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8The Growth of Christianity bad news for WTS
by Thirdson ini dont know if anyone else here has read this weeks (4/16/01) copy of newsweek.
there is a major article on the growth of christianity in south america, asia and in particular africa.
many of the christian sects bear little resemblance to conservative western churches but are very evangelical, charismatic with often a blend of local spiritual beliefs added to traditional christian dogma and centered around a local spiritual leader.
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Chillin' in the Baptism Line
by metatron inyup, it's me, your friendly angel of the presence and.
purveyor of mystic speculations, metatron, at your.
service.
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Volunteering at a house of evil
by tergiversator ini did something new today.
my college arranged for several different volunteer projects in the area that you could sign up for, from trail clean-up to working at a homeless shelter to visiting elderly people.
through the vagaries of fate, i ended up on one that visited a small clothing and food pantry operated by the area churches' ecumenical council.. so there i was, sorting packages of donated socks by children's sizes, not ten feet from where there were *religious* pamphlets (one of them mentioned god once, i think) in a small, discreet display, on such false religious topics such as how to deal with the violent death of a loved one.
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Mother-In-Law 2
by silentlambs inwell here it is folks the response to my wife's letter.
i guess i have become more evil between letters.
once again any ideas as to how to answer this type of logic?
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Re: My Question to Dougie and Tallyman
by Flip inmy only wish is, that i'm the only reply to the previous post.. flip
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What now?
by agent2863 inmost of the people on this message board i've noticed are either ex-jw's or in the process.
good for you!
it is sad to see all the hurt & pain & confusion that the org has caused, and continues to cause.
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I see little good left in WTS
by Amazing inyou said, "so would it be wrong to accept the fact that the wts, despite its flaws, has many good scriptural truths to share.".
i think most of us accept that the wts has done some good, but as the years pass, i find that the good i thought they did is getting less and less, and more importantly, the harm caused is getting greater than i could possibly imagine.. you continued, "can we reject what they have pressed to the world: god has a name, his kingdom is to solve mans problems, the earth is to become a paradise as god purposed, man will live endlessly on earth as intended, those who died will return in a resurrection of the dead rather that burn in hell, and this good news is to be preached in all the earth.".
at this point in my life, after 25 years of being a jw and now an ex-jw, i find their message, its very root concepts, pure fantasy that may not necessarily god's will.
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To wait or not to wait?
by Frenchy inokay, this need not necessarily be controversial but i would like some honest opinions on the matter.
from time to time (in last sundays wt lesson for example) i read in the magazines or hear brothers say this in their talks.
(with some variation) arent we grateful that jehovah has waited this long before loosing armageddon on mankind?
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Preaching_Work
by jelly inwhen do you think the preaching work will expand in china?
how about the middle east (iran, iraq, uae, etc)?
do you think the angels play a great role in getting honest harted people out of these countries( through emmigration) into lands where the preaching work is being conducted to a greater degree.
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