Posts by frigginconfused

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The Soul

by free2beme in

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so we were all taught basically this thought.

the soul is our life, not seperate and not something that moves on when we die, right?

yet, for those who die and get ressurected, jehovah remembers them and makes them come to life with their memories, personalities, appearance and so on, right?

frigginconfused

Its a question of time. Youre assuming time passes while youre dead. Hundreds of years may pass before your resurected. In that case you would have a problem.

Consider this... Youre dealing with a being that is no way connected to time. When you enter that stream you dont need to store the soul. You die and seconds later if not instantly you wake up in the new system. No time passes from your perspective. Only your friends and loved ones will be aware that years might have passed.

If you believe in the resurection and new system this fixes the problem.

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Why JW's Continue to Survive

by Poztate in

some may fall away or slink off to something new, but when your worldview is apocalyptic in nature, a failed doomsday doesnt leave you easily shaken, he says.. instead, what religious people generally do, he says, is write off the end-that-wasnt as an interpretation hiccup.

with deeper study and prayer, theyll be lucky enough to find another doomsday around the corner.. although this comment was not directed at jw's but apocalyptic religions in general it really does fit their world viewpoint perfectly..

frigginconfused

The Jw's dont continue to survive. Its just we are short sighted as we only live under 100 years. The JW's were here already. They were called puritans. They were on this earth longer than the JW's. And where are they now?

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The Most Important Witness Meeting Is...

by metatron in

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the theocratic ministry school..... well, let's see ... it's conducted by an elder who's stuck with the job and often doesn't want it.

the quality of the meeting keeps sinking over time as witlesses can't read well or explain more than a couple proof texts.

the "ministry" doesn't generate converts by itself, anyway..... the book study?

frigginconfused

For me it was the closing prayer.

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What world events would cause you to run back to the JW,s

by jam in

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a year or two after leaving the borg.

i was on shaky ground.. any major catastrophe in the world that took place, i thought.

today i can not think of one single event.

frigginconfused

If I saw direct evidence on a worldwide scale that God is with these people I would return.

Its why I stay on the outskirts of the religion. Im fairly convinced that as of right now they are not Gods org. But to be closed off to it would be closing myself off to possible truth. Im open to anything. But not even something the scale of the Nazis attacking them like they did in wwII would do it. Im talking major definative proof. Dont ask me what. I would know it if I saw it. And I dont see it anytime soon.

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Facial Hair a Perfect Fading Strategy

by zarco in

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startfragment.

so a brother wants to fade, but would rather not explain his reasons.

lets say he grows a nice beard or goatee.

frigginconfused

Yeah thats the idea I got from them. You can have it but dont excpect privlidges.

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What Are They Doing In Heaven Today?

by snowbird in

charles albert tindley wrote this song; washington phillips recorded it.. blue bell ice cream used it in one of their commercials.. you can find the lyrics by googling the title.. my mother used to sing it on rare days when she wasn't screaming and hollering about something.. i don't know what they're doing in heaven, but i would like to know what you are doing right now.. i'm at work, answering the phone lines, clearing out dead files, eating oatmeal, and posting (obviously).. syl.

frigginconfused

John Lennon, Ghandi, and Martin Luther King are playing cards.

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Facial Hair a Perfect Fading Strategy

by zarco in

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friends

startfragment.

so a brother wants to fade, but would rather not explain his reasons.

lets say he grows a nice beard or goatee.

frigginconfused

Ok I asked some JW's. I dont know where you guys are getting this but you CAN have beards now.

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Facial Hair a Perfect Fading Strategy

by zarco in

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friends

startfragment.

so a brother wants to fade, but would rather not explain his reasons.

lets say he grows a nice beard or goatee.

frigginconfused

I thought they said beards are ok these days?

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Is here someone who wants to live forever?

by SimBeSim in

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hallo dear.

boys & girls, brothers & sisters and ladies & gentlemen!.

my name is sim the no-one and i live currently in eindhoven netherlands.. i am looking for those who want to live forever.. all jehovahs witness are logicly right persons though they are not persons.

frigginconfused

SimBeSim No I wasnt asking. I was telling.

I will live forever.

But Im curious to what you have to say about it.

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If God exists.... which church does he attend?

by cyberjesus in

so we lost our religion and its time for us to decide which religion to switch, i was sincere so i wanted to do his will as i was taught.... so many here still believe in god and christianity.

so my question for you is.

what makes you think that christianity is the true religion?

frigginconfused

Ding Hmmm... I dont know how to do this. How do you become part of a church without being a follower. Sure you can go to church. But unless you play by thier rules you wont really be welcomed in. Help me understand.