DeWandelaar

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  Dr. Hans Kristian Kotlar supports creation.

  by Darkanyons in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello gents and ladies.

  whats your take on this article on jan 2014 awake?.

  did your view of evolution change?.

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  DeWandelaar

  @Cofty... You do not understand me... I am not a theist (but also not an atheist) and am open for any enquiry and any conversation about the topic. I personally think that in some way processes have been started by someone ... just for the fun of it and left to evolve... the universe itself evolves all the time... so why not a smaller scale like in humans... even on atomic level it evolves/degenerates etc... it is a process but it started somewhere.
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  Dr. Hans Kristian Kotlar supports creation.

  by Darkanyons in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  hello gents and ladies.

  whats your take on this article on jan 2014 awake?.

  did your view of evolution change?.

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  DeWandelaar

  Well... he may believe in a creator alright (so do I) but not in an eminent creator (like theists). There is nothing wrong with the intelligent design theorie but as soon as bibles and qurans come into place it creates problems.
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  Why do so many think JW Religion is a Cult? (NO APOSTATES PLEASE)

  by Brother Mike in

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  2. friends

  my question is, why do so many think the watchtower bible tract society is a cult?

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  DeWandelaar

  Your question actually betrays the fact that you yourself seems in doubt that it is a cult.

  You (Brother Mike) seems not to know exactly who is an apostate. If you want a TRUE answer open your mind. And be honest: who can really know if he hadn't been a JW? It is these bellringers, these insiders who do know best since they have been there. Some were even as "high" as a GB member...

  I understand your reluctance to listen to "former"-JW's but maybe it helps to see us as "fellow humans" and not as enemy. We actually are probably the JW's best friends!
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  DA'd then what to expect.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so the impending doom of the end is coming and i will not be df'd so they can tell others i sinned or something else.

  i will da, but not sure what to expect next and what they will say to my family and children.

  i have 5 kids one baptised and ofcourse a wife, so what should i prepare for??

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  DeWandelaar

  I want to be DA-ed butI am not ... Thing is: people will gossip anyways. the gossiping sucks BUT can help your wife seeing the evil in it.You are not alone in this... I have a wife a wife and 3 kids in the bOrg
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  A radical direction for the WTS - speculation thread.

  by besty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what might the wts do to counteract growth stagnation and attrition?.

  of course they could ditch certain teachings and practices such as blood, shunning and homophobia.. how about if they closed the kingdom hall network (all proceeds back to mothership) and built out more regional mega-churches?

  <assembly halls>.

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  DeWandelaar

  I think there will come donation buttons on the apps and the digital magazines in order to get money in. I also think they will cram more people in the same halls and will shorten the meetings. They might even get the bookstudies back.
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  My first set of Christmas Decor with pictures

  by confusedandalone in

  1. social
  2. family

  although we are not close to done yet i wanted to put up some pics of what we are doing over at the caa home.

  it is lots of fun putting this stufff up and the kids love it.

  the wife is in heaven because she always loved christmas time because as a kid it was something she totally enjoyed.

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  DeWandelaar

  LOL!!! Are you sure they still need your signature under the DA letter? ;)

  Nice pics by the way!
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  Interview with an Apostate: DeWandelaar

  by DeWandelaar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for yourself and others.. do you think the wts can or should be destroyed, will continue on as-is or grow / change?.

  do i blame them?

  so i blame that on them.

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  DeWandelaar

  I know dear :) x
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  Interview with an Apostate: DeWandelaar

  by DeWandelaar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for yourself and others.. do you think the wts can or should be destroyed, will continue on as-is or grow / change?.

  do i blame them?

  so i blame that on them.

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  DeWandelaar

  :D I like you OTWO... actually... I like most of this community :)
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  JW morale reaching new low

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  many friends i've spoken with are becoming discouraged.

  because of this it's becoming tempting to privately share my views with friends, but i know this is still too dangerous.

  most witnesses in my circle are intelligent free thinkers.

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  DeWandelaar

  LOL... what is mostly satisfying is this...

  - a folk creates the piramids...

  - the poor buggers are getting their asses drowned

  - after the fall of babylon they return to egypt and create a complete new Dynasty... hooraaahhhh
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  Interesting changes for the 2014 service meeting...

  by OneDayillBeFree in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if you look at the first page of the kingdom ministry for december (link here), read the talk entitled: "the theocratic ministry school for 2014".

  here is a copy of what it says (bold & red mine).

  talk by the school overseer.

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  DeWandelaar

  It was one of the reasons I started to doubt by the bucket load... one of the worst parts was the "Revelation Book" that got some sidenote papers in the KM with all the paragraphs that changed... Boy that looked stupid!