Topics Started by nykid

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Brave Ex Elder sues over defamation over fraud claims.
by Slidin Fast in
1. jw
2. friends
this looks interesting, this guy is bringing the right to family life into his case.

many have thought of doing this.

maybe a good test case.. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/jehovahs-witness-sues-for-150000-after-church-snubbed-him-over-fraud-claims-9750062.html.
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I loathe authority
by punkofnice in
1. jw
2. experiences
now i'm not preaching hatred here i am just expressing how i've felt for years even when i was a jw.. i totally loathe the police/policticians...any authority......anyone that is over anyone else.

i have a total hatred of them all.

i wonder if it's because i was raised a jw?.
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Was Charles Russell delusional or just a con artist?
by keyser soze in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've seen him referred to as both on this forum.. did he sincerely believe that he was an inspired prophet whose end-time predictions and biblical interpretations came from god?

or was he just a shrewd businessman who saw a market of disillusioned christians who believed that armageddon was imminent that he could exploit?.

i personally lean toward the latter.. .
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Caleb and Sophia meet a real, live Bethelite Window Washer! (New WT video)
by Oubliette in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the wtbts has produced another uplifting video for our precious jw youngsters!.

lesson 12: caleb and sophia visit bethel.

here's a fun clip from the video at 0:25".
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Question for the nonbelievers and atheists
by nykid in
1. jw
2. experiences
what specifically made you stop believing in god and the bible?

was it a steady road of doubts or it was reading one book or one major event that made you realize the bible was not what it's claimed to be?.

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Biblical Prohecies That Came True?
by Viviane in
1. watchtower
2. bible
recently there have been several claims made regarding prophecies that came true.

i've not personally seen a prophecy that i would consider as having come true.

i would consider the following as the requirements to say something is a prophecy and evaluate whether or not it came true:.
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Why was such a GREAT, GREAT, GREAT thing as Internet not foretold in the Bible?
by Pinku in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jws claim that even such a small thing as proclaiming 1986 as the international year for peace was foretold in the bible.

this raises the question: why was such a great thing as internet (the influence of which could not even be compared with anything in the history at all) not foretold in the bible?

with internet and tv the world has become literally a global village!.
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Your earliest doubt?
by Apognophos in
1. jw
2. experiences
this might be an unfair question for those who have been out of the organization for decades, but i'm wondering if any of you remember your earliest doubt -- maybe something odd that occurred to you as a kid (if you were a jw then).

please try to limit to two doubts at the most :-).

i think my first "doubt" was simply realizing that at the time of the flood, every animal that wasn't in the ark died (well, besides the fish, supposedly).
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Door to door atheists in Utah bothering the Mormons
by ldrnomo in
1. social
2. humour
http://www.boiseweekly.com/cobweb/archives/2010/07/22/door-to-door-atheists-strike-back-in-utah.
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Do You Think Prostitution Should Be Illegal?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
recently, in my area, a number of people have gotten caught looking to pay for sex from a call girl.

a catholic priest was one of the "johns" that got arrested.. i know there are some that argue that it is debasing.

still, for a million years, it's been going on and there are willing parties who want to engage in this activity.. if two consenting adults want to have sex with one another and are willing to pay and accept the services, is it a horrible thing, in your opinion?.