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  New Hypothesis on Why Fish Evolved Legs

  by cofty in

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  The fish in the water represents the G.B. and the fish walking away are ex J.W`s "we are not listening to you anymore".
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  The biggest news of the year for Mr. and Mrs. Totally ADD

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  this is bigger than christmas and birthdays wrap into one.

  thanks to the australian royal commission our youngest son has woke up.

  we received a e-mail from him tonight where he apologized to us for shunning us all these years, how bad he felt for doing this.

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  "The prodigal son returns" or something like that .You and your wife must be over the moon with joy .

  I just want to add my congratulations to all of you for such a great reunion

  Cheers
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  What is the most troubling or disturbing biblical passage you ever had to rationalise when a Jw?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  now that we have stepped away from the jw faith, how do you feel about the bible itself?.

  what about those awkward sections of scripture?

  how did you rationalise or justify those sections?.

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  Which genocide in the Bible are you talking about Drearyweather for there are many that occurs in the Hebrew/Old testament scriptures that have the sanction and blessing of a so called God of love of humans ,whereas what took place in WW1 and WW2 while not being condoned were committed by imperfect / bad human beings .

  You cannot compare them to the Almighty God of Creation surely.
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  The West Australian Govt .has now joined the re-dress scheme Child Sexual Abuse In In Institutions.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  now all australian states and territories have joined the national redress scheme to support and compensate children sexually abused by churches and institutions .. as well as many churches and others .. notably absent from joining the scheme are jehovah`s witnesses and some others..

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  Now all Australian states and Territories have joined the National Redress Scheme to support and compensate Children Sexually Abused by churches and Institutions .

  As well as many churches and others .

  Notably absent from joining the scheme are Jehovah`s Witnesses and some others.
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  Teachings/beliefs that fade into oblivion without explanation.

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "millions now living will never die" that teaching persisted for a number of years from the early 1920`s ,sad to say that their would not be anywhere near millions alive today.and with another few years their won`t be anybody alive .. the year 1925 was supposed to see the resurrection of faithful men of old such as abraham issac and jacob and noah who were to be princes in the earth.

  of course no such thing happened and we don`t here anything more about that prediction anymore.. the time period between adams creation and eves creation was an excuse why armageddon was delayed in about october 1975 because they didn`t know how much time had elapsed between the two.

  that`s all forgotten about now.. six thousand years of human history was supposed to have ended in about october 1872 according to studies in the scriptures vol.2 1906 , the "time is at hand" page 11 (forward 1916 ) puts the start of the one thousand year reign of jesus christ as of the year 1873. so in 1906 they the i.b.s.a.

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  "Millions now Living Will Never Die" That teaching persisted for a number of years from the early 1920`s ,sad to say that their would not be anywhere near millions alive today.And with another few years their won`t be anybody alive .

  The year 1925 was supposed to see the resurrection of faithful men of old such as Abraham Issac and Jacob and Noah who were to be Princes in the Earth. Of course no such thing happened and we don`t here anything more about that prediction anymore.

  The time period between Adams creation and Eves Creation was an excuse why Armageddon was delayed in about October 1975 because they didn`t know how much time had elapsed between the two. That`s all forgotten about now.

  Six thousand years of human history was supposed to have ended in about October 1872 according to Studies in The Scriptures Vol.2 1906 , the "Time is At Hand" page 11 (forward 1916 ) puts the start of the One thousand year reign of Jesus Christ as of the year 1873

  So in 1906 they the I.B.S.A. as they were then known figured the 6000 years of human history ended in Oct.1872 and the 1000 year reign of Christ began by 1873.

  Years later an adjustment was made to pinpoint 1975 as the end of 6000 years of human history by the WTB&TS so presumably the 1000 year reign of Jesus Christ would/should have started in 1976 ?

  One might ask did Jesus Christ begin his rule in A.D.33 ? 1914? or 1976 ? or some other time that the JW/GB are going to pull out of their hat ?

  The Jehovah`s Witness Governing Body have never ever apologized for misleading any of their members and many of them to their deaths.

  Your welcome to add other teachings /beliefs that have faded into oblivion without explanation.
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  The urban legends we heard as JWs!

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. experiences

  how often have we heard some sort of sensationalist urban legend as jws?.

  here is an example i was told as a kid:.

  the experience of a sister who knocked on a door and was greeted by a big fierce looking man- intimidating and mean.

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  Elvis Presley takes the Watchtower magazines and was studying .

  Queen Elizabeth accepts the NW Translation of the Bible and was studying .

  A guy bought some object he liked at a second hand store and when he got home after a while he started having Demon attacks when he was told by the Elders it was because of the object he bought from the second hand shop he took it out the front door and through it into a vacant lot across the street .

  Next thing he know`s is that the object bounces back into his house .

  Once the Demons get their claws into you their hard to get rid of.

  As has been said before "you can`t make this shit up " ?
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  Drop Off in Mentioning 1914

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  videos from the summer jw conventions ("be courageous) show the "urgency" about the end racheted up several notches.

  paranoia rules supreme!.

  curiously, though, very few, if any, statements in the convention program about 1914 and the overlapping generations.

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  With all due respect Xanthippe you could then have asked then why did the J.W`s/ G.B.

  keep promoting dates going back to the late 1800`s well into the end of the 20th Century whereby the New World should have been ushered in.

  All those dates have been well documented here and elsewhere including the WTB&TS own publications .

  1874 ,1879,1914,1918,1919,1925,1975 ,2000 , if that does not prove they are false profits I don`t know what else could convince the gullible.
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  Census of the consensus

  by Normalfulla in

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  2. beliefs

  a worldly friend of mine i grew up with at school has at the ripe old age of 40 just posted an honest question on his fb page.. .

  "which religion or belief system is the truth?

  " be respectful please .

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  Why does any belief system whether it be religious ,secular,political or otherwise have to be "The Truth" as though it is the ultimate that we all strive to attain ?

  Their is no such thing.

  Its an illusion , a fantasy , a pie in the sky ideal , it does not exist .
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  Diminishing glory of JWs, confusions are at the root

  by Ireneus in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when the world shuns jws because of difference of opinion, it is described as the action of satan.. when jws shun others because of difference of opinion, it is described as theocratic action.. such confused mind is at the root of getting wrong teachings.

  jws shun anything what anyone would rate as the best of the bible or christian traditions:.

  1)cross (with a longer descending arm) is the symbol of controlling the less powerful (“acts of the flesh”) with the more powerful (“spirit” within)—galatians 5:17, 19, 25.

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  God of the Universe who is begging help from his fallen/weak children so that God Almighty may be empowered to give an answer to the taunt of Satan.

  That does not sound like an Almighty GOD the Creator of the Universe to me.! More like a weak insecure being seeking validation from a failed human experiment that he tried .and is now appealing to them to get him out of the mess he created ?
  
  
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  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Victims' advocates: Abuse not just a 'Catholic problem' [Advocates ask for an investigation like ARC]

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.philly.com/philly/news/victims-advocates-abuse-not-just-a-catholic-problem-20180625.html.

  victims' advocates: abuse not just a 'catholic problem' .

  by peter smith, pittsburgh post-gazette .

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  "They are the only ones left to join the redress scheme of the ARC"

  Not meaning to be pedantic LTPF but they are not "the only ones left to join the re-dress scheme" though your point is taken that they haven`t joined as yet . and maybe they wont to their shame .

  In my personal view I think it may be better if they don`t as they will come under greater scrutiny .and judgement with all the publicity that goes with it if they have to defend their stand in a court of law as the Govt. minister rightly points out.

  And hopefully a far bigger cost to them $$$$ wise.