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  Do you still believe in God?

  by FormerlySandL in

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  i never thought i would admit it, but i don't.

  i might superstitiously have some kind of doubt but digging a bit deeper in my heart i really don't believe in god.

  as a human i could never just sit and watch people be tortured, live years of abuse, suffer from illness and disabilities and all the other awful things people have to endure day after day without doing something about it.

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  juandefiero

  • What about when God drowned almost everyone on the planet in the flood, wasn't that intervention?

  • What about the tower of Babel when God confused all the languages and spread everyone apart, wasn't that intervention?

  • What about when God helped Judah kill 500,000 men, wasn't that intervention (2 Chronicles 13:15)?

  • What about when he killed all the firstborn (including babies) in Egypt, wasn't that intervention?

  • What about when God ordered the genocide of the Midianites, Amalekites, the people of Heshbon, and the people of Bashan - wasn't that intervention (1 Samuel 15:1-9, Numbers 31:7-18, Deuteronomy 3:3-7, Deuteronomy 2:32-35)?

  • What about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, wasn't that intervention?

  • What about God sending two bears to maul children to death for calling Elisha bald, wasn't that intervention (2 Kings 2:23)?

  • What about God giving Jeptha victory over the Ammonites on the condition that he sacrifice his daughter, wasn't that intervention (Judges 11:30-39)?

  • What about God giving Samson strength so he can kill 30 men for their clothes, wasn't that intervention (Judges 14:11-19)?

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  Clearly God can intervene to cause destruction and death. And it's not just humans that experience suffering. It's also animals that suffer and die too. What about them?

  Notice how Acts5v29 never responded to that comment.
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  BEWARE - More force adding on FB

  by JRK in

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  2. friends

  they are doing it again.. a new group trying to boost membership is adding people without permission.. "ex-jehovah's witnesses aka behind the veil of jw.org" added me this afternoon.

  they were bragging about how quickly they grew to over 2000 members.

  i quickly exited the group.

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  juandefiero

  Hmmm...just Googled his name....

  Do you think this is the same guy?

  http://www.ericdsnider.com/blog/2007/09/10/tim-nasson-still-a-crazy-liar/
  
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  Cuban Cigars

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so mrs. otwo and i see something on television about cuban cigars.

  she asks me if they are allowed into the united states.

  i told her that i believe there is a softening of the rules, but they are still difficult to get.

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  juandefiero

  I've smoked Cubans in Mexico before. Surprisingly, I found I preferred Dominican.
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  Christadelphian

  by Billy1000 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my name is stephen and i am new to the forum.

  i am a christadelphian and through my discussions with fellow members of my ecclesia it has inspired me to reach out to other religions to find out exactly what others believe to enhance my own faith and further bring me closer to our heavenly father.

  in no way do i mean disrespect if it has been caused.

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  juandefiero

  God is not good.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx7irFN2gdI
  
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  A list of top You tubers out there worth visiting, please add yours.

  by pleaseresearch in

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  2. bible

  i'm an unbelieving but baptised jw.

  i woke up to ttatt around 4 years ago.

  i haven't been regular to meetings for nearly 10 years.

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  I really like Watchtower Reviewz...he only has a few videos up, but they're great.

  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqn7YzeUv2S9B1Roxx5o2g
  
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  only 90

  by pepperheart in

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  2. bible

  shucks only 90 teaching books trashed last week still there is a new week starting lol

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  juandefiero

  The books only cost pennies to produce...

  How many pennies? Pennies add up.
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  Another one bites the dust...

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so despite glimpses of hope here and there, the wife is just not seeing this cult for what it is.. so who is the one the bit the dust?

  i've not been feeling so well lately.

  a bit of lightheadedness.

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  juandefiero

  For your own health and well-being, you need to stop going to the meetings. Let her go alone.

  She'll try to guilt you at first. But I bet she eventually starts justifying staying home herself.

  I'm going to be blunt here.

  JW's justify staying in the organization by saying that even though there are problems, it's the closest thing to the truth. They're afraid of God (a fantasy), afraid of not seeing loved ones again (another fantasy). If you still believe in God, you're feeding her fantasy and her hope, and she'll never let go. She might become weak and somewhat inactive, but I doubt she'll ever completely leave the cult and will likely feel guilty the rest of her life if she does become inactive.

  If you wanna believe in God, fine. But realize that if you believe in that big bully in the sky, the organization has a lot of emotional leverage over you and your loved ones.
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  Circumcision and Jehovah's Witnesses - a personal account with research

  by PrimateDave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i wrote this article to post on this forum because of the pain that i felt at one time.

  i know that i can never get any acknowledgment from the watchtower bible and tract society because they could never admit that infant male circumcision is mutilation and abuse.

  if for some reason some of you believe with all your heart that circumcision is a good thing, i would request that you read this with an open mind.

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  juandefiero

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCSWbTv3hng
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  A great suggestion from a current Bethelite on the chopping block

  by Gilbeath Haaraloth in

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  2. beliefs

  a very close friend of mine has gotten his letter.

  although he was planning to leave willingly, he told me that he can't help but feel a sense of being stabbed in the back by a bunch of self righteous traitors.

  he gave tours for years, always telling the visitors "this is the best way of life, i would never change anything here and i'll never regret making this decision to come here.

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  juandefiero

  I do agree about the male circumcisions, though.

  It's BS.
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  Music Video: Would Jesus Wear a Rolex on JW Broadcasting? - PARODY

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this took quite a while this evening.

  so worth it though.

  hope you enjoy!

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  juandefiero

  Interesting quote in the video description:

  The Watchtower, August 15, 1994: "In stark contrast, news reports have time and again revealed many of the clergy in some lands to be pedophiles, immoral swindlers, and frauds. Their works of the flesh and their extravagant life-styles are manifest for all to see. One popular songwriter expressed it well in his song entitled 'Would Jesus Wear a Rolex [a very expensive gold watch] on His Television Show?'"