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  Why Finding the One True Religion is Impossible

  by Simon in

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  2. beliefs

  jws like to think they have found the one true religion.

  but like so many other religious people, it's usually the religion they were born into, the only religion they know because it's the first one they found or, at the most, one of two or three (typically the second one after they left their first / born-in faith).. the trouble is, there simply isn't enough time to explore and investigate each and everyone of the many thousands of belief systems, religions and sects around the world.. think of it this way: which is the best neighbourhood to live in where you would be most happy and most successful?

  not just in the city or even the country you are in, but the entire world.. how would you ever know?

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  I strongly disagree...God is not a twat. He's a dick!
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  Wriggling Like A Worm On A Hook???

  by Disassociated Lady 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  just been reading this week's study article for the jws:.

  imagine that an experienced guide is leading you on a tour of a wondrous and beautiful city.

  the city is new to you and to those with you, so you hang on to the guide’s every word.

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  So...You're a gullible tourist hanging on the words of a lunatic bent on separating you from your money. Just for the sake of accuracy, I think this is a better comparison.
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  The Book of Mormon

  by dubstepped in

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  2. friends

  my wife and i went to see it today at the encouragement of some of our new friends.

  we laughed until we cried, and it was so cathartic to sit in a room full of hundreds of people laughing at the ridiculousness of religion.

  sure, the subject is mormonism, but it was very poignant and applicable to all religion.

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  Saw it at the Oneill. Laughed ourselves silly.
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  I think my house is haunted

  by Steel in

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  2. friends

  things seem to go bump in the night.

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  any idea if i should talk to the elder or what they would say?.

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  What you need to to do is get a Ouija board.....Then ask the spirit realm if they're haunting your house.
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  Sunday's WT...funny, but sad for Dubs...

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  despite my often smart-ass exterior, i really don't have any desire to see the r&f dubs suffering.

  i really do worry about the mental and emotional turmoil that they will experience, if and when the wtbts is truly exposed as a scam.

  i know it seems unlikely to happen, but you never know..... anyway, the wt for the week was cringe-worthy to say the least.

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  The ancients weren't stupid. They could observe the moon and come to the same conclusion.

  That supports creationism how?
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  Dr Monica Applewhite's evidence rejected by Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  australian child abuse royal commission rejects dr monica applewhite's evidence and testimony.. [quote] dr applewhite acknowledged that her report did not identify the basis on which she had formed her opinions.657 she accepted that her report failed to identify the ‘current standards’ of other religious organisations658 or which ‘religious organisations’ she referred to in writing her report.659 dr applewhite told the royal commission that her understanding of material provided to parents and families about sexual development in children by other faith-based organisations was ‘anecdotal’.660.

  dr applewhite accepted that it would be difficult for the royal commission to accept the opinions expressed in paragraphs 36, 45, and 46 of her report because her report did not identify the basis on which those opinions were formed.661.

  we do not consider that dr applewhite’s report and the opinions expressed therein assist the royal commission in its inquiry for the following reasons:.

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  "I am an expert witness because I say I am. I can get you any result you like. What's it worth to you?"

  -Don Henley
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  So.....Blended VS Single Malt

  by ctrwtf in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just wondering.

  for you scotch lovers, i've been partial to singles for a long time, but was recently given a bottle of johnnie walker green.

  i think i've fallen in love.

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  Just wondering. For you Scotch lovers, I've been partial to singles for a long time, but was recently given a bottle of Johnnie Walker Green. I think I've fallen in love. The mouth feel and depth are amazing. And the price point for a 15 year old is pretty great. BTW, It's taken me 20 minutes to type this..........
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  Did anyone vote yet?

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i voted today in nyc.

  a well organized process.

  very busy and most of the people voting were african american.

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  Voted absentee last week cause I'm outta town on 11/28. I even proudly wore my New Yorkers for Hillary T shirt!

  More important than the presidential race, I voted for Zephyr Teachout and Terry Gipson and Chuck Schumer.

  Blue States Rule!
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  Let's Be Honest - You or One of Your Ancestors Was an Idiot

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why were we ever a jw?

  were we mad?

  we must have been .... well, my excuse is that i knew nothing else.

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  Very interesting topic, one that has given me more pause and introspection over the years than I care to admit.

  My great grandmother, and my grandmother, both deeply flawed, prideful, overbearing legends in their own minds rammed this thing down the throat of my father and mother. And of course as a fourth gen born in, the die was cast for my life. I can't disregard the fact that I followed this nonsense into my adulthood even with the nagging doubts. Can't disregard the fact that as an elder I probably bear responsibility for inflicting pain on others by way of towing the company line.

  Yes, I wonder about and have little patience for people (including family members still in) who despite knowing that its a shady cult still remain in. What I have noticed though is that while still "in" they are mostly morally bankrupt despite alll the meeting attendance and field service.

  I agree with you Simon, that I mostly feel pity for those still in. And I also feel gratitude for this board and all those that participate in it. It was and is a powerful force in helping me to abandon the cult and become a better person.
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  97 Columbia Heights For Sale

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdyjb_v4gye.

  http://imgur.com/a/yhraf.

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  More condo's for a gentrified Brooklyn. Another example of the uncaring WTBS becoming part of the world's problems instead forming a solution to them. Why not donate the property to the city of NY to help solve the city's housing problems?