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  Prog rock

  by Fadeaway1962 in

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  2. entertainment

  going to see this year .

  nick mason's saucerful of secrets.. steve hackett seconds out.

  jethro tull the prog years (last time saw them live broadsword tour ).

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  A Trick of The Tail is still one of the best albums ever. Saw Genesis live at the Highland Showground in Edinburgh back in the mid 80s. Awesome!
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  Circuit Overseer to Answer My Questions + Concerns...or Not

  by Research in

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  2. beliefs

  hello all, i'm 'researching', a jw who is in the first steps of taking a look at their beliefs.. i've semi-recently (about a couple weeks ago) heard about the sexual abuse cases (pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation request) and then the arc in 2015. this lead to a deep investigation, which lead to many questions arising.

  a jw friend of mine suggested i be careful (due to apostates) and ask the brothers.

  so i typed up my questions + concerns and emailed an elder my mother has known for a long time.

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  Welcome. I wish I could be more hopeful but realistically the CO will make a cursory effort to 'answer' your concerns but will not engage in genuine dialogue. It is even possible that he will decline to meet with you. His main concern will be to discover if you still accept the GB as god's 'channel' of communication on earth. His dialogue will be designed to trap you.

  If you fail this loyalty test he will leave instructions for your local body of elders to deal with you via a judicial committee investigation on a charge of apostasy.

  You must decide quickly if that is the outcome you want and proceed accordingly. There will be NO satisfactory answers. Accept that fact and decide on your strategy. Only you know your circumstances and whether getting out now as a DFd apostate is the best thing for you at this time.
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  Death of NASA Legend Aged 101

  by cofty in

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  2. current

  katherine johnson passed away today aged 101. she was the subject of the excellent movie hidden figures that told the story of her amazing work as a mathematician calculating trajectories for space flights.. 'ms.

  johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space.

  ' - nasa .

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  Katherine Johnson passed away today aged 101. She was the subject of the excellent movie Hidden Figures that told the story of her amazing work as a mathematician calculating trajectories for space flights.

  'Ms. Johnson helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color in the universal human quest to explore space.' - NASA
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  Believers: How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't start fighting, darlings.

  i am genuinely curious.

  after all i was a jobo 50 years and thought the wbt$ was 100% correct.. i ask this because i see that, for example, christian denominations (or whatever), likely have differing interpretations of the same writing.

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  religion has no place in society now.

  Religion does contribute to the coherence of a community. We seem to have replaced Christianity with identity politics and environmentalism.
  
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  Do you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if you answer yes to that question ,may i ask which bible are you referring to ?

  and why would god have a different number of bible books for different parts of the world.?.

  is he partial to different ethnic groups ?.

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  Where do they teach you to talk like this?
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  Mental Illness among JW's

  by Victor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  disclaimer: this article has some broad generalizations that will have exceptions to what is stated.

  this is the only way i can even attempt to address the topic.

  i've looked for scholarly articles published on peer reviewed journals for years.

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  All religion is a form of mental illness!

  I'm an atheist but I strongly disagree with your assessment of the cause of religious belief.

  See Jonathan Haidt - The Righteous Mind
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  Do you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if you answer yes to that question ,may i ask which bible are you referring to ?

  and why would god have a different number of bible books for different parts of the world.?.

  is he partial to different ethnic groups ?.

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  Personal conviction is all we need. The carnal mind is unable to determine the baboonish concept of truth - Joan

  That may well be true of your mind.
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  Believers: How do you know your view of your chosen holy book is the correct one?

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  don't start fighting, darlings.

  i am genuinely curious.

  after all i was a jobo 50 years and thought the wbt$ was 100% correct.. i ask this because i see that, for example, christian denominations (or whatever), likely have differing interpretations of the same writing.

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  who would love th Bible without Jesus doing something in their lifes - Joan

  Does it never occur to you how narcissistic this is? Reflect for a moment on the desperate anxiety of millions of people in physical or psychological need. But god decided to do something for you in your relatively over-privileged life and ignore the more needy.

  There is much in the bible that is interesting, thought-provoking and even beautiful but there is not one word that even hints at a supernatural origin.
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  Do you believe the Bible is the inspired word of God ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if you answer yes to that question ,may i ask which bible are you referring to ?

  and why would god have a different number of bible books for different parts of the world.?.

  is he partial to different ethnic groups ?.

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  Without the Holy Spirit revelation and conviction, there is no basis for faith in anything - Joan

  Faith is the enemy of knowledge.

  Personal conviction is irrelevant to the search for what is true.
  
  
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  'Phone call from Ex JW,

  by Phizzy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a guy i was great friend with in my teens 'phoned me out of the blue today, and brought back a lot of fond memories, he was df'd, because he was a very naughty boy lol, but as he said, as is common with a lot of us exes, he took a long time to grow up.

  he spoke of my parents, who despite being jw's, were lovely people, they took him in to our home when his mum was in hospital for some weeks, he also spoke of the good times we had as kids, and how his parents were good to him, and made him what he is today despite being jw's.. we sometimes do not give credit where it is due, my parents made me a lover of truth, but it is real truth i espouse now of course.. perhaps this kind of view of our upbringing is more positive than concentrating on all the downsides of what is basically an evil cult ?

  looking at the (very few) positives can perhaps help us heal ?.

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  I have a different perspective.

  It's not an emotional thing as much as a settled disgust and contempt for the cult and absolutely everything it stands for.

  I really hope for its total destruction.