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  Pretend to honour principles, but make laws instead!

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  this from the latest watchtower question from readers:.

  "how a christian chooses to protect him- self, his family, or his possessions is, of course, largely a personal matter, as is his choice of employment.

  that said, bible principles reflect god’s wisdom and his love for us.

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  Observations From an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Searching for the Lost Sheep

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  "what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

  " - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.

  i am happy to be left alone.

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  Part of Growing Up - Saying Goodbye to Invisible Friends?

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  i don’t remember having any invisible friends when i was a really little boy, i don’t know if such a thing actually exists, i’ve only ever seen it in movies?

  of course it might have looked to others like i was talking to someone on occasions, but i’m sure it would have just been me talking to myself.

  the thing is though, i got introduced to an invisible friend in my pre-teens, and i kept the relationship going well into adulthood.

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  My new answer to an annoying question we have all been asked.

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  well new to me anyway, i'm sure someone smarter than me has thought of this before.

  the next time i get asked the perennial (and tired old) question: “but you do believe that the gb are god’s channel of communication, the organisation he is using, don’t you?” or some variation thereof, i am going to reply with two verses and reason as follows:.

  the matter to be established: have the gb of jehovah’s witnesses received divine appointment to act as god’s representatives and channel of communication on earth?.

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  Book That Helped Me - My Recommended Reading List

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  these are the books that led to my awakening:.

  the art of thinking clearly - rolf dobelli.

  how to defend the christian faith: advice from an evolutionist - john w.loftus.

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  Observations from an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Why not create multiple Adam & Eve's?

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  i saw a post the other day on another forum (think it was reddit) that put forward the idea that god should have created multiple couples, not just adam and ever.

  this idea was so simple and brilliantly logical, that i wish i'd thought of it, but i cannot claim credit!

  but it really got me thinking of the practical implications and benefits.... if god had simply created multiple couples instead of one, he would in one foul swoop have solved the problem of incest, as well as have prevented 6 thousand years of human tragedy and a ransom sacrifice being needed etc.

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  Observations from an Ex-Elder Part 2 - Cart Work

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  up until i left recently i was participating in the cart work.

  in the location where we used to set up near our local mall we never had one person stop and take literature or stop and chat - other than fellow brothers.

  i thought maybe it was just a bad location or something.

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  Observations from an Ex-Elder Part 1

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  i was thinking about the fog model this morning, particularly about the "obligation" part.

  my mind went back to the last elders school i went to.

  one of the parts in the section on appointments was discussing how we should not place too high a bar (human standards) for brothers to try and jump over when we are considering them for appointment as a ministerial servant.

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  Thank you so much - I am really touched

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  just wanted to thank everyone so much for all your responses to my first post.

  i am overwhelmed by all the replies and supportive comments that came through overnight while i was asleep here in aussie land!.

  i will absolutely endeavour to reply to each one individually but it will take some time as there are a lot to go through.

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  My Introduction - An ex-elder's story of waking up later in life.

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  background:.

  my parents got the “truth” while i was in primary school.

  i was baptised at 14. i loved school and was extremely studious.

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