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  The Elders are Coming Help!

  by LaurenM in

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  so the elders keep bugging me and pestering me about having a meeting with them to "introduce me to my new congregation" for some reason (do any ex elders know what that even means??).

  i keep postponing and making excuses and they are getting more and more aggressive.

  i finally agreed for them to come over today, but really don't want to..should i hide from them again?

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  never a jw

  I second Stan too. Ask for money. That puts people on the run better than anything else.
  
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  Another mass shooting, three or four hours ago.

  by James Mixon in

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  san bernardino california.

  up to 12 people have been killed.. the center a private non-profit agency that assists people with developmental.

  disabilities.

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  never a jw

  Silent Buddha
  

  Yes, you are more likely to be killed by a Christian nut than by a Muslim nut. However, the Christian nut targets the enemy only (let's say abortion doctors). Muslim religious nuts target the enemy only too (the 78 % of the world population who is not a Muslim). I think there's a difference there.

  Also the U.S. government goes to great lengths to keep Muslims nuts from entering the country, but they can't do a thing about Christian nuts because they were born here. That's a fact that should not be ignored when comparing the violent trends of the two religious groups.
  

  Also, making comparisons in absolute numbers is misleading. Christians in the U.S. far outnumber Muslims. Whites also far outnumber blacks. Consider using percentages of respective groups. That will give us a better picture.

  I am not here to defend Christianity, which I dislike almost as much as Islam. I just want accuracy... and let the chips fall where they may
  
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  Please i need guidance

  by alex_Am in

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  i know im young.

  i know i still have so much to learn i mean im only 14 but but even at a young age i have learned and i know what love is.

  this is where the problem comes in.

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  never a jw

  You are better off searching for the woman of your dreams elsewhere. Half of your girlfriend, the part you know, meets the criteria of the "girl of your dreams"; the other half meets the criteria of "your worst nightmare". Don't settle for half good, especially when the other half is so bad.
  
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  In The Name of Love, Need Your Opinion

  by thankyou in

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  i'm non-jw.. been following this forum.

  most of you folks have been through hell, but are still loving souls.

  i'm reeeally impressed and glad to be here.. my question is at the end of this.

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  never a jw

  I just wish there was an instructional manual from this point forward

  Steve Hassan perhaps. Many here highly regard his books. Do your research
  
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  "Why don't you just call yourself an atheist?"

  by slimboyfat in

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  the best answer to this question ever.

  i don't tire listening to it.

  "i am not, i am not simply the one who says 'i'" .

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  never a jw

  Plato? other the new testament, mainly Paul's letters, I have never read an article about Plato in the WT
  
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  "Why don't you just call yourself an atheist?"

  by slimboyfat in

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  the best answer to this question ever.

  i don't tire listening to it.

  "i am not, i am not simply the one who says 'i'" .

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  never a jw

  Who is Derrida?...a former writer of the Watchtower, later turned philosopher. Same style, just different belief system.
  
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  CEDARS (Again) Is it really about religious beliefs?

  by Listener in

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  john cedars has posted his latest blog "the trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn't put you off becoming one)".

  i acknowledge that he is entitled to his opionin just as we are ours but i am disappointed in some of his comments.. at this stage i'll try to be objective about it.

  he is defending his own position after all.. what bothers me most is his comments about athiests and christians which he seems to identify as being in conflict with each other.

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  never a jw

  I was demonstrating to him the problems with Atheism philosophically,

  Really?
  
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  CEDARS (Again) Is it really about religious beliefs?

  by Listener in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  john cedars has posted his latest blog "the trouble with apostates (and why it shouldn't put you off becoming one)".

  i acknowledge that he is entitled to his opionin just as we are ours but i am disappointed in some of his comments.. at this stage i'll try to be objective about it.

  he is defending his own position after all.. what bothers me most is his comments about athiests and christians which he seems to identify as being in conflict with each other.

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  In my opinion, that was the worst that Cedars has ever written (that I know of). It was long, rambling, peevish, unnecessary. I am still baffled by what motivated Cedars to write a piece concerning Mike and Kim ... pleeease.
  
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  Changes and why

  by Formerbrother in

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  so far these are all the recent changes i know of, please add more if i have missed anything.. 1. all construction projects have either been stopped or reduced.. 2. all bethels are downsizing by at least 20% within one year of the announcement, and almost certainly more in years to come.. 3. remaining belelites will have to make their own food, do their own washing and cleaning.. no more laundry department, no more kitchen and waiters, no more housekeeping!.

  and you still only get 80 per month, but no rent or bills, and food will be provided in the family fridge but you have to prepare it yourself.. as to why, it has been said several times officially its not because of a lack of funds, but how could that possibly be the truth?.

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  never a jw

  but how could that possibly be the truth?

  It's not.
  
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  What is the alternative to JW?

  by Formerbrother in

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  i mean this with all due respect, i would like to hear from genuine people who think jw have it wrong and then what is the truth?.

  im not talking about silly little quibbles here and there.. is jehovah real?

  the the bible is word?

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  never a jw

  ...have it wrong and then what is the truth?

  Right there, you start with the wrong question. You assume that there is this big thing called truth...universal truth perhaps. As Obama said "that's above my pay grade". Concern yourself with little pieces of truth such as:
  

  • Was 1914 a biblical prophetic year? or
  • Is the overlapping generation an accurate interpretation of Mathew 24:34?, etc. etc

  Regarding your question about JW's being "nearest to the truth" (assuming that we can create an objective standard to compare the different little pieces of "truths"), many good books and threads have been written to help you get a good answer. As for my own answer... I should be respectful to all views, but after learning TTATT, mockery is the most spontaneous response to that question. I don't think you know TTATT yet