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Insane Email From My JW Mother
by daniel-p in
1. jw
2. friends
she starts out with some banal stuff about where they want to move, etc, then, she launches into this:.

that brings up something i wanted to tell you in person but itseems that i am not going to be able to do that very soon.

i amhoping to throw some light on what has happened within our familyesp during the time we were over there.. it has become very apparent to us now that during that time period from early spring on, in 200[x], satan launched an all-out attack on our family, son.
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Most people say they do not want to live forever.
by John Doe in
1. jw
2. friends
if this is your wish, what age do you not wish to live past?.
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Scientists Create Human Sperm from Stem Cells
by betterdaze in
1. social
2. current
scientists create human sperm from stem cellsby alice parktuesday, jul.

07, 2009a colony of human embryonic stem cells is seen on a computer monitor at the university wisconsin-madisondarren hauck / getty.

researchers at newcastle university in england report they have coaxed the first human sperm cells from embryonic stem cells, in a remarkable demonstration of how quickly the field of stem cell science is moving.. .
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When will there be a major expose' of the WTBTS on W-5, CNN or?
by Japster in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have to wonder why there has been no major new reporting source that has taken it upon themselves to do a big expose' on the borg?

i know that there have been some great things on pedophelia and blood transfusions but what about a one hour special on all the problems this destructive sect has caused in millions of peoples lives all over the earth?.

am i missing something.. thanks.
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Why I can see no reason to believe in Christianity
by free2beme in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
those of us on this board, who live in the united states, know this country has a lot of christian history attached to it's founders and current political state of things.

if i look in the yellow pages, under christianity, in the church section and browse the listed selection; i will quickly notice that the large majority of options are christian based in one way or another.

with this said, more then likely you are working with christians, living next door to them or related to them in your life.
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What good was Field Service?
by BurnTheShips in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it seems like a massive waste of time.. how many people would successfully convert to the witnesses from field circus?

it was pretty much a waste of time in spanish language the last several years, and yet english language bros would join the spanish congos because they thought it was so much more productive!.

bts.
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EVERYBODY! IS THERE GOOD LIES?
by whathehadas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we know that jehovah/yahweh cannot lie, and that he hates a lie(pr 6:16-19).

but according to his word, it is okay to do it pertaining to his purposes.

of abraham, isaac, rahab, and elisha(gen 12:10-19,26:1-10,jos 2:1-6,jas 2:25,2 ki 6:11-23).
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Paleontologists Brought to Tears, Laughter by Creation Museum
by leavingwt in
1. social
2. current
paleontologists brought to tears, laughter by creation museumthe museum argues that the fossil record has been misinterpreted and that tyrannosaurus rex was a vegetarian before adam and eve bit into that sin-inducing apple.. jardine, a palaeobiologist graduate student from the university of birmingham, was having fun on the tour, but told a reporter that he was disturbed by the museum's cartoonish portrayal of scientists and teachers.. "i feel very sorry for teachers when the children who come here start guessing if what they're being taught is wrong," jardine said.. arnie miller, a palentologist at the university of cincinnati who was chairman of the convention, said he hoped the tour would introduce the scientists to "the lay of the land" and show them firsthand what's being put forth in a place that has elicited vehement criticism from the scientific community.. http://www.physorg.com/news165555744.html.

paleontology and creationism meet but dont mesh .

but here in the creation museum in northern kentucky, earth and the universe are just over 6,000 years old, created in six days by god.
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Where does one draw the line on whether the origins of a practice make it acceptable?
by insearchoftruth in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ok, am very confused:.

honeymoons and wedding rings, based in paganism, ok for a jw to do.. windchimes, once prohibited due to the intent to ward off evil spirits, ok for a jw to have.. pinatas, once prohibited due to origin, now since folks do not associate the fun with a pinata, ok for a jw to do.. wedding anniversaries, not sure if they are formally addressed in the bible, ok for a jw to do.. birthdays, two bad examples in the bible plus some stories how originally celebrated by the wealthy (choose to ignore job 1 - job 3 when a persons special day is celebrated), not ok for a jw to do (have not been at a birthday party ever where someone was beheaded).

thanksgiving, actually a basis in the old testament for a celebration of the harvest, not ok for jws to do.
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Ex jw wife
by sspo in
1. social
2. relationships
i find it interesting that i posted about 16 days ago concerning whether i should write a letter and.

allow my ex wife to be free and marry.. saturday night she called out of the blue ( maybe there is a god upthere looking down) after 3 years of not talking to her and she wants to meets.. we met last night and after small talk about how we are both doing and family stuff, she asked me if i would write a letter.

freeing her or releasing her from our marriage without admitting adultery, since i don't believe in the bible anymore,.