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  No Longer a JW Expert But Starting to Figure Out Life

  by AllTimeJeff in

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  consider this an update for those that remember me here.... when i left in 2006, it started a 10 year journey into a new phase.

  no more "safety".

  some people want to be their own person.

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  smiddy

  Glad to hear from you again Jeff and that you are doing well , take care.
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  Skinned and Thrown About.....

  by Tech49 in

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  this is a little long, but stick with me.. if you recall, when the building work was in full swing at the new lakefront villa (warwick), wt was having workers come and they would put them up for a year, or more, while they were providing "volunteer services".

  with that, and the impending need for hundreds and hundreds of new khs in the usa territory, the congregations were abuzz with the need for "continued construction volunteers".

  recently, as many of you know, wt headquarters has sent pretty much everyone home, and is no longer needing workers at the new warwick site, as the building is mostly complete, with the dedication coming up later this year.

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  smiddy

  Forgive me I have been out for a long time " they can flip to Malachi ?" whats that mean?

  I can be a little dense too at times LOL

  Back to the topic I think thats great news , if that doesnt wake people up what will ?
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  Oh God(s)!

  by tepidpoultry in

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  meant to hopefully get your mind off the craziness which we sadly refer to as the news these days,.

  we'll call this one .

  fun for seculars.

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  smiddy

  Is that a number 8 tepidpoultry ? if so modify my #7 to an 8 .
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  Cognitive dissonance explanation

  by usualusername1 in

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  i just saw this video that explained cognitive dissonance really well in less than three minutes.

  start @ 3:40. .

  https://youtu.be/g-apqyp-b7s.

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  smiddy

  It was an interesting video to watch.
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  Religion...is regarded by the rulers as useful

  by flipper in

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  lucius annaeus seneca, roman statesman, 4bc - 65ad: "religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.".

  this comes to mind as trump has been throwing the word "god" around.

  there are a lot of outwardly religious people in this government.. benjamin franklin: "the way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason.".

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  Thats " all" America needs right now a religious nutter surrounded by extreme religious advisers is that why the rich in Silicon Valley are buying up so much land in New Zealand to get away from the USA when the shit hits the fan ?

  Mrs flipper your right religion was invented to control the masses and keep them in check.
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  Goddesses are cooler

  by pale.emperor in

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  i dont know about you, but for some reason if i were to go around worshiping some deity i should have done better and looked outside the bible.

  i mean, there's some pretty cool goddesses out there in other religions.

  here's my top 3:.

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  smiddy

  This seems like a sexist thread to me how about you girls coming up with a God of your choice.
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  A Perfect Life Isn't Worth Living?

  by Sorry in

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  think of your favorite tv shows.

  what do they all have in common?

  the answer is they revolve around some type of problem or conflict.

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  smiddy

  You need curiosity to forge ahead into the unknown which leads to new discoveries breaking boundarys.

  The GB has always been against using your brain thats why the religion has dumbed down so much these past decades.

  OTWO remember competition is frowned on and a big no-no , dress codes are strictly controlled , imagine a sister or brother designing their own clothes in the new system it would be as bad as the Muslim nations of today you would have the religious police patrolling everywhere ."You cant wear that ?"

  Paradise ? I think it would be Hell on earth.
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  Why do trolls do what they do?

  by Londo111 in

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  i truly don't understand the mindset of a troll.

  i know it's been explained, but i still don't get it.

  it is hard to distinguish between a troll and a jw apologist at times because the reactions are very similar.

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  smiddy

  Maybe they are just people with low self esteem that craves attention and this is one way they feel they get it.
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  to all a thank you

  by notalone in

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  to all on this site who from their hearts participate, thank you.

  you encourage thought, offer support and share laughs, thank you.

  you may never know what point has touched a heart or opened a mind.

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  smiddy

  Your not alone their buddy
  

  
  
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  Millions now living will never die

  by stillin in

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  but pretty much all of them are now dead.

  and so are billions of others.

  so, god doesn't desire any to be destroyed but desires all to attain to repentance?

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  Jehovahs Witnesses ,The Assembly of God ,The seventh Day Adventists ,The Christadelphians ,The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, are just a few of the more well known religions that believe we are living in the last days when Armageddon is going to come.

  I am sure with over 40,000 other Christian religions their are quite a few more that would come under that umberella and would have similar beliefs .

  Which would also mean they have similar beleifs that millions now living will never die but billions will at Gods Judgement on mankind.