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  The Case for Theism

  by FusionTheism in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  "theism" here means "belief in a god" or "the worldview that an intelligent designer created the universe and life.

  " ("god" here means a being with a mind who initiated and/or wound-up the universe, and designed life on earth)the most common claim that i see atheists making on twitter, is that "no evidence" exists in support of belief in a god.this post will remove any excuse atheists have for claiming "no evidence exists" in support of an initiator.

  atheists can still reject this evidence as "weak," but they cannot truthfully say it does not exist.now, it is true that we do not have "observable, repeatable, falsifiable, empirical, scientific" evidence conclusively proving that an initiator exists, but we do have many lines of philisophical, experiential, and logical evidence.and... here... we... go:1:) many leading scientists, including stephen hawking, say that the space-time-matter universe had a beginning at the singularity/big bang.

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  Ruby said: Heaven, yes Zeus was a God many of many roles, but mostly he was connected to power rather than to intellect very much like the Jehovah of old. And this olden days Jehovah is actually the Jehovah I recognize at the meetings.

  The modern day God who is connected to mind reflects our own preoccupation with intelligence and seems to be a modern construct. This mind God is almost never discussed at the meetings and I suspect that Jehovahs witnesses take a counter cultural stance to this God by their depiction of God as Power, so I think that if xjws do discover a God of MIND then they can use this to fuel a position of dissent towards a power mad entity who is bent on destruction.

  Yes, in short, OT God was angry, spiteful and vengeful. But as with all things, God evolved.

  After he was able to rape the unmarried Jewish girl and get a son out of the deal, NT God mellowed somewhat. He is still going to judge you, though, and if you are found to be unfit or an unbeliever, you will be tortured for eternity once you die.
  
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  I'm okay with the "fruitage of the spirit."

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  though i now consider myself a secular buddhist, i just realized today that i'm okay with trying to pursue the qualities mentioned by paul as the "fruitage of the spirit.".

  the only one i take issue with is "faith" in the context of religion.

  what are your thoughts on the matter?.

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  Later on today I hope to partake of the spirit made from the fruitage of these items:
  

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  Parents under fire for failing to allow lifesaving blood transfusion to terminally ill son

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/06/11/19/06/parents-under-fire-for-failing-to-allow-lifesaving-blood-transfusion-to-terminally-ill-son.

  there is a video that can be seen at the above link that is worth watching.. the andersons.

  7:10pm june 11, 2015 parents under fire for failing to allow lifesaving blood transfusion to terminally ill son.

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  Isn't x-tianity about peace and love?

  Christianity is about the veneer of peace and love. The underlying truth is that if you don't believe as they do, if you do not get reborn as one of them, you risk judgment and eternal torture.
  
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  What JW's are afraid of~

  by kairos in

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  2. scandals

  just putting together a mental list:.

  jehovah .

  jesus.

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  Not making it through Armageddon.

  And Ozzy Osbourne. Yep, my bro got in big trouble for buying Ozzy's album "Speak of the Devil"

  
  
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  Parents under fire for failing to allow lifesaving blood transfusion to terminally ill son

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/06/11/19/06/parents-under-fire-for-failing-to-allow-lifesaving-blood-transfusion-to-terminally-ill-son.

  there is a video that can be seen at the above link that is worth watching.. the andersons.

  7:10pm june 11, 2015 parents under fire for failing to allow lifesaving blood transfusion to terminally ill son.

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  I lost a cousin who was in a very bad car accident because she refused a blood transfusion. She left behind a husband and 3 children.
  
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  Parents under fire for failing to allow lifesaving blood transfusion to terminally ill son

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/06/11/19/06/parents-under-fire-for-failing-to-allow-lifesaving-blood-transfusion-to-terminally-ill-son.

  there is a video that can be seen at the above link that is worth watching.. the andersons.

  7:10pm june 11, 2015 parents under fire for failing to allow lifesaving blood transfusion to terminally ill son.

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  Any organization that forbids you getting any life saving medical treatment... is a cult.
  
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  Disfellowshipping Image

  by naazira in

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  2. friends

  this photo can be found in the april 15 , study edition article titled:.

  why disfellowshipping is a loving provision.

  just by looking at this image we can see how quickly the barrier between the congregation and former member is put up, after the announcement that this sister is no longer one of jehovah's witneses.

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  You know you're in a cult when .... their definition of 'loving provision' causes immense pain and suffering.
  
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  Missed the Meeting

  by konceptual99 in

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  2. friends

  so yesterday was a lovely day where i live and so instead of going to the meeting we went, as a family, out for the late pm/early evening to have a bbq.

  we were far more relaxed than if we had gone to the meeting.

  we spent far more time talking that if we had gone to the meeting.

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  Mmmmm .... BBQ. Yum!

  I suggest replacing all meetings with BBQs. So much more fun, relaxing, and satisfying.
  
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  Is 2 feet + 3 meters= 5 meters? Jehovah's witnesses say yes it is!

  by quincemyles in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  have you noticed that adding 607 b.c.e roman/gregorian years to 2520 jewish biblical/prophetic years to get 1914 roman/gregorian years c.e is like adding 2 feet + 3 meters= 5 meters?.

  the insights volume ii under heading year, mentions that a bible or prophetic year is reckoned to have 360 days.

  many other publications indicate that a prophetic year is 360 days long.

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  I'm okay with the "fruitage of the spirit."

  by cappytan in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  though i now consider myself a secular buddhist, i just realized today that i'm okay with trying to pursue the qualities mentioned by paul as the "fruitage of the spirit.".

  the only one i take issue with is "faith" in the context of religion.

  what are your thoughts on the matter?.

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  I like the fruitage of this spirit