Is this really what I'm missing in WatchtowerWorld?
How to mess with the minds of mostly decent people.
Christ on a bike!
P.S. good point about the lawsuits ADCMS.
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Pope says Big bang and Evolution are correct !
by Phizzy infrom the u.k independent newspaper :.
" the theories of evolution and the big bang are real and god is not a magician with a magic wand, pope francis has declared.. speaking at the pontifical academy of sciences, the pope made comments which experts said put an end to the pseudo theories of creationism and intelligent design that some argue were encouraged by his predecessor, benedict xvi.. francis explained that both scientific theories were not incompatible with the existence of a creator arguing instead that they require it.. when we read about creation in genesis, we run the risk of imagining god was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything.
but that is not so, francis said.. he added: he created human beings and let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each one so they would reach their fulfilment.. the big bang, which today we hold to be the origin of the world, does not contradict the intervention of the divine creator but, rather, requires it.. evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.. the catholic church has long had a reputation for being anti-science most famously when galileo faced the inquisition and was forced to retract his heretic theory that the earth revolved around the sun.. but pope franciss comments were more in keeping with the progressive work of pope pius xii, who opened the door to the idea of evolution and actively welcomed the big bang theory.
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Me too, cantleave.
Considering the tonnage and toxicity of the garbage spewed by other religious leaders, this dude ain't so bad ...
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new assembly experience... what do you reckon to this one?
by purrpurr inok so aparently there was this young girl who wanted to study with the jw's because she loved the bible so much.
she asked her fathers permission but he refused, after much nagging though he said she could have a study if she was prepared to have one of her fingers chopped off.
he thought the is would stop her but she was willing so he got a knife and cut off one of her fingers... a little while later she wanted to attend the meetings and he said no and again when nagged said she could attend meetings if she had another finger chopped off so she agreed and he chopped off a second finger.
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Unbelievable!
I don't really know what else to say.
The Society really are scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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MY CONCLUSION IS: 'GOD' DOESN'T EXIST
by NAVYTOWN ini have come to the conclusion that there is no god.
period!!!
if there was a loving, righteous, all-knowing, all powerful god up there somewhere, where is he and what good is he???
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'For practical purposes, there is no god with us.'
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MY CONCLUSION IS: 'GOD' DOESN'T EXIST
by NAVYTOWN ini have come to the conclusion that there is no god.
period!!!
if there was a loving, righteous, all-knowing, all powerful god up there somewhere, where is he and what good is he???
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punkofnice - excellent comment, powerful picture.
A picture really can represent a thousand words.
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Would you convert to a religion for love?
by new hope and happiness ini am sure people convery to a religion to find peace and spiritual awakening.
i also bet many convert simply for love.
would you to assist " true love" if it required converting to a particular faith?.
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@Heaven
Excellent thinking and excellent question!
I agree with the point made by 3rdgen, that love is a two-way street, a kind of beautiful compromise.
If two people genuinely love each other, their background, beliefs or status shouldn't matter.
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SAY WHAAAAT? YOU CRAZY DUDE!
by sparrowdown inseriously, endured a torturous conversation with an active jdub yesterday.
and he was frothing at the mouth about how "muslims are doing the right thing with .
executing the....." he then went on to list everyone from drugdealers to thieves to fornicators.. he said "countries where this sort of thing is happening have got it right!
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@sparrowdown
You're right, it seems JWs don't have much of clue about what goes on in the world.
Take a look at the last four or five 'watching the world' articles on jw.org. We find not one word about the many atrocities committed by extremists - for some unfathomable reason WTS thinks the rise of atheism in Japan or alcoholism in Outer Mongolia is more newsworthy.
'the Koran was not that different from the Bible' - this is one thing your JW has correct.
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Do you believe that we are living in the last days, and why?
by new light init has been a long time.. thanks to jw.org, i was reading some jw material (what does the bible teach i believe).
it was the first time reading a "book study" book in many years and i was blown away by the controlling, cultish writing.
this question especially struck me as manipulative: do you believe that we are living in the last days, and why?.
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Sorry new light, I also didn't take the time to properly read throught the opening post.
You're quite, the fact that the bible 'student' is not given a 'why or why not' is a bit disturbing - independent thinking not allowed.
I don't think the org is becoming more sinister - it's always been like this.
The Writing Dept. print the questions and the answers, all devout JWs have to do is parrot them on a Sunday afternoon.
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Union Jack Comes Down In Camp Bastion
by cofty inthe flag has been lowered for the last time in camp bastion in helmand province afghanistan.... the baton has been passed to the afghan army.
let's hope they are ready.. "it is with pride that we announce the end of uk combat operations in helmand, having given afghanistan the best possible chance of a stable future.
our armed forces tremendous sacrifice laid the foundations for a strong afghan security force, set the security context that enabled the first democratic transition of power in the countrys history, and stopped it being a launch pad for terrorist attacks in the uk.
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I have a bad feeling about this.
I hope Afghan society will give me a pleasant surprise.
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Do you believe that we are living in the last days, and why?
by new light init has been a long time.. thanks to jw.org, i was reading some jw material (what does the bible teach i believe).
it was the first time reading a "book study" book in many years and i was blown away by the controlling, cultish writing.
this question especially struck me as manipulative: do you believe that we are living in the last days, and why?.
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In answer to the OP: hell no! It's been stated by other posters in other threads that humankind has never had it so good, especially those of us living in the developed world. I've never forgotten this.