You showed her you are willing to assist her with something that is important to her. Perhaps that will make a small dent in the false characterisations of non-JW's. Also, maybe she'll run into other youtube videos.
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think I did more harm than good...
by darth frosty injust got off the phone with mil my wife handed it to me to help her mother play a dvd.. she was trying to play it on her computer and i dont even know if its capable.
it seems she needs to watch the 'faith in action pt 2 dvd for the theoschool/service/bs whatever meeting.
not being able to help her i just located the vid on youtube and emailed her the link.. .
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Sparlock has a Facebook Fan page!!!
by discreetslave infor those of you on facebook there is a fan page for the wizard https://www.facebook.com/sparlockthewizard.
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The Money is Interest-Free, People!!!
by Yan Bibiyan ininspired by another thread on the "who are doing jehovah's will today", i did a little digging into the masterpiece.. pg 25. talks sbout khs and there is the revelation:.
"...they (khs) are built with donations made to a central fund.
in every kingdom hall, there is another contribution box for kingdom hall construction worldwide.
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If I understand correctly, the brochure has left out a crucial piece of information: to get the loan, the congregation must sign a contract saying the property goes to the Watchtower Society if the congregation ever dissolves. That means not only does the Society get the money back, it gets the property. Is that the problem you were pointing out?
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The Money is Interest-Free, People!!!
by Yan Bibiyan ininspired by another thread on the "who are doing jehovah's will today", i did a little digging into the masterpiece.. pg 25. talks sbout khs and there is the revelation:.
"...they (khs) are built with donations made to a central fund.
in every kingdom hall, there is another contribution box for kingdom hall construction worldwide.
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Yan Bibiyan - Maybe I'm just thick. I agree something is odd about this, but can you clarify what bothers you about it?
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Reccomended reading suggestions please.
by TheWormTower inso i've read carl olof jonsson's books the gentile times reconcidered and sign of the last days when, also raymond franz's two books crisis of conscience and in search or cristian freedom.
i am now reading a book entitled the bible unearthed by neil asher silberman and israel finkelstien which has been interesting however it stops at the old testement.
i'm looking for reccomendations on books to read next that go into the historicity of the new testement particularly from an archaeological and historical point of view.. thanks..
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Although I have not read their work, I have been wanting to check out Bart Ehrman and Elaine Pagels. They both look like researchers who have compiled up-to-date information.
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The Great Debate: "Has Science Refuted Religion?
by dark angle injust want to share this amazing debate!
caltech cosmologist and physicist sean carroll teams up with skeptic magazine publisher and science historian michael shermer in this epic debate with noted conservative author and king's college president dinesh d'souza and mit physicist ian hutchinson as they go head-to-head over one of the most controversial issues of our age.
as science pushes deeper into territory once the province of religion, with questions such as why there is something rather than nothing?, where did the universe come from?, how did life arise?, what was the origin of morality?, and others, inevitable conflicts arise over the best approach to answer them.
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Q - Thank you. I like where you are going with this. I have a feeling more can be said about religious claims beyond the simple "you can't prove a negative," provided you can ever get a religious believer to clearly state his/her claim(s).
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New DVD "Become Jehovah's Friend"
by treadnh2o inhey peeps,.
it's been a long while since i've posted (i am completely out - wife and kids still in) but thought you might this interesting.. they came home from the district convention yesterday with the new dvd intended for kids.
they popped it in right away and this is what happens:.
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Excellent response to his cheap attempt to exploit your child-parent relationship.
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Are There ANY Prophecies or Beliefs That The Witnesses Have Right In Your Opinion?
by minimus inregarding prophecy, i see nothing that they've ever been correct on.
from my understanding, they've always had to change the "truth" about the "truth".. scripturally, i can't see the logic of a godhead or a loving father eternally roasting a person who is deemed "bad".. yout thoughts, please?.
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Wow, wasblind. It's kind of chilling. And I'm not even superstitious or a believer. For some reason the way you & James broke it down sort of makes my blood run cold.
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Are There ANY Prophecies or Beliefs That The Witnesses Have Right In Your Opinion?
by minimus inregarding prophecy, i see nothing that they've ever been correct on.
from my understanding, they've always had to change the "truth" about the "truth".. scripturally, i can't see the logic of a godhead or a loving father eternally roasting a person who is deemed "bad".. yout thoughts, please?.
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james_woods - That makes sense. Your third line is the determining factor between a misunderstanding vs. a false prophecy - taking one's interpretation to the level of actually predicting the future.
Edit: Still, I wonder if one could say that taking the interpretation to the level of actually predicting the future is a natural result of believing the interpretation of scripture to be correct. Naturally, one would behave as though the interpretation is correct and plan accordingly, thinking the events will actually occur in the future. Is belief in the correctness of one's interpretation the same as making a prophecy?
Edit 2: Upon further reflection on your post, James, yes I think predicting the future, whatever the prediction is based on, is making a prophecy. If the prediction does not come true, the one making the prediction is a false prophet. Thank you.
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Are There ANY Prophecies or Beliefs That The Witnesses Have Right In Your Opinion?
by minimus inregarding prophecy, i see nothing that they've ever been correct on.
from my understanding, they've always had to change the "truth" about the "truth".. scripturally, i can't see the logic of a godhead or a loving father eternally roasting a person who is deemed "bad".. yout thoughts, please?.
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Is there a difference between misunderstanding a scripture and making a prophecy? If so, did the WT just misunderstand a scripture, or did they make a prophecy?
