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  Being nice to LGBTQ people is an affront to god?

  by Viviane in

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  2. current

  this should be titled "jerks for jesus afraid of their own shadow, sexuality".

  seriously, someone thinks that a video on how to be nice to people different from him is an affront to his god.

  http://www.rawstory.com/2016/09/federal-worker-would-rather-be-fired-than-watch-lgbt-diversity-video-god-doesnt-want-me-to-see-it/.

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  keyser soze

  Wow. Even JWs aren't that fanatical.

  Those videos aren't promoting the "gay lifestyle", or even teaching people about it. They're meant to educate employees on how to behave in the workplace. The company is trying to protect itself from liability.
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  What is the alternative to JW?

  by Formerbrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean this with all due respect, i would like to hear from genuine people who think jw have it wrong and then what is the truth?.

  im not talking about silly little quibbles here and there.. is jehovah real?

  the the bible is word?

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  keyser soze

  Perhaps you would get the answer you seek if you were less narrow and dogmatic in your definition of "truth". Or better yet, come to grips with the fact that such a thing as 'absolute spiritual truth' doesn't actually exist, and any organization claiming to have it might be, shall we say, full of shit.

  Just my two cents.
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  Plans for huge Jehovah's HQ take shape

  by Formerbrother in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/11227290.plans_for_huge_jehovah_s_hq_take_shape/.

  its going to be a real beautiful place when its finished.. they are going for quality over quantity.

  it used to be accommodation for a few thousand permanent residents, now its looking like less than a thousand permanent with the possibility of a few thousand more in temporary accommodation should the need arise.. some say the plans are going to be like a garden of eden in england :) i mean they had farming in london over the years but this is going to be epic what they are planning for temple farm at chelmsford.. they are planting thousands (literally) of fruit trees, including tropical fruits in huge green houses, huge vines yards and then the same basic farming activities as before.

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  keyser soze

  Nicolau beat me to the punch. If you deny the WT's bloodguilt based on their woefully misguided blood policy, then you're as delusional as they are.

  And you're right. They don't partake in wars. They just wait eagerly for their bloodthirsty god to wipe out the billions of people on earth who don't think and act like them. I guess they're more partial to mass genocide.
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  People hate God?

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it is a pain that certain individuals pride themselves on hating god, who created everything.

  like it's understandable that you choose to not believe in him because of your selfishness or thinking skills but to hate him is forcing it a bit.

  i'm very thankful that those such as myself have the courage to believe in the lord.

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  keyser soze

  I think what atheists hate is having their views constantly misrepresented by sanctimonious believers. Your OP is filled with so many strawman arguments, I don't even know where to begin. Is the idea that atheists have come to the conclusion that god doesn't exist through extensive research, and not the desire to "rebel", really such a difficult concept for you to grasp? Or are you just trolling us?
  
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  JW charged regarding child pornography

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article39058014.html#1.

  church shouldn't have divulged child-porn suspect's alleged confession, attorney says.

  elders in the jehovah’s witnesses church violated the confidentiality of steven lindhorst of paso robles when they told police about an alleged confession he made regarding child pornography, according to a defense motion.. .

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  keyser soze

  So far no one's mentioned that the elders' reporting to the police is highly unusual - in fact, it represents a welcome change.

  Agreed. Though I have to wonder how forthcoming they would have been had the man still been a member of the congregation.
  
  
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  The two faces of mrs hoser

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  they say women are hard to figure out.

  she is is proactive about retirement planning but talks about how things might be in the new system.

  she shuns one of our children (dfd) but put him as beneficiary one one of her life insurance policies.

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  keyser soze

  I would say that a lot more JWs than we realize are 'hedging their bets'.

  My oldest brother is the PO in his congregation, and as hardcore as they come. Even he has been putting money into an IRA account. He's spent the last thirty years pioneering, believing that the end was right around the corner, while at the same time, preparing for the reality that it won't happen in his lifetime.
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  The Last Supper

  by Teddy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have been studying with the jw since june of 2016 and they say only the ones who make up the 144.

  000 and can partake of the bread and cup.

  is this true?.

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  Also bear in mind that JWs once taught that the number of those who have the heavenly calling was sealed in 1935. Who these 'anointed' are, partaking of the emblems, is anybody's guess.
  
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  "Unique" Achievements By the WTS - Special Only Through The Ability of the World to Do The Same

  by konceptual99 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  bit of a long winding topic title but the thread on the dub in the bunker video made me think of what thing the wts does that are seen as basically impossible for anyone else to do and therefore evidence of holy spirit and god's blessing, yet those same things are done by the rest of the world day in, day out.. i have a few examples:.

  - ability to buy a feck off big printing press and print thousand of magazines an hour.

  only that every other big publishing organisation uses the same presses to do the same thing.. - ability to get inexperienced people to act using an acting coach as well as produce feature length films with reasonably high production value levels and special effects.

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  Don't forget about the worldwide preaching work. The holy spirit must be behind that. Except when it comes to yielding actual results, that is. Then the holy spirit is pretty impotent.
  
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  Here is a quote from the Olympic creed:-

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  " the most important thing in the olympic games is not to win but take part" .

  yet according to the daily mail, the entire russian olympic team will today be banned from competing at the rio games next month as punishment for their country's state sponsored doping programme.

  it therefore seems to me the olympics has become associated with doping & drugs, and politics becoming an integral part of the games.. do you think that the 2016 olympcs can still unite countries in a positive way?.

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  keyser soze

  Maybe it's just me but I'm finding the Olympics less and less interesting and exciting. There's the cheating obviously but also the financial corruption and harm it causes to the people who live there.

  Personally, I haven't really found them interesting since they started allowing professionals to compete.

  I get that they're the best athletes in the world at their respective sports. And I was as captivated as any American by the original "Dream Team".

  But their was always something endearing about watching amateurs compete and succeed at the highest level. Most of the pros are simply there out of a sense of obligation. For them, winning a gold medal is rather anti-climactic in comparison to their professional accomplishments. For a guy like Andy Murray, for example- I doubt a gold medal in the Olympics is anywhere near as meaningful as winning his first Wimbledon.
  
  
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  JW Acumen & Education = NO VALUE IN THE REAL WORLD

  by Black Man in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  having been out of the cult for a few years now, i can finally sit back and accurately access the good, bad and the ugly, especially as it relates to education and having a sense of self-worth and realizing your potential.

  in my opinion, religion is a total crock, but at least in some religions there is at least some value that you can translate your experiences and education gained in such into the real world.

  for example, the mormons have their own accredited university where you can obtain a degree and you can actually put that down on your resume and use it in the real world.

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  keyser soze

  I think it's by design that JWs are so lacking in social skills. It's what keeps so many trapped inside.

  If they venture out into the 'world' to see what it has to offer, most are ill-equipped to deal with it, and come running back to the organization believing the world is evil, and the congregation is the only safe haven.