Topics Started by confusedandalone

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Leaving the Watchtower religion behind...are we ABLE to reconsider with FREEDOM what may NOT be "true?"
by Terry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
as we all now know, once you leave the watchtower religion you are exposed to the possibility of education for the first time.. an ex-jw discovers that the theocratic lessons they have learned were not all they were led to believe , i.e.

"accurate knowledge.".

is this story actually true?
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If the "Governing Body" arrangement is so effective and sanctioned by Jehovah
by confusedandalone in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
then why in the world was it only effective for what 10 years tops beforeit dissappears?.

there is never any direct mention of it anywhere - and even if implied how many decisions did it make?

if it was such a cornerstone and vital to the proper flow of god's earthly organization why doesn't it have a clear track record of existence as well as successful decisions.
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Another non-JW reacts to Sparlock video
by cedars in
1. jw
2. friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ssv2nh0rc.

and two weeks ago i highlighted another video where sparlock helped an ex-mormon.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmesmlhydru.

though it still depresses me to think of all the young ones (including my own relatives) falling under the influence of this dangerous piece of propaganda, it's at least some small comfort that the sparlock video is backfiring so dramatically among thinking non-jws.. .
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What's Your Favorite Comfort Food?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
this weekend i had the most delicious chicken pie filled with white meat, a few veggies, gravy and the chicken pie had a hard crust, not puff pastry.

yum!

that with a soft wheat roll and butter......
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Who Exactly Answers Your Letter When You Write the Society?
by millie210 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is something i cannot find the answer to on my own.. who exactly answers your letter when you write the society?.

i thought maybe there has been a thread on this before or maybe one of your awesome researchers would know how to answer?.

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Why did Lazarus Pay for his sins twice?
by criticalwitness in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
according to j dub doc the wages sins pays is death meaning to them death covers your debt of sin when lazarus died did he not pay his debt?

so when jesus resctd him why did he die again?

when jesus brought him back did he creat or recreat an imperfect being on the sinful road to destruction?
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Is the Soul Immortal...Biblically Speaking?
by Vanderhoven7 in
1. jw
2. friends
i wonder if someone would care to produce a list (full quotes) of all the proof texts in scripture they are aware of that establish that the human soul is innately immortal?.

just the scriptures...without comment please...so everyone will see just how clear the bible alone (sola scriptura) is on this issue.

vander.
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Bethel Rules
by brotherdan in
1. jw
2. experiences
this was brought up just in passing on another thread.

but i wanted to see if there are any bethelites or ex bethelites that remember some of the crazy rules we had to follow when we were there..
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FL Represent!
by IcingHeart in
1. jw
2. friends
who else is from florida?
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BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?
by Black Man in
1. jw
2. friends
i often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.

while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).

a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.