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  its the begining part two

  by pepperheart in

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  its the begining of the end for jws in exjw websites i have found all these branch headquaters have closed down.

  ireland.

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  Pepperheart (Q) " is this the beginning or the end for jws in ex -jw websites.....?"

  The Rebel (A) According to the bible, " in the beginning God created the light out of the darkness" This is the only bible passage I respect, and I have concluded the "darkness" is the false thinking of people, and therefore doesn't exist. But we are all guilty of trusting in the " darkness". So in my opinion the "darkness" of humun thinking will always exist, and even the J.W organization will never be able to close this light down. But the J.W darkness will always exist.

  As i said in my opinion the " darkness" is the false thinking of people, but for clarification I would add I believe as individuals we are never free from re-evaluating our thinking, and progressing to our presumed light..

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  This thread is for proof that God exists

  by juandefiero in

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  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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  Firstly I was aware of Cofty and Outlaws differences of opinion on past threads, so I gave Outlaw a thumbs up for what I presumed was his compliment to Coftys critical thinking skills.

  Anyway back on topic, ultimately I think we must accept that each individual has their own understanding or experience of what constitutes " God" or " Proof of God's existence" Could i therefore assume that if we all define God as all persuasive and existing wisdom that is the indestructible nature of reality and all life, then could we not agree there is the scope for accepting God?

  That is the best answer I can come up with for proof of Gods existence, and I am sure iam guilty of having made libellous statements that will be pointed out to me from both sides.

  Finally I would like to remind everyone in this court room, that we are all ex-witnesses and guilty of having once had the " truth". Therefore personally I feel I cannot pass sentence on any posters sincere point of view, but I would add I have found some of the comments, shall I politely say sensational.:-)

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  genuine english guy seeking jw lady

  by english_gentleman in

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  2. relationships

  hi, i believe that a lady is put on earth to satisfy the needs of her partner and respect his views in all matters.. i realize some here may consider that old fashioned and not based on sexual equality.. yet a lady and man are not created equal because the lady gives birth and the man must sire many children.

  if you are a lady under 30 and keen to meet me, willing to cook and breed, then please message me here.

  please do not contact me if you disagree with my views, we can agree to differ.

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  english- gentleman " Please also be in London, as I have run out of air miles"

  The Rebel :- Ha, Ha... an English gentleman would travel to the end of the earth for his love, not expect her to meet him in London, because he run out of air miles"

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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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  The Rebel

  However as to the O.P " This thread is for proof that God exists" well that's just an opinion that can't be proven either way.
  

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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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  The Rebel

  Punk, a dislike from the rebel. Hope you " don't mind" :-)

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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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  The Rebel

  Pooh, I have received my first red dislike in a month.

  May I ask the poster why?

  Actually let me guess, I challenged a posters ego, and dared suggest that a posters opinion may be just that an opinion. Anyway with out clarification of what I said wrong, in my opinion each posters opinion is valid in their interpretation of life.

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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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  The famous " blade runner" Oscor Pistorius, is to serve a long prison term for murdering his girlfriend. So my question is who " HERE" would waste time debating this comment?

  " I had the biggest crush on him he must be innocent"

  Yet who would deny the person who made that comment is entitled to their opinion?

  So In my opinin the sensible thing to do, is not waste time with that person debating that opinion?

  Now I am not saying people who want to believe in God or not believe in God are wrong, but in my opinion if you want to sincerely debate the existence/non existence of God then do so on a site that really challenges your thinking.

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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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  In my humble opinion these threads asking for proof of Gods existence cause more trouble than they are worth. Personally I could neither proove Gods existence / non existence anymore than I can proove I exist.

  So in conclusion thank you for all the sincere points of view, but whilst I am at it I think my time would be better spent trying to sell ice to Eskimos, or if I am really ambitious trying to negotiate an oil deal with the Arabs. And if by some chance I could have negotiated an oil deal with an Arab, I would be extremely cross if I had instead chosen to spend my time trying to work out if God existed or not on an ex- Jehovers witness debating forum.

  Anyway if by any chance it can be proven God exists, I would also like a photo to support the evidence. ( Now that's not to much to ask is it?)

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  Why are members of the G.B worshipped?

  by The Rebel in

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  an interesting thought, let's take geoffrey jackson.. born: unfortunately.

  age: who cares, his going to live for ever.. sex: i believe he has a young wife?

  special-qualities:-  very good at making speeches ( usually talking bullshit) always wears a tie, has own tailor made suit, and expensive apple watch.

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  I started this O.P with a humourrous look at a member of the G.B. Now I will be more direct and give an example showing HOW the flock worship the G.B:-

  many children do not like sitting through long religious meetings each week, they do so because the parents are " ventriloquists" of the G.B, and therefore say " you have got to go to the meetings" if that is not worshipping the G.B then I for the life of me don't know what is.

  Answering the WHY to my O.P " why are members of G.B is worshipped", I can only answer as a former witness, and say the whole thing is a bit Monty Python to me.

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  The "excuses" used by Witnesses....

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  have you noticed how witnesses feel that they need to use an "excuse" or "reason" for any big personal decision they make?.

  for instance, if they want to move to another part of the world it is "to serve where the need is greater, or to help the truth" (rather than "we just wanted to move to....because we have always wanted to live there").

  or if they want a holiday many will say "oh we will "help the local brothers while we are there..." .

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  Your O.P makes an important point. Honestly amazing isn't it. Another observation is the hypocrisy that elders spouted from the platform whilst not realizing they were " excusing" themselves. For example :-

  I used to be absolutely bowled over how the Elders could lecture from the platform about education ect, and not realize they lived in the nicest houses with mortgages paid off, whilst many in the congregation were really living hand to mouth.

  With the issue of personal grooming, Elders would regularly rumble on about how designer stubble, or beards were worn by " untrustworthy" people, yet these very elders wore a mustache or goatie beard. and for the life of me I couldnt see a difference.

  Now as for modesty of dress, my heart was in my mouth as I listernd to the many mistakes the flock were making in this regard, sisters with skirts above the knee, and brothers with designer suits. The Irony was these Super Pious Elders and there wife's dated clothes from the eighties was not modesty of dress, just out of date fashion.

  So in conclusion I think being a "non -paid" employee of the Watchtower, does require a lot of making excuses for oneself, particularly if one attempts to be individual or have fun- but as an ex " non-paid" employee of the Watchtower I have decided to jolly well dress as I like, and I will be dashed if I am not going to have some fun as well, with out having to make excuses or justify myself to anybody.

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