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  I spend a few hours in rehab...

  by Terry in

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  he was recruited, sort of, when his church (unity) was queried if they had somebody who could.

  god is love.

  feel love instead of hate for that person who wronged you.

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  startingover

  Thanks for sharing Terry. I can relate to the feelings stirred up by your experience.
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  Why Does God Need A Name Anyway?

  by Room 215 in

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  if he is the lord god almighty, solely the creator and sustainer of the universe, why the need for a name other than that?

  doesn't monotheism require belief that the other, named gods worshipped by the pagans don't exist in a place beyond the imaginations of their worshippers?

  why then the need for a name, if it isn't to reinforce a differentiation between him and lesser gods?

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  startingover

  I think you will enjoy this essay: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/211731/1/but-did-you-know-that-God-has-a-name-A-personal-name-Nine-Billion-of-them
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  Hi, new to this forum. Figured I'd let everyone know about my story before I got involved.

  by JonathanH in

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  if you just want the juicy details where i leave, i'll make disclaimer where it begins, if you just want to know what happened with the elders and organization after i realized it wasn't true, i'll mark that seperately.

  we didn't do jack shit in service, or in the congregation.

  maybe this was how jehovah came about?

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  startingover

  I missed this first time around, but glad I found it. I have enjoyed your voice of reason and excellent way of expressing it in other threads. Thanks for sharing your story.
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  Can the Bible be proved wrong?

  by The Quiet One in

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  startingover

  That definitely needed to be said Trevor. Thanks for expressing it so well. It's tough to have a discussion with those who have invisible goalposts.
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  Can the Bible be proved wrong?

  by The Quiet One in

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  startingover

  I personally don't see any disrepect and am totally into the discussion. There have been a ton of threads like this and although the persons discussing never change their viewpoints, others reading it can sure be enlightened, like I was many years ago.
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  " ...but did you know that God has a name? A personal name?" Nine Billion of them.

  by Duncan in

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  this post - and i warn you now, its a longish essay - is going to be all about names.

  but to get started, a little quiz: - what do the following all have in common?.

  mount fuji, the river avon, the sahara desert, lake niassa.. .

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  startingover

  Excellent!
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  LURKERS: Is JW the only true religion? Here is my personal research!

  by mentallyfree31 in

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  are jehovah's witnesses the only religion teaching the truth?.

  the statement that only jehovah's witnesses are teaching the truth is an extraordinary claim.

  such a claim would require extraordinary evidence.

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  startingover

  I concur, great post!!!!

  Grenade? Really?
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  God: the central question

  by ixthis in

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  of all the issues affecting every person's picture of reality, nothing is more fundamental than questions about god.. is there one god, creator and sovereign of all?could there be more than one god?

  or no god at all?if there is a god (or gods), then what is that god (or gods) like?nothing determines your worldview-and the course of your life-more than how you answer those questions.

  yet some atheists like to make light of the god question.

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  startingover

  Great post JonathanH!
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  Harold Camping's Kingdom Hall

  by moshe in

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  the jw/wt doctrinal failures/coverups are already being compared to harold camping's failed endtimes predictions!

  any news stories that have a camping-jw-wt tie up please post here!

  please try and cut/paste the link and the story, so that in a year or two when the links go dead, we will still have the article for our archives.

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  startingover

  I sent 2 of those articles to a JW friend, pointing out that they made mistakes regarding Russell, and asked if he could identify them. Haven't got any response as of yet and I doubt I will. There are few JW's that actually know the history. Or care.
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  Harold Camping's Kingdom Hall

  by moshe in

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  2. friends

  the jw/wt doctrinal failures/coverups are already being compared to harold camping's failed endtimes predictions!

  any news stories that have a camping-jw-wt tie up please post here!

  please try and cut/paste the link and the story, so that in a year or two when the links go dead, we will still have the article for our archives.

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  startingover

  The similarities are sure there. Thanks for the posts.

  But did those first 2 articles get the facts straight about Russell? My understanding is that he said the Jesus returned in 1874 and that 1914 would mark the end.