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  A religon of the women, by the men, for the men

  by never a jw in

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  2. experiences

  my wife and daughter organized some sort of tea party for the older sisters in the congregation.

  here are the details:: .

  2 happily married to believers who do the minimum to stay off the radar of congregation police, .

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  never a jw

  My wife and daughter organized some sort of tea party for the older sisters in the congregation.

  Here are the details::

  2 happily married to believers who do the minimum to stay off the radar of congregation police,

  3 single and over the age of 30,

  5 are/were married to non-believers,

  1 divorced/separated from ex-believer.

  Not a single sister was married to what you would call "a very spiritual" brother, and the great majority don't even have a husband in the "truth". It's interesting that the very people who are treated like second class citizen stick it out for this organization
  
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  Watchtower today

  by Gorbatchov in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  today a main point in the wt was a guess game.. the study elder asked: .

  what's wrong on the picture?.

  before i share the local conclusions here, i would like to hear the comments made in your congregation 😎.

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  What's wrong with the picture? The guys on the left and the guys on the right are appalling. How dare they! Jesus and his apostles never dressed like that.
  
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  So according to the bible, "believing" is enough to have everlasting life.

  by NikL in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i am certain this has been brought up many times before.

  according to john 6.... 44 no man can come to me unless the father, who sent me, draws him,+ and i will resurrect him on the last day.+ 45 it is written in the prophets: ‘they will all be taught by jehovah.+ everyone who has listened to the father and has learned comes to me.

  46 not that any man has seen the father,+ except the one who is from god; this one has seen the father.+ 47 most truly i say to you, whoever believes has everlasting life.+.

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  Belief, faith, hope, be like sheep, resurrection of the spirit, reward in the afterlife...
  

  Definitely a scam!
  
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  "Forced" study with an Elder - The first question i will pose, help appreciated.

  by CitizenofEarth in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello folks.

  as some of you might know my dad couldnt keep quiet about my view of the world, so i have been "forced" to study with an elder.

  otherwise i would be dragged to questioning, which is to much pressure for a young inexperienced person like me.

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  Have fun! No sarcasm or irony intended.

  Do your research secretly, but play along. Use the "Bible" study as an entertainment moment or perhaps a study of the mind of cult members. That's what I have done in the last five years. It certainly will be an education that can be useful in the years to come to shield you from propaganda and cults.

  I am not asking you to sacrifice your truthfulness. You keep that, but don't waste it, or even harm yourself, by having a candid conversation with an elder.

  Just have fun knowing that you know far more than your teacher. However, you want to play dumb, very dumb, and perhaps drag the study to frustrate your "teacher". "Be stupid enough to not understand" and therefore be able to say that you are not ready for baptism, or pioneering, or anything that consumes your valuable time. Just don't play smart. that's not good at this time.
  
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  Pretend to support Critical Thinking, but forbid it when directed toward the "leadership"

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this from the latest watchtower article on propaganda:.

  "keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.

  because propaganda “is likely to be most effective,” says one source, “if peo- ple .

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  never a jw

  It's been some time since I read a Watchtower magazine. What a ride!! The article before (Be happy by enslaving to the GB) and the article after (GT and firearms) the propaganda article are also filled to bursting capacity with propaganda.

  These guys are shameless, absolutely shameless!
  
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  Pretend to support Critical Thinking, but forbid it when directed toward the "leadership"

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this from the latest watchtower article on propaganda:.

  "keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.

  because propaganda “is likely to be most effective,” says one source, “if peo- ple .

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  never a jw

  And then this (the irony and hypocrisy are off the charts):
  

  
  

  
  

  "What is propaganda? In this context, it is the use of biased or misleading information to manipulate the way people think and act. Some equate propaganda with “lies, distortion, deceit, manipulation, mind control, [and] psychological warfare” and associate it with “unethical, harmful, and unfair tactics.”—Propaganda and Persuasion."

  "How dangerous is propaganda? It is insidious—like an invisible, odorless, poisonous gas—and it seeps into our consciousness. Because we may not see propaganda for what it is, behavior specialist Vance Packard observed: “Many of us are being influenced and manipulated—far more than we realize.” Under its influence, says one scholar, men and women have been “quite easily led into the most preposterously dangerous behaviour”—such as ‘genocide, war, racist hysteria, religious intolerance and many other forms of irrational behaviour.’—Easily Led—A History of Propaganda."
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  Pretend to support Critical Thinking, but forbid it when directed toward the "leadership"

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this from the latest watchtower article on propaganda:.

  "keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.

  because propaganda “is likely to be most effective,” says one source, “if peo- ple .

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  never a jw

  John,
  

  Science and religion are entirely different animals. Science deal with the physical universe where evidence can be gathered, observed and analyzed by everyone (objectivity). Religion is a personal thing in the individual's brain and lacks any evidence, just emotional appeal (subjectivity). Comparison of religion and science is only adequate when you contrast them, not when trying to find similarities.

  If religious people such as yourself despise "scientism" so much and love "God" so much, why do they search for the best doctor when struck with cancer or any other chronic disease? Wouldn't it be better to go to your favorite pastor and get a quick cure in exchange for a small donation to the church?
  
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  #1 ANSWER THIS: Why would an omnibenevolent and omniscient god put us through tests of faith?

  by EdenOne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'll be starting a series "answer this:" with thought-provoking questions for debate.

  your arguments for and against are most welcome.. i'll start with this: .

  why would an omnibenevolent and omniscient god put us through tests of faith?.

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  Why would an omnibenevolent and omniscient god put us through tests of faith?

  Easy. God wrote a novel and needs the visuals of every page of his novel. He knows the end, but wants the movie version. Bring the popcorn!

  Even Shakespeare knew this: "All the world is a stage"
  
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  Shocking Admission on Univision: Obama Policy Led To Rockville Rape

  by Hecce in

  1. social
  2. current

  shocking admission on univision: obama policy led to rockville rape.

  by jorge bonilla | march 22, 2017 | 1:06 am edt.

  below is a full transcript of the above referenced segment as it aired on noticiero univision on march 21st, 2017.. maria elena salinas, univision anchor: well...much indignation has been caused by the brutal rape of a student- a young student that...had been abused by some central american teenagers.

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  Simon... but they are still additional crimes, with victims that otherwise wouldn't be

  Assuming the conclusions from the Pew study are reliable,

  If most illegal aliens are presently employed, but later removed, then the crime rate will go up once they are replaced by a cross section of the population or legal immigrants.

  If they are not replaced and the economy shrinks instead, you still have a higher crime rate than before the removal of illegal aliens. So your argument doesn't hold.

  
  
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  Look over my shoulder at John

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as i work slowly through my proposed study on the evolution of soteriology, i once again open myself up to your corrections, advice, and suggestions.

  this time i am providing my early rough draft on john's gospel and epistles (letters).

  http://www.jwstudies.com/the_experiences_and_writings_of_the_johannine_community.pdf.

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  never a jw

  Thank you Doug. I usually avoid the Greek scriptures because they seem less interesting than the Hebrew writings, but you have piqued my interest lately.