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  What christians don't want to admit

  by opusdei1972 in

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  when i left the wt organization, i continued to believe in the bible, so i wanted to confirm and refine, as much as possible, my faith that the true god is in the bible.

  so i began to discuss with skilled christians, who were also ex-witnesses.

  but i was surprised when some of them tried to relax my fundamentalist position on the literalness of the genesis account.

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  galaxie

  What did jesus say then, I'm all ears!!
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  What christians don't want to admit

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  when i left the wt organization, i continued to believe in the bible, so i wanted to confirm and refine, as much as possible, my faith that the true god is in the bible.

  so i began to discuss with skilled christians, who were also ex-witnesses.

  but i was surprised when some of them tried to relax my fundamentalist position on the literalness of the genesis account.

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  Jesus died for his beliefs....which were??!!!
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  Going on the OFFENSIVE

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the wtbts has an easy time painting x-witnesses as apostates because the direction of information is entirely one way.

  and jws rarely get an opportunity to consider both sides of the equation for themselves.

  i think that websites like this one are a great tool for those who are already questioning their beliefs or are already entirely out.

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  I would be for any anti watchtower campaign,as long as it was not against the individual.

  I always make a point of dropping a little TTATT at the trolley dubs.just enough and then bid them good day.

  I hope a little trickle turns into a stream.

  A though provoking poster conveniently sited where JWs and public would see it could prompt doubt on the one hand and an informative choice on the other.
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  It's a one-word question.

  by new hope and happiness in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  " dinosaurs" .

  i mean why didn't the bible cover it?.

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  galaxie

  Ahm soor a shaw the moch less nonster las nicht.. hic!
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  my first post! (long read sorry in advance)

  by Letts Party in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  long time lurker, first time poster here finally looking to get some things off my chest.

  i've always been a very curious person with tons of questions about everything, and i also care deeply particularly about societal issues like social injustice, racism, and homophobia.

  that, coupled with how boneheaded all the elders in my congregation are (except for one), led me to ask even more questions that led me to find ttatt.. .

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  Welcome letts party ;..great first post, hope you have have a successful journey as you break the bonds of jw deception.

  Best wishes to you and your family.
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  Why I hate Tuesdays

  by kneehighmiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all throughout my life tuesdays were my meeting nights.

  well tuesdays and thursdays to be more precise, when we had book study but book study was at my house so it wasn't terrible.

  anyways as a kid i hated coming home from school, doing homework and then going to the meetings.

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  galaxie

  Hi kneehigh... hey tuesdays for me mostly mean an evening visit to see a few mates of mine playing rock n roll.

  A couple!!of pints of real ale and a curry or kebab.

  Oh yes I recall those tuesday book studies and ďrudging home in the Scottish weather.

  My advice find something your really interested in to occupy your Tuesday's and recall with a wry smile how they used to be.

  Best wishes.
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  A few questions for believers

  by keyser soze in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  when confronted with all of the inconsistencies and atrocities of the bible, many believers invariably claim that they don't base their faith in christ on what's written in the bible.

  so what is the basis then, if not scripture?.

  and please don't tell me "the lord has revealed himself to me".

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  Many theist believers talk about people not being perfect therefore by implication imperfect,

  By what criteria is this belief to be judged?

  To have imperfection there has to be a perfect standard as a benchmark comparison.

  If it is the case that such a perfect standard exists, surely it has to be held to evidential scrutiny , basing it on myth and ancient legend and to a vast extent blind faith is ludicrous.

  This idea that believers in this context have regarding not being perfect is a sure way of undermining human confidence from the get go, especially young minds.

  I always recall the line of the hymn we used to sing as children in sunday school entitled ' jesus loves me ' which told us in no uncertain terms; "we are WEAK but he is strong ".

  Not a very good confidence booster for a young mind followed by more inculcation of being sinful, not worthy unkess you bow the knee before this supernatural non..sense.

  I am now very content I have a free thinking mind and not shackled to this theistic superstitious snare.
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  Will JW.ORG actually harm the WT Society Long Term ?

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my son and i were discussing this yesterday over coffee.

  since the wt society in previous years virtually demonized going on the internet at all for jw's - now wt leaders are doing a complete turn around or about face probably so as to " compete " or keep up with all the anti-jw websites that are out there to give the wt society point of view.. however- it very well may backfire on them as once people start doing google searches looking for jw.org it will bring up all the other websites dealing with any jw issues and in the privacy of their own homes out of curiosity i'm sure lots of jw's are going to want to check out some of these sites to see what all the " apostate " hoopla is all about.

  i wonder how many jw's will do this and will it have an effect in opening more minds to other views ?

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  Their JW.ORG campaign is reeking of exaggerated symbolism, very reminiscent of worldly commercial advertising.

  The decision making from the top of the borg strikes of panic in the face of modern technology, which not so long ago they roundly condemned as a tool of satan.

  Outright hypocrisy.
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  Powerful photo

  by zakharijah in

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  2. friends

  hi,.

  i just stumbled upon this photo on facebook (pic by david j. m. coleman), and as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.... .

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  Which situation would jesus respond to, according to to nt teachings if he came upon this scene?
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  Scottish independance in two days what do you think?

  by barry in

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  2. friends

  one thing i would like to say is will the union jack be changed because the scottish flag is incorpreted in it.

  if the union jack is changed will we change our australian flag because the union jack is in our flag?

  even hawawi has the union jack also fiji and many other commonwealth countries.. .

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  galaxie

  Hi cofty ;...Is it not the case that Scotland was offerd a referendum after a mandate by democratic vote for self governance through independance?.

  Was it not westminster who offered more and are now in a fankle about it?.

  We shall see how it plays out.

  Best wishes.