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First time
by Deke ingood evening all, this is my first time posting.. been reading and following for two years.
my story will come soon.... but i want to say to all, thanks for all the meaningful, intellectual, honest, and insightful words!!
it’s been an interesting 48 years of service to an organization!
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Baker Who Refused to Bake Cake for Gay Couple
by Simon inseems like such an obviously correct decision to overturn the previous overreach - it should never have been necessary to go to the supreme court but happened because the rights of the religious were being ignored.. as the fundamental level, no one should be able to compel you to work for them or to provide services that go against your beliefs, and certainly not have the government be able to force you to comply.. if this was allowed there would be so many unreconcilable situations that would clog up courts over nonsense.. i also have little patience for these activists that intentionally look to be offended.
it really doesn't do their cause any good to go round looking to make trouble for people.
it's also misguided because it ends up strengthening religious rights over effectively stupid issues.. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/us/politics/supreme-court-sides-with-baker-who-turned-away-gay-couple.html.
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Outlines for the 2019 Circuit Assemblies
by AverageJoe1 innext month begins the new service year (2019), a month of "excitement" for jws as they await circuit assemblies, annual meeting, new circuit overseer talks etc... roughly translated to "more of the same".. just curious as to whether the talk outlines for the two 2019 circuit assemblies are available in english/spanish yet.
i've not been able to find any online.
(themes: "be bold" and "be strong".).
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Ex Jehovah's Witnesses Protest JW Convention in London...Receive Positive Reaction
by MADMARY inplease check this out:.
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/ex-jehovahs-witness-hull-joins-1906232.
mm.
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Arguments I’ve Had: Historical Accuracy and the Bible
by Saethydd inwhen i was a jw and still living with my parents i remember the way my father held what could almost be described as contempt for archeologists, paleontologists, and other scientists who dared to try explain what happened in past.
he justified this attidtude with the argument that these people don’t have enough evidence to make such claims with any certainty.
however, i see now that his viewpoint was more likely a defense mechanism to protect his presupposed conclusion that everything described in the bible actually happened.
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Anyone else get a message from Hanged Man?
by pale.emperor ini dont know why i'd want to argue over something like this.
i've been aware of this theory for years.
as interesting as it is - it's still bullshit.. for future reference, i believe the bible to be a collection of fantasy, myth, real locations and crazy ramblings of psychedelic bloke stuck on patmos.. my reply:.
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Public prosecutor's office starts investigation in the Netherlands
by fulano inhttps://www.nu.nl/binnenland/5416472/openbaar-ministerie-onderzoekt-seksueel-misbruik-bij-jehovahs-getuigen.html.
i hope someone could find an english translation.
i have no time at the moment..
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Pennsylvania abuse scandal
by neat blue dog inhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/catholic-priests-pennsylvania-church-jury.html.
this is the latest catholic scandal .
and all that jws in my area have been talking about gleefully.
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Jehovah On The Ramage Over His Creation Psychoanalyisis
by Brokeback Watchtower inwhat would a psychoanalysis be of jehovah's wrathful escapades be?
would diagnosis be: very dangerous and highly unstable and subject to great mode swings over trifles.
would he qualify for a government job involving public safety with the results from such a psycho evaluation ?.
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A film about Jonah
by Sergey Antonov inwho has any thoughts about the new film about the prophet jonah?
how could they divide the entire period into days, if the bible does not say so?
the king ordered them to fast 20 days before the destruction ???!