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  I can prove that God does not exist.

  by LucidSky in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just thinking.... i can believe that a higher intelligence entity (hie) cannot be proven.

  i am willing to accept that a hie cannot even be definitively induced, even for marvels that we cannot demonstrate at this time (e.g.

  natural transformation of elements into living material).

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  Kenneson

  Tell me, if God is just an empty word, what exactly are you
  talking about?
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  Kingdom Melodies

  by Dawn in

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  2. friends

  i was just listening to my new nicole c. mullen cd (she rocks!!

  ) and i had this thought...... i really enjoy christian rock music now, but i had never listened to it as a jw because i wasn't allowed.

  so instead i listened to that every uplifting ac/dc, metalica, scorpions (still favorites of mine).. the society did release the "kingdom melodies" on tape though and everyone bought the complete set.....did anyone here ever really enjoy that music?

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  Kenneson

  In "Revelation Its Grand Climax At Hand!" on page 36 we read:
  "In the songbook produced by Jehovah's people in 1905, there were twice as many songs praising Jesus as there were songs praising Jehovah God. In their 1928 songbook, the number of songs extolling Jesus was about the same as the number extolling Jehovah. But in the latest songbook of 1984, Jehovah is honored by four times as many songs as is Jesus. This is in harmony with Jesus' own words: 'The Father is greater than I am.' (John 14:28). Love for Jehovah must be preeminent, accompanied by deep love for Jesus and appreciation of his precious sacrifice and office as God's High Priest and King."

  But where does it say that we must love Jehovah more than we love Jesus? As a matter of fact the very John 14 that they quote also says in verses 21 and 23: "He that has my commandments and observes them, that one is he who loves me. In turn he that loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will plainly show myself to him." "If anyone loves me, he will observe my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make our abode with him."
  Seems to me that in order to get the Father's love, we must first love Jesus and not the other way around as the W.T. insinuates.
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  $300,000,000 - Percentage YOU Would Donate To WTS?

  by Derrick in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  you buy a state lottery ticket with a motherlode of a jackpot similar to one in california recently.. lo and behold you alone win the $300,000,000.. before and after the next meeting you share your joy with the brothers and sisters.

  some are naturally curious to know what percentage you plan on donating to the world wide preaching work and local congregation?.

  how do you respond?.

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  Kenneson

  The Brooklyn Vatican has enough real estate! It already has its own empire. I would give to
  health organizations, charities, homeless shelters, etc. (all those groups the Society discourages us from donating to). Whatever was
  left I would spend on my family and me.
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  Bible Error: Peter Denies Knowing Jesus

  by JosephAlward in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the dialogue below, jesus scoffs at peters claim that he will give his life for jesus.

  he tells peter that before the sun comes up in the morning--before the rooster crows--peter would that very night pretend he did not even know jesus.. .

  readers should note especially that in the john passage below, jesus is predicting that the rooster would not crow until after peter has denied knowing jesus three times.. .

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  Kenneson

  On the Denials of Peter, here is another possibility:

  http://ww2.bibelcenter.de/bible/e-widerspruch/e-wds10.htm
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  DF'd, DA'd and anyone else...

  by sweetone2377 in

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  2. friends

  do you still have all your wt literature from your days in the "truth"??.

  when i moved from ky to ohio nearly 3 years ago, i left all my books, notes, everything, on the bookshelves in my home.

  i never packed them up - nothing.

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  Kenneson

  For years I kept everything I could find on Jws., from old publications, to dissident Bible Student literature and
  apostate works and anti-Witness materials by Catholics & Protestants, etc. When I moved here I couldn't carry it all with me, so I
  decided to give it to the local university. I have no idea if
  it was kept or discarded. It's been 13 years and I haven't returned
  to check it out.
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  Jesus was a False Prophet

  by JosephAlward in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as he sat upon mount of olives, jesus was telling his disciples about the end of the world and what they could expect just before that apocalyptic event.

  they asked him, .

  "when shall these things be?

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  Kenneson

  Joseph writes: "...we probably should assume that Matthew was not telling the literal truth in this story..."

  Fair enough. So what do you propose is the message underlying this story?
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  Jesus was a False Prophet

  by JosephAlward in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as he sat upon mount of olives, jesus was telling his disciples about the end of the world and what they could expect just before that apocalyptic event.

  they asked him, .

  "when shall these things be?

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  Kenneson

  Alward writes: "Now since Matthew wasn't there at the transfiguration, don't you think it is more likely that this story
  is flawed, and that Peter didn't really use the names "Elijah" and "Moses" when he spoke to Jesus, rather than believe that this story is literally true, even through it is obviously second-hand? Which is more likely the case, do you think?"

  Actually the writer of Matthew doesn't tell us whether Peter was his source or someone else. Nor does he tell us when or how Peter knew
  it was Moses and Elijah. Is it literal? Perhaps it is literal that Jesus, Peter, James and John went up a mountain. What did they actually see? Did they physically see Moses and Elijah? Or did they have a vision? I don't know. But Matt. 17:8, 9 says: "And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus
  alone...Do not tell the vision to anyone..."
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  Dedicated to Atheism and Enlightened Rationalism

  by gravedancer in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.geocities.com/kindextremist/frameslow.htm .

  does anyone know if this is an xjw site?

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  Kenneson

  Gravedancer,
  I just checked out the site. In bold caption appears "If
  you believe in religion you have been deceived." Definitely an antagonistic forum against all religions. It was amusing to read the "Hate/fan mail received." Be sure to read all the entries and then determine who really hates. Are these intellectual epithets or venon? Gives atheists a bad name--in my opinion.
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  Women keep looking at me.

  by joelbear in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it started about 2 years ago, but its picking up.

  i keep catching women looking at me with that look, that look i'm used to only getting from other guys.. this is making me tense, yet in some ways jolly.. i'm not sure what the proper facial expression is to give in return.. i cannot figure out why its happening to me now.

  is it the greying beard, the balding head, the bulging ---, oh, right, it can't be that.. please explain this extraordinary phenomenon.. joel

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  Kenneson

  Joel:
  Surely it can't be paranoia. Heaven forbid!
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  Hello everyone

  by elbobbo in

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  2. friends

  i've killed off rhett and will be posting with this name now.

  some people like having a bunch of posts credited to them.

  i think it just goes to show you have too much free time on your hands.

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  Kenneson

  Welcome Elbobbo. You are now a New Creation. (2 Cor. 5:17)