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  JW Pioneers

  by RR in

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  there is a forum put together by some jehovah's witnesses, trying to put together some of the missing pieces of their history, in particularly the years years c.t.

  russell was a member of the adventist church, wanting information on those early influences.. http://www.coolboard.com/msgshow.cfm/.

  perhaps some of the more informed ones here can enlighten them, since the moderator of the board seems to be talking to himself!

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  Feeling desperate................

  by nicolaou in

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  please listen.

  im not the first to go through this, i wont be the last.. i was raised in the truth as a result of my mum starting a study when i was 4 years old.

  that was in 1968. the hysteria of a 1975/armageddon was just beginning to take root and the sister who studied with my mum was 100% sure of it.

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  Question about John

  by eyes_opened in

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  i know i'm probably being dense here, but i was wondering why in the book of john, at 5:22 jesus says "moreover the father judges no one, but has entrusted all judgement to the son" but then in 12:47, 48 he says "as for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, i do not judge him.

  for i did not come to judge the world but to save it.

  48 "there is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my word.

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  I Think That I Chose My Parents.

  by Englishman in

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  do you believe in reincarnation?.

  i dont think i believe in it in the same way that most believers do, which is that we keep coming back in different fleshly bodies until we have achieved perfection.. i do, however, strongly suspect that we may well be spirit creatures who find it necessary to inhabit a fleshly body from time to time, and that this entails us having to leave behind most of our past memories.. i say most memories, because many people seem to have some vestigal recollections that don`t seem to fit in with earthly experiences.. i`m pretty sure that i chose my parents!

  i have a recollection of being shown a young and kind couple through some form of astral telescope and choosing to become their son.

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  Babylon the great

  by perfectpie in

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  does anyone have an explanation of "babylon the great" as described in the book of revelation different than as explained by jehovah's witnesses.

  thanks in advance pie

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  How Well Do You Know The Bible?

  by dark clouds in

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  i want to share a perspective, with everyone that comes here to read, for i feel it will take some of us in a new direction.

  perhaps it will allow for some creative thinking and interesting discussion or maybe it simply wont go anywhere.

  it does not really matter either way, for there are subjects which can only be speculated on and thoughts which can only be shared.

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  The Trinity: Divine or Demonic?

  by Agape in

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  as a non-x-witness, what do you folks think of the concept of one god in three persons?

  some of you probably still have a hard time with it, as did raymmond franz, former governing body member.

  nonetheless, the claims made by the bible itself seems conclusive enough upon close examination.. so why do recovering jws not question everything outright, rather than slowly, incrementally replacing doctrines.

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  I Can`t Get To Grips With This FDS Thing.

  by Englishman in

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  i`m trying to understand the process by which jw`s link the "faithful and discreet slave" parable to a belief that this refers to a number of people who will go to heaven ie: 144,000.. also, i am trying to understand how, by extension, some of this number comprise a "governing body" that is at the top of "jehovahs earthly organisation".. i really dont understand how these conclusions are reached and would appreciate some input.

  please note that when i posted this question on h20 some months ago i received only 1 reply from friday, who saw fit to ridicule me for my lack of knowledge on this subject.

  i still don`t know the answer!

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  How about 10 favourite albums (er, cd's)

  by amicus in

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  how about your 10 all time favourite cd's.

  mine:.

  beach boy's -pet sounds.

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  Movies You Watch Over & Over & Over

  by 3acrewood in

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  have you noticed there are certain movies you just never get tired of watching?

  what's does your list include?

  here are some of mine (in no particular order as to favorites):.

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