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  Debating evolution, intelligent design and cosmology with a JW

  by Thestumbler83 in

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  2. bible

  ive been having an email exchange with a jw family member and the discussion seem to have become a bit heated and im not quite sure why.

  i dont think ive said anything obviously offensive and ive been very careful with my wording.

  but i think im sometimes a bit tone deaf with these things.

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  If someone doesn't WANT to see it, they WON'T see it. It's why I don't argue with creationists any more.
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  Homo sapiens is also missing (let alone the missing links in between)

  by iconoclastic in

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  2. beliefs

  the word sapiens (from latin, meaning wise) when applied to humans as final evolute, it is understood that humans manifest wisdom in their day-to-day living.

  one of the features of being wise (which means having/showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment) is about replacing wastages with something better.

  is this being done with regard to many of the greater aspects of our lives?.

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  Mrs. Eden sends her regards to you all .... =)

  by EdenOne in

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  mrs. eden is laying here by my side reading the forum latest posts with me and asked me to send you all her warmest regards.

  more to follow soon.... .

  eden

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  Hello Mrs. Eden, Congratulations
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  Largest amount of refugees since WW2 in Europe

  by Powermetal4ever in

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  2. friends

  so i had a discussion with my mother about this, and she claims that because of this that: "we are surely living in the last days right now" while i must admit myself that the situation seem chaotic, i don't want to believe that it is the last days.

  so question is, how do i face an opinion like that?

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  So question is, how do I face an opinion like that?

  In thread below is a link to a lecture by Hans Rosling which gives some perspective. If you haven't seen it, make the time to do so, it shows things ain't that bad!

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/81250010/dont-panic-hans-rosling-showing-facts-about-population?size=10&page=1
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  Found this on another forum.....just wanted to share it

  by Je.suis.oisif in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  hope my technical skills on my tablet works.

  here goes......dr. laura slessinger is a well-known conservative talk show host.

  she has expressed very negative beliefs about homosexuality.

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  cantleave

  Ha Ha - love it.
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  JW Threatened me with Violence Today :)

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i popped into the supermarket for a few things after work today and found myself walking up an aisle alongside a couple who used to be in my tuesday group.

  i see them reasonably often and always say hello much to their obvious annoyance.

  i noticed that ian was sporting a shaggy beard.

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  A British court would not view somebody saying hello to you as mitigation for hitting them.

  - 14 Why so many negs for a statement of fact??
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  Ray Franz was an Idiot

  by vinman in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  ray franz who gave us insight into the gb due to a crisis of conscience was an absolute moron, with absolutely no critical thinking skills whatsoever like all of us have.

  i mean, to have a conscience based on some magic man in the sky.. how stupid can you be?

  in search of christian freedom?

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  Ray Franz was far from an Idiot. He was a sincere man, with a great deal of courage and conviction. Don't criticise the man when questioning his beliefs.
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  Nearly Killing My Mother Wasn't Enough !

  by cookiemaster in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  as some of you might have read last week, my mother had extremely low hemoglobin and without it, she would have died.

  i have somehow managed to bring her to reason and accept the transfusion.

  it saved her life.

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  Sorry to hear the way she has been crapped on by the Borg. Hopefully this will be a wake up call for her.
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  Crazyguy is going batshit crazy a Rant

  by Crazyguy in

  1. social
  2. family

  yesterday some jw's came over to my house and were even being nice to me, most of the time if they do come by an elder or ms may say something but the others will not, its even hard for them to say just hello (how pathetic).

  ( they also do this behind my back as if i don't know).

  i now realize by not being their i've handed my kids right over to them!.

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  cantleave

  As "head of the house" exercise your right to study with your own kids. Teach them to think critically and to challenge everything they are taught. Point out some of the fallacies that present themselves in the publications. Ask questions that get them thinking. Have fun!
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  What Convinced you to Leave?

  by LaurenM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've been posting here a lot, but these last few weeks have been very difficult for me.

  anyways, lately, i've been thinking about confessing everything i've done to the elders and going back, but deep down, i don't really think it's the truth...so my question is, what convinced you it wasn't the truth and that leaving wasn't a horrible decision that everyone in the truth makes it out to be?

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  cantleave

  The first thing that really shocked me was the association with the UN. After that everything collapsed like a house of cards.

  I now cannot think of anything they teach which has any truth.