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  Northern VA anyone?

  by awokenjw in

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  is anyone on this forum from or living in the northern va area?

  i always wondered who i have met or know who is having serious doubts..

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  I lived in Alexandria and then later in Loundoun County for a bit many years ago. But that was last century, so if you are under 40, I may have met your parents.
  
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  AWAKE! NO. 5 2016 - THE IRONY IS AMAZING

  by ttdtt in

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  2. beliefs

  i thought it was funny seeing this in the latest awake in the article about aristotle.. i am sure there are greater ironies in wt literature - but at the moment i can't think of one.. "the read to much into the bible" wow!.

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  It is also rather funny that they use quotes from the book of Job. Most bible scholars acknowledge that Job was not a product of Jewish/Israelite authorship but came from 'somewhere' else. In other words, their best proof of the scienticity of the bible comes from a book written by pagans.
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  JW Cart Witnessing = ONE BIG JOKE

  by Black Man in

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  was talking to a good buddy of mine a couple days ago (we pioneered and were in bethel together and have both left the cult a few years ago), about the current cart and d. and the consensus was that it is now a complete joke.

  was watching a couple witnesses last week sit at a table with their literature display.

  no approaching people for conversation, no initiating stimulating dialogue with passerbys, as was encouraged when i "pioneered" back in the day.

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  @James: I think the main qualification for sitting and doing nothing is that you have to be 'apostate-proof'. Just in case someone like Cofty approaches and starts asking questions.
  
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  Seeking support ... Where can a Christian go

  by Sevan in

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  hey all, .

  so i recently posted for the first time and introduced myself.. i have been spending time reading various posts.

  some informative, some not so much.. since i've been reading on here, i've read a lot from atheists.

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  Welcome Sevan.If you want to be completely honest, you have to be willing to consider that everything you ever believed in was wrong, and go from there. You might be suprised where it leads you. You have time, take the plunge...
  
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  What's with the Ethan fetish?

  by neat blue dog in

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  three major characters in jw movies named ethan in 2012, 2014 & now 2016.. coincidence, lack of imagination, or something more?.

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  Good catch. Was the character portrayed 'bad' or 'good'? If a mix, probably just a name someone on the writing team likes.
  
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  Is the Bible God's word? Help please.....

  by Freeandclear in

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  2. friends

  so real quick, i know this comes up now and then and i've looked over some of the posts from the past but here's the thing.. when i was a jw i drank all the cool aid, i was 100% and so i have all my own arguments (from the jw's) for why the bible is inspired.

  i no longer believe this but i'd really like to read something that is pretty much 100% academic on this subject.

  i want to read what scholars have to say about the authenticity of the bible and it's claim at being the inspired word of god.

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  To the OP: I'd just like to second the recommendation to read "Who Wrote the Bible' by Richard Elliott Friedman. Nice intro to bible scholarship written in a way that non-scholars can appreciate.
  
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  A Bright Future with Stephen Lett, Chiangmai Special Convention, Nov., 6-8, 2015, Thailand.

  by oppostate in

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  with stephen lett???!!!

  a bright future with stephen lett???.

  a bright future with stephen lett, chjiangmai special convention, nov., 6-8, 2015, thailand..

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  Well, for him it seems bright.
  
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  How do you deal with depression?

  by BlackWolf in

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  i'm currently going through a bout of depression and my eating disorder has gotten worse.

  ever since my parents actually told me that they are going to kick me out when i turn 18 i've felt kind of hopeless about my life.

  my parents won't take me to the doctor because the psychiatrists won't have my "best interests" aka jw crap in mind, because really that's the root of all my problems.. i'm wondering if any of you guys have any advice with dealing with depression?

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  Do you have a passport? If so, and you can afford to buy an airline ticket to Warsaw, Poland, I will put you up for 3 months (your legal limit). That should be enough time to start to get your head on straight. Is anybody in the US able to make a similar offer?

  If not, why not? Are we just all talk here and not willing to help out?
  
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  RC Videos from Austrailia

  by FadeToBlack in

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  2. scandals

  sorry, but i have somehow lost the link to all the videos from the rc.

  can somebody get me back on the path?

  i can see the transcripts at the offical site, but i need the video links.. tia....

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  So there are no links from the ARC site, just transcripts? Thanks, Watchtower-Free...

  I was going to write WTF but that didn't sound right...
  
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  RC Videos from Austrailia

  by FadeToBlack in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  sorry, but i have somehow lost the link to all the videos from the rc.

  can somebody get me back on the path?

  i can see the transcripts at the offical site, but i need the video links.. tia....

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  Sorry, but I have somehow lost the link to all the videos from the RC. Can somebody get me back on the path? I can see the transcripts at the offical site, but I need the video links.

  TIA...