Topics Started by Monsieur

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The account of Ananias and Sapphira at Acts 5 categorically proves the Bible is not inerrant
by yadda yadda 2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
go and read it again at acts 5: 11. ananias and sapphira drop dead at peter's feet for "playing false to god/holy spirit" by not giving all of the money to peter that they got from a field they sold.

ananias and sapphira were christians.

they wanted to help the poor and so sold one of their possessions, a field, and gave most of the money to peter.
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Twins chose death over blindness
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
read a story last night,.

of 45 year old twins that are already deaf and were now going blind.

the realization that they could not communicate with each other and their parents in a short time lead them to chose euthanization over the alternative.
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Does fear of death equate to need for God?
by Monsieur in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
read a very interesting opinion article on cnn last night.

"why i raise my kids without god".. .

the writer aluded to the fear of the possibility of one's life ending forever (along with our beloved children's).
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The "Tree of Life and its meaning"
by EdenOne in
1. jw
2. friends
hi all.. just letting know that i've published a new article on my website, titled "the tree of life and its meaning".. you're welcome to visit, read and discuss it.. eden.
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Planning exit, alternative venues to preach?
by Goodstein in
1. jw
2. experiences
background:.

i've come to the conclusion that many doctrines of the wts are unscriptural after many years of privately disagreeing with some of them but feeling that the society was "mostly right" and still being used by jehovah.

this turning point has happened in the last year or so.
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Greetings
by Monsieur in
1. jw
2. friends
i visit this site often for various reasons, above all to see the opinions of those in regards to their present state in life in relation to past or present tendencies in thinking (religious, morals, etc).. i had not found anything constructive or worthy of adding to this conversation but for one reason or another here i am doing so now.

i am presently an active jw member.

i believe that our faith provides a haven or parameters from which members can significantly obtain structure and order in many different ways.
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The New Diary of Winston Smith
by WinstonSmith in
1. jw
2. experiences
we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.
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Theists, why does God allow suffering..
by The Quiet One in
1. watchtower
2. bible
..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
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Egyptian Mystery Schools
by cameo-d in
1. watchtower
2. bible
what kind of subjects do you think they taught?.

do you think they are still around in our time...but maybe underground...or a different name?.

what was criteria for acceptance in egyptian mystery school?.
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XMAS AND XMAS TREES OF PAGAN ORIGIN? POSSIBLY NOT!
by badboy in
1. jw
2. friends
often xmas is associated with saturnalia by some people.. in fact saturnalia was celebrated 17 december to 23 december.. dies natalis natalis invicti was first celebrated on december 25 in about 270.. xmas trees are first mentioned in 1570.. no connection with paganism there..