Welcome to the board Gollum. Love your name. I take it you are a Lord of The Rings fan?
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First time caller, long time lurker
by Gollum infinally, guilt at just being a lurker has driven me onto the board.
not that i feel i have much to add, but did want to extend my appreciation for much of the information and insight i have received from many of the posters here.. i suppose some brief synopsis of my story should be forthcoming.
its very similar to many of stories i have read here.. was raised in the truth ,third generation on both sides.
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Brainwashing
by MaudeW inbrainwashing.
a systematic, coercive effort to alter an individual's beliefs and attitudes, usually by physical and/or psychological means; also referred to as "thought control.".
brainwashing has been used predominantly in reference to severe programs of political indoctrination, although it is used occasionally in connection with certain religious, especially cultic, practices.
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Secular Humanism is a religion. So if you were brought up thinking you were free from any organized religion, think again.Since the day you started school you have been spoonfed a Humanistic religion wether you liked it or not. Once you got home from school you probably,If you were like me, sat yourself down in front of the t.v.and year after year was brainwashed into the hollywood religion. Well, thats just my opinion.
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somebody
by somebody ingood day to all my fellow jw.comers,.
these are just some thoughts i had when reading the bible yesterday ( yes, i still do that daily, believe it or not.
revelation 3:12 (nwt).
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JEREMIAH 23:5
"See, the days are coming- it is Yahweh who speaks- when I will raise a virtuous Branch for David, who will reign as true king and be wise, practicing honesty and integrity in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel dwell in confidence. And this is the name he will be called: Yahweh-our-integrity." The Jerusalem Bible
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ADAM AND EVE CREATED SAME YEAR says Jehovah's channel:
by garybuss inadam and eve created same year says jehovah's channel:.
insight book #1 p. 772 eve .
when adam was 130 years old, eve gave birth to a son whom she called seth, saying: "god has appointed another seed in place of abel, because cain killed him.
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Thanks Gamaliel for responding and clearing that up. I guess I was just wondering why Eve would have used the name Jehovah, when wasn't it in Exodus when God told Moses what His name was.
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ADAM AND EVE CREATED SAME YEAR says Jehovah's channel:
by garybuss inadam and eve created same year says jehovah's channel:.
insight book #1 p. 772 eve .
when adam was 130 years old, eve gave birth to a son whom she called seth, saying: "god has appointed another seed in place of abel, because cain killed him.
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I am responding to the statement that Eve was the first person to use God's name. In my Bible Eve uses the word Lord and not Jehovah. The jw bible is the only one that uses that name and also adds it in the New Testament when it doesn't even appear in the original greek.
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Brainwashing
by MaudeW inbrainwashing.
a systematic, coercive effort to alter an individual's beliefs and attitudes, usually by physical and/or psychological means; also referred to as "thought control.".
brainwashing has been used predominantly in reference to severe programs of political indoctrination, although it is used occasionally in connection with certain religious, especially cultic, practices.
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Just a question. Are not the people of the "world" brainwashed? I mean it's just another form of brainwashing called secularism. What do you think?
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Six million people mislead?
by ikhandi ini have done a little research since joining this board and honestly believe that jehovahs witnesses fit in the cult category.
however what i don't understand if this is not the so called true religion as most of you have expressed how do you figure six million were mislead into believing it is the only true religion?
i mean this is not like the heaven's gate cult or the infamous jonestown cult who had very little followers in comparison with jehovahs witnesses.
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I disagree with Dan the Man. I have been an evangelical Christian for 15 years and attended over 8 different churches from menonite to pentecostal and have never felt controlled or stifled in any way. Just had to add my two bits. Thanks.
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"Dead conscious of nothing at all" .....
by anti-absolutism in.
when speaking to a jw the other day, i didn't really have a good explanation of ecclesiastes 9:5, where it says that the dead are conscious of nothing at all.. what is everybody's take on it?
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There you go again Neonmadman, making so much sense! Keep at er
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God//Jesus and Quantum Uncertainty
by SYN inanother day, another serious post.
breaking form from my recent spate of humour, i've been doing a lot of thinking.
theological thinking, to be specific.
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Neonmadman,
I am in awe of you!!! You certainly say things that are right on. Wish I had your gift of expressing myself so good.Just curious to know where you are coming from spiritually?
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Hi Shytears,
This is the first time posting on this site. I had to write and tell you not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Jesus is the answer and He will give you the assurance you are looking for. God bless!