they can edit their own versions to conform to their doctrines but what's stopping people to hand flyers or glue posters with the actual quotes in contradiction to their statements?.
examples:.
https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-is-the-holy-spirit/ - http://archive.is/778ch .
Every one of your proof-texts can easily be countered by other proof-texts and by putting a different 'spin' on the verses in question.
For example 'eternal punishment' can be understood to mean annihilation with no hope of resurrection - the judgement is 'eternal'.
Reasoning with a JW takes far more insight an subtlety. Trading verses is pointless. Most of their beliefs can be supported by bible translations other than their own.
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Isn't there a link on the log-in page? It should send a reset email to the address you originally supplied wen you registered.
there is a controversial claim in this article, quite different to what christians usually claim.
it interested me, as i often wondered how as jws we could claim to be loving and kind (and certainly some were) yet, be quite callous about those who rejected our message.. you can find this story on this research at:.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/11/study-finds-that-children-raised-without-religion-show-more-empathy-and-kindness/?fbclid=iwar3zhgjsc_valeb8csd4usq9hyu34goemdj6s3yllnmsdvoy9pnkpzojyz0.
It has not been my experience that Christians lack empathy.
The Evangelical ones have a strange compartmentalisation where they tend to be very kind in practice while believing the objects of their benevolence are bound for Hellfire.
they have just won all 3 major competitions in their country for the 3rd year in a row.. sadly, this feat serves to demonstrates how sad scottish football has become.. they are simply the best of a bad bunch in scotland, and each year invariably exit the uefa champions league with a whimper..
Speaking as a football fan, coach and as a Scotsman, Scottish football is in a bad way.
The standard of football is dire. The money available to clubs is a tiny fraction of the budget of English teams. It's also poorly run by the men in suits at Hampden.
My local club has just been relegated out of the SPFL.
there is a controversial claim in this article, quite different to what christians usually claim.
it interested me, as i often wondered how as jws we could claim to be loving and kind (and certainly some were) yet, be quite callous about those who rejected our message.. you can find this story on this research at:.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/11/study-finds-that-children-raised-without-religion-show-more-empathy-and-kindness/?fbclid=iwar3zhgjsc_valeb8csd4usq9hyu34goemdj6s3yllnmsdvoy9pnkpzojyz0.
The criticisms of the methodology are valid.
Another factor to consider is that there is a strong genetic component for religiosity. Children in religious households are likely to have inherited those genes which may also account for their 'sensitivity to justice'.
In other words it's not the child-rearing and religious indoctrination that affects the child's personality but their genetic inheritance.
On the other hand, teaching children that the world divides into 'them and us' does not contribute positively to their social development.
world.
iran youth will witness demise of israel, 'american civilization': khamenei.
reuters 17 hours ago .
JC - Prove that the State of Israel is racist and homophobic.
Provide evidence for the persecution of Christians by the government of Israel.
As for your claim that it persecutes Orthodox Jews that is ridiculous. It is the state's indulgence of Orthodox Jews that is the source of tension in Israel and rightly so.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/21/nhs-nurse-offered-bible-cancer-patient-loses-appeal-tribunal/.
the title instantly made me think it was a jw but turns out just a 'normal' christian.
wouldn't surprise me tho.. og.
Ms Kuteh told a bowel cancer patient in April 2016 'that if he prayed to God he would have a better chance of survival.
That is where she really crossed the line.
It's difficult to deal with somebody who is convinced their obnoxious behaviour has divine approval.
so, the trailer for the new batwoman series was released a few days ago.. proof positive that hollywood, cw network and other movie/tv producers live in their own bubble and are continuing to push their sjw agenda.. the trailer itself has unbelievable levels of cringe at times.. batwoman happens to be a woman (if you hadn't already guessed) and an out and proud lesbian.
of course, there's nothing wrong with any of this, it just feels so forced.
within a few seconds of the trailer you get some girl-on girl action, just to hammer home the sexuality thing.
You what would be really original for Hollywood right now?
A film that didn't pander to the SJW agenda.
i was doing some browsing today on http://watchtowerletters.com and discovered a very thought provoking point.
the fact is that the flood of noah's day does not stand up to scientific scrutiny or common sense.
this becomes all the more apparent when considering an ancient story like the epic of gilgamesh.
If I refer to "the boy who cried wolf" does that prove I am naive enough to believe that the boy actually existed or that I am a mythical being or neither?
Weak arguments for a mythical Jesus are ten a penny.
i was doing some browsing today on http://watchtowerletters.com and discovered a very thought provoking point.
the fact is that the flood of noah's day does not stand up to scientific scrutiny or common sense.
this becomes all the more apparent when considering an ancient story like the epic of gilgamesh.
if Jesus talked about the flood of Noah's day, which is obviously just a myth, then Jesus himself is obviously just a myth
This is a complete non sequitur.
