Please have a good look at jwfacts.com before making a decision, Daniel. Remember that even before you are baptised, you will be expected to promote these beliefs to the public.
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by DanielC ini've been dating a jw girl for about 4 years and we've recently had a lot of issues with the fact that her family doesn't like that i'm not a jw.
i've been looking into the religion and am interested in it.
but is it wrong to join just so i don't lose her?
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Shutting down the Judicial Committee "invite".
by kairos injudicial committee invitation comes, with be there or be square consequences.. ( come or we will df you ).
what are the sure fire, tested and true tactics that will keep the elders off your back?
( for good ).
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BTTT
Kairos, hope you re coping OK. Very best wishaes & hugs
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Abortion?
by Protarded inscenerio.
your daughter gets pregnant.
your little girl whom you've invested your life and love.
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Ode to the trolleys in Feb's broadcast
by konceptual99 incheck out the song about the trolley at the end of this month's dubcast.. http://www.jw.org/download/?fileformat=mp4&output=html&pub=jwb&issue=201502.
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How would you answer these questions that came to me in an email through my website? ...
by AndersonsInfo inmany emails are sent to me through my website, watchtowerdocuments.com.
all are answered.
remember 1corinthians 6: 1-2 (i'll answer this question.
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4. I understand your emotional feeling as a woman regarding the molestation of teenage girls and women by members of the organization and the manner the in which the policies are applied in managing the issues, but shouldn't you have waited for Jehovah's own time? Deuteronomy 32:35
Then when the samaritan saw an injured man, shouldn't he have waited on Jehovah too?
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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You assert that god exists
I tried to avoid using the word "god" because it is generally understood differently eg the Bible
and that he is personal, takes an interest in your life and circumstances
Where did I say that? Answering questions was all I've claimed
and cares enough to give you "specific" help with your sums
Where did I mention caring? Answering questions was all I've claimed
That is a massive claim of knowledge about your deity.
Which I haven't made
But when faced with a very simple question like, "why would he help you with your maths but not save the life of a quater of a million men, women and children?" you move the goalposts
If you understood that I was arguing for a personal and caring anthropomorphic God, despite all I've written, your comprehension skills are weak. So hopefully now you see I didn't move any goalposts
and pretend that you couldn't possibly know about god because he is greater than you.
More insult in place of logic. Show where I've pretended anything.
Look, our positions are miles apart. I'll read carefully and hope you will try too. Back later.
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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No I didn't say that. I said claiming god helped you with your sums is a massive claim of knowledge about the nature of god.
Back to sums,are we? I thought logic would try you too far. And how is that a "massive claim"? I'm only saying that I sometimes get help, inspiiration, guidance when I ask for it. Many people make this allegedly "massive claim".
It would be a great help if people would read more than once before they type.
You still haven't
1. Said why "EVERY" should be included
2. Supported your claim that PB "blithly dismissed" the deaths
3. Explained why a believer in a higher power or gold must be able to justify that beings actions.
It would be nice if you addressed the issues rather than the constant drum banging.
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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Besty,
You moved the goalposts or made up an exception when your claim was shown to be false
No, that what Cofty claims. Please show me where I moved goalposts or where my claim was shown to be false.
How is that position different to 'its a mystery and I don't don't know whats going on here'?
It isn't; the only difference is in the words. I'm arguing that it's a valid position.
Belief (ie without evidence) in a higher power or god (very vague) but not able to account for its in/actions
How can any believer in a higher power understand and justify that power's actions? If they could it wouldn't be a higher power.
(again, no real clue about anything) That's a pretty soft position you argue for. sad
Guess what, we don't have all the answers! Why is ackowledging that sad? Personally I'm happy that there is so much more to be learned.
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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Retro this is special pleading par excellence.
Cofty, it is nothing of the sort. How have I claimed my belief to be special?
You believe in something that you refuse to define but you are certain it gives you answers to maths questions
Do please wash your ears. I never claimed it gave answers to either sums or maths questions, rather new logical approaches. And CANNOT DEFINE does not equate to REFUSE TO DEFINE.
That is a massive claim of knowledge about this god and what he is capable of, but when it suits you you resort to claims of inscrutibility
Right, now not knowing is "a massive claim to knowledge", eh?
To summarise: It is a valid position to believe in a higer power or god but not to be able to account for what it does or doesn't do. Linking to your summary does not refute this.
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The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday
by cofty inyesterday evening my wife and i were invited to friends house for new year's eve.
we met them when i was a christian and we have kept in touch.
they had a few other friends there as well, including the new church pastor and his wife.
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Loaded language much? Listening skills rather less?
So this undefined being that you seem reluctant to call god
Sigh. That's the point. IF THE BEING IS GREATER THAN ME HOW CAN I SAY WHAT IT IS?
He/she/it can't or won't prevent the needless death of a quarter of a million innocent men, women and children.
Sigh. That's the point. IF THE BEING IS GREATER THAN ME HOW CAN I ACCOUNT FOR ITS ACTIONS AND NON-ACTIONS?
The day you asked him to do your sums, was it 26th December 2004 by any chance?
Emotional rhetoric, always easier than addressing the point.