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  Psychology of Losing Faith

  by daniel-p in

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  i found this a very interesting article, concerning the psychological stresses involved in losing ones' faith (the title doesn't really do it justice):.

  an atheist in the pulpitpublic identity and private belief are never more at odds than when a preacher loses his faith.

  by bruce grierson, published on january 01, 2008 - last reviewed on april 11, 2008james mcallister, a 56-year-old lutheran minister in the midwest, was working on his sunday sermon one thursday afternoon last summer.

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  whereami

  Great article, thanks.
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  Pastor Deacon Fred preaches to thousands of Atheists... Funny stuff.

  by whereami in

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  i'm sorry if this offends any religious folks out there, but this is some of the funniest satire i've heard.. enjoy :-).

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=necgkqlftpo.

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  whereami

  Chalam you didn't get it did you.
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  Pastor Deacon Fred preaches to thousands of Atheists... Funny stuff.

  by whereami in

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  i'm sorry if this offends any religious folks out there, but this is some of the funniest satire i've heard.. enjoy :-).

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=necgkqlftpo.

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  whereami

  I'm sorry if this offends any religious folks out there, but this is some of the funniest satire I've heard.

  Enjoy :-)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECGkQLftpo
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  Are there ANY Bible prophecies that indisputably came true?

  by nicolaou in

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  i mean a prophecy made before the event, with specific detail that can be verified in history books.

  nothing vague like 'reports of wars'.. .

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  whereami

  Maybe someone can comment on this info.Leolaia, maybe?

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/183723/1/The-role-of-the-New-Testament-authors-in-shaping-the-character-of-Jesus-Christ-into-their-vision-of-the-Jewish-messiah
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  The role of the New Testament authors in shaping the character of Jesus Christ into their vision of the Jewish messiah.

  by whereami in

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  i found this to be an interesting series.

  very good points are made in showing the attempts made at making the nt work with the ot.. parts 6 & 7 are especially good for the jw's.

  please feel free to comment.

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  whereami

  I found this to be an interesting series. Very good points are made in showing the attempts made at making the NT work with the OT.

  Parts 6 & 7 are especially good for the JW'S. Please feel free to comment. Maybe our in house "scholars', Narkissos or Laolaia can help in validating some of the points made.

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/0/DVJWql-xGTY

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/1/08k6s2zKLsA

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/2/wgcR8vbkpRk

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/3/8SqVwmlEE9A

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/4/5D_hjrYu5Gw

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/5/6_cIR5ATVb4

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/5/6_cIR5ATVb4

  http://www.youtube.com/user/TaylorX04#p/c/518B86510D28FE50/7/nz3IODFaLzY
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  10/05/09 Morning Worship – David Splane of the Governing Body conducted.

  by whereami in

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  amazing story!

  you can really see jehovah's hand in all the activities below... .

  10/05/09 morning worship david splane of the governing body conducted.. .

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  whereami

  Hmm...

  Why didn't the picture of David Splane show up?
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  10/05/09 Morning Worship – David Splane of the Governing Body conducted.

  by whereami in

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  amazing story!

  you can really see jehovah's hand in all the activities below... .

  10/05/09 morning worship david splane of the governing body conducted.. .

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  whereami

  Hmm...

  Why didn't the picture of David Splane show up?
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  10/05/09 Morning Worship – David Splane of the Governing Body conducted.

  by whereami in

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  amazing story!

  you can really see jehovah's hand in all the activities below... .

  10/05/09 morning worship david splane of the governing body conducted.. .

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  whereami

  Amazing story! You can really see Jehovah's hand in all the activities below...

  10/05/09 Morning Worship – David Splane of the Governing Body conducted. Brother Splane commended the Bethel family and mentioned how sometimes they didn’t realize how everything they do plays a part in getting the good news preached throughout the earth. He went on to relate this experience: In June 2009 he traveled to a District Convention in Congo Kinshasa on the continent of Africa to release the New World Translation in their language. The brothers had tried to rent the Sports Stadium for years, but the Minister of Sports had said that a sports stadium should never be used for a religious convention. Now there was a new Minister of Sports appointed. The brothers made a request and he agreed to allow it. The brothers told him that 29,000 were expected to attend. Soon thereafter the Minister of Justice found out about the convention – he was Neo-Apostolic and said that if Jehovah’s Witnesses could have the stadium, why couldn’t his religious group? He said that the Witnesses could have it on Friday and Saturday, but his group wanted it on Sunday. After much negotiation, it was agreed that the Witnesses would use it from 7:00 a.m. – 12 noon on Sunday. They would have one hour to vacate and his group could have it beginning at 1:00 p.m. The Neo Apostolic group has a reputation for extracting money from the people in this country where money is hard to come by. The publicity surrounding the use of the stadium resulted in many in his group finding out that there was another convention Friday and Saturday – so many thought, “Why don’t we go and see what it is about?”. Friday morning, to the surprise of everyone, the attendance was 45,000. When the New World Translation in their language was released the applause was thunderous for 5 minutes. (Thunderous is 1000 times louder than enthusiastic according to Brother Splane.) Neighbors from around the stadium heard the applause and wondered what team was playing – so many came in the afternoon to find out and stayed for the session. Those who had worked so hard on translating had the privilege of distributing the Bibles throughout the stadium to those who remained seated after the morning session. The translators and the people receiving Bibles were weeping when they were handed out. A Senator wrote a letter to the Branch office after the convention thanking them. He said, “Very little information has been translated into Congolese. Not only do you people translate, but you give everyone a free copy.” Saturday 1,088 were baptized and amazingly 72,000 were in attendance. On Sunday the brothers didn’t mind the 7:00 a.m. start, since their congregation meeting normally started at 6:00 a.m. – they were happy to be able to sleep in an extra hour. To everyone’s shock, 87,000 attended on Sunday. Brother Splane had prayed to get an indication as to what some of the people were thinking that attended for the first time – especially those of the Neo-Apostolic faith. Were they seeing a contrast between their own faith and that of Jehovah’s Witnesses? His prayer was answered – a man put a note in the contribution box that expressed gratitude for the convention. He couldn’t believe that with this group there were no collections taken and that he received a Bible free of charge in his language. He said, “I am going to study. I have already received more from you people than from my church.” How did all of this come about? In January Brother Splane received a call that with the production time and the shipping through England to the Congo, the Bibles would be received at their destination two weeks after the convention. One phone call to the printing department resulted in that overseer saying that they would drop everything and start printing the Bibles. Then the shipping department got involved and did some research. They found a company that could get the Bibles there sooner. As a result, the Bibles arrived in April instead of June. There is a huge difference in a promise of a Bible and receiving a Bible in your hands. Everyone pulled together and did their small part. The group effort of the Bethel family made this happen to the praise and glory of Jehovah God. They were doing their part helping others “find the very knowledge of God” (Proverbs 2:5 – Text for 10/05/2009).
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  JW's Defend 607 BCE Teaching!

  by tryingtoexit in

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  my father (who's an elder) just sent me this link...and i'd like to get yall opinions on it before i call him back:.

  apostates and other opposers argue that jerusalem was not destroyed in 607 bce, but in 587 bce, and provide what they claim is archaeological evidence to support this.

  if 607 bce is wrong, then the seven times prophecy ending in 1914 ce would be wrong also.. .

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  whereami

  Isn't that web site from that douche bag Thirdwitness?

  That guy is a true blue apologist.
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  Why Some People are Better Off in Cults

  by Dogpatch in

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  why some people are better off in cults.

  familiesthe family unit has always been the core of mankinds strength to survive sometimes insurmountable odds against nature, other men and the arbitrariness of life.

  when you stand alone, you have no one there to hold you up, defend you or take care of you.. if, on the other hand, you are part of a nurturing family, you have access to the helps of others, and in turn are obligated to be there when another in the family suddenly needs you.

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  whereami

  So true.

  Thanks Randy.