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  Buddhism Anyone?

  by LaurenM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, i have recently been delving in buddhism and i must say it all makes sense!

  like, the philosophies and ideas are what i've always believed but could never put a name to.

  for example, they don't believe in god, they teach acceptance of all faiths, that peace can be achieved - not by changing other people - but by changing yourself, that everyone has goodness in themselves, that happiness can be gained internally (not externally as a gift from god), and that life is temporary so we should enjoy it!

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  If God exists ....

  by iconoclastic in

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  2. beliefs

  if god exists, he must be a god of freedom.

  because he has endowed us with free-will, and never interferes with it (as confirmed by our own experiences).

  that means he wants everyone to make their choice and reap the fruits accordingly.

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  Jehovah's people are the happiest people on earth!

  by Coded Logic in

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  2. beliefs

  so this afternoon my roommate and i decided to go grab some dinner from the local chipotle and, as we live only a short distance from the franchise, we decided it was a good idea to walk.

  little did i know that the j-dubs district convention here in sacramento was just getting out (the auditorium is literally smack in the middle of downtown and its attendees have to park in garages scattered a couple blocks away in every direction) so men in cheap suits and women in unflattering dress' were walking all over the place as though someone had antagonized their ungodly ant hill.

  and, for sacramento, this of course is the complete opposite of the normative - that is to say, our streets are usually filled with well dressed, immaculately groomed, 'i know exactly where i'm going' government officials that monopolize the state capitol m-f. .

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  If jw's obeyed all of the bible commandments what would they be like?

  by purrpurr in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jw's cite abstaining from blood along with other cherry picked commandments.

  but then ignore the others.

  this is very hippocritical and if they are going to obey one commandment they should be obeying the rest.. just as a bit of fun then... what would jw's be like if they obeyed every rule in the bible?.

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  4 versions of Jesus resurrection- all different

  by purrpurr in

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  2. beliefs

  i've been reading more and studying about the bible .

  it was brought to my notice that out of the four different versions of jesus resurrection they do not back each other up.

  instead they contradict each other a lot.

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  Is Satan really a liar, and the father of the lie?

  by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

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  2. beliefs

  5 for god knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like god, knowing good and bad.. .

  genesis 3:22. jehovah god then said: here the man has become like one of us in knowing good and bad..".

  for god knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like god, knowing good and bad.?.

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  i feel more confused than ever

  by BlackWolf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well i know i've been posting a lot of topics like this lately and i'm sorry if i sound whiny or annoying.

  my parents were asking me why i was so upset lately and i ended up just telling them the whole truth.

  i told them i don't believe in god or the bible because i don't have any evidence of anything.

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  i made my sister cry :(

  by BlackWolf in

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  2. friends

  so lately i've felt so frustrated and overwhelmed that i had to tell someone how i felt.

  my parents were gone so i decided to talk to my sister.

  we've always been close so i thought i could trust her because we have talked about it before.

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  I don't want the Watchtower's version of paradise.

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am writing this in the hopes that it may help someone in a debate.

  i personally have not had a chance to discuss it with anyone but that is true for most other topics.

  i think is a good one to analyze.

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  I watched Mr. Jackson last night with my super cult minded parents

  by Magwitch in

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  2. scandals

  i have seen some ask on this site how the active jw's are handling what is happening in australia.

  here is my little experience from last night........ my parents were baptized in the late 30's as children and have never faltered in their determination to survive the great tribulation and live forever in paradise (even though they actively associate with all their df'ed kids).

  my father is still actively serving as an elder and my mother has always been by his side.

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