Topics Started by John Aquila

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received revealing "witness" in parking lot
by Magnum in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a few weeks ago i was working out of my home state and was in a grocery store parking lot when i received my first jw witness since leaving jwdom.

a youngish-looking lady was sitting in an suv parked next to my car and i was about to get in my car to leave.

she opened the door and asked whether she could give me something to read (had a tract in her hand)..
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Watchtower has a Philosophy of Totalism
by OnTheWayOut in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
cults tend to have a total explanation for everything- everything that ever happened, everything that is happening now, and everything that ever will happen.

that certainly fits watchtower.

they have a black-and-white perception of everything, they are never wrong, there are no gray areas.
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Is 40 days without food the best choice?
by John Aquila in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in chapter 4 of luke it says jesus went into the wilderness and he ate nothing but fasted forty days and forty nights..

now i dont know about any of you but i once got on a 5 day liquid diet and only lasted 2 days.

i was so hungry that even when i fell asleep i started dreaming a hot brunette was handing me a couple of slices of pizza.
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Hi everyone, this is my first post.
by John Aquila in
1. jw
2. friends
hey everyone, this is my first post.

i was contacted by the witnesses in1965, baptized in that same year at age 15. i was appointed an elder in 1975 and served as an elder for 20 years..

it hasnt been long since i learn ttatt and when i totally woke up.
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Boyfriend and dating news - Any advice
by KateWild in
1. social
2. relationships
so i started dating on the internet in june and have met some nice guys.

i have put in a few recent posts that i have a boyfriend and wanted to give an update.

things haven't worked out sadly.. i was seeing him for a couple of months we were having fun and then things tailed off after christmas.
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Why JW marriage is a huge problem for the organization.
by kneehighmiah in
1. jw
2. friends
the difficulty of finding a marriage mate is well known for sisters.

but i would say it's hard for brothers also.

i was talking to a jw last night.
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Bill Cosby - too much smoke for no fire?
by Simon in
1. social
2. current
it seems like the list of people who are accusing him of rape and sexual assault is growing every day.

i'm skeptical of single accusations but the number of people and the similar stories seem overwhelming now.. it's not a conviction but to the court of public opinion ... guilty?.

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DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT the things people believe about JESUS?
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. bible
do you ever "think about" the things you just take for granted about the story of jesus?.

there are things about christianity which should make honest thinkers scratch their head in wonder.. **.

when beloved (or hated) public figures are murdered (or executed), some rather large waves of reaction ensue.. there are two kinds of outcry both speculative and descriptive.
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How much was Christ's ransom sacrifice? Equal to Adam?
by jonathan dough in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
how much was the ransom?

gods justice did not require an exact equivalent man-for-man sacrifice between the first adam and jesus, the second adam.

gods gift required more.
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Was Anyone Disfellowshipped Twice? How About Three Times?
by anewme in
1. jw
2. friends
years ago there was this guy ****** ******* i'll never forget him.

disfellowshipped 3 times!!!!

at the last dfing announcement the brother got up there and yelled into the mic .