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Creation, evolution, the flood and science - Is the Bible without error?
by Andrew Sh in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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Urgent - Any Atheists Want to be on BBC Radio 4?
by cofty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the bbc want to interview somebody who was part of a faith community but who became an athiest due to information available on the internet.. i am tempted but to be honest the profile doesn't really fit my story.

this is a great opportunity to tell the story from the ex-jw perspective on mainstream national radio.. it is part of a four part series called "digital human" presented by guardian technology writer aleks krotoski so it will no doubt get press coverage there as well.. check out this link .

or contact .... .
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When does someone become Anointed with Holy Spirit?
by The Searcher in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a bible truth - "one baptism".

(ephesians 4:5) .

however, according to 'accepted wisdom', there must be two baptisms - one visible, and one invisible.
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Lyman Swingle at the Bethel Breakfast table - What fun!
by Dogpatch in
1. jw
2. friends
https://vimeo.com/41590728.

https://vimeo.com/41590728.

how in the world do you embed videos on this site?.
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Jesus told A lie, John 7:8-10
by jam in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
did he tell his brothers a lie?.

john 7:8-10 (8) go to the feast yourselves; i am not.

going up to this feast for my time has not yet fully.
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Are exJW's not entitled to quote or interpret scriptures in minds of Christians that were never JW's?
by tootired2care in
1. jw
2. friends
this is one that i've been struggling with since i started hanging out here.

when you get on a thread and quote a scripture with a comment to make a point, the believers who have never been jw's often knee jerk reaction jump all over it, and in essensce say that you cannot understand the passage because you are not a believer like them.. it's as if they are saying what is written and what you have learned about certain passages are automatically wrong just because you were taught from a jw perspective, or that you lack basic reading comprehension.

i agree many of the jw teachings are off, but i can certainly respect more of their interpretations of scriptures than i can of other christian denominations.
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The NEW New World Translation. Suggestions please.
by Andrew Sh in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i'm hoping to produce a new new world translation of the bible and if you have any ideas i would appreciate your contributions.

the format is thus:-.

1. the book, chapter and verse.. 2. the king james version (authorised version) of the above in full.
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Christian Apologists - Please Watch This and Tell Us Why it is wrong?
by cantleave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1bzp1wr234&feature=relmfu.
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The very WORST and BEST places to find out what the Bible REALLY teaches?
by Fernando in
1. watchtower
2. bible
worst - religion/ists (pharisees, sanhedrin/gb, ruling religious clergy class).

best - direct from the source (our heavenly father, his son, the holy spirit, john 14:26; 15:26; 16:13; 1 john 2:27) by pursuing their full and counterintuitive "unabridged gospel" message to all humans (rom 10:16,17; isa 61:1; john 8:36).. next best - spiritually strong persons of faith (acts 8:12,26-40, especially verse 35).

your thoughts, suggestions, websites, videos, constructive criticism, quotes - anyone?.
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Bro. Lett (Governing Body) borrowed illustration from an outspoken WT critic
by fugue in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we're discussing this over on jwr:.

http://www.jehovahswitnessrecovery.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=12805.

a jdub has posted a video of a talk that stephen lett, a member of the governing body, just gave at a special assembly day in iowa.