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  Psychology of Losing Faith

  by daniel-p in

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  i found this a very interesting article, concerning the psychological stresses involved in losing ones' faith (the title doesn't really do it justice):.

  an atheist in the pulpitpublic identity and private belief are never more at odds than when a preacher loses his faith.

  by bruce grierson, published on january 01, 2008 - last reviewed on april 11, 2008james mcallister, a 56-year-old lutheran minister in the midwest, was working on his sunday sermon one thursday afternoon last summer.

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  New Peter Gregerson Story

  by My Struggle in

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  well, it is a about a year old and many on here already know much of the story.

  it is an good read with a few new tidbits.

  here is the story..... http://www.arcapologetics.org/blog/ begin .post peter gregersons wise and painful departure from the watchtower .

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  Amway

  by bobld in

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  everybody has heard of amway but few are joining.everyboby has heard of jehovah's witnesses but few are joining.both use deceptive tactics to recruit new members.. bob.

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  http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=5&id=48&Itemid=9

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  Ismael
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  the 80's

  by John Doe in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=webgrf1hkda.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjh9lQXLWk

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  Does anyone here believe that Jesus never existed?

  by Newborn in

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  if so...why?.

  i don't know what i believe so i'm just curious.

  /newborn.

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  MadGiant

  I don’t believe jesus existed. That is a matter of faith. You can say the same thing about Hercules, he was the son of Zeus (god) and Alcmena (mortal). You can link Hercules with the geography of the Western Mediterranean.

  That doesn’t means that any of his 12 labors were truth.

  In my opinion one cult flourish, the other didn’t.

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  Ismael
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  Do you think Mormons are a CULT?

  by ESTEE in

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  pardon my asking.

  i have a dance friend that invited me to their event at their church.

  it is a half hour dance show, then a half hour dance lesson, then general dancing till midnight.. this sounded okay.

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  http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=3&id=38&Itemid=8

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  Ismael
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  Do you think Mormons are a CULT?

  by ESTEE in

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  pardon my asking.

  i have a dance friend that invited me to their event at their church.

  it is a half hour dance show, then a half hour dance lesson, then general dancing till midnight.. this sounded okay.

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  http://www.culthelp.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=category§ionid=3&id=35&Itemid=8

  http://mmoutreachinc.com/mormons/mormon_index.html

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints

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  Ismael
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  Need help disproving 607BCE

  by 2pink in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hope i am posting in the right board.. anyway, i am newly out of the org, and have a dear friend who i've been speaking to all along about my thought process/decisions.

  she has been hesitantly receptive (how's that for confusing?!

  lol) and when i brought up 607bce to her yesterday, she was truly intrigued and had not heard of this as a false date before.. she is still half in/half out, so i know she isn't going to do a lot of naughty independent research on her own.

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  586/587 the K.I.S.S. approach --- no VAT4956, Ptolemy, Josephus needed

  by Alleymom in

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  nabonidus -- 17 years.

  nebuchadnezzar -- 43 years.

  nabonidus -- 17 years

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  Jehovah's Witnesses---A Cult or Not?

  by minimus in

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  when i first got on this site, i would bristle at the thought that i ever belonged to a cult.. do you believe that witnesses are truly "cultists"?.

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  "And for what it's worth, I believe many things in the Bible make it easy for cults to justify their actions." - drwsn32

  I agree with your statement drwsn32.

  Religions have been using the bible to promote their agendas for centuries. You will find an answer for every question you have. Depending of what you want, you will find the appropriated answer to “give” your followers. If you want to keep people captive you will say something like; the devil can capture us at will, 2 Timothy 2:26. But if you want people to feel a little confident about their selves and what they believe you will say that (the devil) can’t capture us, James 4:7.
  
  You might say that you can find god by reasoning alone Romans 1:20, then again if you need the money and the followers you can use Job 11:7.
  
  Of course there are no contradictions, just interpretations or misinterpretations that can be used to mislead people.

  You can follow your own heart Ecclesiastes 11:9, even if somewhere in that little book you can find a verse that said you should not, Numbers 15:39

  I am still believe that the WTS it’s a cult.

  Take care,

  Ismael