i dont think the watchtower says it was not a real tree.
Comatose
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Why would Adam or Eve choose the tree of knowledge instead of the tree of life.
by smiddy inplease help me out here .. in genesis 2:16 it says " and jehovah god also laid this command upon the man: from every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction.
17 but as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it , for in the day you eat from it ,you will positively die.. ok we get that , but what about this ?.
wouldnt it make more sense to forbid the eating of the tree of life first ?
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Why doesn't god do anything tangible now?
by punkofnice ini was always told that god did loads of stuff that was evidence of his existance.
ususally very brutal things too (b#st@rd).. jesus walked on water and raised the dead we are told.. it seems to me also that the older the story, the more exaggerated it is...y'know...talking snake......global flood.. there are those that claim god speaks to them now and they alone 'know' it.
(cuckoo!!!).
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Comatose
The further along knowledge and technology developed, the less we heard from god. Funny thing...
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Why would Adam or Eve choose the tree of knowledge instead of the tree of life.
by smiddy inplease help me out here .. in genesis 2:16 it says " and jehovah god also laid this command upon the man: from every tree of the garden you may eat to satisfaction.
17 but as for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad you must not eat from it , for in the day you eat from it ,you will positively die.. ok we get that , but what about this ?.
wouldnt it make more sense to forbid the eating of the tree of life first ?
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Comatose
What an awesome point. I thought I had discovered all the things that didn't make sense in the account. This one is great. So, not only were they dumb for not eating it, but it was right there and they had no command not to eat it. lol
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This church sign is hilarious
by confusedandalone inon my way home i saw this and thought it was so funny.
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Comatose
That's awesome. If it's true it's even better.
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This church sign is hilarious
by confusedandalone inon my way home i saw this and thought it was so funny.
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Comatose
Crap. Nothing there. Repost when you get home.
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Euphemisms for cursing among JWs
by gaiagirl inin an effort to show that they had put on a 'new' personality, many who joined the wtbts would adjust their speech patterns to avoid common expressions of cursing or profanity.
yet there would still arise times when they would become frustrated, angry or disgusted at someone or at a situation, and wish to express their feelings.
here are a couple of substitutes for cursing heard among jws ...... forget you.
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Comatose
Son of a...
sheeeet
damn that holds water
son of a biscuit eater
freakin a
crud
rats
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The UN thing!
by awakening ini think the most damning evidence that the organization was fully aware of what they signed up to is the articles in the magazines in the early 90's.
these articles were clearly fulfilling thier obligation to provide evidence to the un of support for the un's goals and objectives.. i presented this information to an elder who was surprised by the content of the articles.
the response from him was astonishing!
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Comatose
Awakening. Could you post the list of articles you used. This has come up with my family recently. I'd like to show them the change in tone just prior to being admitted.
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Held my first "worldly" party last night
by Gypsy Sam ini used to have a lot of jw gatherings at my home and it's been the one thing i did miss since our fade.
although i had some nonjw contacts in my life, i always held them at arms length and never really invited them to my place.
well, i've opened up to this group over the last year about the issues with pedofiles within jw world, and the internal/external shunning policy.
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Comatose
Awesome and congrats!!!
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BEWARE!
by Terry inonly rational thoughts are accessible to rational arguments.
once the category of "god" is established in your mind (usually at an early, impressionable age) you can't ever close the file.. it is unassailable.. why?because it becomes rooted before you develop rational thinking skills.. categories of ghosts, devils, superstitions hold true as well.. what you can do (since they cannot be removed) is modify your emotional reactions connected to these concepts.. what are emotions?
they are signals (like beacons) informing you of the importance of your values.. the most deeply-rooted values signal the strongest emotional responses.. what you perceive to be a threat signals fear.
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Comatose
Very fascinating. So strue As well. The love bombing and peace and goodwill are powerful tools.
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Witnesses: Why The 1/19/14 WT Lesson Is Dangerous
by Apognophos intoday's watchtower lesson touched on the history of hezekiah's reign, and then made a surprising modern-day application.
having used my time before the meeting to research the underlying material instead of highlighting my magazine, i personally found this to be an upsetting study, and decided to put this warning here in the hopes that some active witnesses read it.. the most important thing i want to say to you is that the actual flow of events in this bible account were severely misrepresented, and that there are some disturbing implications in the distortions that were made.
1. hezekiah's father ahaz makes himself a vassal to assyria out of fear of their overwhelming might (2 kings 16:7, 8).. 2. upon becoming king, hezekiah rebels against assyria (2 kings 18:7).
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Comatose
I enjoyed this. Thanks.