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  Everything is "Satan" ... Now what?

  by roxanesophia in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  firstly, i'm a study who initially believed every word of the jw's.

  figured "no other religion takes the time and effort to help people understand the bible by publishing the watchtower and the other literature" not realizing that all it does is pick and choose scriptures to suit whatever sentence they'd just written, which can be done using any book, not just the bible.

  i felt foolish, after that.. .

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  My question is how do i tell a zealous study conductor that I want to stop studying if "Satan" is the answer to everything?

  "I no longer wish to keep studying with the JWs. Please do not call on me anymore. Thanks!"
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  1st Cen. Christianity - One Organization

  by StandFirm in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here is the promised debate.

  the subject is whether or not god has an organization.

  i'll start things simply:.

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  As we can see from this, all the Christians of that time obeyed the direction of the Apostles.

  Logical fail. It doesn't say they reached all towns, all Christians, whether all Christians chose to obey, it doesn't say if all the apostles were in Jerusalem, etc.

  Fail logic fails.
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  Sex at 14?

  by headisspinning in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all.... some of you have been following our story from the beginning - and even those of you who haven't should be able to relate to my quandary.... last week my 14 year old son told me he no longer wants to be a jw.

  we laboured over telling his jw dad all week.

  well, on friday night he finally came clean.. but in a bizarre and unexpected twist, after having sex with his girlfriend for the very first time - in his father's home that very afternoon.

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  Sex at 14?

  

  Seriously, though, sex at 14 is pretty much all ANY boy is thinking about. Msot girls too. We are wired that way. He is almost certainly going to have his heart broken (or she will), but that's part of growing up. It happens. Think of it like driving a car. Yes, they are going to get speeding tickets. Yes, they will probably have a few wrecks. But, you can't become a good driver without that. Life takes practice and failure to learn how to become good at it.
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  How was your Mother's Day?

  by journey-on in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  mine was terrific.

  loving visits, cards, dinner, and togetherness.

  i know if i had remained a witness, at least one of my children would have left the borg, and we would probably not have the beautiful relationship we now have.

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  How was my mothers day? Two words.

  F*ck norovirus.
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  New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

  by Quendi in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i know this has been discussed before, but i want to reopen the topic.

  i am currently reading ray franz's memoir crisis of conscience and ran across this footnote with respect to the new world translation of the holy scriptures:.

  "the new world translation bears no translator's name and is presented as the anonymous work of the "new world translation committee.

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  I like the New World Translation. I think its restoration of the Divine Name to the text (even in the New Testament) is a great strength, and its contemporary language is refreshing.

  There is zero evidence that, in the NT, that YHWH or any variant of it was used. In that portion, "restoring" it is adding something that was never there. If you think making shit up and outright lies are refreshing, that version is for you.
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  I don't get this...Jesus' birth and death

  by poopsiecakes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  forgive me if this topic has been raised before - and i'm still working it out in my head so bear with me.... conventional religions, including jw's, teach that jesus was 30 when he was baptized and began his ministry which lasted 3 years.

  the year of jesus' death is said to be ad 33, which would make him 33. and that's what i've always understood.... even the wt of april 2011 says that according to 'modern calculations' the year of his birth is thought to be 2 bc and wikipedia says possibly as far back as 7 bc.

  i've never heard anyone argue the fact that there's no way these dates add up.

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  When these mental giants get together arguing, I am reminded of this scene from Chasing Amy.

  Banky: Alright, now see this? This is a four-way road, OK? And dead in the center is a crisp, new, hundred dollar bill. Now, at the end of each of these streets are four people, OK? Are you following?
  Holden: Yeah.
  Banky: Good. Over here, we have a male-affectionate, easy to get along with, non-political agenda lesbian. Down here, we have a man-hating, angry as fuck, agenda of rage, bitter dyke. Over here, we got Santa Claus, and up here the Easter Bunny. Which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first?
  Holden: What is this supposed to prove?
  Banky: No, I'm serious. This is a serious exercise. It's like an SAT question. Which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first? The male-friendly lesbian, the man-hating dyke, Santa Claus, or the Easter bunny?
  Holden: The man-hating dyke.
  Banky: Good. Why?
  Holden: I don't know.
  Banky: Because the other three are figments of your f*cking imagination!
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  I like to sue the Wt. art department

  by tradewinds in

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  2. friends

  i received a memorial invitation last month from my son.

  i just put it in the waste basket.

  the picture of jesus was facing up.

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  Use a magnifying glass. If you turn Jesus side ways (the side where he has his hand up) you will see a male organ sticking up in his lap.

  anyone who "sees" this is missing basic knowledge of the male human anatomy.
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  I don't get this...Jesus' birth and death

  by poopsiecakes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  forgive me if this topic has been raised before - and i'm still working it out in my head so bear with me.... conventional religions, including jw's, teach that jesus was 30 when he was baptized and began his ministry which lasted 3 years.

  the year of jesus' death is said to be ad 33, which would make him 33. and that's what i've always understood.... even the wt of april 2011 says that according to 'modern calculations' the year of his birth is thought to be 2 bc and wikipedia says possibly as far back as 7 bc.

  i've never heard anyone argue the fact that there's no way these dates add up.

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  Poopsie, dear, wonder on this, instead. I bought a l.75L of Macallan 12 yesterday for $89. A 750 mL bottle was $47.
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  Please do the following equation

  by recovering in

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  Since the correct answer to this is on now way going to help me get drunk or laid, I think I am gonna have to go with "No one cares."
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  Spear-chucker me?

  by AK - Jeff in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  no racial slur here.

  literal!.

  about 20 minutes ago, while working in the yard, the banny rooster who is always threatening me and others [we have several free-range chickens not a farm], decided to approach and feign a flogging.

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  Having had martial arts training, I know a weapon is just an extension of the body.

  WTF, were you fighting Kung Fu Ninja chickens?