Topics Started by Nickolas

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Cut from the same cloth
by Nickolas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
adherents know that they are right and those who believe otherwise are wrong.

black and white.

that there are many such books in existence is problematic insofar as they condemn one another either directly or by inference as heretical - or at best earlier, defective revelations.
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The Hubble, Yahweh, the Bible, and faith.
by Nickolas in
1. jw
2. friends
there have been several threads in which the views of the universe provided by the hubble space telescope have been discussed.

i guess this will be another one.

there's a new series being broadcast here in canada on the oasis hd nature channel entitled hubble's canvas.
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Sleeping with the enemy
by Nickolas in
1. jw
2. friends
i have been wondering of late about the extent to which jwn's minions (one of whom i am beginning to see myself to some extent) differentiate the machine from its parts.

what i mean is, what degree of separation is discerned between the watchtower bible and tract society and its individual members?.

henry milner, who is a polical scientist at the university of montreal, posits that those who rely heavily on the internet for their information ultimately become dogmatic.
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Poisonous Congregations and Incompetent Leadership
by Nickolas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm not sure where this topic belongs.

the adult & heated debate category, maybe, or jokes & humour.

guess we'll see.
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Finding peace
by Nickolas in
1. social
2. relationships
this is for those of you who are familiar with my periodic rants about being married to a jehovah's witness.

you won't be seeing any more of them.. my wife and i were up before dawn on friday and spent the entire day on our boat, trolling 10 miles from shore and talking.

we talked about our lives together, the ground we've covered in the 40 years since we met as university freshmen.
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What to ask a proselytizing spouse
by Nickolas in
1. jw
2. friends
if you are a non-jw married to a jw, how do you deal with those times during the week when he or she slips out for several hours with bookbag in hand, going door to door?

your spouse is out there actively recruiting for the watchtower - do you have a problem with that?

do you ask your spouse if he/she is up front with the prospective convert?
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On becoming atheist - the tug of war
by Nickolas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
perhaps, if you are a theist, you might not want to read this.

if you are nevertheless curious about how an atheist thinks, then please read on.. i don't think there are any active members of this board who have been atheists all their lives (are there?).

i think virtually all of us transitioned into non-belief from a religious beginning.
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Marriage of convenience
by Nickolas in
1. social
2. relationships
just a few weeks back my wife and i attended the wedding ceremony of the child of a couple with which we associated in the past.

he and i worked together in the same industrial complex and shared a common interest in antique cars.

i liked the older british sports cars and he liked american steel.
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Bad day in Athiest/Jehovah's-Witnessville
by Nickolas in
1. jw
2. friends
bear with me for a day or two, ok?

if i don't vent a bit i'll leave gray matter spontaneously spattered all over my office walls..
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A Lawyer Examines Jehovah's Witnesses
by Nickolas in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
get a load of this bit of propaganda issued by a watchtower apologist.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m-j-mprtsi.

at least they're not blocking comments just yet..