?

"ye will crawl on your belly for the rest of your days"

As opposed to flying, this must have been very harsh on the snake.

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Why So Many More Atheists in Europe?

by bavman in

top 50 countries .

with highest proportion of atheists / agnostics.

(zuckerman, 2005)below is a list of the top fifty countries containing the largest measured percentage of people who identify as atheist, agnostic, or non-believer in god.

needproof

Because Europeans have more brains. IM JOKING! I am joking.

But somebody made a good point about Europeans having to deal with the ill effects of religion for a lot longer.

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Isn't Jehovah an Awesome God?

by neverendingjourney in

doesn't jehovah deserve to be lauded for his loving kindness?

jehovah deserves to be praised for the intense love he feels for us all, even while in the womb.

his word, the bible, tells us that before he formed each and every one of us in the womb, he knew us.

needproof

You had me going for a minute. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Richard Dawkins describes this Jehovah character well - so well, in fact, that I will quote him here:

[Jehovah is]"arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully"

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I HAD AN INTERVIEW WITH AN JOBCENTRE PLUS ADVISOR!

by badboy in

jw
friends

i met the disability employment advisor,we talked about certain scenarios if i worked.. she did suggest that i may be entitled to an aditional beneit premium, which is not what the interview was really about.. the system seems to be set against work.. .

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needproof

Jobcenters are a waste of space. I was unemployed for a while and people were treated like cattle.

"So what are you doing to look for a job?"

"Paper, Internet and the computers at the jobcenter"

"Thats great, sign here. NEXT!"

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Misquoting Jesus-a must read

by dawg in

i've read comments from those of you that still cling to the bible stating that there's no merit in the di vinci code's claim concerning the conference in nicea in 325. we all know that book is fiction but like all great fiction, there's some truth behind the story.

some of you have made statements that the nt was actually written by the apostles, which i refuted, and after asking for and not reciveing information from you believers any bible scholars anywhere that would go on record saying they believed the nt was in fact written by the apostles; i decided to researcht he subject on my own.

i could find no scholars that believed the apostles wrote the nt; as a matter of fact, they all said the apostles couldn't have written them.

needproof

I agree, and besides that, there are countless books that didn't make the canon.

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Do you think that the 'Convention' tract work will seem silly to most?

by AK - Jeff in

in this territory it will mean 'inviting' people to a religious convention about 200 miles away, about a religion that most already do not care about.

i believe this could be a 'tactical error' on the part of the gb, who seem mostly interesting in keeping the urgency level on high with this.

but as far as future converts are concerned, won't most people who were riding the fence as to classifying this group as a cult, go ahead and jump down on the affirmative side of the fence with this stupidity?

needproof

I was unaware of this; you seem to indicate that the Society have published advertising leaflets, as in those of the memorial kind, to get people to turn up to the convention?

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I just read CoC

by bluebell in

i borrowed it from my local library, it was very interesting.

the one i read was written in 1983, has any updated copy been released at all?

needproof

Yes, the latest versions are inclusive of United Nations info.

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Taking a direct bullet hit for a loved one

by needproof in

jw
friends

my question is not who would do this, but it is, who would not do this?

needproof

Isn't that a terrible thing, to divide families? The WT is seriously guilty here.