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  "Peter Schiff Was Right" (about the economy...)

  by leavingwt in

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  2. current

  youtube video: peter schiff was right 2006 - 2007. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i0qn-fykpw.

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  YouTube Video: Peter Schiff Was Right 2006 - 2007

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I0QN-FYkpw
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  The Whole World Has Gone After Him

  by snowbird in

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  why the worldwide fascination with this man?.

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  sylvia.

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  Barry is far too conservative for this Aussie...

  http://www.newstatesman.com/north-america/2008/11/barack-obama-pilger-texas
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  Muslim misconceptions?

  by John Doe in

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  yea or nea?

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  http://www.submission.org/women/mis.html.

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  Here is the latest cheerful headline regarding a few Muslims that were upset that females wanted to get an education...

  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,451941,00.html
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  What is the reason that the WTS uses for not celebrating Thanksgiving

  by insearchoftruth in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well i overheard my wife last night on the phone telling someone she does not celebrate thanksgiving, i have asked her in the past why and she gave the stock answer about how holidays are rooted in paganism.

  well from what i know, there is nothing pagan about the thanksgiving celebration, what is the official reason that is given for not celebrating this?

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  When in doubt, the JW can pull out the Catch-All excuse: "We are no part of the world."

  Thanksgiving is a worldy holiday.
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  Little by little, hubby is doing less and less as a JW...

  by cognac in

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  2. friends

  first he dropped studing, then it was field service... now he has asked me if i feel like going to the meeting tonight because he doesn't really want to and so we are staying home.

  this is the 2nd time this week he has done that.

  his best friend got demoted from his ms position and got privately reproved.

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  Encouraging news! The more he stays away from the meetings (indoctrination sessions), the easier it will become for him to think for himself.
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  Deceptive or just wrong?

  by johnnyc in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been virtually non-stop studying everything i can get my hands on with regards the wtbts, and "apostate" literature and information.

  in all honesty, 80% at least is non-sense and over critical.

  however, i do find about 20% (if i have to create a percentage reference) is appropriate in its line of reasoning and questioning.

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  leavingwt

  Recommended Reading:

  Thus Saith Jehovah's Witnesses by Randall Waters

  Captives of a Concept by Don Cameron

  These two books do an excellent job of 'connecting the dots' in a concise manner.

  -LWT
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  Deceptive or just wrong?

  by johnnyc in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been virtually non-stop studying everything i can get my hands on with regards the wtbts, and "apostate" literature and information.

  in all honesty, 80% at least is non-sense and over critical.

  however, i do find about 20% (if i have to create a percentage reference) is appropriate in its line of reasoning and questioning.

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  leavingwt

  The problem with much of what I read is the conclusion which the information is trying to promote - namely, the WTBTS is deceptive or fraudulent in its claims.

  JWs can be deceptive and fraudulent, even if they are 100% certain they have the truth and 100% sincere in their motives.

  When something is not true, it's not true. The core doctrine is that they alone are God's Organization and that being a member of their religion is a requirement for everlasting life. As this is demonstrably false, the WTBTS is, by definition, both deceptive and fraudulent.
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  Deceptive or just wrong?

  by johnnyc in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been virtually non-stop studying everything i can get my hands on with regards the wtbts, and "apostate" literature and information.

  in all honesty, 80% at least is non-sense and over critical.

  however, i do find about 20% (if i have to create a percentage reference) is appropriate in its line of reasoning and questioning.

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  leavingwt

  We may disagree on the definition of a "False Prophet". However, the most important question, in my mind, is "Are Jehovah's Witnesses God's Organization?". Does "Salvation" exist, only through the religion of Jehovah's Witnesses?

  Have you read either of Franz's books? If not, I cannot recommend them strongly enough. Less than 20% of Ray's material can be described as concerning Bitterness or Dates. You may them to be quite fascinating.

  You may enjoy a few of these points, as well:

  What's Wrong with Being a JW?

  -LWT
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  Deceptive or just wrong?

  by johnnyc in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been virtually non-stop studying everything i can get my hands on with regards the wtbts, and "apostate" literature and information.

  in all honesty, 80% at least is non-sense and over critical.

  however, i do find about 20% (if i have to create a percentage reference) is appropriate in its line of reasoning and questioning.

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  leavingwt

  Awake, October 8, 1968, page 23.

  
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  Deceptive or just wrong?

  by johnnyc in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have been virtually non-stop studying everything i can get my hands on with regards the wtbts, and "apostate" literature and information.

  in all honesty, 80% at least is non-sense and over critical.

  however, i do find about 20% (if i have to create a percentage reference) is appropriate in its line of reasoning and questioning.

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  leavingwt

  Watchtower, April 1, 1972, page 197.