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  New Here

  by confusedteenager in

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  hey,.

  i've been lurking on this website for a few years now and finally made an account.

  i have serious doubts about the organization in general and still have not made up my mind about what to believe.

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  Retrovirus

  Welcome, Nancy

  you say I'm constantly learning

  That's a great philiosphy, even a life plan. Keep doing that . . and the light will get brighter

  Retro
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  Dutchman launches life-sized replica of Noah's Ark

  by bats in the belfry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  huibers, a christian, used books 6-9 of genesis as his inspiration, following the instructions god gives noah down to the last cubit.

  translating to modern measurements, huibers came up with a vessel that works out to a whopping 427 feet (130 meters) long, 95 feet (29 meters) across and 75 feet (23 meters) high.

  story here.. .

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  Perry, are you seriously saying that if sedimentation rate is not constant, this is evidence for a global flood?
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  Plants before insects?

  by BU2B in

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  ok heres a thought i recently saw, and it floored me!

  its something i amazingly never thought of, it seems to be hiding in plain sight.. as we know most if not all plants need insect pollination to live.

  without ants, bees, flies etc.. pollinating them, they would not reproduce right?

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  Retrovirus

  Hi BU2B, It's all covered in jgnat's post - I'd just point out that since Gen 1 (animals before humans) and Gen 2 (Adam before animals) are contradictory it's a bit difficult to belive the "Genesis account"

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  JW played me and broke my heart

  by new22day in

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  Retrovirus

  Welcome, New22day!

  So sorry to hear your story. You have been through a lot!

  It might help you understand to read some of jgnat'sposts, especially those about her life with her jw husband. I'm a never-jw, but the impression I get is that the jw religion supports cognitive dissonance.

  I hope that over time you come to understand that you had a lucky escape. A guy who can simultaneously lie to his partner and his religious mentors can bring you nothing but trouble.

  As Mrs Jones said, avoid any further communication with him. Keep busy with whatever you enjoy - or used to enjoy.

  Wishing you better times, Retro
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  Contributions For Local KH VS. World Wide Work

  by turtleturtle in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  seriously, if i am going to stay a jw for now, is there anything wrong with donating all for local kindom hall purposes, and simply not donate to the world wide work (wt)?

  i mean, won't the local money just go to the kingdom hall expenses (among some other expenses)?

  i'm telling you right now, the wt ain't getting my $ until things change!.

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  A watcher, perhaps Anais and Sapphira thought they too had a "gentlemans agreement" with YHWH?
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  48 hours of "what if" until I speak with my therapist

  by OccupyJehovahsWitnesses in

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  hey everybody,.

  so i just made an appointment with my therapist (these days i really only see someone when something specific comes up), as i need to discuss the statue of limitations in my state for child sex abuse cases.. i've actually been doing some preliminary work on a book that i'm writing, at the recommendation of a different (previous) therapist and in so doing have been reading the conti transcripts.

  i must say, she is quite the inspiration.

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  Retrovirus

  Waiting for an appointment is always stressful, OJW!

  Welcome, and we'll be thinking of you!

  Retro
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  Calling all Aussies and Kiwis

  by SkyGreen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if u don't mind saying if u r kiwi or aussie, and basic info like m/f, how long in, how long out, or if fading like me.. im female i live in aussie but born in nz fading the last few months.

  know it ain't the truth, but am married with little kids and closest family and friends all in.

  trying the slow fade and hoping my husband will do the same... being very gentle with him... .

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  Retrovirus

  Hi SkyGreen,

  I'm a never-jw (friends and family in, "studied" for a year or so but it didn't 'take'). I'm female and in the Melbourne area; raised my children as a single parent. Welcome and good for you to have the courage to question. Your children will thank you for it

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  Celebrating Christmas?????

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am just curious, and not judging.

  if you are a christian and you know that december 25th is not jesus' birthday, and may have pagan roots, then why celebrate it?

  i was raised a dub as most of you know, and have learned the ttatt so i know how wrong they are about a lot.

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  Retrovirus

  It's a cultural thing. As for pagan roots - so what? JWs arbitrarily allow some (wedding rings, pinatas) and chuck a fit over others.
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  are wt writers inept or trying to repel clear thinkers?

  by prologos in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the "what does the bible really teach" book, an attempt is made to illustrate the nature of satans challenge, as it explains suffering allowed to prove jehoahs' souvereignty.

  on page 110 is given the illustration of a bright kid stepping up to the blackboard to show the elderly teacher (probably head of the teacher union chapter) * a more elegant way to solve those equations.

  wt equates that situation to satans challenge.

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  Retrovirus

  The "classroom explanation" of Satan's rebellion was sent to me in a letter from my SIL. When she arranged for a local cong to contact me about t "Bible" "study" (without asking me first ) I realised it was from the Really Teach book.

  I saw it as one of the many cues that to be a jw, you may not challenge authority. The teacher always knows best!

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  FREE Home Bible Study?!?!?

  by Christ Alone in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i finally took a deep breath and watched the annual meeting report.

  i found a little nugget before the "new light" discussion began.

  there was a report about the "public preaching" that was taking place in manhattan.

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  Retrovirus

  Perhaps a kinder interpretation would be that Ethos is hindered by the jw black and white thinking. you know: all other churches are baad, seen one; seen them all. Only wt is different.

  Ethos, please use the posting limitation to your advantage and read more than you write :)