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  ATMs in assembly halls

  by Xanthippe in

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  i only heard about these atms last year on this forum.

  the poster seemed to be saying they are for donating only, is that correct?

  absolutely gobsmacked over this, don't the brothers see any correlation between this and the likes of jimmy swaggart?

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  I only heard about these ATMs last year on this forum. The poster seemed to be saying they are for donating only, is that correct? Absolutely gobsmacked over this, don't the brothers see any correlation between this and the likes of Jimmy Swaggart? Where are their brains! Are there any of these ATMs in assembly halls the UK?
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  JWs no longer taking the Governing Body seriously.

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the recent letter being us to come to detroit shows that jws are beginning not to take the gb seriously anymore.

  the buzz following the meeting was that the letter was unprecedented in its tone.

  this coming from long time jws of 30 years plus.

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  I only heard about these ATMs last year on this forum. The poster seemed to be saying they are for donating only, is that correct? Absolutely gobsmacked over this, don't the brothers see any correlation between this and the likes of Jimmy Swaggart? Where are their brains! Are there any of these ATMs in assembly halls the UK?
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  Question to atheists: if there is no creator/god---

  by prologos in

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  if you are sure there is no god, do you then believe that we,our minds, are the highest intelligence?

  not just of the universe, but the cosmos?.

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  Whatever you are on, I'd like some.
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  Athiests - If there is no God, is planet Earth itself a living entity?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  inside our own bodies there lives an entire world of living things.

  inside just a single cell there exists an entire world as well.

  to me, the general description of evolution just does not make sense if you factor in everything combined.

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  sometimes being a parasite is the way forward

  Words to live by. You made me smile.
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  Athiests - If there is no God, is planet Earth itself a living entity?

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  inside our own bodies there lives an entire world of living things.

  inside just a single cell there exists an entire world as well.

  to me, the general description of evolution just does not make sense if you factor in everything combined.

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  EoM it's ok really. Life is here and reality is what it is. We just have to deal with it. If you could just start from the premise that nobody is in charge you could set your mind free. You just have to stand on the edge of the void and say as far as we know there is just us - and that's ok. Try it.
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  A Better World - Can it be achieved?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  2. current

  the hope of a better world is what attracted me (and likely many of you other loiterers (grin) on this site) into the mental mindtrap of christian thought.

  i guess its understandable, re-reading the words that the author of the matthew gospel that we know as the sermon on the mount, its easy to think, that if jesus ruled the world, everything would be ok.. i'm still interested in a better world.

  so have many other thinkers (and revolutionaries).

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  What drives me crazy is that yes we have time to read books now because we have labour saving machines but what do the advertising agencies do?

  They tell women they have to have cream coloured carpets and cream sofas that need constant cleaning.

  You cant just have a clean house, it has to be spotless 24/7.

  Your kitchen surfaces cannot just be clean they have to be constantly sprayed with anti-bac for the germs you can't see.

  Now they are advertising anti-bac to put into your washing machine because washing at lower temperatures may not kill those dreaded germs.

  Worry, worry, clean, clean.

  Now our children are developing asthma because of all these chemicals in our home.

  I love this TED talk. He is so right our lives are much better than they have ever been. Just need to stop the advertising agencies making us feel our homes are disgusting and our computers, phones, cars are too old.
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  A conversation with my JW mother ...

  by Bella15 in

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  2. beliefs

  so, due to recent deaths in the family i have been talking with my mom lately.

  i try to say something here and there to make her go hmmmm ... so she made a comment about the millions now living will never die ...i said " wasn't that said about the 1914 generation, and we know how that went", meaning will not come true.

  she thinks for a moment and said...yeah there's something new writtten somewhere in one of the magazines, but she went hmmm for a split of a second there ..lol.

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  That's really interesting Bella, so they are waiting for the new system to cure their heartaches and emotional pain as well as their physical ones. They are not trying to get emotionally well but waiting for Jesus to wave a wand. Something to think about there thanks. No wonder they all look as if they are on their knees and many are really old by sixty.

  You did well but I don't know what to suggest to counteract the paradise mentality. Perhaps suggest she get involved with some of the things that make you happy, lift your spirits?
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  I think my D.O. Is a closet apostate. References Stanford Prison Study and hints he sometimes disagrees with the Branch

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i find it odd that the district overseer today made.

  1. zero yes 0 references to the fds in any of his talks.. 2.he also told elders that the brothers worship god and not them.so therefore the elders have no authority to order the friends around.. 3. he also talked about the stanford prison study and said that people who receive authority over others often abuse it.

  4. he mentioned that when he disagrees with the branch (aka the fds) he's learned to just do what they say.

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  Everyone I talked to after the program mentioned how we needed more brothers like him.

  Fantastic news, thanks for this.

  they too are scared of the crowd. The crowd just hasn't realized yet how much power they actually have.

  A very common mistake.
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  Children

  by peggy in

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  2. friends

  instagram~a picture of my 5 year old grandson.

  it haunts me.

  he stands proudly on a saturday morning with his new and first book bag.

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  Peggy I'm so sorry I weep for you. There's still hope, lots of born-ins leave.
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  The question of the crucifix.

  by quellycatface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why do the jw's insist that jesus was crucified on a stake??

  the practice by the romans back in that time was to use a cross.

  i've even heard of some witnesses say it was due to "lack of wood.

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  Cults insist on introducing weird new teachings to assimilate people. This separates them from 'the world' otherwise known as everyone they like and love. Then there is no way back or so they think.