Posts by Comatose

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Went to DC... wife had a moment of clarity

by leaving_quietly in

so, off we went to the dc.

the public talk was "what is truth".

in it, the speaker said, "the truth can stand up to any scrutiny.

Comatose

I used open ended questions to get my wife thinking. Praise or agree with the answers to those questions. Encourage the thinking process. Don't be negative or they will feel obligated to defend. Just talk more. Ask questions. Get her viewpoint. Especially if its about something she may not agree with the party line on. Don't go to far. In the beginning they will start to talk some about doubts but if get too excited or agree too much they will tense up and revert. It's a dangerous game trying to save people.

"Hey hon, something in the Sunday talk struck me. They said the truth can stand up to any scrutiny. I know we've been encouraged to prove the truth to ourselves too. But, for people like me who are having a hard time, its a tough situation. What do you think they meant by that?"

Don't give a different opinion than hers. Just listen and encourage her to keep talking with more questions.

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Education Double Standard

by Tech49 in

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this is the kind of thing that really burns me.. .

wtbts holds out an extreme double standard in regards to education.

most, if not all, of you know how they feel about obtaining an education past high school (in the u.s.).

Comatose

It's changed so much. When I was a kid, college was very bad. Then it was okay if you need it to support yourself pioneering, now very bad again. Seems like a flip flop.

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Why didnt Jehovah give any science or technology to the jews...

by mP in

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ive asked a few jws and other believers why god never gave technology to his people but no one has been able to answer this.

why are his people copying the pagans.

their writing system without vowels means they couldnt even write his holy name down accurately.

Comatose

Even a magic 8 ball device would have been great for them. Better than dice or black and white rocks pulled from the priests pocket.

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

Comatose

But tec... Isn't that what happened to Abraham? He went along with it. It did not make sense to him. How could his son become a mighty nation if he was gone. But he trusted god enough to do it. Wouldn't you do what god asked and trust him that you didn't understand but it would all be okay and turn out right in the end?

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

Comatose

"Jesus could never say that. How many times must I say it. He is the Word. He is LOVE. It is not for ME to take action only my Lord can do that."

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

Comatose

You just need to open your heart and eyes to Jesus. When you hear his voice speaking to you then you will understand.

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October 1, 2014

by Eiben Scrood in

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friends, how happy we are to be nearing the date of october 1, 2014!

(allow for applause).

yes, we are soon to commemorate 100 years since the gentile kings have had their day.

Comatose

Insinuating a new date like 2034 would be great. With all the info available online, something like that would wake at least one third of the dubs up I bet.

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Preview of Forum vNext - "Return of JWD"

by Simon in

meh, what the heck ... some people already noticed / discovered it anyway .... i put a preview of the new site up on the original .com domain if anyone wants to try it:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/.

it is incomplete but should show some of the new features.. right now the home page shows topics for the entire site which you can sort by when they were started, last updated or the number of posts (rating will come later).

Comatose

Marvin do you click an icon that is in the shape of an E to use the Internet?

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Why does god kill children?

by Comatose in

i was thinking about all the accounts in the bible that indicate god kills children as a punishment or teaching experience.

1. kills all of egypts firstborn sons, who were innocent kids who did nothing to him or his people, who had no control over the decisions pharoah made.

how many times have you read that account or thought about it without realizing the devastating pain dealt to all those parents, and remembered those were innocent kids?.

Comatose

I respect the more practical arguments Humbled makes, but I fail to see how offering his son up as a test can be explained? Whether its with a cutting chopping meaning or a burning meaning, it's still a sacrifice. Why does god always feel the need to test humans in some crazy way? The Garden of Eden had a tree made specially to test out people who were perfect in gods image and should have been unable to do bad. Then Abraham gets his test. It's always like this with the bible and god.

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Post 7: Hopefully the last letter I recieve

by sosoconfused in

i think my mother has lost it.

i really do and i am in fear that she is literally losing touch with reality to some degree.. even my father is telling me that her responses to me are growing weirded:.

the scriptures tell us that we can be wrathful.......but don't sin.

Comatose

Yeah that's actually creepy because I am 100% serious here - that sounds EXACTLY like my mother. She is unstable. My mother and probably yours too. My wife says my mother actually is kind of scary because she is the type that might do something crazy thinking its for the best. If she is like my mother as much as I think she is, then I'll be surprised if this is truly the last letter. It will fester in her till explosion again. You need to as gently as possible create some distance. It's obvious she loves you, but you need to set some more concrete boundaries for her.