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The Greatest Show on Earth!
by Luke in
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2. beliefs
the is literally the greatest show on earth.

i am part of it.

you are part of it.
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What are the worst pictures in My Book of Bible Stories?
by cedars in
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2. beliefs
a few comments from muddy waters and mummatron on another thread peaked my curiosity and led me to revisit some of the illustrations in the my book of bible stories.

i don't appear to have my old copy from when i was a child (thankfully), so i checked out the images over on watchtower.org where the entire book can be read online.

the images below are taken from what is displayed on that website, although it wouldn't surprise me if there are equally awful images that haven't been used.. so which of the images below are the most grotesque and inappropriate for children?
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A shout out to all those shunned by family...
by Luke in
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2. beliefs
hello people.

i am a new poster here, although i have lurked for about 3 years now.

so most people will not recognise me.. .
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JW FAMOUS CLICHE SAYINGS
by strymeckirules in
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2. beliefs
what saying made it all around the country?.

the ones that were passed around, word of mouth.. for example.

"donations basis proves jehovah is behind the work!".
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Who designed cancer?
by snare&racket in
1. jw
2. friends
one thing i regret, is not listening to the questions in my head whilst a jw.

one i didn't ask until years after leaving was....who designed disease?

of course the first thing to realise is the complexity of disease, the histology, pathology and aetiology.
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Welcome Newbies & New Posters ! How has this Board Assisted You ?
by flipper in
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2. friends
it's nice to have you here !

i found that this board was very supportive when i first got on it over 4 years ago .

i still find it supportive !
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Free Will and Foreknowledge
by TheUbermensch in
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2. beliefs
hi, i'm a new member that enjoys civil debate, so i thought i'd just throw a topic out there.. if we take the standard, contemporary judeo-christian god (all-knowing, all powerful, and perfectly good in every possible way) and attempt to incorporate free will, we end up with a contradiction.

an all knowing being knows everything that has occured, is occuring and will occur, if otherwise then we can not consider this being to know all.

if god knows all that will happen, then he knows our decisions, as well as the outcomes of those decisions.
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Father Elders going mad !
by koolaid-man in
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2. friends
the stress on jehovah's witness elders raising their children in "the truth" is causing many to literally go mad.. keeping their children in " the spiritual ark" is becoming more and more difficult.. many elders are snapping under the pressure.. one of our guests on the six screens conference call told of her elder father ( who everyone at the kingdom hall thought was an angel) came home from the meeting and killed the family dog in the kitchen with his bookbag as the family looked on....... join us tonight oct. 22, 2011 at 7 pm edt.

.... our guest will be wendy lee tucker former jw whose father was an elder and terribly abused her physically and emotionally.. she received horrific beatings..... hit with a bat, punched at, receiving a broken nose and became a prisoner in her home.. wendy was looked in her room with the doors being nailed shut when the family went off to the kingdom hall.. a far cry fom being a "spiritual paradise".

it is easy to get on the call....no computer is necessary.... just dial 712-432-8710 and when asked for pin use 9925. our lines open at 6:30 pm edt.....so come on early and talk with all those who have been "touched by the tentacles of the watchtower".