Topics Started by The1975Blues

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There is no God.
by nicolaou in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it had been raining and i could smell the pine trees nearby.

god wasn't necessary.

the clouds cleared and the sunlight blazing from above paid out a bonus in the puddles at my feet.
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"Davey and Goliath" contrasted with "Sophie and Caleb's" indoctrination. 1950s and 1960s Sunday Christian TV vs the Cult.
by The1975Blues in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"i do not mean by a christian any person who tries to live decently according to his lights.

i think that you must have a certain amount of definite belief before you have a right to call yourself a christian.

the word does not have quite such a full-blooded meaning now as it had in the times of st. augustine and st. thomas aquinas.
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An amazing interview by Sam Harris
by The_Doctor10 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sam harris did this interview with megan phelps formerly of the infamous westboro baptist church, and i got to say holy $#!

@ the parallels to jw indoctrination/beliefs is actually pretty astonishing.. http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/leaving-the-church.

highly recommend everyone listen to this interview, especially if you're on the fence about continuing as a jw or in any other overbearing cult/religion..
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Homeless Man Plays Piano Beautifully (Sarasota, FL) (ORIGINAL)" Is it wrong to donate money to him? Would the Watchtower help out?
by The1975Blues in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
mitch jensen 13 minutes ago.

jehovah's witnesses have learned by the mistakes of all the christian churches who wasted valuable money by spending it on "food banks", "woman's shelters", "orphanages" and "homeless shelters feeding the poor and hungry kids".

the current may 2015 "awake" magazine deals with the only way to help the homeless people.
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Is the Org Putting Elders in the Firing Line?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in view of the conti verdict of negligence by the org, are elders who are selected by the c.o.

now in a precarious position?

"charity trustees face potential liabilities in a number of ways.
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Remember Going Out In Field Service Before Thursday and Friday's Heat-Stroke Convention at Dodger Stadium?
by The1975Blues in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i don't think the kids will remember going out in field service at your convention's city location helping the fiends do their territory.

on top of the horrendous heat-stroke sitting at dodger stadium we had to preach earlier in the week!

i heard some elderly witnesses speaking about "those were the good old days they thought" the grand old time they had while visiting the city of los angeles!
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This just happened within last 15 mins......
by Lied2NoMore in
1. jw
2. experiences
i saw an instagram post showing a short clip of a talk being given in one of our southern states.

the talk clip showed speaker making the statement, "jehovah doesn't want anyone to know satans real name, jehovah hates satan so much, he doesn't even want his name mentioned" .

i posted in comments: matt 5:44-48 with the full scripture rendered from niv.
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They dared !
by coalize in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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i can't believe they had the cheek to come out with that explanation.. it's no more "new light" it's "new scam"!!

!.
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How many JW Families do you know of who hate each other and shun each other? "Religion of Hatred" 1.a
by The1975Blues in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when you were attending the kingdom halls did you see feuds and hate filled wars against members working on the new personality?

how strong were the elders in keeping their halls filled with love not hatred, jesus said everyone would be filled with love, there was no room for hatred in jesus christ's view of how christians ought to act!

when you see children shunning parents, parents shunning children, aunts, uncles, grandma and grandpas displaying qualities jesus said were "instant tickets to hell" why do the jws keep attending the meetings if their filled with hate?
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Local Elders whip the Congregation into a frenzy about donating to the Organization
by James Jack in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
because of the may broadcast about how funds are down, our elders have been in their talks "encouraging" or pressuring everyone to donate more to the world wide work.. it freaks me out how we already give them a set amount of $600 a month, plus what is contributed by the congregation(usually $400 to $500 a month).

heck, our local congregation bank account even got below $500 for the first time this past may since i have been doing the accounts(4 years now).

for june, we raised a whopping $2400 to send into the branch.. the most amazing part, is that only a select few contribute on a regular basis every month.