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Walter Cronkite, RIP
by leavingwt inhttp://www.cnn.com/2009/us/07/17/walter.cronkite.dead/index.html.
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What did James mean when he wrote:"Faith wothout works is dead"?
by The Berean inwhat are "works"?.
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The JW's Have Invaded the National Park
by outofservice inis nothing sacred?
we decided to spend a beautiful summer day at rocky mountain national park.
we drive into the visitor center and what do we see?
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taking good advice and sharing about myself(a little)
by freedomisntfree inim 20 from a family of both sides 3rd gen jdubs and ive been generally inactive minus assemblies memorials and the occasional meeting for 3 years.i dont what all im supposed to include in here....i left becuase:(not in order of importance).
1)i felt and feel personally failed by the organization by allowing my siblings and cousins as well as many friends and there mothers over the years be sexually abused and mistreated.. 2)to much conjecture and flip flopping the "nobodys perfect" exscuse wasnt cutting it anymore.
3)i want to help people in a real and unconditional way not just for the purpose of converting them.
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Found a Real Gem Here!
by Farkel ini really shouldn't be starting any new threads and almost put this one as a reply in the 1928 pdf messenger thread, but it is just too juicy to get buried right away.. i suggest that anyone even halfway interested in jw history download that 1928 messenger pdf.
it is full of treasures.
here is one i found on page 7 of the newsletter (page 25 of the pdf file).
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The problem with design arguments for a creator is that the morality of the creator is called into question by his supposed design
by gubberningbody ini remember reading an awake magazine article from 1946 that tried to explain dinosaurs and other carnivorous animals that left me more than a little flat.. certainly the existence of design would argue for a designer, but not necessarily the morality of said designer.
now i know some would argue that my conception of morality is flawed and that of the designer so much superior, yet i have yet to hear or read of any narrative which i could back with my heart or head.. .
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positive role models for ex dubs?
by highdose inby which i don't mean people to exactly copy, but rather inspirational ones who dispite the jw's have made a success of their lifes.. any suggestions?
examples?.
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Hypothetically, If Someone Created a Fake Congregation to Trick Another...
by OnTheWayOut inlet's just stay hypothetical.
if someone wanted to create a fake congregation in 7-miles-from-nowhere, north dakota (7-m-f-n, n.d. congregation) in order to trick the elders at another congregation, what could they get away with?.
just assume that they use a p.o.
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WHAT WAS YOUR AHA! MOMENT THATIT WAS TIME TO EXIT THE BORG?
by freewilly01 ini had a huge light bulb on moment as i wasy in therapy dealing with a nasty anxiety disorder for many years and having a huge trigger in my life finally silenced.
it was almost the last thing that i thought i would end up doing expecially if you asked my wife and myself even a year before our decision to " live " thats how i view it not decision to leave...........it was a decision to live.. .
my therapist psychiatrist asked me who are you?
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I had one of those discussions this weekend - Am I getting anywhere?
by BonaFide inlast week during bible highlights, a sister commented on leviticus 19:28 about not having a tattoo.
i also commented, saying that we are not under the law, but the principle should be taken into consideration.. a sister i don't speak with very often called me.
she is in the same congregation as some of my family.