Topics Started by Qcmbr
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Plesae help - source of JW teachings on 'army of stars' teaching
by Qcmbr inhi, continuing my discussions with my jw friend he mentioned that genesis 2:1 'host' of heaven was actually a reference to an army of stars.
he mentioned that the same phraseology is used in psalms and he quoted a psalm (i think!
) which had actual names of stars in it.
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Big Announcement - From JW Elder
by Qcmbr inif you read my other post you'll get the context but since this will be of great potential interest here it is: .
the jws are soon(next few months) going to make a public proclamation against all other churches which he was confident would 'shake things up' and would make a few jws unhappy???.
is this the big announcement for september?
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Toilets and gender - very light hearted discussion
by Qcmbr inat work we have four toilets per floor of which two are male and two female - we have about a 10 - 1 balance of men to women and so we got to bitching about how unfair it is that they (the ladies) get two toilets while we have to hike around looking for an available stall.
these toilets are single occupant rooms (as a toilet prude these are my favourite toilets of all time!
- i can't do 2's in public except in dire emergencies) but we got to talking about some of the other offices where the toilets are larger etc.. and several people are in there at one time.
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Summations on why JWs are not correct thus far.
by Qcmbr ini posted a bit ago after a meeting with a couple of jws at my door - well i've had two return visits from a well versed elder and we've tustled over several key teachings and i've been puting a list together of what i believe the core failures of the jw religion are regarding their claim to be the only true church.
i will also say having a discussion is like trying to catch a piglet covereed in oil - as soon as a topic begins to get to the actual critical point it's off and running in the other direction.
1/ authority: i have yet to get a statement that describes by what authority an individual (russell) can take his private interpretation of the scripture and set himself up as a leader and create a structure that grows into jehovah's kingdom without so much as one heavenly manifestation.
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Please help! Prep for Saturday's visit
by Qcmbr ini would be really grateful if anyone could give me a list(or even one !
) of the most common jw scriptures - the ones that are quoted extensively and remembered - that are used when teaching someone.
i figure if i can read up on the core scriptures including their historical and physical context i will be better able to probe the purported meaning behind them.
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Couple of JW Sisters came to my door - mini rumble
by Qcmbr infirst of all want to thank you all for informing me of the good the bad and smurfly about jws - i was so stoked when these two sister's knocked on my door.
i apologise now - i was a smug git - in fairness they conducted themselves impeccably in the face of me.
this is how it went (paraphrased to highlight 'clever' bits i said and downplay swathes of conversation when i said silly things.
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Is marriage over ?- UK looks at extending similar rights to co-habitees
by Qcmbr inmy wife and i (ironically) have just sat discussing some of the implications of extending rights normally associated with marriage to co-habiting couples (rights such as division of assets and right to maintenance payments etc..) following hot on the heels of two big wins for very rich divorcees that change uk law (for very high earners) which makes marriage far less financially desirable for a rich person and looking back to such landmark changes such as the abolition of the married persons tax allowance does there seem any point or hope for marriage?
it also seems a bit unfair to those who decided not to get married (for whatever reason) to suddenly be married in all but name.
thoughts?
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The last cry for help as faith burns out
by Qcmbr inmany here have lost once bedrock faith via various means.
like a sun burning up all its fuel i find some people experience a last explosive attempt to retain faith before finally walking away spent and unfulfilled.
did you have a moment when you gambled all on a last attempt to get god's attention and answer all those inexorable doubts?
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How a Baptist minister was responsible for strengthening me in Mormonism
by Qcmbr ini've been mulling over noggin's story and how i experienced the same scenarios on my mission and i wanted to share the flip side to that story - the one where i was not deconverted at all.
the curent religious crisis in my own life is also at a mature enough point to share some parts.
please note i want to use ths cathartically so excuse my dogmatism - i'm not preaching.