Topics Started by Half a Person

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JW.ORG turning into an evangelical clone
by Pistoff in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i clicked this link to the november 2017 tvjw video, in it they defend their 2 witness policy, though, gutlessly, they do not mention it in the context of child sexual abuse.. anyway, check out the christian jehovian song at 57:06, ugh, makes me nauseous.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksz0qiftsok&feature=youtu.be&t=53m25s.
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Being A Jehovah's Witness is Simply A Waste Of Time!!!
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i hope that if any witness sees this thread, they understand that being a witness = being a time waster.. please understand this.

if you don't believe me, i'm sure others here will agree.. if you can salvage any of your time that is left, do it!

get out of this false religion.
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Post Songs/ Music That Soothes You Through the Winter -U-Tubes Welcome !
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tubgadghgpa&feature=related.
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great photography~The Year in Pictures~
by purplesofa in
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2. friends
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34437381.
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"Fleshly" brother
by Half a Person in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after leaving the congregation, i've begun to notice some weird aspects of "jw-ism" that i wouldn't have batted an eyelid about a few years back.. for example, tonight i heard the phrase "fleshly brother" - meaning someone's literal brother, as opposed to some random bloke who simply happens to belong to the same religion.. and i thought about this, and i thought: "this is wrong.".

i think two of the biggest problems with the jw religion are that (1) it interferes with a person's ability to think clearly, even distorting the relationship between cause and effect, and (2) it attempts to redefine the meaning of words themselves, appropriating them for its own ends.

a "vocabulary hijack", if you will.. a word as fundamental as "brother", meaning someone in your family.
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Is the WT misinterpreting Newton? What does "mortal" mean?
by Open mind in
1. watchtower
2. bible
yesterday's (18 october, 2009) wt lesson had a picture of milton & newton with a caption that said both men "knew" about the hope of living forever on earth.

(interesting it didn't say they "believed" it.

that's just a side point to this thread.).
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. From the Nov 1 WT
by life is to short in
1. jw
2. friends
the november 1st public wt has an article on "do you need to learn hebrew and greek?

" funny is it not that they feel we do not need too.

anywho on page 21 of said wt.
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Why dont more Christians invoke a JW-style Satan argument when debating why God allows suffering?
by Half a Person in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have just been watched the first part of a sort-of theist vs atheist debate on youtube featuring christopher hitchens.. what struck me is that in all of these types of debates that ive seen, the christians, when faced with the question why does god allow suffering, never really provide any sort of satisfying answer.

its usually something along the lines of:.

our question shouldnt be what is *god* doing, but, rather, we should ask ourselves: what am *i* doing?
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My notes on the new Creation DVD
by Half a Person in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was given a copy of the new wonders of creation dvd.

as i watched it, i made some notes, which i have included below.

i'm not sure they make any sense without actually seeing the dvd, but hopefully they give an idea of the general contents and the sort of arguments that are used.. .
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Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 07-12-09 WT Study (DAY NEAR)
by blondie in
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2. friends
(b) pressing on to maturity requires effort in what two areas?

(read hebrews 5:14.

2:10) moreover, their perceptive powers are trained through use--through application of what they know--helping them to distinguish right from wrong.