Posts by Curtains

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Blind Allegiance to G.B. supported by scripture?

by honorsthesis in

hey everyone,.

i have been getting in on going debates with brothers in the congregation about the role of the governing body.

i feel that jehovah would not want us to blindly follow a particular g.b.

Curtains

thank you free2think but you are blowing my cover - ple delete your post.

edit: okay nevermind - leave it. I'm done with this place - now if only I could get over my addiction

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Blind Allegiance to G.B. supported by scripture?

by honorsthesis in

hey everyone,.

i have been getting in on going debates with brothers in the congregation about the role of the governing body.

i feel that jehovah would not want us to blindly follow a particular g.b.

Curtains

botr says

Someone else, not me, googled him. HonorsThesis, Curtains, Listener are simultaneously a treasurer of their local Republican club at college

botr - please get help.

edit: have you considered that whoever did this google search may be joking around with you

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Blind Allegiance to G.B. supported by scripture?

by honorsthesis in

hey everyone,.

i have been getting in on going debates with brothers in the congregation about the role of the governing body.

i feel that jehovah would not want us to blindly follow a particular g.b.

Curtains

omg - listener - botr also has you down as me and honourthesis. this is unbelievable.

I have flu so I am not at work today. I have had to explain on another thread that I am not honoutrhises. I am not even American, and have never been there.

What I find most shocking is how many people believe BOTR. Perhaps this because of her persuasive rhetoric from her legal backround. But surely such ability carries with it a sense of responsibility and a greater sense of discernment? She makes assumptions and sticks to them not allowing for the fact that her assumptions are based partly on ignorance and stupidity.

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So me, of all people, had a religious experience

by sabastious in

jw
friends

i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

Curtains

According to my understanding, materialism does allow for what believers would conceive of as divine or spirit, but it expects there to be a scientific explanation - if not now then in the future. (Also on htis understanding spirit is material too). So non belief in God for a materialist does not necessarily deny what we experience when we say we have had a religious experience - it is just that it is seen as a sense/aesthetic experience.

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Miracles versus rare events.

by whereami in

jw
friends

this poor caller is clueless.

i swear his head was ready to explode at some point.. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsxhhdjrt6o.

Curtains

great video whereami - reasonable and clear.

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So me, of all people, had a religious experience

by sabastious in

jw
friends

i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

Curtains

nickolas, welcome back - you are too funny

edit: no offence to you journey-on

363

So me, of all people, had a religious experience

by sabastious in

jw
friends

i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

Curtains

thanks for the link sab. i've read it. Its thrilling to witness something like this and if it happened to me I would feel very very lucky and awed at the same time. congratulations

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An update on the wife

by sooner7nc in

i just wanted to let you all know that my wife is feeling great after receiving her kidney transplant last week.

her labs immediately started coming into line as soon as the organ was attached and as of now are almost completely normal.

she's obviously having a little pain and soreness from the huge incision they made but overall she's feeling wonderful.

Curtains

great news sooner

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So me, of all people, had a religious experience

by sabastious in

jw
friends

i was sitting in my garage, as i often do, to chill out and i actually ended up becoming angry.. so here i am, in my garage, kicking it on the stool for the drum set that is in there (i am a pianist/composer, not a drummer).

i start to think about all the crazy stuff that transpires on this planet.

we have all seen shows and heard stories or maybe even witnessed events that don't add up.

Curtains

Hi sab

what is a sentimental hand in poker?

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What is it with all the men waking up but the wives stay in? Why is it the opposite for me?

by Cadellin in

this is something i've thought about for a while now.

it seems like the same story on this board over and over--the husband, who also might be an elder, ms, etc.--starts having doubts and researching, aka miseryloveselders and franklin massey and others.

he starts to smell the coffee and realizes that this organization isn't what it claims to be.

Curtains

In our family the women have all woken up to the truth about the truth. The guys have not.

and in our extended family no guys have done so - 2 more women have left.