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Discovery Channel video on Christmas
by greenie ini thought this was a cool report on the origins of christmas from fully informed christians and christianity scholars.
i'm going to show it to my jw.. http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/christmas-elements-have-pagan-roots/pqauiaq?q=christmas&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnhed>1=42007.
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How do you talk to your kids?
by greenie injust a question that's been bubbling around in my head the last couple of weeks as more new people join the board or others become more established.
for those of you on here that have children, nieces, nephews, grandkids, cousins, friends' kids, etc., how do you talk to them about what the jws teach?
i know there are many here that are in mixed relationships that either started that way or became that way when one left, i know there are those here that have both left, and in any circumstances, i'm just wondering how you talk to your kids about the religion and their beliefs.
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WT article on propaganda
by greenie indoes anyone want to tackle the hypocrisy in this article?
here's the link and the text is below.
also, can any former dubs explain how a jw could read or write this and not see how it applies to themselves?
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Help re: objections to Christmas
by greenie inhaven't posted my own topic in a while, so i thought i'd go with this one.
back in october/november mj started a thread on help with thanksgiving objections.
so, can you guys offer help with christmas objections?
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Who officiates JW weddings?
by greenie inif two jws were in great standing and getting married in a kingdom hall, who would officiate their wedding?
could an elder do the whole thing, or would a justice of the peace have to do part with the talk from the elder?.
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Kinda cool...from Karen Armstrong (former nun) and Archbishop Desmond Tutu
by greenie inthought this would be nice to share, it really resonated with me:.
compassion unites the world's faithsby karen armstrong and archbishop desmond tutu, special to cnn
november 10, 2009 9:18 a.m. estendclickprintinclude google_ad_section_end startclickprintexcludeendclickprintexclude google_ad_section_start content reap keep startclickprintinclude reap startclickprintexclude 'let's revive the golden rule'endclickprintexclude /reap editor's note: karen armstrong is a former roman catholic nun who has written more than 20 books about common themes in islam, judaism and christianity, including "the bible: a biography.
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"Spirituality" Part of JW Jargon?
by greenie inthis is something i've heard lately.
i have a feeling like other seemingly innocuous words, that this one actually has special meaning in jw speak.
or am i wrong?
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Conscience Matters
by greenie inhas anyone ever compiled a list of things that are now conscience matters for jws?
if not, do you guys know what things are currently considered conscience matters?
is the list too long or obscure so that this is a bad question?
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What did the Bible mean re: worldliness?
by greenie inthis topic was broached in another thread (http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/184175/1/please-help-re-objections-to-thanksgiving) and i was interested in expanding more on it.
i am no bible scholar and view the bible as - gasp - more of a guidebook than literal one, but my impression has always been that the worldy bunch involved non-christians (personally i'd say non-religious ones, no offense anyone!
)or pseudo religious ones that were unethical and/or immoral.
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What made you think?
by greenie ini know this topic has been covered, so feel free to ignore me or point me to another post for your response, but i'm just curious: what made you first think the jws didn't have it all?
what it a slow process or like a lightening strike?.
for me, a non-jw, it was like a lightening strike when i started reading about the blood issue..