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  Change and Challenges Facing the Watchtower

  by eric356 in

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  2. beliefs

  some of you may have seen my previous thread of almost the same title.

  i've thought a bit more and formatted my thoughts into a longer essay.

  change and challenges facing the watchtower.

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  Nobody wants to live in paradise

  by eric356 in

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  i've got some probably-not-so-original musings about why nobody would actually want to "live forever on a paradise earth.

  " these are the sorts of things that probably make every jw kid (or adult) have some doubts, because the problems are so obvious.

  the standard jw answer of "it doesn't say in the bible what will happen, we'll see when we get there" or "wait for the new scrolls to be opened" are totally inadequate because the problems involve the very concept of eternal life in paradise.

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  Bethel Speaker / GB Talks

  by eric356 in

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  back when i was in, i remember that a lot of the "friends" used to pass around bootleg cds or .mp3s of talks by bethel speakers and such.

  does anyone have any of these that are relatively new or know where they could be found?

  there's some on http://www.jwbrothers.org/ but i'm looking mostly for recent stuff.

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  Feb. 15 Study WT - More creationism and stupidity - A response

  by eric356 in

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  2. bible

  well, the wt is back on it: "today, there is a rising tide of atheistic and evolutionist propaganda dependent on flawed and baseless reasoning.

  we should not let this flood of faulty thinking confuse or intimidate us.

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  Challenges Facing the Watchtower Org

  by eric356 in

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  2. beliefs

  ive been thinking about the future of the watchtower organization and the challenges it faces in coming decades.

  its difficult to address the issue without allowing personal feelings affect the analysis.

  many people seem to think that the society will collapse fairly soon, based mostly on the fact that the person dislikes the leadership or cant understand how others can believe the doctrine.

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  January 1 WT - Garden of Eden - Most inane article in a while

  by eric356 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the wt has really managed to outdo itself in regards to stupid, poorly researched articles attempting to defend ancient myths as literal history.

  the latest effort is the cover article "the garden of eden - myth or fact?".

  no moderately educated adult should have to ponder that question for long before answering "myth".

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