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  A silly thought on freewill...

  by new hope and happiness in

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  this was mythought on " freewill" and made me think...i need " air" to breath..so how was i born with freewill?.

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  Fernando

  If God exists, and I believe he does, then the existence of atheists would seem to prove free will, to my mind at least.
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  What Happened to my DEAR FRIEND?

  by NoMoreHustle in

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  when i first learned about the bull $#@!

  about the cult that i am in, i reached out to my good friend who brought me into this organization through a study.

  this man is wonderful human being & i thought would be understanding to my struggles.

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  Once we have invested too much in a scam we strangely develop a vested interest in supporting it at all costs to save face.
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  If Jehovah God Really Loved Humans & This Earth How Might He Show It?

  by minimus in

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  supposing that you might say that you believe in god, how might a god of love, show that he really cares about us all?.

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  Fernando

  Provide a sociological map, which if followed, would begin to elevate the human race from a primitive Type-0 civilisation.

  Grant us free will and autonomy, allowing us to choose to heed or ignore the map, as we observe and contemplate the consequences, of each option.
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  Training aid for Call Centre ops/phone training free on Kindle....

  by punkofnice in

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  this isn't shameless advertising because right now it's free to download.. i have put together a brief basic training manual to help folk to learn skills for answering the phone or going to work in a call centre.

  (yes.

  i have trained people in this in real life).. please download it while it's free for kindle.. thanks mr p the punk.

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  Fernando

  Unky Punky, I gave it a crack, but Amazon says not downloadable in Australia due to copyright...
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  Poster with basic math on shunning - for JW parents

  by Fernando in

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  your thoughts on such a poster?.

  (http://religions.pewforum.org/reports says: "jehovah's witnesses have the lowest retention rate of any religious tradition.

  only 37% of all those who say they were raised as jehovah's witnesses still identify themselves as jehovah's witnesses.").

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  Fernando

  Thank you all for the suggestions, improvements and valid observations.

  Paul (JWFacts), I wonder how it might be possible to get the facts right as you have, and still be brief enough for a poster...
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  help! i'm lite on the lingo

  by venting in

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  what is the borg?

  what are dubs?

  i know i'm forgetting some.

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  Fernando

  Hey venting!

  Just in case this is a serious OP...

  Borg, I believe is a reference to the mindlessness and high control nature of the Watchtower ORGanisation, and a possible reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_%28Star_Trek%29 .

  Dub I believe is short for "Jay Double You" or JW. Again a bit of a reference to the mindlessness imposed on the worshippers of the golden calf (the Watchtower bORGanisation and its website JW.org)
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  Have you had a crisis of concience?

  by new hope and happiness in

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  my little boy has decided he wants to be a vegetarian and has been for over a year now.

  i fully accepted and supported this.. my view however is no matter what you eat or how you eat it ....beings will die for you to eat.. i have noticed where we live we have the terms " free range" and " ecological".

  if affordable i am sure most peoples preferrd option for their own health and the conditions of the animals.. i would say everyone has the right to eat what they want within reason.

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  I'm becoming more conscious of healthy eating habits, if that counts.
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  What the new children of the kingdom look like these days!

  by Wasanelder Once in

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  with jw.org becoming the rage and new object of veneration, this is how the children will be appearing in a kh near you!

  any comments?.

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  Maybe these are the 37% PEW says remain JWs?
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  Australian Uniting Church Minister on CULTS

  by Fernando in

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  "the daily edition" on channel 7 this afternoon had a segment on cults, including an interview with david millikan:.

  https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-daily-edition/video/watch/24875977/inside-australias-notorius-cult/.

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  Fernando

  "The Daily Edition" on Channel 7 this afternoon had a segment on cults, including an interview with David Millikan:

  https://au.tv.yahoo.com/the-daily-edition/video/watch/24875977/inside-australias-notorius-cult/
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  CALVARY - the film

  by BizzyBee in

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  just saw this today.

  quite an experience.

  the film raised many issues about clergy, religion, morality, guilt and forgiveness.. .

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  Fernando

  Maybe we're in for many more related movies, now that society has finally chosen to question religion, and focus on the evil of: "childhood sexual abuse by a priest" (or "elder").

  My wife has firsthand experience of such abuse, and is passionate about making an upbeat fictional movie, that showcases this and related issues, in a moving narrative.