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  Bethelites - What Were Some of Your Favorite Meals At Bethel?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  i ate at brooklyn bethel twice, 23 years apart.

  both times it was fried pork chops, mash potatoes and apple sauce.. just lois.

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  Their fried chicken was pretty good.
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  What does your screen name/avatar mean and what does it stand for

  by BU2B in

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  and why did you choose it?

  if you have a avatar, what is it and why did you pick it?.

  ok ill start.

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  I love birds, especially those in the parrot family.
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  What Should Be The Attitude Toward Opposers Who Encourage Jehovah's Witnesses To Read Apostate Material?

  by Bangalore in

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  what should be the attitude toward opposers who encourage jehovah's witnesses to read apostate material?

  here is a jw apologist's viewpoint.. .

  http://defendingjehovahswitnesses.blogspot.com/2013/05/what-should-be-attitude-toward-opposers.html.

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  From the apologist blogpost:

  " It is God Himself who commands us ... "

  Isn't that a line from "The Exorcist"?
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  The truth just ain't the same any more.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  this has been the sentiment of a few i know who have been full jws for decades.

  they say the love is not there like it used to be, and it's become less personal.. anyone heard similar comments from oldies?.

  we know the 'truth' ain't the truth in the first place, but i have a feeling there may be a lot of older ones hanging on just because it's all they've ever known, and it the alternative, that there is no paradise around the corner like they've always been taught us unthinkable..

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  Message to the WTS regarding your control over your slaves:

  "The more you tighten your grip ... the more dubs will slip through your fingers."

  [apologies to "Star Wars"]
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  Do You Fear Death?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  whether you're a former jw, or active jw, or some other religion, or atheist, what do you say?

  do you fear death and, whether yes, no, or i don't know, why?

  have changed religious views changed your view of death?

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  Cold Steel "has left the building."
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  What would you tell someone who wants to become a JW?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what would be the most important things you think someone should be aware about jws if they are planning on getting baptised as a jw?

  imagine you are on a plane and get talking to the person next to you.

  you find out they are considering becoming a jw but they are not sure.

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  If someone wants to become a dub, it's probably already too late to reason with him.

  If he wanted to chat, I'd answer his questions, but I don't think I'd actively try to dissuade him.
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  What would it take for YOU to come back?

  by noonehome in

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  It would take a member of my family being held hostage by the WTS for me to go back.
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  Do You Fear Death?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
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  whether you're a former jw, or active jw, or some other religion, or atheist, what do you say?

  do you fear death and, whether yes, no, or i don't know, why?

  have changed religious views changed your view of death?

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  Cold Steel: " Solomon, after marrying heathen wives that led him away from God, wrote the book of Ecclesiastes, one of the most gloomy philosophical works in scripture. "

  Yet it's part of the Bible, a work inspired by God. Or don't Mormons believe Ecclesiates was written by God? Or do you only use the "nice" parts of the Bible?
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  Do You Fear Death?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  whether you're a former jw, or active jw, or some other religion, or atheist, what do you say?

  do you fear death and, whether yes, no, or i don't know, why?

  have changed religious views changed your view of death?

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  Cold Steel: "I spent an entire semester with a professor of philosophy ..."

  This kind of statement is an example of the logical fallacy of appealing to authority. You hope that we will be impressed by the thoughts of such a learned man and miss the errors in your argument.

  My husband is a full professor, Ph.D. and all. I've known plenty of very well-educated people. Your constant references to professors and universities do not impress me.
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  Do You Fear Death?

  by Cold Steel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  whether you're a former jw, or active jw, or some other religion, or atheist, what do you say?

  do you fear death and, whether yes, no, or i don't know, why?

  have changed religious views changed your view of death?

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  Cold Steel: "Oh, come on 'keet, what possible purpose can any person have if when they're dead, they're dead?"

  We will have passed on to our children and their children our traditions, values, and our love. Scientists will have passed on their knowledge of medicine and other endeavors that have made so many of our lives better. Artists will have left their music and arts.

  I don't "believe" as an article of faith that when a person is dead, "they're dead." I don't know for certain, and neither does anyone else, what happens after death.

  Cold Steel: "And why should it be insulting? I spent an entire semester with a professor of philosophy quoting the most prolific atheist philosophers throughout history saying that everything man does is for nothing."

  The Bible says the same thing about everyone, religious or not.