Topics Started by megs
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"He Causes to Become"
by megs ini'm reading the public edition of watchtower for september and it says that "jehovah" means "he causes to become".
i've never seen this before... is this the jw's definition of the tetragrammaton?
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The End Of The World is SOO VERY CLOSE!!
by megs inhere is an interesting article in the bbc on the end of the world, with specific mention of the jw's eschatology.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7600966.stm .
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Placements and Ministry Hours vs. Conversions
by megs ini am so irritated.
the pioneer who was giving me bible study mailed me the public version of watchtower and awake!
(i'm not doing the bs anymore) this got me thinking... why is more emphasis placed on hours in the ministry and "product placement" than conversion??
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"Curse of the Flesh Eating Tumour"
by megs inthis really disturbed me... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1571360/fighting-the-curse-of-the-face-eating-tumour.html reading the article, it's hard to say whether it is his religious convictions as a jw that are impeding his seeking treatment or distrust in the medical establishment.
thoughts?
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Hell Does Not Exist
by megs inaccording to spong, not only does hell not exist, but neither does the divinity of christ, a theistic god, miracles, the redemptive property of jesus' death on the cross, his resurrection, his ascension, and many other things besides.
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Rank & File Unfamiliar with WTS former NGO Status?
by megs inso, my pioneer lady sent me an e-mail with the following sentence:.
you had asked about the un.
we have never belonged to that organization and never will.
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Enlightenment
by megs inemmanuel kant wrote this in a 1784 essay called "what is enlightenment?
"enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-imposed immaturity.
immaturity is the inability to use one's understanding without guidance from another.
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Feeling Vulnerable
by megs inokay... help... i'm feeling weak right now... i haven't spoken to my dub in 6 weeks, still not over him, still thinking about him far more than i should... anyway... when we were talking, he got me going to meetings (we live in diff places) and a nice pioneer lady took me under her wing.
i gave his email addy to the lady and they correspond.
so, me and the dub had a falling out when i told him all of the issues i had with the wts.
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JWD Groupie
by megs ini've decided to become a jwd groupie... i was thinking fan club, newsletter with biographies and features, perhaps an annual convention
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Shirtless Mormons AKA "Men on a Mission"
by megs ini am now thinking of becoming a mormon!!!
sounds like this lad is in a wee spot of trouble with the head mormonators.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/living/wayoflife/07/11/shirtless.mormons.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview.