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  Life after jw

  by Jrjw in

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  2. beliefs

  hi has anyone still kept searching for the truth after leaving wts?

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  I have not. Absolute truth does not exist. Once I accepted this, my life became much easier.
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  Millions Then Living Did Not Survive

  by Fred Franztone in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  it's almost 2018, almost 100 years since 'judge' rutherford confidently prophesied that 'millions now living will never die!'..

  so how many of those millions are left?

  well, since it was 100 years ago, all we need to do is find out how many people of age 100 and above are currently living.

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  News flash: Everybody dies! Religious beliefs do not change the facts of life and death.
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  Adam and the Dinosaurs

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is a fascinating subject.

  according to the bible , one of adam's first assignments was to name all the animals including the sea creatures and dinosaurs of course.

  we don't know how long this took but, as all witnesses know, the time period is crucial in working out the timing of armageddon).

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  I estimate as a perfect man this may have taken fifty years.

  Are you attempting to measure the time between Adam's creation and Eve's creation, to determine the end of the 6000 years? Are you saying that the Great Tribulation begins in 2025?
  
  
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  Dinosaurs in Paradise

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm so thankful for sites such as this.

  i realise it's our imperfection but god's organization is not always open to 'outside the box' thinkers such as ourselves.

  i've been researching dinosaurs and god's reason for not preserving these beasts beyond the flood of noah's day.

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  Is "the Real Eddy" able to count time for these posts? What a gig! Better than sitting next to a cart playing candycrush.
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  Dinosaurs in Paradise

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm so thankful for sites such as this.

  i realise it's our imperfection but god's organization is not always open to 'outside the box' thinkers such as ourselves.

  i've been researching dinosaurs and god's reason for not preserving these beasts beyond the flood of noah's day.

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  Such good times ahead.

  Given that I have seen every episode of the Flinstones multiple times. I agree.
  
  
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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  Education is just like any other investment.
  

  "No it ain't." Fisherman

  Education is an investment in money and time. I have seen many people saddled with student debt and no marketable skills. A person should make decisions related to education just like any other life decision. One should always consider the cost/benefit of the decision.
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  The awake on my doorstep

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i occasionaly get a magazine left on the porch of my house.

  this time it was an awake.

  is the world out of control?.

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  I am confused. I thought the d2d witnessing is over. Also, is the Awake even in existence? I thought they have moved to the cheaper to print brochures.
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  Higher Education

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just spent 8 hours in a 1 day elders school last weekend.

  clarification given: "moving forward any elder, ms, or pioneer who themselves or someone under their roof enrolls in higher education, may no longer qualify for privileges in the congregation.

  their qualifications will have to be reviewed by their boe.".

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  Education is just like any other investment. You need to be a smart consumer. It is easy to discount the value of education by showing examples from people that did not make good decisions.

  However, be sure of this fact: A good education is a critical factor in a person's success.

  What the Watchtower is doing is shameful. Fortunately, I did not follow the advice, but I know of many who did.
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  Professions in the Paradise

  by The Real Edward Gentry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we know there will be no money in paradise.

  but there will almost certainly be jobs to do.

  we will be perfect at our jobs but that doesn't mean we will be perfect at every job.

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  We know there will be no money in paradise.

  How do we know that? I must have missed the Wt.on speculation. I have always questioned the economic structure of the paradise. In fact, this was one of the many ah-ha moments of the insanity of the fairytale of the JW earthly paradise.
  
  
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  So my PIMO Younger Brother Tried To Kill Himself Today

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  we all know that this cult will drive those trying to leave to desperate measures, and today by brother was very nearly one of those statistics.

  he slashed his thigh with a kitchen knife and was bleeding out until he called the police.. i got a call on my way home from work from a police officer, coincidentally it was one of my old friends from school who's now a cop.

  he told me my brother is in hospital after an attempted suicide and has lost some blood but will be ok. but i should get to the hospital as he's asking for me.

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  This is a heartbreaking story. I wish you well.