Topics Started by DogGone

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Walking Fish - evolution or adaptation?
by Earnest in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a recent article in nature reports on a fish that has a pelvic girdle with features associated with terrestrial vertebrates.. discuss..
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JW Chef Refuses to Cook Black Pudding
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sainsbury's has been forced to apologise after its jehovah's witness chef refused to serve a customer black pudding with his full english breakfast.alan mackay was stunned when he was told he could not enjoy the staple, made up of animal fat, blood and oatmeal, with his meal at the branch in arnold, nottingham.after receiving his incomplete dish the former police officer was told the black pudding would not be served because it was against the religious beliefs of the chef to do so....
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Does the WT attract needy dysfunctional type of people?
by William Penwell in
1. jw
2. experiences
in your personal experience, do you think that the wt attracts needy types of people?

over the years, my experience is that they do attract very needy, insecure, dysfunctional, types.

i had an acquaintance that i just basically cut off.
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Can any believer make a case for the superiority of faith over knowledge?
by Half banana in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i find it curious why so many here on this site, in the face of factual evidence for things such as evolution and the impossibility for anyone to make a coherent interpretation for the bible, would still prefer faith to knowledge?.

can any believer attempt a defence of this position?.
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Ghomeshi Trial
by DogGone in
1. social
2. current
we've had some lengthy heated threads about high profile us court cases, so i thought i'd start one about a sensational canadian trial going on now.

ghomeshi is charged with sexual assault by at least three women for hitting, hair pulling, and other physical abuse during romantic encounters.

his defense so far has been that this activity was consensual "rough sex" and these complaints are from jilted ex-lovers.
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Has anybody watched Making A Murderer on Netflix ?
by smiddy in
1. social
2. entertainment
i watched this 10 part series the other day and i was appalled at the investigation conducted by the police , especially the way they conducted their investigation with brendan vassey , his interrogation and obvious manipulation by the police officers , i couldn`t believe he was convicted , and sentenced to a jail term.. to any intelligent person with any sense of compassion could see brendan vassey was intellectually disadvantaged , yet these police officers exploited that failing of this boy .he should never have been convicted , his case should have been thrown out of court , the fact that he has been in jail over 10 years is a gross miscarriage of justice .. the conviction of steven avery seemed to me to be a set up also from what was presented on netflix ,.

i am no fan of steven avery ,i think he is a bit of a hillbilly type , that has had no problem with cruelty to animals , which i abhor ,yet i do think he has been railroaded in this conviction ,while the real killer and rapist goes free .. what are your thoughts .

smiddy.
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The new Star Wars movie reminds me of TTAT
by Barrold Bonds in
1. jw
2. friends
not really.

i just wanted to post this because it's funny.. .
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Even Now, You Haunt Me...
by Garrett in
1. jw
2. friends
even after leaving the organization, it still lurks in the background like a shadow.. as some of you know, i met a wonderful girl a while ago (which i'm going to need your help with).

she is a catholic and i am open and very respectful of her beliefs.

however, i know there will be a time where i will have to tell her that i once was a witness... and to be honest, i'm quite scared of that.. i don't want things to be ruined between us because of a disgusting cult that i was in.
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Director of XYZ Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc.
by cognisonance in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i googled my childhood best friend that i grew up with in the cult.

he's my age and has shunned me for the past 4 years despite my efforts to reach out to him.today, i noticed a listing online that states he is a director of his congregation.

i suppose only elders can fill this position (he wasn't an elder when i was a jw).
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Over-protective parent?
by GrownMidget in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was something like 20-21 and there was this young sister, maybe 16 who i happened to like back in the day ... uh oh ...we met in the summer convention because i made the first move while she was playing board games with her friend.

we kept in touch via skype and text messages because lived kinda far from each other.

eventually her mother heard of the stuff and said to her daughter that the chatting must stop.... well, when two people have a little crush on one another, it sure doesn't.