Posts by cofty

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Contradictions!

by Freedom rocks in

quite regularly at meetings jws mocked worldly people and apostates(anyone who had left the "truth") for saying the bible contradicts itself when it is in complete harmony from beginning to end apparently.

can anyone point out some of the contradictions they know of?

they used to laugh at the fact people on the doors would say the bible contradicts itself and when they asked the householder to show them where, they couldn't..

cofty

The most compelling contradictions are found by reading the synoptic gospels 'horizontally'. That is, read an account in Mark (the earliest gospel) then read the same story in Matthew and Luke.

It is impossible to reconcile Jesus' birth and death narratives.

Was Joseph and Mary living in Galilee and then went down to Judea and later returned to Galilee, or were they living in Judea and then later fled to Galilee?

On what day did Jesus die, the Passover or the day or preparation for the Passover?

At what time of day was Jesus impaled? (You will need to include John's gospel for this one)

Who went to the tomb and what did they see?

Did the resurrected Jesus meet his disciples in Judea or Galilee?

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New Thoughts on Human Origins.

by fulltimestudent in

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this article appeared originally in new scientist (july 4, 2018) under the heading:.

"asia’s mysterious role in the early origins of humanity".

bizarre fossils from china are revealing our species' asian origins and rewriting the story of human evolution".

cofty

Why should you expect anybody to engage with you about this Perry, when you admit you have never read a single scientific book in your entire life?

Here are 40 threads presenting some of the facts. Feel free to use evidence to debunk any of them.

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BBC Radio 2 Vanessa Feltz show. Shunning and Jehovah's Witnesses

by ThomasCovenant in

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on air now..

cofty

I thought 'Ruby' did very well. She did focus on a few things that were a bit minor IMO, but it was what was her experience. Every bit helps.

I rang in hoping to comment on the deceitful official statement but couldn't get through.

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I don't get why some point to the no tolerance for gays and subjugation of women as a JW thing.

by blownaway in

some churches have taken the step to allow gays, women instructing men ect.

but its not a jw thing.

its a bible thing.

cofty

According to the Pew survey JWs are by far the most homophobic religious group - SBF

When a bible believer answers no to the question of whether 'homosexuality should be accepted by society', it does not necessarily equate with 'homophobia'.

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Is Jesus the Alpha + Omega?

by JW Answers in

is jesus the alpha and omega?

the watchtower make a bold brass article on their own website claiming that jesus is not the alpha and omega, yet however, god's word explains in clear detail that he is the alpha and omega... do we therefore trust what the watchtower says?

or do we trust what god says?.

cofty

I agree Earnest.

Perhaps the most powerful argument against the WT position in the book of Revelation is the fact that everything in heaven and earth fall down and worship Jesus and the Father without distinction.

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Regional Convention Stat. from the UK

by freddo in

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another fantastic increase i mean stagnation for the jborg chariot .... cardiff, wales, uk convention july 27-29th 2018. attendances 3500/3600 (friday) - 4150 (sunday) approx.. baptisms - wait for it ... drumroll ... 10..

cofty

I think Scotland is split between Perth and Glasgow but I might be long out of date with that. Can anybody confirm?

Baptism used to be a really big event at Murrayfield involving buses transporting candidates and families to the pool.

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Great news!

by Half banana in

it's a case of two down and one to go.

my darling daughter has announced to the extended family that she has left jehovah's witnesses!

deep joy!.

cofty

Great news!

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Realization of something very close to a supernatural force but scientific

by Bad_Wolf in

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after finding patterns in lottery numbers and thinking about if random truly exists, i also flipped a coin for awhile.

i was counted how many times i would get heads and tails and if they would equal out in the end.

if heads slowly was getting ahead too much, i would suddenly get a bunch of tails in a row to almost equal it out.

cofty

It is a proven fact that energy can be, has been and continues to be ...ummm, manipulated.

I disagree.

If it is a proven fact can you refer me to the peer reviewed studies that describe the controlled experiments?

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Realization of something very close to a supernatural force but scientific

by Bad_Wolf in

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after finding patterns in lottery numbers and thinking about if random truly exists, i also flipped a coin for awhile.

i was counted how many times i would get heads and tails and if they would equal out in the end.

if heads slowly was getting ahead too much, i would suddenly get a bunch of tails in a row to almost equal it out.

cofty

I have consistently been able to throw dice and make whatever number come up that I want

Do that under controlled conditions and James Randi will give you a million dollars.

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Things which must shortly take place!

by PJ Delaney in

things that must shortly take place... the true understanding of the “generation” mentioned at matthew 24:34 may soon be revealed!.

please watch the one minute youtube video and read the explanation in the videos description.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n3i81uocm4k.

cofty

Jesus was explicit that he would return in glory before his first followers passed away. He didn't. He was a false prophet.

Christians have been thinking up increasingly dishonest ways to explain his failure ever since.