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  OKAY, GAME OVER! The number one reason the New Testament amounts to bunk

  by Terry in

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  for me, the dead giveaway is this.

  jesus wrote nothing.. stop and think about that.. if jesus were the authentic messiah, his ministry would not simply be local.. his instructions, his mission, the details of his teachings would be too precious to risk leaving it in the hands of "men unlettered (illiterate) and ordinary (blue-collar yokels).".

  jesus, were he the one and only hope of mankind, would be absolutely certain to write down with great simplicity and specificity the exact owner's manual necessary to rescue mankind.. never happened!.

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  Ladies: Circumcision or not?

  by Wonderment in

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  the topic of circumcision has been brought up a few times recently.

  then i wondered... .

  how do women really view circumcision?

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  joey jojo

  Hi Kate.

  Im not a scientist but I have done some *cough* private research, for purely altruistic reasons and I can assure you that the foreskin is the most sensitive part of the penis- from a sexual point of view.

  It also protects the end of the penis, maintaining the sensitivity of that part of the anatomy.

  The best way I can explain it is if you can imagine your eyeball without an eyelid.

  Wash, rinse, repeat just like any other part of the body and everyone's happy.

  Something else to think about, a womans vagina is a mass of folds and wrinkles that also needs to be kept clean but you don't hear us guys complaining.
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  A fresh start

  by FormerlySandL in

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  2. experiences

  after the worst introduction i could ever make on the forum i would like to reintroduce myself and make a fresh start on the forum and hopefully over time i will be able to redeem myself.

  i have changed my user name which was over dramatic and ridiculous in the cold light of day but for transparency and to show i am not trying to hide anything i have adapted the original name and it now has a more positive feel.

  after reading a lot of posts on this forum i am feeling more optimistic about my future.

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  joey jojo

  Hi there.

  In your original thread, Tornintwo offered some excellent advice. Spend some time searching through the forums on this website.

  This site is a gold mine of logic, real-life experiences and scholarly reasoning that should be of benefit to anyone in your situation.

  Do some research here before you make any big life changes.

  There are a lot of us here who understand completely what it's like to realise that everything you thought was real, was only a dream.
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  Was Adam "born" Circumsized ?

  by RubaDub in

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  2. beliefs

  i guess we have to assume that jesus was circumcised on the 8th day but what about adam?

  he was "perfect", so did he have the weenie cut or not?.

  i would like to bring this question up at a "get-together".. rub a dub .

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  joey jojo

  Everything I've read concerning the Islamic stance on circumcision usually quotes Islamic scholars saying that it is obligatory for men unless there is a physical condition that may harm them if the procedure is carried out. It is also said to be 'an honour' for women. While perhaps not a technical requirement from the quran, any reader would be left in no doubt that muslim men are required to be circumcised regardless of the age they convert. My impression is that non- circumcision for muslims is definitely the exception, not the rule.

  When I read modern 'studies' about the benefits of circumcision, almost always, the names of the doctors/ researchers are usually jewish, indicating that the research is carried out with the goal to justify a procedure that is deeply embedded in the jewish culture.

  In litigious societies , like the U.S. , surely its only a matter of time before circumcised boys seek damages from their parents for forcing on them an un-asked for medical procedure that is potentially dangerous and if done incorrectly, can cause life-long physical problems, (scarring, pain). In 2016, the fact that a parent has the right to request a physically altering medical procedure on their children based solely on their religious beliefs is hard to believe.
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  Was Adam "born" Circumsized ?

  by RubaDub in

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  2. beliefs

  i guess we have to assume that jesus was circumcised on the 8th day but what about adam?

  he was "perfect", so did he have the weenie cut or not?.

  i would like to bring this question up at a "get-together".. rub a dub .

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  joey jojo

  How much energy have religious 'nuts' (see what I did there?) wasted on getting all worked up about circumcision?

  The foreskin is a normal part of the body but somehow has a bad reputation because it is associated with uncleanness.

  If your parents thought it was a good idea to have your foreskin hacked off, I have some very sad news for you that you probably already know.

  The most sexually sensitive part of the penis is on the foreskin, on the underside of the penis.

  Like any other part of the body, if its functioning normally, why remove it?

  Was the original idea behind circumcision really a health concern, as zealots continue to say, or was the real reason to deaden sexual sensitivity?
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  Survey

  by Reborn93 in

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  2. bible

  i was recommended to this forum by a member of jw recovery.

  i am a former jw studying a psychology degree in the uk.

  i am conducting a survey looking at former and current jehovah's witnesses and their beliefs.

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  joey jojo

  Q: How many psychologists does it take to change a lightbulb?

  A: Only 1, however, the lightbulb must WANT to change.
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  So Long Palmyra NY Hall

  by mrquik in

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  2. friends

  ah just more evidence of the work "speeding up during the time of the end".

  i helped build this hall.

  was appointed as an ms & elder there.

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  joey jojo

  No better feeling than donating for years to assist the local congregation only to watch your hall get sold.

  All your contributions over the years amount to nothing and then the kicker is from now on, you will have to drive an extra 30 mins each way to attend your shiny new cong that has been merged with 3 others.
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  Where are they now?

  by Sabin in

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  2. child-abuse

  geoffrey jackson.

  terrence o'brien.

  vincent toole.

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  joey jojo

  I was actually sorry to see Vincent Toole caught up in all this to be honest.

  Maybe its just nostalgic memories from a kids point of view but out of all the C.O.'s I ever had ( and I had a lot due to moving around a lot while growing up) he was by far my favourite. I remember him from the mid 80's as intelligent and charismatic and the guy gave great talks.

  Those from Australia might recall an audio tape of a public talk that did the rounds back in the day called 'The master craftsman' that Vincent Toole gave. It was an interesting historical talk based around the blending of paganism and Christianity.

  I hardly recognised him on the ARC vids.
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  We give more to the Watchtower Society than for our local KH

  by James Jack in

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  2. experiences

  i have been doing the accounts for our local congregation now for 3 years.

  i just thought, wow our local expenses total just $500 a month, yet we have an ongoing expense each month of $600 for the kh expansion work(ie:world wide work), $60 for the traveling overseer insurance and $54 for the local kingdom hall insurance, in addition to the operating committee expense of $525.. so, our one congregation sends $714 a month plus what the publishers contribute towards the world wide work usually between $600 to $700 per month.

  in other words, we are at least sending, for our little congregation of 75 publishers, $1314 a month!

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  joey jojo

  In Australia at the moment our exchange rate is only at about 70 cents against the US dollar. That's down about 40% from its peak 3 yrs ago.

  That's 40% less US dollars the wts is receiving from Australia even though donations in AUS dollars haven't changed.

  If you factor in the exchange rates of other countries I would guess it would be nowhere near 1 billion USD per year.
  

  
  
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  "There will be earthquakes...."

  by Fisherman in

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  given: the prophecy is true.. what did jesus mean?

  i have an app that alerts me of any earthquake all over the world.

  since i got the app, it is one earthquake after another all over the world.

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  joey jojo

  The USGS estimates that several million earthquakes occur in the world each year. Many go undetected because they hit remote areas or have very small magnitudes. The NEIC now locates about 50 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.Jan 13, 2015

  Cut and pasted.