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  Prayers answered

  by StopTheTears in

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  2. friends

  recently a lady i knew in china who contracted a rare virus, a sickness from which few chinamen ever survive.. .

  in china the woman was shifted from hospital to hospital with no one being able to treat the disease.

  eventually she was taken in by a hospital in shanghi.

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  Stuff I should have included in my previous post about the ineffectiveness of prayer in helping the sick. The study was carried out by Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Health in Boston - an Institute specializing in alternative treatments such as meditation, tai-chi, etc. in helping the sick.

  Most of the money for the study came from the John Templeton Foundation, which supports research into spirituality. Authors of the study/research/report include Dr. Benson and Dean Marek, a chaplain at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

  If there was ever a group hoping that the power of prayer would be scientifically proven, this was IT.
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  Prayers answered

  by StopTheTears in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  recently a lady i knew in china who contracted a rare virus, a sickness from which few chinamen ever survive.. .

  in china the woman was shifted from hospital to hospital with no one being able to treat the disease.

  eventually she was taken in by a hospital in shanghi.

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  Medical Study Questions the Power of Prayer Published: March 31, 2006

  Prayers offered by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, a large and long-awaited study has found. And patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications like abnormal heart rhythms, perhaps because of the expectations the prayers created, the researchers suggested.
  

  It is the most scientifically rigorous investigation of whether prayer can heal illness. The study, begun in 1996 or thereabout, involved more than 1,800 patients.
  
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  The Vedas - Scientific Knowledge - Prophecy - The Truth?

  by LAWHFol in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the vedas are the core sacred texts for the people of the east.

  generally the vedas are to the east as the hebrew scriptures are to the west.

  supporters of the bible, boast of it's scientific accuracy,prophetic accuracy & general infallibility.

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  Thanks Splash:
  ** g93 4/8 p. 10 Home Schooling—Is It for You? *** How effective has home schooling proved to be? Some studies have shown that home schoolers generally earn scores at or above the national average on standardized achievement tests."

  Yes, and then they go on to become the least educated, among the most likely to be unemployed and on government assistance, and have families with the lowest income in their country.
  
  
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  Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i was fooled by the witnesses.

  what can i learn from that?

  not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.

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  Viv: "Bow before me, mortal."

  Can I kneel? Please?
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  Won't get fooled again ...Moon Landing.

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i was fooled by the witnesses.

  what can i learn from that?

  not to accept things at face value but to seek out opinion and different view points.. hence my question " do you believe man landed on the moon?.

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  The Rebel: "I have decided this will be my last post on this thread."

  There is a god.
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  Social changes- 50% of British youth think they may be a 'little' bit gay

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. social
  2. current

  this is an amazing social change, and bring humans closer to reality.. from the independent - a british newpaper.

  a survey reports:.

  read the full story at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/yougov-poll-homosexuality-half-young-people-10458032.html.

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  Cantleave,

  "*Sigh* Why are there so many idiots on this board?"

  Ditto. The rationals will sooner or later leave - sooner for some of us. Simon will get the type of forum he desires, one way or another.
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  As a Matter of Conscience, I Am Resigning from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Sail Away in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after listening to the hearings of the australian royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse, i am no longer content to have simply walked away from the organization.

  as a matter of conscience, i do not want my name linked with the organization in any way.

  i know this letter has been posted previously, and i thank the author.

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  SailAway,

  Gutsy Girl. I'm impressed. I agree with those who suggest hiring a lawyer to write and send the letter is a good idea. Good luck.
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  New Inactive One Saying Hello to all

  by Lostwun in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  lostwun here, i joined 2 months ago but am now just finding the courage after doing more research to formally introduce myself to the board and embrace my new beginnings as an ex-jw.

  i am a second-generation jw.

  i grew up with parents who are well known and very respected in many circuits.

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  Lostwun,

  Welcome to the forum! The collective wisdom on this site about how to handle exiting the cult is outstanding. You are in good hands. Good luck on your exit and I hope your mate opens his eyes.
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  So I was enjoying a business trip in down town Bangkok...............Next thing BANG!!!

  by cantleave in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so last night i was having a wonderful meal in a very nice restaurant when we heard what we thought was a loud clap of thunder.................. it was a bomb.

  yards from my hotel.

  thankfully i made a few decision that meant i wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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  Cantleave,

  I'm glad you are ok; we need you on this site!!
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  The Kingdom Halls are empty

  by punkofnice in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my jw spies tell me that the kingdom halls are empty compared to how they used to be, since i left 5 years ago.

  not saying they're empty because of me though.. is that what you are hearing?.

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  Punk,

  Two great statements: "I have observed myself, that those that genuinely want to show love within the congregations are the first ones to leave the cult." AND

  "That there is no love is a reflection of what is filtering down from those above in the corporation."

  Over a period of several years, these two issues began eating at me, to the point that it was apparent that the problems were not with individual men in the congregations - they were caused by the leaders in Brooklyn.

  Every organization gets exactly the type of management it desires, and the Dark Lords are no different. Those who excelled in the Dark Tower were typically the task masters, those who cared more about the 'company' than individual sheep, and the mini-me Legalists and Pharisees - exactly like the Dark Lords.

  These two issues you identify were the catalyst to my questioning, along with the oppressive control.