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  Evolutions billion dollar question!

  by Blackboo in

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  how did emotions evolved???

  *grinning* are emotions, thinking, and morals biological?

  please answer this sincere question..i am actually being nice this time.

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  How come animals do not talk?

  They communicate with each other. But why haven't they developed vocalization to the extent that we have??? Because they didn't need it to survive. Thats the answer to every question. Why does this species have this ability??? Because they needed it to survive (those that didn't have it died) Why does that species not have a certain ability??? Because they could survive without it. I'm not neccessarily defending the position- just explaining it. As a lifelong JW, I feel that I really never studied evolution and so, really should not have any opinion on it until I look into it. The books that the Borg and most other creationist movements publish on the subject have one argument- "Life is complex- therefore there was a creator." Not a really sound logical argument......
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  yes we can!!!!! yes we can!!! believe once again!!! yes we can!!!

  by dawg in

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  if you can listen to this and not see the leadership, if you can't see that this man believes there words... i feel for you.. i really do...we've not had a leader like this in years... .

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsrgvx7kje.

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  Dawg-

  I'm right there with you. I like this guy. He may be young- but he's the most inspiring thing this country has had in many years. Just a question- how's he floating with others in your area. Are white guys (and girls) in the south really going to vote for him??

  Just curious. Where I'm at there's no issue. Except that Hillary is the presumed favorite.
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  WT Comments (2/4 NO WEAPON) FEATURING JGNAT

  by V in

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  More attempts to innoculate against those darned apostates and that wicked media with their persecuting facts about us being a bunch of child molesters.

  And it has the added benefit of beating the drum that the end is oh so near!!!!
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  Need some advice

  by KICKED OUT in

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  i have not been on here in a long time but i have always valued the advice of everyone, so here goes.....i am dfd and my wife has never been a part of the org.

  we are getting ready to have our first child in may.

  my mother who is now living in patterson(at one of the motherships) speaks to me every 1 to 2 years.

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  I'm amazed at how you're handling this. I, like others, would be fuming. But you're approach to let her in is much more mature. You're right. Any chance at turning her around is worth it. There's no reason to let ideology come between family. You have to show her that you are bigger than that.
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  Cross quote Mar. 1, 08 WT

  by eby in

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  march 1, 2008 page 22.why do jehovah's witnesses not use the cross in worship?

  "in agreement with this, oxford university's companion bible says: 'the evidence is...that the lord was put to death upon an upright stake, and not on two pieces of timber placed at any angle.

  ' clearly, the churches have adopted a tradition that is not biblical.

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  But the next jump in logic is the best....

  "Therefore, if you believe that Jesus was executed on 2 pieces of timber, you are a pagan and deserving of death at Armageddon."

  (That's the part thats hard to take.)
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  Why Do JW's not use Child care or Sunday Type School?

  by kwr in

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  while i have only been to one meeting my entire life i have always found it odd that jw's don't use child care or sunday type school for children.

  what is the reason for this policy by wts?

  tia.

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  Thank goodness there isn't an organized Sunday School type program for children. The retention rate of kids staying in the Borg would shoot up I think. There would be an opportunity for professional indoctrination. And meetings wouldnt be so boring for kids, and irritating for parents. More teens would stick around, and more parents would enjoy the meetings (OK that last part is a stretch)

  I say that the "Ignore the Kids" policy is having a predictable and positive influence. Please dont give the guys any ideas!!!
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  Pro-Jw sites????

  by My Struggle in

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  i would like to find some pro-jw sites.

  i know that the society frowns on internet use....but there has to be some out there.

  i know several years ago i looked at several sites that had forums with lots of active and strong jw's.

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  I dont know if this counts, but a lot of HLC guys post on and read:

  www.noblood.org
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  JWs are growing

  by stillajwexelder in

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  ok i got my world population infor from here.. http://www.ibiblio.org/lunarbin/worldpop.

  if the jws have an average of 6.7 million publishers and there are 6.7 billion people in the world then simple math tells us the publisher to population ratio is 1:1000 .

  i will update this thread as i get information which i do not have in front of me at the moment because i am at work.. in 1980 the worlds population was 4.5 million and yet there were 2.5 million witnesses - so the jw: world population ratio was 1:1800 .

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  I say that the reason for the pop in the mid 90's is the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90s and the resulting increase "over there". Last years increase I can't figure out- Just all of the drum beating, I guess
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  Crackdown on "sisters" volunteering at DCs

  by dozy in

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  the wts has sent a letter to all convention overseers expressing their increasing concern at sisters "directing brothers" at district conventions.. with immediate effect (ie for dc 2008), sisters are no longer to be used as volunteers in parking and security / watchman departments.

  any sisters volunteering in other departments (eg toilet cleaning) must be subordinate & follow the direction of appointed brothers.

  this move will put a huge burden on the dcs in my area - nearly half the volunteers for parking are sisters and there aren't enough volunteers as it is.

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  When you read something like this, you remember how small the world of Bethel is. They love to obsess over stuff like this. Looks like some leaked out and got sent to the congos. Small minds......when you obsess over who tells who where to park- you have nothing to really obsess about.
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  I am now part of the world

  by Robert7 in

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  at 30, for the first time ever, i mailed my voter registration form!

  what an empowering feeling!

  go ron paul!

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  Don't it feel great! I mailed mine in a few months ago. Didn't register a party, though- so I cant vote tomorrow.