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  another new WT break-ff group, here they come!

  by Dogpatch in

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  likely this is going to snowball real soon.. i got this message in spanish:.

  me, youlike manyexjehovah'switnesseswasadded toagroup called"let'send thedisassociation".

  once the grouphas reached a certainnumber of membersof thegrouphas been transformed intouckg.

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  Knowsnothing

  Portuguese, my friend. Very similar.
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  Better hope there is a God!

  by Nambo in

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  and he comes pretty soon, else we are up a certain creek.

  as i cannot copy and paste, you will have to google, fukushima hanging by a thread, then click on the link from theintelhub.com.. great picture of 460 tons of nucleur fuel atop a building that you darent even lean against..

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  Well.... sucks for us.
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  Today's Caption Contest

  by Mr. Falcon in

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  "man, this hibatchi place is pretty intense.

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  This is NOT the way to teach your son how to pick up a lady.

  Date rape is a crime. Always.
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  Questions From Thinkers

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how do you explain david's graphic portrayal of jesus' death by crucifixion (psalm 22) 1000 years before christ lived?.

  how do you account for the odds (1 in 10 to the 157th power) that even just 48 (of 300) old testament prophecies were fulfilled in jesus christ?.

  in what sense was jesus a "good man" if he was lying in his claim to be god?.

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  Knowsnothing

  Perry, we are waiting.
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  2011 Yearbook= BEARDS are still for non-Witnesses ONLY!!!! Beard Fear?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  1960's the watchtower pictures showed jesus clean shaven and with short hair {watch 1954 p.511 "why do watchtower books now show jesus with short hair and no beard?

  ....because he is shown that way in representations that are older than the traditional effeminate looking pictures..."}.

  yearbook 2011 p.57 "a bearded man named eric showed up at a congregation in the united states {oh god a bearded man!!!

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  If this isn't a sign of followers of men, I don't know what is.
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  Questions From Thinkers

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how do you explain david's graphic portrayal of jesus' death by crucifixion (psalm 22) 1000 years before christ lived?.

  how do you account for the odds (1 in 10 to the 157th power) that even just 48 (of 300) old testament prophecies were fulfilled in jesus christ?.

  in what sense was jesus a "good man" if he was lying in his claim to be god?.

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  Knowsnothing

  *sigh* Perry, did you even read any of the answers offered? You're not here to "preach from the pulpit" you are here to engage in a two-way conversation.

  If these questions are supposed to be rhetorical, why not mention that at the beginning, instead of wasting our time on a mind that has already been made up?
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  Questions From Thinkers

  by Perry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how do you explain david's graphic portrayal of jesus' death by crucifixion (psalm 22) 1000 years before christ lived?.

  how do you account for the odds (1 in 10 to the 157th power) that even just 48 (of 300) old testament prophecies were fulfilled in jesus christ?.

  in what sense was jesus a "good man" if he was lying in his claim to be god?.

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  What about the thousands of interdependent parts and chemical processes of a single cell? All the parts and functions must be there simutanously in order for it to function. What possible explanation could there be other than design and purpose?

  What about the interdependent organisms that constitute earth's ecosystems, that are based on predation/parasitism? All the parts and functions must be there simutanously in order for it to function. What possible explanation could there be other than design and purpose?
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  You're Never Good Enough

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've talked with a number of jws who have commented that they feel like failures -- that they're never good enough.. if that resonates with someone reading this post, please realize that you are by no means the only one who feels like that.. in fact, the whole wt system depends on keeping jws feeling that way.

  the gb wants you to feel that way.. think about it.

  you are always reading or hearing about someone who puts in an extraordinary number of hours in field service or someone who goes out more than you do despite having twice as many challenges and responsibilities.

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  I'm sorry Ding, but perhaps the "you're never good enough" also comes from the Bible? Always having to please an angry God? Never measuring up because we were born "sinners"?

  I'm repeating this for emphasis, and adding scripture to support the claim. How many evangelical videos have I seen that use this text to support our "need" for Christ's sacrifice?

  Isaiah 64:6

  6 All of us have become like one who is unclean,
  and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;
  we all shrivel up like a leaf,
  and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

  No matter what we do, unless we accept Christ, we are worthless in God's eyes, according to Christians.
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  Psychopaths, atheists and agnostics

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  a naughty attention grabbing heading i admit - i'm sorry, just couldn't resist.

  obviously we all know atheists and agnostics have nothing in common with psychopaths.

  in fact i would hold that atheists and agnostics generally have better functioning consciences than religionists.

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  Knowsnothing

  Fernando, let's look at this medically first, shall we?

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

  According to some, there is little evidence of a cure or effective treatment for psychopathy; no medications can instill empathy, and psychopaths who undergo traditional talk therapy might become more adept at manipulating others and more likely to commit crime. [ 6 ] Others suggest that psychopaths may benefit as much as others from therapy. According to Hare, psychopathy stems from as yet unconfirmed genetic neurological predispositions and as yet unconfirmed social factors in upbringing. [ 7 ] A review published in 2008 indicated multiple causes, and variation in causes between individuals

  Another interesting site, and if you have a chance, read at least a portion of The Mask of Sanity.

  http://www.cassiopaea.com/cassiopaea/psychopath.htm
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  You're Never Good Enough

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've talked with a number of jws who have commented that they feel like failures -- that they're never good enough.. if that resonates with someone reading this post, please realize that you are by no means the only one who feels like that.. in fact, the whole wt system depends on keeping jws feeling that way.

  the gb wants you to feel that way.. think about it.

  you are always reading or hearing about someone who puts in an extraordinary number of hours in field service or someone who goes out more than you do despite having twice as many challenges and responsibilities.

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  Knowsnothing

  Knowsnothing

  I thought God was "unchanging in his righteous ways."

  God may be unchanging. How people present him isn't.

  Did any of the points I made sink in? Are you aware of the huge change OT to NT God made?