Posts by Tatiana

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Does Free Will Allow Evil?

by writetoknow in

by dr. mark eastman.

" a proper understanding of this issue not only provides great insight into the nature of god, it ties together a comprehensive understanding to some of life's ultimate questions: the answers to my origin, meaning, morality and destiny!.

the christian worldview is an impractical, even phony, view of the cosmos because it embraces a god who is either incapable of stopping evil and suffering, and he is therefore not omnipotent, or is unwilling to do so and therefore a devil!.

Tatiana

that command is not practical because among other things, it takes away free will. How do you feel if I told you, commanded that, you must love me, and if you do not, I will kill you?

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Yes, blueblades! The only logical answer. If you truly have free will, then there is no punishment for whichever road you choose. The definition of free will is...."determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion."

Or....."the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies." I'd certainly say that hell-fire, a vengeful God, being thrown into a lake of fire, or destroyed at Armageddon would be considered "external agencies."

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JW Fundies write a "JW Child Abuse" page in Wikipedia

by Gerard in

the wikipedia page entitled jehovah's witnesses and child sex abuse is oozing with lies and jw propaganda.

it presents the policies through the jw filter that ignores its pathetic inneficiency and reality.

the article's tone is that of "look how good we are compared with other religions.

Tatiana

I love you guys. alt

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My Latest Poem

by Abandoned in

betrayal.

pounded in the kidney,.

in the middle of a hug.. couldn't tell what hit me,.

Tatiana

It should have.

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Confidential Body of Elder Letters from 1981 through 2006

by Elsewhere in

jw
friends

here it is guys.

this is what darth frosty was talking about in his post the other day (http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/149460/1.ashx).

this is a collection of confidential letters from the watchtower society that were sent to the bodies of elders in the years 1981 through 2006. these are the letters that you were never meant to see or read.. there's all sorts of information in them ranging from the boring and mundian to instructions about how to handle child molesters.. many thanks to darth frosty and others (who i'm not sure can be named) who worked very hard and took risks to collect and scan the information.

Tatiana

Any way for some of the more relevant info to be added to that ridiculous "molestation" wikipedia page?

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My Latest Poem

by Abandoned in

betrayal.

pounded in the kidney,.

in the middle of a hug.. couldn't tell what hit me,.

Tatiana

Then you told me, ‘Love me, love my ghosts.’” He moved forward and held her face in his hands. “I do honey. I love you and your ghosts.” He kissed her. “And I always will.”

Wow....no, no. Not the right word. Awesome?....no. Too common, cliche. alt

That moved me....is all I can say. I have a lump in my heart.

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My Latest Poem

by Abandoned in

betrayal.

pounded in the kidney,.

in the middle of a hug.. couldn't tell what hit me,.

Tatiana

Chicago cheesecake is the best.... When I was just out of high school, I worked at a place called Eduardos. It was a pizza parlor/italian restaurant/bar, but what I remember the most, even more than the bacon and cheddar fry plate was the cheesecake. Specifically, the Chocolate Chip one. Mmmmmmmm. From Chicago Cheesecake Factory. Mmmmmmm. I had one every shift I worked.

So, that was YOU and not JK666 on the scooter??? alt My bad....

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My Latest Poem

by Abandoned in

betrayal.

pounded in the kidney,.

in the middle of a hug.. couldn't tell what hit me,.

Tatiana

Chicken Soup for the Soul for People Who Want Revenge against Their Back-Stabbing Former Friends? Yeah, give me a copy.

Yes, I've been reading the other site.

hmmm..like the line about "Raspberry topping on Chicago cheesecake..." You DO know I live in Chicago, right?

"You Push Me Away" almost had me in tears. Too many memories with that one.

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GREETINGS, WISHES, AND LOVE TO MY JWD FAMILY!

by Utopian Reformist in

jw
friends

dear family:.

i want to apologize for my long-term absences.

i miss communicating with all of you.

Tatiana

alt Mario....

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Atheists Bible Quiz - True Believers Beware - You'll Love It...

by besty in

http://ffrf.org/quiz/bquiz.php.

we found this quiz after reading the book parenting beyond belief and sweetpea and i decided to take the challenge - afterall how difficult can 50 bible questions be for us born and brought up as jw's?.

our results were enlightening to say the least - we both scored 28/50 - not exactly brilliant although apparently above average.. take the quiz and post your results and comments..

Tatiana

Congratulations! You scored 34 correct out of 50!

Better informed than most Americans

I cheated. For some of the questions, I just clicked on the worst possible answer, and wdyk? It was correct.

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Apostafest Christmas at A&W's- Guess who's coming to dinner?

by AWAKE&WATCHING in

jw
friends

i am so excited about christmas, i've only celebrated 2 since 1978.. i will be having a mini - apostafest with some jwders on the saturday after christmas along with family (even some of my ex-husband's family).

whoo hoo !

bumble bee and memario will be coming from canada and they are also bringing mincan!

Tatiana

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