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  The Signs of the Declines

  by Londo111 in

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  about the circuit i grew up in:.

  last decade, a congregation was dissolved.. last year, about a half a dozen or so congregations meeting in a double-hall got re-orged and it works out to one less congregation.

  they received all new territories, bodies of elders, publishers.

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  mute people targetting deaf people - sounds like a plan...
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  How I recently handled JWs at my door

  by Christian guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

  i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

  so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

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  Don't we all have emotional connections to our beliefs?

  To a degree maybe - one of my few beliefs is that most people are fundamentally good at heart. If you could disprove this to me I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep.
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  How I recently handled JWs at my door

  by Christian guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

  i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

  so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

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  besty

  Atheists demand rational evidence.

  Believers don't have much of that to offer, and have a deep emotional connection with their beliefs.

  Internet open discussion forums don't seem a good venue for resolving the dichotomy - on the one hand in this thread we have believers implying atheists are pig-dogs and atheists retorting with god is a shitty asshole...not much to say really...
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  How I recently handled JWs at my door

  by Christian guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

  i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

  so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

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  besty

  @christian guy - thanks for the reply

  Maybe you are saying I only believe as I now do because I was born in a largely Christian nation. Well, I admit that fact certainly helped me find the faith I now have. But again, I don't see what you are getting at.

  thats exactly what I'm getting at - like the clothes you are wearing, your religion is an accident of where you are born. 99.99% of Afghanis are just as convinced as you, but about something different.

  I'm not sure how that works in practice - to me either you are both right, both wrong or one of you is right and one of you is wrong. Until I see compelling evidence for a fairly grandiose claim, I am in the 'both wrong' camp.
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  How I recently handled JWs at my door

  by Christian guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

  i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

  so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

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  besty

  @christian guy - if you could find a few seconds for a brief reply to my earlier question I'd appreciate your thoughts.
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  Which people in here (or apostate) would you like to actually meet in person?

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would like to meet so many people!

  actually hang out with them and see if we get along after meeting in person!.

  here's my list:.

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  besty

  sorry Oubliette - I realised that afterwards - my bad. My business trip was at 24 hours notice, and not thinking 100% on it.
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  How I recently handled JWs at my door

  by Christian guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

  i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

  so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

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  besty

  christian guy - may I ask - what religion would you have been had you been born in afghanistan? you see what i'm saying right?
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  How I recently handled JWs at my door

  by Christian guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

  i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

  so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

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  besty

  thanks Christian Guy - as I said, good luck to you.
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  Which people in here (or apostate) would you like to actually meet in person?

  by ILoveTTATT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i would like to meet so many people!

  actually hang out with them and see if we get along after meeting in person!.

  here's my list:.

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  besty

  we met up with wizzstick and his lovely wife and family a few weeks back - its always nice to meet new people

  i'd like to meet Simon and AndersonInfo at some point, also cofty, bohm, black sheep, OnTheWayOut, steve2, oubliette,slimboyfat (gone but not forgotten)
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  How I recently handled JWs at my door

  by Christian guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

  i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

  so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.

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  besty

  are you saying you think Adam was created by God c6000 years ago and the Bible record proves that?