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  The wonders of God's creation - Example 1, the tsetse fly

  by jambon1 in

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  there are 23 species of tsetse flies.

  diseases transmitted by tsetse flies kill 250,000300,000 people per year.. why create such a thing?.

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  I missed this thread and I know I am late to the party, but I love this video on Intelligent design. (the vid pokes holes in ID)

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_G9awnDCmg
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  Jehovah's Witness converts to Islamic terrorism

  by Celestial in

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  this was a younger brother in one of my prior congregations that i used to go out in field service with in the early 1990's.

  we always had the most enlightening conversations and we went out and did recreational things from time to time.

  he seemed like a normal guy.

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  My only point is that fanaticism breeds fanaticism. I know many JWs will stick to christian beliefs when they leave, but there are plenty of times where a fanatic goes from one extreme to the next one.
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  Which is Worse?

  by Diest in

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  i am curious to see how different people answer this question.

  i dont think there is a right or wrong answer per se, just an answer that is more right to each person.

  is it worse to let a guilty person go free, or to lock up an innocent person?

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  Sorry fixed.
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  Which is Worse?

  by Diest in

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  i am curious to see how different people answer this question.

  i dont think there is a right or wrong answer per se, just an answer that is more right to each person.

  is it worse to let a guilty person go free, or to lock up an innocent person?

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  I am curious to see how different people answer this question. I dont think there is a right or wrong answer per se, just an answer that is more right to each person. Is it worse to let a guilty person go free, or to lock up an innocent person?

  I am curious about other answers, so I wont give my answer until latter.
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  The "worlds" view of the preaching work- pretty accurate

  by stuckinamovement in

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  true story ........so i was standing in line at the hardware store yesterday, picking up some garden stuff and happened to catch the conversation in front of me.

  the man in front of me was buying a no soliciting sign.

  the checker asked "who is this for, girl scouts?

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  Crushed, you did a good job reminding me to have some empathy for some witnesses at the door. I am not sure what that means, but I honestly do feel for you.
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  Memorial Anyone?

  by Blind_Of_Lies in

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  so who went?

  did the numbers seem to be more or less?

  i may have missed these threads a couple days ago but ive been busy lol..

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  This EX JW song is almost fitting geln. http://www.jwstruggle.com/media/audio/Blinded-By-New-Light.mp3 Were you blinded by new light?
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  Did the 1914 Generation Die Anyway?

  by JanH in

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  did the 1914 generation die anyway?

  ver since the beginning of the watchtower movement, they have had some sort of deadline for god's activities.these activities could be the rapture of the saints (which jws today do not believe in), the destruction of "false religion", ie every other religious group, or the final end of this world.

  earlier, these deadlines were explicit dates.

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  Great old thread. I will be using this. Thhheeee liiiight is evvvver brigggghter assss the endddd drawwws neeeear! HA!

  Edit: Looks like this was bumped recently....I just found it in a search for 1951
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  Anybody donate blood and send in the "You're Welcome Watchtower" card yet?

  by Shawn10538 in

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  2. beliefs

  just curious if anyoner has.. you can download the ajwrb brochure from ajwrb.org, and send in the page that is pre-addressed to the watchtower society, and basically says that you have donated blood and that the blood you donated will likely be transfused int a jw saving their lives.

  it then suggests a "thank you" might be in order from ther watchtower since your own life blood was sacrificed so that jws could be saved.. i think this is a powerful action.

  i hope the wt gets lots of these cards, and i can't wait until someone posts the "thank you for the thought" (cuz we all know that's how they are going to word it right?

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  I will send one out when I donate in June.
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  Jehovah's Witness converts to Islamic terrorism

  by Celestial in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this was a younger brother in one of my prior congregations that i used to go out in field service with in the early 1990's.

  we always had the most enlightening conversations and we went out and did recreational things from time to time.

  he seemed like a normal guy.

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  Crazy but not suprising. In some ways I think being raised to be a JW could send you down a militant path. It trains you to think there is only one truth. If you start to believe that, while not believing thier version of the'truth' you might end up on a nutty path.
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  My Bull Necklace

  by TOTH in

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  years ago my mom sold avon and i bought a necklace from her that had a bull head as the centerpiece.

  (looks like the one above) i was first admonished by the overlords to not wear it because it was like walking around with a golden calf around my neck.

  when i kept wearing it my mom was scolded for selling it to me and i was then scolded as well.

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  Obviously you are a P.A.G.A.N. People Aggainst Good And Nice. Now you wont get a pet Panda nor a pet Lion.