i googled the phrase and a q & a from their official media web site appeared within the first few hits:.
http://www.jw-media.org/aboutjw/article32.htm.
are you fundamentalists?.
Disfellowshipping? Fundamentalists.
Also, this statement is misleading:
We do not believe that every passage in the Bible is to be interpreted literally.
A fundamentalist does not mean you interpret every passage in the Bible to be literal. The key is which passages they interpret as literal, such as the impossible Flood.
this is my first post on this forum, though it feels like i already know some of you here.
i have been lurking for a couple of months now, and i must say, there honestly seems to be more love and respect here than any forum i have ever seen on any forum of any kind.
i am 25 years old, married 3 years to my wonderful wife who is 22. we had a somewhat classic jw upbringing... which i now know has been our biggest problem.
Ay ay, Cap'n! Lol, welcome. This is why this website continues to be relevant, even after all these years. I wonder how many have been "baptised" on JWN?
I feel for your situation. Hang in there, patience is key. I learned that the hard way.
hi people.
i have never had any affection for my mother and this has evolved into full blown hatred.. .
have been to a counsellor for a number of reasons and she described my mother as a sadist.. .
Hate consumes. Let go. Cutting contact does not make you
a bad person.
for those who are atheists: did you become an atheist while being a jw, then left, or did you not view them as the true religion and left, but still believed in god/bible, but later turned to atheism?.
NewChapter seems to be an exception. She (?) has stated numerous times she was essentially an atheist as a child.
It seems to be a process for most. For some, there is a "crystalizing moment."
there are 23 species of tsetse flies.
diseases transmitted by tsetse flies kill 250,000300,000 people per year.. why create such a thing?.
Exactly Still Thinking. I had never even read that text before that. That must be one of the texts that tryed to get covered up.....
The theist argument must deal with God as Creator of all.
1.) God is Creator.
2.) All things found in nature are made by him, directly or indirectly, including predatory and parasitic animals.
3.) God created predation/parasitism.
We rationalists argue:
1.) Theists posit God is love.
2.) Predation/parasitism is from God and is cruel.
3.) Therefore, God is not love.
I think I'm moving away from deism. Even that position seems untenable.
for those who are atheists: did you become an atheist while being a jw, then left, or did you not view them as the true religion and left, but still believed in god/bible, but later turned to atheism?.
For me, it was left believing in the Bible (apostate) and then atheist (although atheists are considered apostates anyways). Why? Do you think the order matters?
there are 23 species of tsetse flies.
diseases transmitted by tsetse flies kill 250,000300,000 people per year.. why create such a thing?.
Can I introduce another "creation"? I'm itching. This one already has a YWHW creationist slant to help you out Sab. Creation for a "fallen world".
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/am/v4/n3/designed-kill
there are 23 species of tsetse flies.
diseases transmitted by tsetse flies kill 250,000300,000 people per year.. why create such a thing?.
No creationists have given a good explanation for predation/parasitism, IMO. God's "design" is paradoxically magnificent and horrifying all at once.
the watchtower is against feng shui, it has been mentioned in the magazines, maybe blondie can find the quotes for us.
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Ergonomics, functionality, and aesthetics, yes. Religious connotation, no.
BTW, lazy bast....ion, December 8, 2001 Awake! "Is Feng Shui appropriate for Christians?" I have it in Spanish.... so I'll only give you the gist.
As long as you don't use a magnet to arrange your furniture or try to use the configuration of your furniture for good luck, you're free to do it.
the doctrine of sin = death.. .
if it is the case that the reason people die is due to the original sin of the man adam (romans 5:12) then why do animals also get sick and die of the same illnesses as humans?
did an animal transgress in a similar manner?.
Did an animal transgress in a similar manner?
Animals started eating other animals. This is a boo-boo in Jehovah's eyes.
There is an interesting exception I found on Wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_life_span
One species of jellyfish, Turritopsis nutricula, reverts to a sexually immature stage after reproducing, rather than dying as in other jellyfish. Consequently the species is considered biologically immortal and has no maximum lifespan.
