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Regular pioneering ... not going to college or university is a wise decision that will make you happy. Watchtower June 15, 2012
by wannabefree in
1. watchtower
2. bible
from - the watchtower (simplified) june 15, 2012 pg.

25 par.

15. what goal should a young christian have while he is in school?.
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die
by Bangalore in
1. jw
2. friends
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bangalore.
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How did you visualize Jehovah when you were young?
by Matsimus in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was born as a third generation (perhaps even fourth gen. but my great great grandfather never got baptized) jw.

i remember that when i was young, perhaps about five years old, i would think about jehovah as this big black ghost with yellow eyes.

to me he was quite frightening, and i was constantly catious not to piss him off.
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evolution
by inbetween in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
since my awakening from the mind control of the wts, it has been an exciting also frigthening journey of exploration and free thinking.. i would say, today i try to be open to anything, i ll go whatever direction facts show.

while i`m no scientist, i think i have a glue about the scientific method.

i also agree with the statemant, that some extraordinary claim needs extraordinary proof.. so far, it is a difficult question whether god exists or not, and probably in my lifetime i will not get a conclusive answer.. however, my concerns are about evolution, since even a confirmation of evolution does not necessarily exclude the existence of a god, it just proivdes an alternative explanation, in case there is no god.. even though i did not really read a book yet about evolution, i read other books of people, whose reasoning i can agree to, and they believe in evolution.. .
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Which do you think is the most pernicious teaching of the JW's?
by Chariklo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as i turn things over in my mind, one jw lie stands out.. that god doesn't listen to all prayers.

unless i have it wrong, and i don't think i do, jw's believe, and have been endlessly, ruthlessly taught, that only those living by "jehovah's righteous standards"...that awful glib phrase again...will get their prayers listened to.

in other words, god looks at the number the person is calling from, so to speak, checks who it is, looks him up in his book of misdeeds, and angrily slams the phone down.. the jehovah god of the wt is petty and mean-minded.
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Readjusting Your View of "Wordly" People
by What Now? in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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as im sure it is with most of us that were raised in the religion, our contact with wordly people was kept to a minimum.. my parents moved away from their non witness family, to a city about half an hour away.
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Is the Memorial actually a Satanic ritual?
by FaithfulBrother in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
john 6:53-58 states:.

53 jesus said to them, very truly i tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

54 whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and i will raise them up at the last day.
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british press have knifes out for Richard Dawkins
by highdose in
1. jw
2. friends
since that great atheist heavy weight christopher hitchens left us.

it seems the british press have had their knifes out for richard dawkins.

mostly trying to discredit him and smear his name.. his exasperated "oh god!
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The 2012 JW Survey is now online!
by cedars in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm delighted to announce that the 2012 annual survey has now been launched and is ready to receive your votes!!.

please visit www.jwsurvey.org and give us your votes at the earliest opportunity.

this latest survey is obviously available to all those who voted in last year's survey, as well as to those who have never voted before.. so, what's different?.
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Anyone watching "Walking Dead?" Yikes!
by Wasanelder Once in
1. social
2. entertainment
season two is almost done.

anyone watching?

do you think any self respecting jw would watch this show?