gubberningbody
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About the "but it's run by imperfect men" argument.
by SPAZnik inby the same token, couldn't any religion use the same argument to excuse their flaws and atrocities?
they are, after all, run by "imperfect" men as well.
i guess that means they're actually inspired of god too, but simply run by imperfect men who make mistakes..
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How Public Talks are Done by some Congregations
by Amazing inreading lady lee's post about collecting public talk outlines made me recall the following:.
when i was the public talk coordinator and cong.
secretary, i kept the public talk file.
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Thinking out loud about God - searching concavities and convexities
by gubberningbody inbefore people imagine that "foreign"="more correct" and launch themselves off into eastern religious thought, i think one might consider the book "truth in religion", and "how to think about god - a guide for the 20th century pagan", by mortimer j. adler.
in the former he examines various religions for the claims each make with regard to "truth" and makes, a good case in my view for a rational analysis of religion as opposed to making affirmations based on emotion.
in the latter, he makes an analysis of various ways to examine what is meant when people talk about god.. .
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May 15th Watchtower - Faithful Slave = Jehovah & Jesus = Listen to GB
by flipper inonce again our lurking jw friend sent us the " witness only " version of the may 15th watchtower and i picked out the thought and " mind controlling " statements i thought you folks would be interested in seeing in order to see how blatant the control is being exerted these days.. first in an article called " youths - make your advancement manifest " notice the blatant way the wt society compares itself to jehovah.
and then how they insult the young people.
it states in paragraph 13, " why do i want to get married ?
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JWN Idol: What is YOUR Talent?
by cameo-d init doesn't have to be stage-worthy.. what "hidden talents" do you have?.
of all the things you do, what is it that you think you do best?.
what do you like to do that really makes you feel happy and "qualified"?.
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Did people with those signs outside the assemblies and meetings strengthen or weaken your beliefs?
by BonaFide inwhenever i saw people with signs against the witnesses outside the assemblies, it always strengthened my belief that the witnesses were right.. what about you?.
bf.
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If You Didn't Have to Count Time
by journey-on in....how many do you think would actually go out in service?
if they didn't think some elder was keeping up with their hours and number of placements, i think most witnesses would avoid it altogether.. ...also, if the brothers didn't have a corporate congregational ladder to climb, would they make any real effort?
i think many of them do it because being an elder or ms gives them a sense of accomplishment and a certain authority they otherwise would not enjoy in the mundane world.
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Solomon: Sex Addict or Shrewd Businessman?
by cameo-d inthe scriptures say that solomon turned away from 'god' in his later years and this is attributed to the influence of his wives.. how can this be correct?
it seems that from day one solomon had no special affection for 'god's laws' to have so many wives in the first place.. most people would expect 700 wives and 300 concubines to be high maintainence.
wouldn't you think there would be an awful lot of cat fights and chaos?.