Topics Started by The Berean

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The Higher Power of my understanding ...
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
after observing several generations of former jws battle with the process of moving on in life it is my opinion that until one replaces the power named jehovah with an optional explanation of spirituality it is difficult to completley purge the influence which lingers.. so to any who wish to share, i ask, who or what is now the "god or force of your understanding"?.
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Has the "new order" already begun?
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
looking back at the year 1914 , it is obvious that the way mankind lives today is far superior.

in the us, for instance, the life span for men of that era was in the low 50s while today men can expect to live well into their seventies.

advanced communication, transportation, entertainment, health care, housing, and machines of all types make life so much more enjoyable for us in 2010. furthurmore, i have yet to speak to anyone who wishes they were living in earlier times.
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses the demonic "Angel of Light"?
by The Berean in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for the protection of human beings would it not be important to precisely identify the current threat?.

or do evil spirits not really exist at all?.

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Should the Ten Americans Accused of Kidnapping Stand Trial in Haiti?
by The Berean in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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Before It's Too Late ...
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
while i dont usually submit long-winded posts ... this one might well be worth it for those who do not fully realize the emotional and financial hazard involved in living as though the world, as we know it, is about to end:.

first let me say, bob and mary, i will call them, are a decent and caring couple who have been married forty or so years.

they were both raised as jehovahs witnesses and have consistently lived their faith.
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Should I walk away from my "underwater" home?
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
millions are now facing the dilemma of making house payments on a property that is not worth what is being paid.

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after originally promising to repay the bank, is there a "moral" obligation to continue in a dwelling, even at a loss ... or is it best to exercise the "legal" right of foreclosure and pay the consequences ?.
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Death ... friend or enemy?
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
without a life expectancy, would mankind stagnate?

what incentive would there be to stay busy, set goals, desire a mate and children, or care for others who would never be in harms way?

why would we do anything today if we always had a tomorrow?could it be that death is natures prod and a necessary motivator of life and should be thus celebrated?.
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Let the "Tithing" begin!
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. experiences
last night during the service meeting a letter was read indicating that more money was needed by jehovah's witnesses in order to expand the world-wide work .

it was suggested that each publisher take a piece of paper and write down the amount of money they would be willing to give and hand it to the elders.

it seems to be a cleverway to gather "seed money" by the organization while not calling it a "tithe.
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The great illusion of Jehovah's Witnesses
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
i would suggest that:.

the real world we live in is transient and ever-changing.

what works today will fail tomorrow.
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The definition of "GOD."
by The Berean in
1. jw
2. friends
mine .... simply put, god is the invisible power which decides when things begin and end, who and what recieve which assets and/or liabilities, and how rewards and penalties are metted out according to a judicial system of which humans have no input, appeal, or even full comprehention.. and yours ....