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  Books that touch us.

  by PSacramento in

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  not sure if there was a thread like this before, but.... there are times that certain books touch us in our spirtual lives, sometimes in an emotional way, other times in a theocratical way.. the shack by william young touched me deeply and renewed my faith in jesus and god.. in search of christain freedom and crisis of conscience by raymond franz, made me aware that the issues i laways had with organized religion were not just mine.. question of consceince by charles davis, showed me the the issues that mr.franz faced in the wt were faced by other in the rcc far earlier and made me understand that we must truly server christ and not any man-made organization.. the jesus i never knew by philip yancey, which i read after the shack motivate dme to read the nt with new eyes.. the nrsv of the nt with greek interlinear, one of the best study interlinears i have.. the oxford bible commentary, a must for any student of the bible.. .

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  I like the book Jesus and Buddha Parallels in which it talks about how the two men had the same about ideas about getting the most out of life.
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  Is Atheism a 'Personal Rebellion' Against God?

  by leavingwt in

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  i try to understand why other people believe what they believe.

  the author discussed in the article below evidently wants to hide his head in the sand and paint all atheists with the same broad, incorrect brush.

  it's as if he's never actually sat down with an atheist and had friendly conversation.. .

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  I do not think so.I do not believe in God because belief in an in nonexistant being who does not care about you is stupid.It is sad to think that it is the 21st century and peole still believe in primative God's.We are better than that.
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  What Are You Passionate About?

  by minimus in

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  what's your passion?.

  some people are very intense when it comes to politics, religion, jws, sex, love, the arts, music and almost anything that could get them revved up..

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  For Me I am passinate about politics and how goverment works.I always, was even as a JW.
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  Your most memorable Kingdom Hall meeting disruptions!

  by easyreader1970 in

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  i remember about twenty years ago some teenagers were caught fornicating in one of the additional schools.

  the schools were downstairs, essentially separated from the rest of the kh.

  they weren't just happened upon, though.

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  I once saw somebody throw up right behind me.Let me tell you that was gross let me tell I almost threw up myself after seeing that.
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  If you could choose one book to suggest to a JW...

  by SweetBabyCheezits in

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  i'm sure this isn't an uncommon question but i'll ask anyway.. suppose you had the chance to suggest one book, essay, article, or other writing with the goal of helping a loved one wake up... which one would it be?.

  bear in mind the goal is to subvert the programmed hair-trigger defenses that cause a complete shutdown of critical thinking.

  this automatically excludes anything that would directly place the wt society or its history in a negative light.

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  I would would suggest The God delusion By Richard Dawkins. A good book for anybody questiong the existence of God.God is only in our mere imaganations.
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  Are you a fader, Df'd, DA'd, or Still In?

  by brotherdan in

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  i thought this would be an interesting poll that would show everyone the backgrounds of all of us when we left, if we have.. for myself, i am not df'd, but i am attempting a fade.

  i still go to some meetings with the wife to help with kids, but that's it.

  no commenting or field service.. what about everyone else?.

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  Yes I left in 2008 after an incident had occured I finally just could not do it so I left in sometime in november of 2008.The witness do still call the house but I just ignore them.
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  Did you have higher ed when you were in? If so how were you treated as a result?

  by highdose in

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  i went to both collage and uni when i was a jw, i got marked and shunned as a result.

  it seemed like every week there would be some dig made from the platform about " those that chose higher education" , my so called "freinds" were constandly on at me " why don't you pioneer highdose?!!".

  i even had the ciruit overseer denounce me from the platform as being "spirtualy weak" never mind that most of the peers i grew up with had got themselves reproved or disfellowed and that i was the only who had been good!.

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  In 2008 before I left, a few people warned about higher education saying it be bad for my sprituality.Now look I am in a community college and will then transfer to a four year college.I hope this helps me in the long run.I want to get a high paying career and make alot of money.That would show those overly self righteous people.
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  Population 7 billion. Changes ahead.

  by Lion Cask in

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  according to the world population clock, we're going to hit the magic 7 billion number this year.

  that's 7,000,000,000,000 living human beings on this planet.

  the world is about to change, again.

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  Yes the population is increasing, we do have to find a way to decrease the booming population.This was a problem back in 1958 read Aldous Brave New World Revisited in it he talks about the problems of overpopulation.Just think we have scarce resources of water, and food .Most of the world is hungry and is figting for Food.Their were food riots in Algeria.Something needs to be done.
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  College and protests

  by d in

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  hi i was just wondering what was it like being a college student during the 1960's-70's.how was facing the vietnam war protests?were any witness against the war.i know i have probably asked this already i just want more insight it is all really interesing.even today their are many college protests just think about england and the tution spikes .young people are angry because i think my geneeration feels cheated out of having a secure future..

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  Hi I was just wondering what was it like being a college student during the 1960's-70's.How was facing the Vietnam War Protests?Were any witness against the war.I know I have probably asked this already I just want more insight it is all really interesing.Even today their are many college protests just think about England and the tution spikes .Young people are angry because I think my geneeration feels cheated out of having a secure future.
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  Eygpt Riots

  by d in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a very religious girl in my class was talking to me yesterday about how the riots in eygpt were just a sign of things to come.also how the violence would spill into the united states.i was wondering have any of the jw's for those still in, mentioned anything about what is going on in eypt and if so please feel free to tell that would make for a very interesting post.

  thanks..

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  A very religious girl in my class was talking to me yesterday about how the riots in Eygpt were just a sign of things to come.Also how the violence would spill into the United States.I was wondering have any of the Jw's for those still in, mentioned anything about what is going on in Eypt and if so please feel free to tell that would make for a very interesting post. Thanks.