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If evolution is true ?
by D wiltshire inif evolution is true and god doesnt exist, and all matter always existed, and life keeps adapting and getting more and more advanced, conquering all problems set before its existence.. then life should have already filled the entire universe and advanced to the point of never dying.. am i being presumptuous?.
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if someone lived a trillion x longer than you, and had a billion x more reasoning ability would he come to the same conclusions as you?.
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My niece's change of heart.....
by Tatiana inin my never-ending task of trying to get my niece out of jws clutches, i have good news.
just a brief history.
my lifetime jw mom raised my niece from the age of 9 due to my sister's alcohol and drug abuse.
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whats a dub ? is this an americanism ?
by alliwannadoislive inthe term 'dub' originates from where exactly ?
- i understand that it's used in reference to those considered 'active' jws, but as to what the term actually means i dunno - please enlighten me ...
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Message Blurred
by joelbear intoward the end of my pioneering days i remember beginning to run into people from churches who told me they believed they would live on earth forever.
they believed jesus would live here with them.
i also ran into trouble distinguishing witness beliefs in other areas from other denomination's beliefs.. after 25 more years, i would think this would be even more the case now.. has anyone who has recently left noticed more of this blurring of differences between jw doctrine and regular christian church doctrine?.
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Cough Cough, Splutter Choke, Gruuugh Bleah!
by Englishman inhow do you feel about people who smoke in public places such as bars and restaurants?
if i complain about smokers in my pub, they say: "it's a pub, what do you expect?".
i can't see the reasoning here.
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I finally got glasses!
by Bendrr inbtw, i turned 30 thursday nov. 1.. i finally broke down and went to lenscrafters today.
did the exam and selected transitions lenses.
when they made the glasses and i tried them on it was awful!
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What the UN thing means to me
by joelbear ini have thought from the beginning that the un thing was being way overblown in terms of importance and have said so here.. but, you know what, it is a big deal.
the watchtower society is taking the easy way out of the situation by "using" the un rather than standing firm in their beliefs and relying on jehovah for assistance.
i feel the same way about the un membership that i did about the lawsuit with swaggart and the krishnas.
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If we were a congregation?
by joelbear inif the group here was a congregation, what role would each person here play?.
joel
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How Do We Respond to the WTS on the UN?
by hawkaw inoh hello, just little old me.. i want to talk about and ask a question about the watchtower's "spin" in the un fiascao.. based on my review of the case, there are 2 "spins" that need to be "counterspinned".. these wts "spins" that deserve responses are:.
1) the watchtower did not keep this un "association" a secret and the leaders were not hiding anything.. 2) the watchtower used this "association" to help promote its educational and voluntary work through out the world.
we only considered the support of the un charter in help our brothers get their religious freedom.
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usa 2001 stats
by jeffory inavg.
pubs in 2001 service year[ usa] 945,689 compared to 945,000 avg.
in 2000.. total baptized in 2001 service year 28,239 compared to the 28,475 in 2000.