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  Why don't Jehovah's Witnesses introduce themselves when knocking on doors?

  by Randomthoughts in

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  most random people who knock on the door politely introduce themselves when you open the door.. for example "hello, i'm derick from unicef and i'm looking for donations blah blah blah".

  now annoying as it may be for some at least he had the courtesy to introduce himself.. why don't jw's do this?

  is it because they are embarressed or perhaps they know you won't take their literature if they do?.

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  The JWS theology/ideology states that its not themselves personally that matters but the Message they bring to the people..

  The source of a message it often just as if not more important than the message.

  If you get a bill, a love letter, a cheque or a death threat.. knowing the source can be even more critical than the content. I would think knowing the source of the message that's meant to be the most important life changing message of your entire life is critical. After one is done with the content the next and ever bigger question is 'who' is this from.

  Even more so when they have a 130 year history of making things up, getting things massively wrong and just plain lying.
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  Dr. Kent Bradly and Dr. Nancy Writebol's healings Prove to me there is a God!

  by BucketShopBill in

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  i get tired of using the argument of "the mystery of evil" to attack god but where are we when we see heroic acts of godly courage from great humans like dr. kent bradly and dr. nancy writebols wonderful works of love?

  did you listen to dr. kent bradley's concern and loving compassion for west africa?

  he's not angry superstitious mobs destroyed several make-shift medical facilities to treat victims of ebola, no, dr. bradly implored the world to "help save west africa".

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  Fernando:

  Now that I too have received the free gift of faith,

  "Free Gift of Faith"?

  Is faith a gift now? It's not something one can ever aquire alone, it has to be given you? Where does one get it? Does it come from God? So it's something you must ask for? So people who have little or no faith are only people who God imply has not given any? Is that correct?

  'Gifts' are often by nature completely unexpected and surprising. For something to be a surprising and unexpected gift it can not be something that has been begged for, pleaded for and even asked for (as in asking in prayer) as then it simply be something asked for would no longer be a 'gift'.

  If he has not given them this free 'gift' can they be really held to blame for their lack of faith? And they then get punished too for simply for not having what he did not give them? Is that correct?
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  Satan and the demons, ghosts, spirits, fortune tellers. Are they real?

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
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  i believe in god.

  i don't believe he punishes or rewards people.

  so by the same extention i don't believe any spirit beings can communicate with or influence humans.. many who do not believe in god though, have gone to fortune tellers.

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  I wonder why KateWild who even had a little dance with me on her birthday.. yet completely ignors me when ever I comment on any of her threads.

  People are so strange..
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  AMAZING VIDEO OF A 9 YEAR OLD DISCUSSING THE MEANING OF LIFE AND THE UNIVERSE

  by Dis-Member in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this is what an indigo child looks like in action.. he just nailed it in these few sentences:.

  "you have no proof that there's anything out there, the only proof is yourself and where you are.. and you can only make theories, you can never know the truth".

  "the meaning of your life is what you make it, what you want your life to be.. nobody can decide what you will do except for you".

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  This is what an indigo child looks like in action.

  He just nailed it in these few sentences:
  
  "You have no proof that there's anything out there, the only proof is yourself and where you are.. and you can only make theories, you can never know the truth"

  "The meaning of your life is what you make it, what you want your life to be.. nobody can decide what you will do except for you"

  .. but then again I might be wrong"
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCr0AVe_dzo#t=100
  
  
  Far smarter than any elder I have come across..
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  Satan and the demons, ghosts, spirits, fortune tellers. Are they real?

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i believe in god.

  i don't believe he punishes or rewards people.

  so by the same extention i don't believe any spirit beings can communicate with or influence humans.. many who do not believe in god though, have gone to fortune tellers.

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  I'm invisible...
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  Satan and the demons, ghosts, spirits, fortune tellers. Are they real?

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i believe in god.

  i don't believe he punishes or rewards people.

  so by the same extention i don't believe any spirit beings can communicate with or influence humans.. many who do not believe in god though, have gone to fortune tellers.

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  Hiya Kate,

  Interesting question.

  It makes me wonder.. If there is no devil and no demons.. how can there be a God?

  Who did Jesus supposedly cast out? Who tempted him in the wilderness? Why did he often speak of "your father the devil"?

  Why did God apparently require an instant death penalty for all those who were witches, mediums, sorcerers and warlocks and dabbled in the dark side?
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  HOW CAN WOMEN BE ANNOINTED BUT NO PRIVELAGES IN HALL?

  by NoMoreHustle in

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  2. beliefs

  i had listened to the degrading talk by gb heard (on women) & watched a video on evie bklyn channel & there was alot of interesting questions that are raised.. i had always wondered why can't women in the hall handle mics or run magazine counter etc.?

  but they (if annointed) will rule in heaven with jesus.

  that is a pretty heavy responsibility to help jesus rule millions of people on earth, but yet they can't pass a mic or even run the sound system in the kh.

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  Privileges? Are you for real?

  Name me one priveledge in the hall? Holding the mics? Holding doors open? Attending in the car park?,

  When did the hall become the Most the 'Holy of Holies' and that picking up a bit of litter becomes a sacred act there?

  Do any of you really think anything there can be a priviledge?
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  I now have a law degree!

  by digderidoo in

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  2. friends

  hi guys, i don't really post on here much anymore, having been on here since 2001. this site helped me out in the early days and has been a great support system for all of my past jw issues.

  like many others i was discouraged from an education so that i could window clean and pioneer in my youth during the 80's.

  having spent many years post my jw exit in alcoholism and periods of drugs, i decided to clean myself up 7 years ago by attending aa, i was still a window cleaner ... at the time i wrote extensively on here about my issues.

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  Your a puppy!!

  People are obtaining their degrees well into their 70's and 80's...

  "There were 20 students older than 70 enrolled in Broward College this fall, with eight of them seeking degrees in the arts, sciences or nursing. Nova Southeastern University granted nine degrees to people older than 65 in the first six months of this year, and had 40 graduates over 60.

  FAU had 19 people over age 70 enrolled in degree programs over the last year, excluding the fall 2011 graduating class."

  http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-12-15/news/fl-elder-college-graduates-20111215_1_broward-college-associate-degree-graduate-program-degree-programs

  Well done young student.
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  Joel's prophesy and the 1919 "fake anointing"

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for many decades the writing department of the watchtower has been claiming that joel's prophesy in joel 2:28 had its modern fulfilment in the period between 1919-1922 :"after that i will pour out my spirit on every sort of flesh,and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,your old men will dream dreams,and your young men will see visions.".

  what were the miracles performed during these assem blies ?

  why are these verses connected with the begining of the last days ?

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  Claim verb: claim ; 1. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. The entire society is built on nothing but claims.
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  10 Reasons you should never have a religion

  by Batman89 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a great article i stumbled across this morning http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2008/05/10-reasons-you-should-never-have-a-religion/.

  while consciously pursuing your spiritual development is commendable, joining an established religion such as christianity, islam, or hinduism is one of the worst ways to go about it.

  in this article ill share 10 reasons why you must eventually abandon the baggage of organized religion if you wish to pursue conscious living in earnest.. since christianity is currently the worlds most popular religion, ill slant this article towards christianitys ubiquitous failings.

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  Preaching to the choir is not such a bad thing.. it helps keep them in tune.