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  Ten years out.....

  by snare&racket in

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  i'm not sure how useful this post will be, but i feel compelled to write it.

  with many of my older posts, i wrote them with a younger jw version of me in mind.

  with this i write it with a younger newly ex jw in mind.. ten years ago i went to my presiding overseer and told him my concerns about wt owning 'rand cam' military stocks, about unfulfilled prophecy and human error in the governing body and the theocratic consequences of such.

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  Well done snare , good to here from you ,and I`m sure you have helped many and will continue to do so with this thread.

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  Jehovah's Witnesses: A Clear Decline

  by Hadriel in

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  it is rather clear that the internet is to put it mildly, wrecking the world of the watchtower bible & tract society.

  if not for foreign language i doubt there would be much growth at all.. digital trends and analytics are very real.

  i live this analytics world i assure you to some degree you can take it to the bank.

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  The trend of die-hard J.W.`s to divorce a former believing mate could be having a backlash on the religion , rather than pointing to it as the" true religion", it`s doing quite the opposite , the public are seeing it for what it truly is a wrecker of marriages .

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  Feb 2016 video on 'Taking time to marry' vs David Splane talk in Malmo, Sweden May 2013

  by Esse quam videri in

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  host:.

  jehovah wants to safeguard his servants from the pain that results from making an unwise choice when seeking a marriage mate.

  reminders to be patience and choose wisely, like our music video are always for our benefit.. .

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  Maybe J.W.parents are finally realizing that if their"" young"" child gets baptized and then do what all teenage children do , make mistakes, then they could be D.F. and shunned by all in the congregation ,and bring reproachment on the parent.

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  "Well it makes us wonder sometimes , is our teaching program really effective"

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  CLASSIC statement by the org. showing up their own failed teaching methods .

  I know he is trying to put the blame on the parents , however the parents are using the teaching methods of the organization , so the organizations teaching program is the one that is ineffective.

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  Intro

  by hillfy333 in

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  hi, although i signed up two years ago, and filled out the "interview with an apostate" as hillfy54321, i have since only read various posts.

  then purchased a new computer and lost my password, thus no new posts.

  i have since reapplied, and now go under the handle of hillfy 333.. a little about myself.

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  Welcome hillky333 I`m glad you have made it here and hope your wife soon joins you , it sounds like she is more than halfway there.

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  Hello Everybody

  by Thomas the Bill Engine in

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  i didn't see an introduction forum anywhere but i thought it would be weird to start posting without first introducing myself so, here we are.

  i'm 15, and i've been looking for a place to discuss my thoughts on the religion that i'm pretty much stuck in at the moment.

  my mom and dad divorced over their different beliefs over a year ago (my mom is jw and my dad is an very knowledgeable apostate, so you can see how they would fight over it), and since then i've stopped believing altogether.. just thought i'd say hello.

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  Welcome TTBE your among friends here

  Take care mate

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  lf evolution is true then doesnt it make sense that other life forms exist on far away planets.?

  by atomant in

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  just thought ld throw it out there for discussion.lf we evolved from nothing doesnt it stand to reason that other life forms also evolved from nothing?l mean lets face it time is infinite.

  so given enough time its possible for anything to happen isnt it?

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  atomant / the liberator ,

  If abiogenisis And evolution are true , then shouldn`t it be common or at least happening in other parts of the universe ?

  Fair comment.... But who`s to say it hasn`t ? It is almost incomprehensible to take in the size of the universe , let alone to know what is taking place here or their .

  Our knowledge of the universe is like a drop of water in a bucket of water with our technology today , sure we have made inroads , and the more we learn the more questions are asked.

  And in the future we will advance in knowledge and techniques to find out more about the universe we live in.

  It`s just out of our reach at the moment .

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  lf evolution is true then doesnt it make sense that other life forms exist on far away planets.?

  by atomant in

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  just thought ld throw it out there for discussion.lf we evolved from nothing doesnt it stand to reason that other life forms also evolved from nothing?l mean lets face it time is infinite.

  so given enough time its possible for anything to happen isnt it?

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  OK I`ll bite , first off evolutionists do not say life evolved from nothing , that is a misconception to say the least.and exposes your ignorance in this field.Cast off your simplistic , Watchtower view of evolution and read some science regarding the topic.

  Let me ask you this question , why do you think their are billions of galaxies in the known universe , this means their are billions of stars in the universe , some like our sun , others smaller , and even others that are far larger in size than our sun. ?

  Why / how do they exist.?

  These billions of stars that exist , by all accounts have billions more planets that revolve around them .

  The fact that our technology to date has only found over a thousand such planets in near galaxies does not mean the greater number of galaxies do not have planets orbiting them , it just means because of the distances involved and our limited technology to date is we can not verify them to exist.

  While their is no evidence as yet , of any life , primitive or otherwise , microbiological , bacteria , or whatnot , in our galaxie , the milky way,, their are other planets that exist and the have not one , but a number of moons orbiting them Have you ever wondered why ?

  atomant , dont take offence at my post but do yourself a favour and look outside the box,the religion of J.W.`s has conned members for well over 100 years .

  Think about this : the words/statements in the Bible have remained unchainged for over 2000 years , and all religions including the Jehovah`s Witnesses have accepted them.

  However the words / statements made by Jehovah`s Witnesses in their publications are in a continual state of flux , changes , flip flops ,in only 135 years of their existence .

  Who in their right mind could put faith in their words ?

  Did the Bible writers keep changing their beliefs / statements /words , every few years with the excuse , we have new light from Jehovah ? , in the 4000 years that the Bible was written ? From Moses to the Apostles ?

  I don`t think so .

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  Got in a bad wreck.....uuugh

  by brandnew in

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  just happy to be alive....can barely move ☺.. a girl who just got her license , and a new suv....thought it might be cool to pass the person in front of her....at a curve......on a two way road!!!!!😠😠😠.

  very mad puppy.

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  You know what they say brandnew , "worse things happen at sea" LOL , or shouldn`t I.

  What`s paining you the most , your body aches or the damage to your bike , just asking.

  Take care buddy , my thoughts are with you .

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  Why Do Intelligent People Believe in God?

  by cantleave in

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  one of the most common thing thrown at atheists is - lots of intelligent people believe in god.

  this darkmatter 2525's video is an excellent explanation as to why very logical people possess religious belief systems.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y201qzddzbg.

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  It amuses me that imperfect human beings ( imperfect because of GOD by the way ) speak up for GOD , defend his/her existence and in most cases try to convert others to believe in their GOD .

  Yet their GOD who they profess to believe in stays silent , doesn`t say one word in his/her own defence .

  According to the Old Testament he had no trouble communicating with humans , sheep herders and what not`s .

  In this day of modern technology , would it not be a simple thing to make the whole world aware of his/her existence in an instant of time ?

  Settling the issue once for all time ? Then the world of living humans could decide whether they wanted to serve him/her or not , and then he could bring on his/her Armageddon if " it " (sick of saying him/her ) wants to.

  Is GOD Almighty or not" it" does not seem to be to me

  Why would an Almighty GOD leave it up to imperfect sinful humans to defend and speak for him/her.and not do so itself.

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  lf you had the opportunity to ask the GB a question what would it be?

  by atomant in

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  l thought this would be an interesting exercise to read the different responses.

  my question is what makes you think your gods chosen medium?and prove it.

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  Why did G.Jackson swear on the Bible at the ARC , Matt.5:34-37. whereas other Elders made an affirmation , declining to swear on the Bile.?

  I thought J.W,`s claimed to be united in their beliefs.?

  Jehovah`s Witnesses official policy is that Blood is sacred and it should be poured out on the ground and not used in any way , including Blood & Bone Fertilizer in the garden.

  Yet the Governing Body approves Blood fractions to be used in life saving techniques used by the Medical profession while denying whole blood transfusions ,

  Where does the Governing Body think that Blood Fractions come from ?

  Blood fractions are derived from whole blood that is donated by donors in the community , stored and then processed in a Laboratory , whether they be members of Christendom , non Christians , Atheists , and others , all of which are classified as deserving of death at Armageddon as enemy`s of God..

  Jehovah`s Witnesses are forbidden to donate Blood and will be DF if they do , even for their own use for fractions to be used at a later date if need be., yet they have the approval to use fractions of blood donated by Satans system of things,

  Some witnesses have said to me "Oh no I wouldn`t take fractions of blood , they miss the point the Governing Body says it`s OK .

  Now isn`t that a contradiction ? Hypocrisy ? Double Standards ?

  smiddy