Topics Started by Benjie

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DF/DA for giving kid blood transfusion
by turtleturtle in
1. watchtower
2. medical
can jws be df/da for giving their kid a blood transfusion?.
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Believers, do you believe in evolution?
by everchangingworld in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
after leaving, i still couldn't wrap my head around evolution (after the years of seing "intelligent design" in everything around me).. there's a series of videos that give a good intro to evolution and critical thinking.

they've probably been posted here before, but, for any new members, these are worth watching.. evolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdddbyilel0.

critical thinking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6olpl5p0fmg.
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I really thought i was going to live forever
by Aussie Oz in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
random discussion today ended up in my wife mentioning when she saw halley's comet (1986?

) and all of a sudden i had a total recall moment!.

when it came by, rather than make the effort to watch it, i flippantly said "nah, i'll see it next time!".
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Recommended reading for Jehovah's witnesses and friends
by Healthworker in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.amazon.com/crisis-conscience-raymond-franz/dp/0914675249/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354095941&sr=1-1&keywords=crisis+of+conscience.

http://www.amazon.com/search-christian-freedom-raymond-franz/dp/0914675176/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354095976&sr=1-1&keywords=in+search+of+christian+freedom.

http://www.amazon.com/combatting-cult-mind-control-best-selling/dp/0892813113/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=utf8&qid=1354096024&sr=1-1&keywords=combating+cult+mind+control.
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Is Your Life In Ruins Because You Were A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
are you moving on?.

i see some have a very hard time in life because of their witness past..
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Mother Teresa attacked by Atheist/Anostic group -
by james_woods in
1. jw
2. experiences
while i am no fan of mother teresa after reading some of the revealed facts about her life and work - i thought this was just a little out of the realm of polite conversation (but was interesting):.

atheist group at dartmouth plans anti mother teresa event.. .

http://www.campusreform.org/blog/?id=4503.
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Hello
by Benjie in
1. jw
2. friends
this is my first time now that i'm registered.

i've been reading here for a while though.. it's been a long journey to get here, but now i have turned my back on everything i've known for such a long time, but a new road lies ahead, and this is one of the first steps on it.. .
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OK the the Pope just said christ wasn't born on Dec. 25th
by trujw in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ok duh i knew that as does millions of christians but oh wow will jws have a field day with this.

somehow the popes word now will be taken as proof the truth is right.

everything else he says is the words of satan but this oh this is the true gospel.
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Faith... and Trust: The Same Things?
by AGuest in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in a discussion with some other dear ones, the question was asked as to what such ones put their faith in.

in response to one comment that"one can't function without faith," another disagreed, stating ones can, that "many do so every day... the ones who have trust" (in things like the sun rising in the east versus the west).

that trust extended to "faith" based "on nature and the natural order of things.
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I kicked the Borg out!
by target in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
sometimes our recovery depends a lot on how we percieve the events that took place.

over the years i felt like the victim so many times and until i couldn't take it anymore and i "left".

i suddenly realized that i didn't go anywhere.