Topics Started by poor places

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Will only "incorrigibly wicked" people be destroyed at Armageddon?
by poor places in
1. jw
2. friends
in a recent talk that i heard, a brother tried to comfort those whose family members have left jehovah's witnesses.

he did so by saying that only "incorrigibly wicked" people will be destroyed at armageddon.

i found his line of reasoning refreshing, especially in comparison with the usual fear-mongering in wt publications.
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Zen Living part 23 (summarized): Loving Kindness: What the World Needs Now
by JimmyPage in
1. jw
2. friends
love really is the answer.

zen living reveals that loving kindness, compassion, and the desire to relieve the suffering of others emerge naturally from a zen practice.. as the world experiences struggle, conflict, and pain, zen living can teach those who practice it how to release fear, hate, and the delusion of difference.. loving kindness can heal emotional, political, social, and spiritual separation.. we can help spread strength, power, and unity through loving kindness by practicing mindfulness every day.. .
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"The Bible is Not a Book. It's a Library."
by leavingwt in
1. jw
2. friends
i would like to call your attention to this recent article by karl giberson, ph.d., scholar of science & religion, and the former president of the biologos foundation.

his conclusion is that we need not dismiss all of the bible, just because some of it is not accurate.

.. but how do we decide which parts of the bible should be read literally?
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A Sincere Questions for Current/Former WTBTS Elders/Pioneers...
by AGuest in
1. jw
2. friends
may you all have peace!.

i would like to know something, if you will indulge me, please - thank you!

to what extent did you, as a jw... read/know the contents of the bible?
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A simple way to tell God probably doesn't exist
by poor places in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
when's the last time you prayed to god?

did he respond?

i prayed to him for years and years and received no response.
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April 15th WT - WT Society says " Obeying Us is Same as Obeying God "
by flipper in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a non-study article in the witness only version of the april 15th titled " do you discern the evidence of god's guidance ?

" essentially in this article the alleged " faithful slave " is telling witnesses that to be approved to survive armageddon- they will have to recognize the " faithful & discreet slave's " authority in their lives.. notice these direct quotes from pg.

4 , " jesus christ is the assigned leader of the congregation.
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The impossible delusion of evolution
by brotherdan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1icjkwzeee.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azmgkrkj5la.
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Does faith even exist?
by poor places in
1. jw
2. friends
in my late teens and very early twenties, i was active in jw activities (heaps of service time, ms, etc.

) to most people who knew me, i'm sure i appeared to be a full believer, but with hindsight, my faith was spotty.

i had all of the usual and fairly obvious questions about the organization buried in my mind.
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In 25 Years Will The WT.Organization Still Be Around?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i think so.

and i doubt it'll grow much, if at all, but i think it will still be around.. what do you think?.
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From Richard Dawkins' Preface to "The God Delusion"
by AK - Jeff in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.infoamerica.org/documentos_pdf/dawkins10.pdf.

the word delusion in my title has disquieted some psychiatrists who regard it as a technical term, not to be bandied about.

three of them wrote to me to propose a special technical term for religious delusion: relusion.. .