so the new awake is up.. first question..... "how did life begin?.
how would you complete the following sentance?.
life is the result of..... a. evolution.
For example, the Bible does not support creationism. It does not state that the earth was created in six literal 24-hour days
It doesn't say it wasn't six literal 24 hour days either. . . . How do we know one reading is false and the other true?
This magazine sounds awful.
this excellent little video sumamrises some of the evidence for the evolutionary history of cetaceans.. if focuses on comparative anatomy, embryology, fossils and dna.. .... .
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How else do you account for the small pelvis and leg bones that are buried deep in the blubber of whales?
Jehovah designed whales that way to test our faith.
sexual exploitation and abuse of six young children leads to lawsuit in dallas county.
dallas, oct. 23, 2014 /news.gnom.es/ six young adults, from north texas, all sexually abused as children, filed suit today in dallas, texas state court against three north texas jehovahs witnesses congregations (dallas, plano, and greenville), the watchtower bible and tract society of new york, and an elder.. sexually abused when they were ages 4 through 14, the plaintiffs were children of members of the dallas, plano, and greenville jehovahs witnesses congregations.
the suit states that they were repeatedly sexually abused and molested by an elder and an unknown regional circuit overseer, and that they and their families were threatened with discipline and harm if they disclosed the abuse to anyone.
Geez! It's like a set of lawsuits every other week now!
this excellent little video sumamrises some of the evidence for the evolutionary history of cetaceans.. if focuses on comparative anatomy, embryology, fossils and dna.. .... .
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There was a great special exhibit on this subject at the Museum of Natural History in NY last year.
The evidence caused my family great cognitive dissonance - which I think is a good thing!
I particularly enjoyed pointing out to them how over time, Jehovah created creatures with smaller and smaller hip bones until they became the vestigial ones seen in whales today.
Jehovah's a tricky guy!
an odd letter was read at last nights' meeting.
it was in regards to a special campaign for next year arranged by the governing body to go and preach in israel.
the call is going out to anybody that speaks hebrew and english.
So what is this Israel thing really about?
Just heard through my wife that a young sister in a neighboring cong plans on going.
What's the Society's real motive behind this? Another distraction/misdirect as the calendar flips to 2015?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg70fhg0wl4.
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From COFTY'S link:
The result is simply surreal. We couldn’t help feeling we were watching some sort of deleted scene from a Terry Gilliam movie.
It was just over twenty years ago that I was involved in a "Brazil-esque" incident with the Bethel elder body of my congregation. . . .
Even then, being fully invested in JWs, I realized how Orwellian it was. . . . .
But it took me til 2010 to figure it out.
Nah, it's not a cult, is it?
hi guys,.
check out our first ever podcast here - http://www.jwpodcast.org/2014/10/19/s01e00-macclesfield-forest, or download this episode (right click and save).
it's finally here, our first ever jehovah's witness podcast!
Just finished listening. .. .
Outstanding job!
Really enjoyed the chemistry, humor, everything. . . Excellent!
considering the language, wording and grammar of anthony morris iii, if a teacher on the english language, at a prestigious university were to analyze anthony's public speaking, what comments and conclusions would they come to?
i say public speaking, because i would assume that an individual would be more careful with their words when spoken in public, than in private.
serious comments would be appreciated, however, i realize that outlaw and a few others are probably on a page of their own.. .
Watching the AM with my wife and Tony says,"Alls I know is. . . ."
My wife turns to me and says,"Alls I know? What language is that?"
Between his bizzare stream-of-unconsciousnews style and slurred speech, he sounds like he's half in the bag.
*** w13 7/15 p. 7 par.
15 tell us, when will these things be?
and in his parable of the sheep and the goats, jesus states: the son of man arrives in his glory.
I Think I Caught A Lie
Only one?
i have just finished reading one of the most powerful, thought-provoking books i have ever read.. if somebody really wanted to know the reality of life inside the watchtower they must talk to a rational ex-jw.
only people like us can see through the offical statememets and stereotypes and understand the thinking, pressures, hopes and fears of life in the cult.. ayaan hirsi ali shares her personal experience of growing up in a muslim community.
ayaan was born in somalia with it's culture of clan loyalty and honour.
Thanks for the recommendation COFTY.
I just reserved a copy at our local library. Most likely my wife will read it and give a full report. . . . I just don't have the time right now.
I had my wife read "Unorthodox" by Deborah Feldman, and she was very impressed.
She went on to read Feldman's most recent book "Exodus," and did so within 24 hours of taking it out at the library - it was that riveting.
