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  Is it wrong to mock and ridicule the Watchtower Society?

  by yadda yadda 2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  robert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.

  "it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.

  they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.

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  There is nothing wrong - within reason.

  Some of the stuff coming out of the society is funny and worthy of a few major pokes. I say bring it on. Just don't do anything that would upset your mother.
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  IS Science Absolute Truth

  by seekchristonly in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  if we have faith in science and scientific claims about the universe, origins of life etc.

  is that absolute truth.

  if so then if they declare that god exists with evidence then do all those who believe in science then believe in god or a creator.

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  NewYork44M

  Who are "they" you speak about? Are scientists with white lab coats sitting in a room making pronouncements as a unified voice? Of course not. Your premise is wrong.

  Science is a broad endeavor and it is a journey, not a destination. There will always be more to learn there will always be more truths to uncover.

  Hopefully individual scientists are spending time creating a better world instead of making claims related to this god you speak of.
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  Books that changed your life-

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.

  i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.

  but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..

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  While I don't consider myself an Ayn Rand convert reading her books were so shockingly different from watchtower reading that it got me to thinking critically. I landed somewhere in the middle, but it was important to me to be exposed to something on the extreme side.

  I have read The Fountainhead at least five times each time I read it I was at a different place in my life and got something completely different out of it. I have the book on my Kindle and am contemplating reading it again.

  Beside Atlas Shrugged, I also really appreciated her book, We the Living. The description of the totalitarian life in Soviet Russia was very reminiscent of the totalitarian institution of the Watchtower. The similarities were striking
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  The Great Weird Off - Mormonism vs. Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  interesting podcast to listen to.

  exjws go head to head with ex-mormons on which religion is weirder.

  they had judges that determined who won.. http://mormonexpression.com/2014/06/16/episode-258/.

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  my opinion is 1 - Scientology

  You have a point, but I don't think that the contest is what is the wierdest religion - ever; just a friendly contest between two wierd groups.
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  1975 AWAKE!!! Predictions

  by iamwhoiam in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  over at the archives..enjoy!.

  http://archive.org/details/1975predictionsinawakemagazinebyjehovahswitnesses.

  *click on pdf at the left side of the page.

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  I see they were still pushing the 7,000 year creative day then. What ever happened to that belief?

  Notice that the referred to the 1914 generation as those who saw with an understanding what occured in 1914.

  I distinctly remember reading and discussing these lies. Thanks for the memories.
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  The Great Weird Off - Mormonism vs. Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Wild_Thing in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  interesting podcast to listen to.

  exjws go head to head with ex-mormons on which religion is weirder.

  they had judges that determined who won.. http://mormonexpression.com/2014/06/16/episode-258/.

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  After reading Under the Banner of Heaven byJon Krakauer, I would vote for Mormonism as winners of the wierd off contest.

  http://www.amazon.com/Under-Banner-Heaven-Story-Violent/dp/1400032806/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1402973042&sr=1-5&keywords=mormon
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  the new exjw stars of youtube... discuss

  by friendaroonie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  since the creation of a few youtube channels i spend enormous amounts of time watching them.

  they have basically replaced my activity on jwn and watching kelly and michael in the morning.

  there are quite a few issues and implications that result from this trend.

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  I really admire the Apostate Chick.

  https://www.youtube.com/user/ApostateChick
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  How Will The New York Nonprofit Revitalization Act Effect The Watchtower Corporation Book Keeping Transparency?

  by frankiespeakin in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  so many questionn perhaps will be answer by this investigation/independent audit and perhaps some follow up untanglement of funds in the proliferation of different corporations that are under the gbs control.. i think 2014 is going to be a very interesting year for the wt corporation.

  o and how do do feel about the whistleblower policy implimentation for all those that bring in 1,000,000 dollars or more annually.

  can you imagine the wt corporation problems with that little gem, they can't disfelloship him or dismiss a whistleblower my my my.. .

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  NewYork44M

  Interesting. Some of the rules specfically exclude religions ourganizations:

  "The following provisions of the not-for-profit corporation law
  shall not apply to religious corporations..."
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  Are You a Photic Sneezer?

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i am, and my wife never believed me that a sudden bright light can make me sneeze.

  apparently a third of humans are photic sneezers.

  although the exact mechanism isn't fully understood it may be that a strong signal in the optic nerve can stimulte a nearby branch of the trigeminal nerve.. its time to come out the closet and be proud of your crossed wires.. ....

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  I was not aware of this condition until I noticed that my 6 year old daughter always sneezes when she is exposed to a sunny bright light.
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  What is your biggest gripe with the WT and it's teachings?

  by FL_Panthers in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as the title says, please list what you find annoying with the organization..

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  NewYork44M

  It is a multibillion dollar corporation that pays no income tax but does not create value to society.