Topics Started by Franklin Massey

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"Doom Now Awaits Them...They Will Not Survive Armageddon!"
by Franklin Massey in
1. jw
2. friends
here's a nice, positive, uplifting song from the jehovah's witnesses' "sing to jehovah" song book.

my favorite part is at 1:30.

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wrlknhwwxs8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>.
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Like him or not, Richard Dawkins is helping spread the word about JWs
by Franklin Massey in
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2. friends
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/643264-war-of-words-breaks-out-among-jehovah-s-witnesses.

http://twitter.com/#!/rdfrs.

http://twitter.com/#!/richarddawkins.
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"All religious belief distills down to faith in utterly unprovable stories."
by Franklin Massey in
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i read this today on the board and want to ask, is the statement true?.

all religious belief distills down to faith in utterly unprovable stories.

i feel this way sometimes.
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"The organization has never disappointed us..."
by Franklin Massey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in the simplified english edition of the july 15th, 2011 watchtower, in an article that warns jws about apostate influences, the following quote is given as a reason to stick close to the watchtower organization:.

"the organization has never disappointed us and always gives us an abundance of pure waters of truth from god's word.".

a scan of the page can be found here: http://www.jwfacts.com/images/watchtower-2011-jul-15-p12-apostates.jpg.
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The Convention Pretty Much Sucked
by Franklin Massey in
1. jw
2. friends
i feel better now.. but just in case you are wondering why i think it sucked, here you go:.

- it was clearly an "insider's only" convention.

why invite the public if you are just going to engage in crazy talk that only jws can decipher?.
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What is the official procedure for JWs in disaster relief situations?
by Franklin Massey in
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2. friends
here is my understanding of how jws handle disaster situations: they are directed to take care of only jws first.

once all the jws are accounted for and assisted, they will move on to preaching to others in the affected area but not providing any real material assistance to non-believers.. i hope i'm wrong about this.

i have been told by some people that my view is incorrect and that jws are also told to go out into affected communities to provide material assistance to non-believers by providing shelter, water, food, etc.
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Tying Your Shoes With Modesty and Soundness of Mind
by Franklin Massey in
1. jw
2. friends
the lack of intellectually stimulating material within the jw religion right now is astounding.

there is clearly a lack of spiritually dense material and a surplus of ridiculous, childish babble.

the regular "food" that jws are being fed is illustratively equivalent to pureed baby food.
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Resigned
by Franklin Massey in
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2. friends
i finally resigned as an elder.

my conscience wouldn't allow me to continue.

i've battled for years trying to reconcile the fallacies of the wt society with my own personal beliefs.
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Answer Up
by Franklin Massey in
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2. friends
we don't have this expression in the us.

"i always 'answer up' at every meeting.

" i love it!
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WOW. This is getting tougher II
by Franklin Massey in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/206514/3/wow-this-is-getting-tougher.

after the last comment from sweetbabycheezits, the thread disappears with no place to continue posting.

i went to page one and added a comment to the thread but i can't see it.. suggestions?