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The Bible - inerrant word of God?
by Mr Bean in
1. watchtower
2. bible
the deeper you look into, clearer picture is emerging that god had not any input in these writings at all.

there are many verses, even whole passages which exist in some editions and in some they do not.. he evidently didn't supervised writers or copyists and we have plenty of evidences of that, his name in nt included.. since gospels of peter or thomas are not regarded as valuable and important documentations of jesus' life, only one conclusion comes to my mind.. as a moral guide the bible is an excellent book, written by... men!.

highly recommended!.
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Do You Believe In God Or Not?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
if you've been associated with the witnesses, believing in god was a necessity.

do you still feel that god exists?

if you believe in god, do you feel that he cares about you?
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Pedophilia and the FDS
by LoneWolf in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
as you may know, there are ones at the top of the organization that stand accused of pedophilia, etc.

as i remember, both greenlees and chitty have been exposed as such.. now there are accusations that ted jaracz is also.. ask yourself something: how did jaracz get to be at the top of a "christian" organization when almost nothing about his personality reflects anything that is christian?

which of the fruitages of the spirit could you associate with his conduct?.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf
by expatbrit in
1. jw
2. friends
saw brotherhood of the wolf today.

holy smokes!.

it's a french movie set in the 18th century.
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Jesus ... the greatest sacrifice?
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this will probably sound controversial to anyone who is still religiously inclined so i apologies upfront and do not mean any offence by it.

it's just my 'pondering'.. i was thinking about all the times that i heard form the platform and read in the watchtower that jesus made the greatest sacrifice ever in history by giving his life in exchange for all minkind, to die for our sins etc.. but even if this were true, would it be such a great sacrifice?.

giving one life in exchange for thousands ... millions ... billions seems to be not too big a sacrifice for the return and one that many people would make today.
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A loss of Life, A tribute to my nieces....
by Cassiline in
1. jw
2. friends
thirteen years ago my nieces were murdered.

today is a hard day for me, remembering the phone call the shock and pain.

lives stolen in a moment.
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Dear Heavenly father....your memory sucks.
by refiners fire in
1. jw
2. friends
i got a little problem, father, understanding exodus 32.. see the israelites had fallen into errant ways while moses was upon the mountain, and your anger blazed forth against them and you said to moses:.

"let me be that my anger might blaze against them and that i might exterminate them.

and let me make you into a great nation instead".. and moses said;.
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Why abortion shouldn't matter to a Christian
by rhett in
1. jw
2. friends
first off, let me say that i am not a believer of the bible and am totally against abortion.

that being said, i'll get to the point of this post.. this is something that has bothered me even when i was a jw.

kids are judged by the holiness of their parents.
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What Do Un-Believers Not Believe?
by mensa163 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
one of the things that used to annoy me in the new testament was the "believe in jesus" message.

any explainations seemed fuzzy at best so i decided to take a run at it from behind and find the definintion of an un-believer.here is what i came up with and i welcome other opinions.

many of the people around jesus were jews, they walked with him, talked with him, listened to his teachings and witnessed his miracles.
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I'm a Neutral Jehovah's Witness
by Martini in
1. jw
2. friends
dear brothers and sisters,.

i martini, will confide in you that i have become a neutral jehovah's witness.

i wonder if i'm not coining a new phrase here!.