FMF: Pretty jesus heavy, I don't see the name of the desert god anywhere.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON - 2:05 SYMPOSIUM: Imitate Jehovah by Imitating Jesus
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Regional Convention 2015 - Program
by Designer Stubble infriday morning9:20 music9:30 song no.
5 and prayer9:40 chairmans address: imitate jesuswhy and how?10:20 symposium: lessons from jesus word pictures observe the birds and the lilies have salt in yourselves build your house on the rock11:10 song no.
120 and announcements11:20 follow jesus patternkeep on asking, seeking, and knocking!11:45 keynote address: concealed in him are all the treasures of wisdom12:15 song no.
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Regional Convention 2015 - Program
by Designer Stubble infriday morning9:20 music9:30 song no.
5 and prayer9:40 chairmans address: imitate jesuswhy and how?10:20 symposium: lessons from jesus word pictures observe the birds and the lilies have salt in yourselves build your house on the rock11:10 song no.
120 and announcements11:20 follow jesus patternkeep on asking, seeking, and knocking!11:45 keynote address: concealed in him are all the treasures of wisdom12:15 song no.
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SATURDAY MORNING - 10:20 SYMPOSIUM: Imitate Jesus, Not the Pharisees
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i work with a JW and he doesnt know im an inactive
by user100 inso i started working at this place 4 years ago.. and i am usually myself a still-in inactive atheist jw at work.
after several months i came to realize the guy i work with is a devout jw... im always afraid of running into him in the conventions.. he is in a different circuit but im afraid he might show up in one of the district conventions.. i am dreading that day...
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Flamegrilled: I'm surprised they don't seem to understand the stress that this situation can cause.
I don't know if you're referring to my comments, but I can assure you that I DO KNOW the stress that these situations cause. In fact, I know it all too well.
Things changed for me when I realized a couple of things:
- Most of the things I worried might happen, never did,
- Even when some of them did happen, it rarely was as bad as I expected, and most importantly,
- The elders only have as much power and authority over any of us as we give them.
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Hi Everyone. Answer to prayer countdown...
by Stumpy ini've been lurking for about 3 months now and thought i'd better finally sign up.
you have all been an immense help to me as i have come to realize that this isn't the truth so i want to say a great big thank you!
what a crazy, emotional ride it is to finally face the truth about the doubts that i have carried for many years.
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Shouldn't you just be able to say "sorry, I don't believe this anymore" and just leave???
You can. But anyone and everyone that is still believing will shun you. They are stuck in the religion/cult. You don't have to be.
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What bad habits have you picked up since leaving the Borg.
by James Mixon ini went back to smoking and gambling but the good habits out weigh.
the bad ones, like lying to people.
is't fraud against the law, the practice.
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Caring about people that aren't in my exclusive cult
Criticizing cult
Thinking independently and for myself
Watching whatever kinds of movies I want
Listening to whatever kind of music I want
Reading whatever kinds of books I want
Having whoever I want as my friend
Getting a master's degree (in education for those that like details)
Having the occasional cigar
Sleeping in on weekends
Posting here
Counseling some young people I knew that were/are in this cult and left/are leaving
Damn, I'm an evil, wicked person!!!
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Noam Chomsky and Lawrence Krauss talk and discuss the nature of humanity
by Finkelstein innoam chomsky and noted physicist and public intellectual lawrence krauss for an intimate evening of conversation at the origins project dialogue.
science, mind, and politics is a candid and unscripted conversation on contemporary issues on the nature of humanity, the power of science and the mind, and global social justice.
the discussion goes into the evolution of human social progress and the reasons why humanity is progressing.
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Marking
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Jehovah's Witnesses ... Proclaimers of "soon, very soon" since 1879
by jwleaks inthe first edition of the watchtower magazine, july 1879, made the following comment on page 5 regarding how "soon" the end of this system will come:.
exactly 136 years later the latest edition of the watchtower magazine, july 2015, (paragraph 3) made the following comment on page 15 regarding how "soon" the end of this system will come:.
jehovah's witnesses ... proclaimers of "soon, very soon" since 1879.. .
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Wow, 136 years of being completely wrong! And never once an open honest admission of error.
But if YOU ever mess up, it's a humiliating JC for you with possible disfellowshipping and shunning.
That's pretty fucked up.
Let's review: It's a cult!
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What Things Did You Not Talk About as a JW?
by minimus inyou have to lead a secret life as a jw.
you're not supposed to over drink, go to night clubs, enjoy worldly concerts, etc.....sex, though is really taboo.
you could never freely talk about your sex life.
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Does the Jehovah's Witnesses fall into category of being an organized cult ?
by Finkelstein ini think it does especially being that this organization is rigidly structured itself on formulated doctrines from a top hierarchy of men which are strictly enforced, among other reasons.
what cults are.
a cult is not necessarily a religious group, although religious cults are common, including breakaway sects from more mainstream faiths.
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... It's a cult!
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Does the Jehovah's Witnesses fall into category of being an organized cult ?
by Finkelstein ini think it does especially being that this organization is rigidly structured itself on formulated doctrines from a top hierarchy of men which are strictly enforced, among other reasons.
what cults are.
a cult is not necessarily a religious group, although religious cults are common, including breakaway sects from more mainstream faiths.
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Let's review ....