John_Mann

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  Introduction - Any Believers?

  by Believer in

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  i’ve been reading it for a few of years off and on, but have been a little too ... maybe ... timid to join.

  i left the watchtower organization almost 20 years ago but never abandoned my faith and belief in god.

  i knew the gb/organization didn’t represent god, so when i lost my faith in them, i managed to keep my faith in an all wise benevolent creator.

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  When I left I lost my faith. But now I admit the Catholic Church have the most complete faith and philosophy about it.
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  Do you still believe in the concept of absolute truth?

  by JW_Rogue in

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  2. experiences

  jws very much believe that there is an absolute truth and of course, they are the only ones who have it lol.

  how about now though do you still believe that absolute truths exist?

  or is everything subjective?

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  John_Mann

  Yes, there are absolute or universal truth.
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  slimboyfat joins the Mormons!

  by slimboyfat in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i know that some people on the board have experience of being mormons, so i would be interested in your feedback.

  at church this afternoon it was an uncanny experience.

  in the past i've read a lot about mormons, so i thought i was prepared in general for what it would be like.

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  Mormons are the same JW BS.
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  In the paradise JWs will have a standard uniform

  by RodrigoGuerreiro in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  anyone else notice this on the last video of the regional convention 2016?.

  frame stills:.

  conclusion: it seems that the paradise will not be only the end of wickedness but also the end of the jws typical cheap polyester suits :-p.

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  Very cultish
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  The Greatest Intellectual Scam of All-Time: French Postmodernism

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  sbf you annoyed me enough to deserve this.. gad saad's comments on the nonsensical gibberish of jacques derrida, michel foucault, and jacques lacan.

  charlatanism of the highest order.

  .... the first quote from derrida starts as 2:50.

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  Cofty, the positivist.
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  Faith, where now?

  by Theburstbubble in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so for the first time ever i went to a church service at my local church (coe) and i have to say it was awful!

  it was just like a ritual.

  the vicar would say something and then the congregation would all say a phrase in unison back to him.

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  The Catholic faith is almost independent of the Bible. The Bible is a by-product of their faith. They made the Bible and not the opposite.
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  Adam buried at the foot of Christ's cross. Are you kidding me.

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i heard this on "the story of god".

  his blood trickle down through the rocks into adam giving.

  him life.

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  And there's a legend about the cross being made by the remainings from from the ark.
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  This thread is for proof that God exists

  by juandefiero in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?

  if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.

  (1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.

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  John_Mann

  A god like Jehovah certainly doesn't exist.

  Maybe this universe was caused intentionally. Nothing prevents that. But is hard to accept a god who intervenes directly in the universe.

  I understand the need of the concept of God. But the only healthy concepts are the traditional mainstream Christianity. A god who acts directly only after people die.

  Many X-JW's turn to atheism because the Solar Scriptura adopted by WT. I think atheism is pointless. Agnosticism seems to be more practical.
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  JWs at Rolling Stones Concert!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  was this done for an advertising stunt?

  received this in an email.. ------------------------------------------------.

  .. a few days ago in porto alegre there was a rolling stones concert.

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  (in portuguese)

  http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/cultura/musica/2013-09-22/grupo-distribui-mensagens-biblicas-na-fila-para-o-ultimo-dia-de-rock-in-rio.html

  "Group share Bible messages in the queue for the last day of Rock in Rio"
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  JWs at Rolling Stones Concert!

  by Atlantis in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  was this done for an advertising stunt?

  received this in an email.. ------------------------------------------------.

  .. a few days ago in porto alegre there was a rolling stones concert.

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  John_Mann

  I live in a city nearby Porto Alegre. They did a similar thing last year at Rock in Rio show.