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Part 1: Breaking Ground with Crisis of Conscience
by Amazing inpart 1: breaking ground with crisis of conscience .
while attending the district convention at the cow palace in san francisco, the jw man who had brought me into the religion, told me that ray franz had resigned from the governing body, and several were disfellowshipped from bethel in a major cleaning out of apostates.
i was shocked, and asked why ray franz would resign.
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Ordered Complexity necessitates Design
by gravedancer injust a short question which probably was raised before.. the favorite argument of creationists: since there is such abundant complexity in the world around us and within us - doesn't this point point to design and therefore a designer (i.e.
god)?.
much info abounds on both sides of the answers to the question.
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If Adam had not sinned, would he be in heaven now?
by stevieb1 inone of the ways the wt tries to get you into believing you are not going to heaven even if you d not have faith in christ is by saying that if adam had not sinned we would all be living in a paradise earth.
the publication "reasoning from the scriptures" states on page 162: "it wa not jehovah's original purpose for man someday to die.......death was to be punishment for disobedience, not the doorway to a better life in heaven.
obedience would have ben rewarded by continued life, eternal life, in the paradise that god had given to man.
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Wilson's Nails
by gravedancer inwilson runs a nail factory and decides his business needs a bit of advertising.
he has a chat with a friend who works in marketing and he offers to make a tv ad for wilson's nails.. "give me a week," says the friend, "and i'll be back with a tape.".
a week goes by and the marketing executive comes to see wilson.
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Jesus Last words
by gravedancer injesus was nailed up on the cross.
the crowds were all around him.
john, hearing this, rushes up o his lord.
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Power of Prayer
by gravedancer ina very religious man lived right next door to an atheist.
while the religious one prayed day in, day out, and was constantly on his knees in communion with his lord, the atheist never even looked twice at a church.. the atheist's life was good, he had a well-paying job and a beautiful wife, and his children were healthy and good-natured, whereas the pious man's job was strenuous and his wages were low, his wife was getting fatter every day and his kids wouldn't give him the time of the day.. so one day, deep in prayer, the religious man raised his eyes towards heaven and asked, "oh god, i honor you every day, i ask your advice for every problem and confess to you my every sin.
yet my neighbor, who doesn't even believe in you and certainly never prays, seems blessed with every happiness, while i go poor and suffer many an indignity.
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Freewill - a paradox
by gravedancer ini have had a couple of discussions about freewill lately but it seems as if i am talking to a brick wall.
here is my basic reasoning, perhaps you can point out what i am missing.. lets outline the 2 common assumptions normally associated with the debate concerning adam, god and freewill:.
2. god gave adam freewill to obey him or not to.
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Your Opinions Please!!!!
by Ranchette inthe following is a post i made to prisca on another thread.
i am courious about how many agree with what i say here or am i wrong?.
re: rick and his thugs jan 20, 2002 13:15 .
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Research request
by why144000 ini am researching the works of israel p warren dd.
he is quoted by the society regarding the meaning of parousia.
he is quoted in the society's reference bible.. any help would be appreciated
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Spying
by Adonai438 inrecently i read a thread where someones e-mails had been hacked by local elders.
i have been e-mailing with a very nice person who has started 'independently thinking' lately.
because of this thread i wrote her that she should be careful of people finding her e-mails.. the very next day her husband had hacked into her e-mails and was very upset.. i was just wondering for all of you- how many have experiences like this?.