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  Do You Believe Polls Saying Trump Will Lose To Biden?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  a new fox poll says biden is up by 12 percentage points.

  of course, most other polls say trump will be trounced this time around.. do you think the polls might be right this time?

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  The Bible says Trump will win.

  Ugh, the Bible says no such thing.

  The Bible is a fucked up book written by delusional Bronze and Iron Age people who were completely ignorant of so much of what has been discovered in the modern scientific era.

  All religions are the product of what ignorant and often mentally ill and deluded people though an imaginary “supernatural being” thought of them and other humans. It’s oddly self-referential in a psychologically distorted way.

  Anyone who thinks the Bible has any relevance to today is suffering from serious delusions and is completely disconnected from reality.

  You might as well read your astrological forecast in the newspaper or base major life decisions on fortune cookies from Panda Express.
  
  
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  Are You Afraid To Publicity Express Your Opinion?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  are you reticent to express your opinion when it comes to religion or politics?.

  when we were jws , we had to be so careful that we didn’t stumble anyone.

  are you comfortable saying that you don’t agree with someone or something even if it appears you are in the minority?

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  Great question!

  I’m not at all afraid to express my opinions, but I do find it frustrating and disappointing that often many people who disagree will respond by attacking with petty insults and childish name-calling rather than with calm, reasoned debate.

  But that’s clearly where we are at, at least for a large segment of people. I guess it’s just easier for them to be angry and insulting than it is to be thoughtful, restrained and respectful.

  Don’t misunderstand: I’m all for vigorous, even impassioned, debate. But we should attack the ideas or arguments which we think are wrong and not the person.

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  When did WT lose the spirit?

  by Smiles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at what time would you say that the watch tower schema lost the spirit?.

  like the ancient nation of israel which struggled maintaining divine blessing due to a long series of grave errors that eventually culminated in definitive loss... how and when did watch tower lose the spirit?.

  can we pinpoint a time or event?.

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  Smiles: This question rests on a premise that Watch Tower may have, at one time in the past, actually had the spirit.

  But your premise is wrong. There is not only no evidence that the WTBTS ever “had the spirit,” there is no evidence said spirit exists, or ever existed, at all—at anytime or anyplace.
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  When did WT lose the spirit?

  by Smiles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at what time would you say that the watch tower schema lost the spirit?.

  like the ancient nation of israel which struggled maintaining divine blessing due to a long series of grave errors that eventually culminated in definitive loss... how and when did watch tower lose the spirit?.

  can we pinpoint a time or event?.

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  Never. You can’t lose something you never had.

  Lets review: It’s a cult!
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  236 Words On Scrabble Are Being Removed So That Some People Do Not Get Offended

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i play scrabble all the time.

  i guess they are getting rid of any racist type words.

  damn, i wonder if i can still use blackface.

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  How could they possibly "ban" words in Scrabble? You spell whatever you spell!

  (I know that it's their "official word list" that is having "offensive language" removed, but when you play it with friends or family you can agree to any acceptable or unacceptable words you want!)
  
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  How Did You Discover This Site?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i’ve been here a long time.

  i saw this site jwd/jwn.

  i thought it was very lively and interesting.

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  DNCall told me about this forum 10ish years ago when I first left the cult.

  It was a very different place then.
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  Prince Andrew & Jeffrey Epstein, WTF

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  in fact, several "wtf"s, not least - why were you visiting a convicted pedophile after his release from prison, never-mind having any contact with him in the first place when his preoclivities seemed to be an open secret.. and the best he can some up with is "i don't remember"?

  you don't remember?

  there's a fucking photo of you with one of the victims and accessories to the crimes you dumb fuck!.

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  Anyone wanna take any bets on how long until Ghislaine Maxwell gets “Epsteined”?
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  Rolf Furuli Disfellowshipped Last Week

  by Sea Breeze in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  well known norway elder and watchtower doctrine apologist, (rolf furuli) was disfellowshipped a few days ago for the crime of expressing opinions contrary to some watchtower dictates.. like wt leadership in the past, they have no problem eating their own..

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  No surprise there.

  The WTBTS/JW religion is a cult. They don’t care about facts or truth, just blind unquestioning obedience.
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  The UK House of Commons Defines Parental Alienation as a Form of Child Abuse

  by jp1692 in

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  2. child-abuse

  interestingly, just this week—on monday 29 june, 2020—the british house of commons amended their pending domestic abuse bill to include parental alienation as a form of child abuse, even calling it “psychological manipulation.”.

  the bill is very much in the process and will no doubt go through more revisions before it reaches its final form.

  you can read more about that process in relation to this bill here: .

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  Interestingly, just this week—on Monday 29 June, 2020—the British House of Commons amended their pending Domestic Abuse Bill to include Parental Alienation as a form of child abuse, even calling it “psychological manipulation.”

  The bill is very much in the process and will no doubt go through more revisions before it reaches its final form.

  You can read more about that process in relation to this bill here:

  • Parental Alienation and the Domestic Abuse Bill UK

  
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  Australian JW's and child abuse redress scheme

  by Tantalon in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  hi fellow apostates, here is a link about the redress scheme from the arc into child abuse and jws refusal to participate.

  enjoy; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/01/six-groups-fail-to-join-australias-national-child-abuse-redress-scheme.

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  JWs in Australia “refuse to accept [their] moral obligation and responsibility” in regard to victims of sexual abuse within their religion. - Social Services Minister Anne Ruston

  https://amp.abc.net.au/article/12406850