IsaacJ22
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Factual errors in the literature
by IsaacJ22 ini've been chipping away on a writing project--basically, an essay/web article.
i thought i could ask for some input from the group while also creating an interesting thread.
if it hasn't already been done to death someplace else, that is.. i'm working on a particular point regarding factual errors in the literature.
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Mormon vs JW experience
by thraxer68 ini was browsing some ex-mormon forums and i noticed that many of the experiences sound similar.
people spoke about brain washing, viewing outsiders as being ignorant of the truth, im not sure if im allowed to copy and paste from other forums, if im not please let me know but here are a couple quotes from ex mormon forums:.
"something i very strongly believe, is that even though everything has crumbled to the ground for me right now, i wouldn't change the fact that i left the church for anything.
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For the JW converts- What drew you in?
by serenitynow! inwannabfree's thread about being ashamed of being suckered in to the big lie got me to thinking.
i wish my grandma was still alive so i could ask her what it was that attracted her to the jws.
she was raised methodist- our family still has a small church in her birthplace, got a degree back when it was rare for black people to do so.
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DC 2010 Release - The Origin of Life and its many misquotes
by Designer Stubble inlooking up all the references is a lot of work - one of the reasons nobody normally verifies these, but trust the writers.
as you will see, the writers are banking on this, but it is not a good thing to trust the wtbts writers.
please find the bibliography worked out for quotes 38-51, covering the heading "what about human evolution".. interesting is that many quotes are from the [u]preface[/u] of books, where the authors honestly explain the difficulties and assumptions related to evolutionary science.. [b]what about human evolution?[/b].
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Meeting experience
by gutted inthis weeks service meeting was typical.. "where were you?
" "i'm concerned about you".
then the typical song and dance of the parts/talks, all recycled notions of doing better in the service.
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What causes the authority complex the WTS has? Or even common JWs? What drives the need to control others?
by miseryloveselders inhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/194364/1/witnesses-cant-take-the-heat.
in the thread above, several posters made the point that if xjws could walk away from the religion without losing their family and close friends, then they wouldn't even bother worrying about the wts afterwards.
they would simply move on in life.
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Ray's Office
by watson inthis may have been commented on already, hard to keep up on, but i hope that arrangements have been made to look after the research papers, notes, letters, etc, of ray franz.
preservation of his office/works is pretty important, in my opinion.
when reading the tributes to ray on randy's site, barbara anderson described ray's home and office and it just got me thinking... .
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How old were you when you got baptized...was it your own decision?
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Here is the Letter I am thinking of sending ,give me your input
by troubled mind inattention to the elder body of the *******congregation of jehovahs witnesses .
criminal harassment is defined as "engag(ing) in intentional conduct which the actor [harasser] knows or has reason to know would cause the victim, under the circumstances, to feel frightened, threatened, oppressed, persecuted, or intimidated; and causes this reaction on the part of the victim.
609.749, subd.