Anders Andersen

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  Well I spilled it to the elders (elder)

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

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  an elder came over for a visit the other night (he couldn't get a partner) personally i consider him a friend and have revieiled many things to him an figured the tie has come to step out of this religion slowly.. well i finally told him i have no believe in the bible (other then the confirmed history in it) or god.

  i did it slowly and tactfully and even non-agressive.. his response to learning i believe in evolution was that evolution doesn't happen now i respectfully disagreed and pointed out lactose and alcohol tolerance among the last thousand years as well as tibetian lung/hearts.

  he refused to believe it.

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  @Finkelstein,

  Great movie clip, thanks for sharing!
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  We can now donate by credit card in canada on jw.org

  by hoser in

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  what a fine privelege to support jehovah with our valuable things.

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  @talesin,

  You are deliberately taking a quote out of context!
  The full text clearly states that this previous position of not begging is more than a century old!
  Can't apply that to 2016!
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  2016 Memorial Done & Dusted

  by steve2 in

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  well on this side of the planet, the southern hemisphere/ new zealand, the 2016 memorial service in local kingdom halls will be over for another year.

  another great big anticlimax.

  some family and relatives will have gone - but unless i ask my sister, i generally have no idea about attendance and partaker numbers.

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  By accident I had left-over spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.
  Drank some red wine with it.

  Merry Christmas everyone :-D
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  Sweet 16 - Happy Birthday to Us !

  by Simon in

  1. forum
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  it's the forum's 16th birthday today!.

  amazing that not only have we lasted so long but we're still thriving and growing.. thanks to all the people and often colorful characters who've contributed to the site over the years.

  some are still here with us, some have since moved on, but all have touched each others lives in some way along our different journeys.. .

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  Anders Andersen

  Happy birthday :-D Thanks for being here!
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  2016 Memorial Done & Dusted

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
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  well on this side of the planet, the southern hemisphere/ new zealand, the 2016 memorial service in local kingdom halls will be over for another year.

  another great big anticlimax.

  some family and relatives will have gone - but unless i ask my sister, i generally have no idea about attendance and partaker numbers.

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  Anders Andersen

  The first memorial I did get an invitation :-D
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  Well I spilled it to the elders (elder)

  by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  an elder came over for a visit the other night (he couldn't get a partner) personally i consider him a friend and have revieiled many things to him an figured the tie has come to step out of this religion slowly.. well i finally told him i have no believe in the bible (other then the confirmed history in it) or god.

  i did it slowly and tactfully and even non-agressive.. his response to learning i believe in evolution was that evolution doesn't happen now i respectfully disagreed and pointed out lactose and alcohol tolerance among the last thousand years as well as tibetian lung/hearts.

  he refused to believe it.

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  Right...no need for a different flu shot as the living viruses do not evolve at all, right? MRSA didn't evolve either?

  Some other examples:

  http://listverse.com/2011/11/19/8-examples-of-evolution-in-action/

  
  

  But don't try to convince him, it won't work. As long as he knows you made a rational decision based on a lot of evidence. He might not accept the evidence, but sure as hell cannot refute it.

  
  
  
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  Don't Accept the Blame for Being Shunned

  by cofty in

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  2. beliefs

  our family and friends blame us for the fact that they shun us.

  imagine an abusive husband who threatened his wife that if she leaves him he will hunt her down and kill her.

  eventually she finds the courage to leave and he carries out his threat.

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  IDD.

  Say something simple so shocked shunners show shamed sentiments.

  I will actively approach those who most wish to avoid me, and cheerfully make smalltalk. They will mostly cringe and suffer because they can't stand me being cheerful with them, while I oughta be ashamed or depressed.

  While they probably assume I should be in desperate need of their attention and company, I will show them I am very much happy without that.

  It's just that I love to make them feel the immorality of all shades of shunning, and I love that look of cognitive dissonance replacing the Watchtower Shunning Grin on their faces :-D

  Nothing beats ignoring Watchtower rules...
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  Evolution is a Fact #31 - Ten Questions for Creationists

  by cofty in

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  i thought this would be a good time to pose some questions based on the series so far.. if creationism is true these should be easy.

  answers that don't involve copy-paste would be really interesting to read.. ... .

  1. since some proteins can be assembled in more ways than there are atoms in the universe why do the sequences of amino acids and bases vary between species in exactly the way evolution predicts?

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  Give it some time Cofty....Perhaps they are deep in thought or they have gone to relieve themselves.

  Or maybe they are asleep and someone needs to wake them up!
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  Why dont you go to the memorial?

  by atomant in

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  l guess we all have our own reasons and thought it would give insight to others considering going to reconsider and not go.

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  Anders Andersen

  I will spend the Memorial evening with punkofnice, celebrating our non-belief :-D
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  Don't Accept the Blame for Being Shunned

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  our family and friends blame us for the fact that they shun us.

  imagine an abusive husband who threatened his wife that if she leaves him he will hunt her down and kill her.

  eventually she finds the courage to leave and he carries out his threat.

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  @KateWild,

  Same here. Some family members 'preemptively' shun me. I just continue to treat them well, and contact them whenever I feel like it is a normal thing to do.
  If they don't want that they better take steps themselves, as I won't conform to their announcement 'we have decided to limit our contact with you'.