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  Musical video on JW-TV February monthly program - must see !!

  by Viva la Vida in

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  you must see the musical video at the end of this month program (aprox.

  at 1:04:30).... i don't like to use "must" but this is wow... if you think they couldn't get any lower... just be prepared...

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  What a joke! I left in 2006, before all these mad changes. I wonder how I could react to this in the 90's... 
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  The contempt of Anthony Morris: the face doesn't lie.

  by freemindfade in

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  i have noticed something even long before even looking into ttatt, something about morris bothered me.

  i am personally very attuned to body language, facial expressions and general subtleties in human interaction.

  there was something about his face that really bothered me, and i will explain it.

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  Fmf I think you could check out about Socionics, speacially Visual Identification. I bet you'll like it.
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  Attention all Bethelite Lurkers!

  by The Searcher in

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  you have your bethel watchtower study on a monday evening, as i understand it.therefore, prepare your hearts and your bible trained consciences to "test the inspired expressions" being presented as bible truth in the next study article - especially this one;w14 11/15 p. 26 par.

  "acts 1:8 - "you will be witnesses of me...." [jesus]john 1:15 - "john bore witness about him..." [jesus]john 5:37 - "the father who sent me has himself borne witness about me.

  "revelation 12:17 - ".......and have the work of bearing witness to jesus.

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  Because the father is greater than Jesus. You can't win this logic if a person equates jehoobah with god, the father. The bible itself it's too misty about jokehovah being the trinity father. I think in a strict biblical view That Jesus is an avatar of the god, the son but it's not totally god, the sun. And YHVH was an avatar of god, the father. A demiurge who had a kind of magical physical body.
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  Be nice to theists - they are victims of their genes

  by cofty in

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  identical twin studies show there is a strong inheritable component to religiosity.

  thomas bouchard studied identical and fraternal twins raised apart and tested them on religious attitudes.. the correlation for the former turned out to be 62% compared to just 2% for the latter.

  his colleague.

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  Yeah some people will believe no matter how absurd a belief is. Only a programmed code can explain this behaviour. 
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  Just ask simple questions and make street witnesses move along

  by OnTheWayOut in

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  you don't have to know much to talk to jw's and show them they don't want to really discuss the matters.they consider a discussion on the matter they are pushing to be "confrontational.".

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfw_txpmsj8.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lqtadagucq.

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  I remember when me and partner were preaching with a wt about 'exposing the roots of atheism' whatever. Both of us didn't known what atheism was. We were both 12 yo...lol
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  Explaining away the increase in anointed

  by lurkernomore in

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  so i was just informed by my wife that her grandmother (who's also out) has been told by a 'sister' from her old hall that during their most recent circuit visit the co said something along the lines of:.

  isn't it faith strengthening that the number of anointed is falling in relation to the increase in publishers?

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  Very good paradox OEJ! Let's plot to kill all of 'em. 
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  what type of faith do you REALLY want?

  by atheist_R_stupid in

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  i find that when talking people who say they "used to be a jehovah's witness" they say words that show they have in fact, never been one.

  it's like a man that worked for the post office for 30 years in a main major urban hub like chicago or new york... and you ask him, "in your last position, what was your rdo?

  " and the man says "whats an rdo?".

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  An electrician should know the Ohm's law.  I'm an electrotechnician and never heard about the word dykes for  diagonal pliers. If you want to talk about electrical jargons try harmonics (specially the third one). 

  What about an ideal faith? I don't think faith is a good thing but if you really need one I think buddhism is very interesting.  
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  Proof for the IMMORTAL soul triggered my doubt on JW teachings!

  by abiather in

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  once i was talking to myself: religions are all about sacrifices (and rituals), viewing god as a means to get forgiveness of sins and material benefits, and bible is no exception.

  yet the foundation of the universe is on the never-failing principle of cause and consequences, something which god will never violate.

  forgiveness of sins is a violation of principle of cause and consequencessomething that bible itself ironically upholds in galatians 6:7 and in many other verses!

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  And how the corpse's brain keep oxigen and blood levels? 

  Consciousness is folk psychology it does not exist.  God, soul and consciousness are folk psychology.  Read about eliminative materialism. 
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  Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

  by John_Mann in

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  jesus said about keeping off from the leaven (meaning influence?

  ) of the pharisees and that's why the use of azim bread in the supper.

  but what about the leavened grape juice aka wine?

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  Thank you. 
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  Just shovel the coal, don't question the captain

  by St George of England in

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  on jw broadcasting there is a video of a missionary couple who were sent to a navajo reservation.

  the sister says the thing she learned most at bethel was "shovel the coal, don't question the captain".

  it's worth watching about 60 seconds from the 4 minute mark.

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  There's some kind of beauty in this robotic life.  I think some people are truly happy being just a gear or a screw. In my case I just need to be the captain of my own life.