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  ls homosexuality really normal?

  by atomant in

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  l know animals do it but their animals.they dont live by a moral code.the thought of 2 men going for it is not normal.what are your thoughts?.

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  Live and let live , and mind your own beeswax
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  ls homosexuality really normal?

  by atomant in

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  l know animals do it but their animals.they dont live by a moral code.the thought of 2 men going for it is not normal.what are your thoughts?.

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  According to one JW there can only be 1 of 3 reasons why you left.

  by Bonsai in

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  i asked an old jw friend of mine why so many baptized individuals leave the jw religion.

  "did it ever occur to you, old friend, that maybe they know something that you don't know and have valid reasons for leaving?

  ", i asked.. his response set me back for an answer.

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  Your old friend is an idiot,rationalising his pig headed stupidity to justify his blindly staying in the religion , because he himself is doing so out of pride ,refusing to admit he has been conned into believing in a religios cult.
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  Bible Contradictions regarding forgiveness & revenge...Not a trustworthy moral guide

  by krismalone in

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  recent broadcast have gerrit losch talking about not holding a grudge and in septembers broadcast david splain talking about not demanding an apology after being wronged.

  the subject of forgiveness and revenge is one of many examples of moral contradictions in the bible.

  the book 1984 mentioned the terms double think and double speak.

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  Thats why there are over 40,000 Christian sects , all claiming to base their beliefs on the Bible.

  Its true what they say " The Bible is an instrument you can play any tune on "
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  Will China's Giant New Radio Telescope be able to hear YHWH and JESUS conversing?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  china has just switched on its 500 metre diameter radio telescope, nearly twice as large as the previous largest.

  among other things it is tasked to do, it will eventually be programmed to look for and analyse radio waves that may have a non-natural origin.. so will the scientists manning this facility eventually hear yhwh and jesus having a chat?.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvnj-vnsv4o.

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  Man is the dominant animal on earth and feeds off all the so called inferior animals , and vegetation , lets hope that their is not a civilization out their that sees humans as food for them.
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  Interesting comments on WT history

  by Old Goat in

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  i'm old, a retired history prof, and still interested in watch tower history.

  i'm a fan of schulz and de vienne's work.

  schulz has written a short overview of the next book in their series.

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  smiddy

  Thanks for posting this you Old Goat , very interesting to see their earlier beliefs and how they have rationalised their subsequent changes with the excuse of New light , however they fail to mention the Old light was from the Holy Spirit also.

  Old light given to JW`s , by Holy Spirit for a time as new light ,then discarded .

  New light now given to JW`s by Holy Spirit for a time , then discarded as old light , and needs to be replaced by New light.

  How many times has the light bulb been changed over these past 140 ? years ?

  How many brain cells need to be replaced in Jehovah`s Witnesses heads before they wake up to the truth about the truth ?
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  Any Others of the "Anointed"?

  by Hernandez in

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  i was baptized in 1985, was a regular pioneer, ministerial servant, and on the way to becoming an elder when i left the witnesses in 1999. i also was one of those who claimed and (at the time ) believed i was one of the anointed.. i am wondering if there are any others here who also claimed they were of the anointed?

  how did you come to that conclusion?

  how do you feel about your claim now that you are out?.

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  Do the GB members believe it when an individual claims they are of the anointed ? No of course not they never have. Whether they be male or female , and especially not females.

  I have been in a couple of KH `s where one or two have claimed to be of the anointed class , the sister was not treated any differently than any other sister,and of course she had no priveledges as such , not even cleaning out the toilets ,or handling the mikes.She was to be in subordination like the rest of the sisters.

  The brother, was not an Elder or even a Minisrerial Servant , and apparently he didnt even have any priveledges either.

  So my point is , the anointed are going to rule with Christ Jesus for a thousand years from heaven , yet here on earth in the Christian Congregation of Jehovah`s Witnesses , they are not even given the lowliest of assignments to serve their brothers and sisters.

  If the Congregations are truly led by Holy Spirit , surely the anointed on earth would be given due recognition. My understanding is, no anointed ones in any of the Congregations worldwide have any responsibility in any congregation , and certainly no sisters do.

  Illustrations in WT publications of the anointed in heaven show all of them having beards , not one of them is depicted as a sister.

  They may argue their is no gender in heaven ? So why are they all shown up as males ? with beards ?
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  Who is attending the 2016 Annual Meeting this Saturday?

  by Londo111 in

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  i'm curious if we will have eyewitness reporters at the stanley theater like we do every year....

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  Maybe they will own up to the fact they have been" witnessing "about a Catholic GOD Jehovah ,and not the Biblical GOD Yahweh for the past 100 years or so.
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  The first Islamic Mosques in Australia

  by fulltimestudent in

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  you may not recognise this little building as a mosque, but it was actually built as a place of worship by afghan camel train drivers brought to australia to service outback australia.

  its located in bourke nsw.. the first muslims of this type were brought to australia in 1860.according to hanifa deen's historical account:.

  quote: "on 9 june 1860, three ‘exotic-looking’ afghan camel men landed at port melbourne from karachi with twenty or so animals to participate in the (ultimately tragic) burke and wills expedition organised by the royal society of victoria.

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  Thank you for this post FTS it is as interesting as all your other posts , truly , I really enjoy them very informative,

  It is an interesting part of Australian history ,that should not be overlooked .And their contribution to Australian society should not be diminished or underestimated

  However , in the 1860`s their was no such organizations such as the Taliban , or Isis , or any other tribal group that wanted to target violently Australian citizens with death and destruction,and our way of life.

  They, the early muslims were law abiding citizens that appreciated the country they were living in and living here peacefully .

  Their were no fringe benefit groups in the 1860`s doing what Isis or the Taliban or any other Terroist organization is trying to do today in our Country.

  However with the rise of Isis ,the Taliban ,the Tribal Lords etc. their is this real threat today and we cant ignore it .

  Of course not every Muslim is an enemy of the state , however their is a percentage that are , and we need to be able to contain that, if not eradicate that threat.

  We cant compare the Muslims of 1860`s with the Muslims of the 2016`s anymore than you could compare Christians of the 1860`s compared to the year of 2016.

  I bet their werent 40,000 Christian sects in the year 1860. , and while they dont engage in blowing each other up with bombs , many of them do destroy familys with there policys.
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  Jehovah Witnesses want to judge me for adultery. Covert sexual abuses. Article in Spanish Newspaper.

  by sp74bb in

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  2. friends

  hello friends,.

  after receiving a letter at my home calling me for a "judicial audience" after having quit 5 years ago the jw, i decided to go to the police and talk about the policy within jw.org: social abuse, judicial threats and in my case sexual abuses.. a national newspaper in spain www.elperiodico.es has decided to give visibility to this situation.

  please find the first link:.

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  Thanks Miguel for getting this coverage in a newspaper , the more expose` occurs with this religion the better.

  The links provided in this article on Finland go back to 2014 ,I wonder what has transpired their since then.?

  So is this the article Barbara Anderson was talking about in her post ? to take place on monday in Spain ?