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Why many do not hear the holy spirit...
by kes152 in
1. jw
2. friends
"a man had two sons.. he went up to the first son and asked him, "son, go please and bring in my sheep from the pasture.

for it is getting dark and it would be dangerous to leave them out at night.".

so the son goes out and brings in the flock, because his heart was on obeying his father and he wanted to care about the same things his father cared about.
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I attended the meeting tonight.....
by silentlambs in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i went to the meeting tonight to check out things in the local congregation.

this spiritual paradise is showing a few cracks.

when i arrived about ten minutes before the meeting started, i felt like a ghost.
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Have any successully faded away?
by lookingnow22 in
1. jw
2. friends
i would be interested in hearing from any of you that have successfully "faded away" from the wbts.

i realize that there is no easy way to leave because of the way that the jw's will treat me.

mainly, i am concerned with my family.
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Homosexuals and Evolution
by patio34 in
1. social
2. relationships
on monday past, the la times health section had an article on homosexuality, especially the traits visible in young toddlers.

it also delved into possible causes of homosexuality and the latest research and theories.. there was an interesting comment in the article something like "it's a peculiarity in evolution that homosexuality occurs because it precludes procreation.

" in evolution, whoever produces the most offspring are the ones who pass on their genes.
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What Was I Thinking?
by riz in
1. jw
2. friends
one of my regrets about my 20 year stint of jw-dom is that i got rid of a lot of my 'questionable' music.

i have always loved all kinds of music, and i've been an avid collector for as long as i can remember.. some of the recordings i had i will probably never see again.

i deeply regret my decision to get rid of some of my favorite items.
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The Natural Law fallacy and Homosexuality
by JanH in
1. jw
2. friends
there is a fallacy of logic that is so common that few people realize that it is, indeed, a fallacy of logic: the fallacy by appeal to nature.. one argument against homosexuality goes something like this:.

the natural use of the reproductive organs is obviously to make children.

using these organs in a way that cannot produce children is unnatural and thus ethically wrong.. .
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HOMOSEXUAL CLERGY
by MacHislopp in
1. social
2. relationships
we have never read " officially " about homosexual problems at the.

bethel in new york , but can often read something that the wts wrote .

abouth other religions: .
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Demons / Urban Legends! Which Is It????
by Big Jim in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone on this board ever experienced contact with demons?.

i have heard demons talked about for years, however i have never known anyone that has had any real experiences with them, i have only heard storys.. .

(some quotes).
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Profile of JW Congs?
by ISP in
1. jw
2. friends
the future of the jw congregation does not look good.

it used to have a fair cross section of society......but those days are disappearing fast.

the jw lifestyle does not attract your average wholesome family anymore, i guess it never did but i imagine there were plenty of parents who thought they were doing the best for their kids by taking an interest in the wts in the 60s and 70s.
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Things that did not make sense when I was active.
by Skeptic in
1. jw
2. friends
inspired by englishman's post, i decided to list a few things that i disagreed with as a jw.. 1) jacob lied.. i disagreed with the wtbs on this even before i was baptised.

it is pretty obvious.

the elders agreed to baptise me if i kept my mouth shut about it.. 2) that jehovah is a loving and just god.. hitler killed 6 million jews and is considered to be one of the most evil men in history.