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  Let's Review: It's a cult!

  by 00DAD in

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  let's review: it's a cult!

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Oh, this is all Satan trying to stop them from serving Jehovah!

  *** w05 12/15 pp. 22-23 par. 14 Whom Do You Obey—God or Men? ***

  14 In the years since the Nazis’ efforts, others have joined the losing battle against Jehovah and his people. In a number of countries in Europe, crafty religious and political elements have endeavored to brand Jehovah’s Witnesses a ‘dangerous sect,’ the same charge that was leveled against first-century Christians. (Acts 28:22) The fact is, the European Court of Human Rights has recognized Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religion, not a sect. Opposers must know that. Still, they persist in slandering the Witnesses. As a direct result of this mischaracterization, some of these Christians have been discharged from their employment. Witness children have been harassed in schools. Fearful landlords have canceled contracts for buildings that the Witnesses have long used as meeting places. In a few cases, government agencies have even denied citizenship to individuals solely on the grounds that they are Jehovah’s Witnesses! Still, the Witnesses are undeterred
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  What is your religious belief now?

  by jwfacts in

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  i have a new poll at jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/ as i am very interested to see what people have moved on to believe.

  as this is considered sensitive by some, you can answer anonymously at the jwfacts.mobi/pollsarchive/, or answer on this thread.

  this is what i have created in the list, but feel free to add comments, corrections, or options i have missed.. .

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Atheist.

  It's where evidence has led me and continues leading me.

  I'm also no longer afraid to use my critical thinking quite critically and to challenge anything that comes close to a scam or a lie or a deception, like for example, the WT.

  But the evidence is the main factor for me.

  Alec
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  Ricky Gervais on atheism & some ideas we can relate to

  by alecholmesthedetective in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i found this article really interesting because of the similar thoughts ricky expresses i could relate to and think are good food for thought irrespect of what you believe at the present time.

  http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/12/19/a-holiday-message-from-ricky-gervais-why-im-an-atheist/.

  for example.... people who believe in god dont need proof of his existence, and they certainly dont want evidence to the contrary.

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Alright Lars, thanks. I'll wait and see.

  Alec
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  The Governing Body is disqualified to rule- the 3-1-13 WT says so

  by AndDontCallMeShirley in

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  first, let us consider whether that evildoer met the quali?cations for heavenly life.

  humans with heavenly prospects have been baptized in water and with holy spirit and are thus spirit-begotten disciples of jesus.

  (john 3:3, 5) another requirement is that they conform to gods moral standards and manifest such qualities as honesty, integrity, and compassion.

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Exactly Brother of the Hawk, also whoever they are (LOL) has it also taken them about 93 years to figure they are the evil slaves?
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  New magazine cover from the religion that calls former believers "mentally diseased"....

  by cedars in

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  apparently "prejudice" applies only to racial equality and has nothing to do with diverse sexual orientation or religious beliefs.

  it's news to me, but that's the only way i can explain this latest cover from the society.. http://download.jw.org/files/media_magazines/86/wp_e_20130601.pdf.

  cedars.

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Punk of Nice, Cedars, everyone...I'm dying here, also, my atheist girlfriend really enjoys your dry sense of humour as well!

  Alec
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  The Governing Body is disqualified to rule- the 3-1-13 WT says so

  by AndDontCallMeShirley in

  1. watchtower
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  first, let us consider whether that evildoer met the quali?cations for heavenly life.

  humans with heavenly prospects have been baptized in water and with holy spirit and are thus spirit-begotten disciples of jesus.

  (john 3:3, 5) another requirement is that they conform to gods moral standards and manifest such qualities as honesty, integrity, and compassion.

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Has anyone noticed how the 'evil slave' scripture has been applied in the past to those who challenged the leadership in the past, for example when Rutherford was challenged and a number of Bible Students left back then, but how in the new revamping of the understanding of FDS the only new light had to do with Matt 24.45-47?

  I mean, how about Matt. 24:48-51:

  48 “But if ever that evil slave should say in his heart, ‘My master is delaying,’ 49 and should start to beat his fellow slaves and should eat and drink with the confirmed drunkards, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day that he does not expect and in an hour that he does not know, 51 and will punish him with the greatest severity and will assign him his part with the hypocrites. There is where [his] weeping and the gnashing of [his] teeth will be.

  And no explanations on the different slaves in Luke 12:45-48 either:

  45 But if ever that slave should say in his heart, ‘My master delays coming,’ and should start to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 the master of that slave will come on a day that he is not expecting [him] and in an hour that he does not know, and he will punish him with the greatest severity and assign him a part with the unfaithful ones. 47 Then that slave that understood the will of his master but did not get ready or do in line with his will will be beaten with many strokes. 48 But the one that did not understand and so did things deserving of strokes will be beaten with few. Indeed, everyone to whom much was given, much will be demanded of him; and the one whom people put in charge of much, they will demand more than usual of him.
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  Public talk today on evolution today - real doozy

  by Comatose in

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  notes:.

  bible says god created us.

  scientific principle says - simplest explanation is usually the correct one.

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  Black and white thinking prevails in the Kingdom Hell.

  Yes punkofnice, I can still remember a talk by a missionary talking about blood fractions and conscience matters in which he said that for Jehovah ™ there are no 'grey areas', only black and white, he knew what was right and wrong. I remember being so confused by that statement, why didn't I wake up back then? Here we had a missionary blatantly admitting the WT was a cult!

  So many unsubstantiated claims in the OT for which no evidence in archaelogy or science can be found, it's really irritating that friends or family refuse to "Face the Facts"™.
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  Bible scholars, The Earth is the only planet in the universe with life, state the Bible.

  by jam in

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  2. beliefs

  my wife friend told her, the bible states, "the earth is the.

  only place in this universe that god made for habitation".. have anyone read a scripture that states or indicate this???.

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  alecholmesthedetective

  In that case; why did he bother create billions of solar systems with planets?

  LOL omg exactly, Dismissing servant.
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  JW women in critical condition after being attacked by pit bull while out in service

  by JimmyPage in

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  http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20130319_11_0_twowom831238.

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Finklestein- Women doing Wt. work and Wt. won't back them up, that really is the sad story.

  I couldn't agree more designs, that's really awful.
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  Ricky Gervais on atheism & some ideas we can relate to

  by alecholmesthedetective in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i found this article really interesting because of the similar thoughts ricky expresses i could relate to and think are good food for thought irrespect of what you believe at the present time.

  http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/12/19/a-holiday-message-from-ricky-gervais-why-im-an-atheist/.

  for example.... people who believe in god dont need proof of his existence, and they certainly dont want evidence to the contrary.

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  alecholmesthedetective

  Thank you Gladiator, and I wish you luck with your relatives as well.