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Benefits to Faith over Reason
by cobweb ini wrote this earlier for my own benefit in order to get some thoughts straight in my head.
it is just my own personal pondering on what i think might be the motivating force behind having a faith.
it is not intended to attack, provoke or patronize anyone who has a belief and i hope it is not taken in that way.
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latest jw community podcast has THE best interview
by cobweb inno really, its golden stuff.
i just listened to it and it contains an amazing interview with an australian activist who i only vaguely have heard of called steven unthank.
he is one of the best guests i've heard on that show, competing with the governing body helper they interviewed once.
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jw party goes very wrong.
by cobweb inhttps://youtu.be/q6b77gm8xxi.
came across this audio recording on youtube which i found compelling.
an xjw recounts the story of how jws recently had a big party in the us.
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do you tell doc ur father doesn't want blood
by cobweb inhere's a hypothetical: you find your elderly jw father - a lifelong witness, unconscious in his home - you are alone with him.
you ring an ambulance.
at the hospital the doc says they need to give him a blood transfusion straight away or he'll die.
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book advice about the 'jw experience'
by cobweb ini'm looking for a book recommendation about the jw experience for the audience of a non-jw friend.. here is a scenario: you have recently left the jw religion and have made a friend who has little knowledge about your old religion.
you would like them to understand more about you but at this point you feel awkward about explaining your religious background and don't feel confident that you can make them 'get it'.
you decide you would like to give them a book that will do the grunt work of explaining it all; one that will give them a deeper insight into your former world than you feel able to provide, which will additionally explain why it is that you are now in the position you are, friendless, unsure of many things and adrift at an age where most people have got their life sorted.. if someone were in this situation and needed such a book, what you recommend?.
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Is it wrong to celebrate New Year?
by cobweb inlol, just kidding.. have a happy new year everyone!!!!.
https://youtu.be/b3kd1uplpxw.
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scholarly lectures on bible history or evolution
by cobweb ini recently enjoyed this series of yale lectures on youtube about the hebrew bible.. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plfbxb0kkaycq2hf6jlccdn6z47ysyxscw.
i really liked the woman doing them and she had a lot of knowledge.
it does seem quite rare to have such university lectures available.
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JW's vs Evangelicals
by cobweb insomeone on my twitter timeline has retweeted posts that contain the hashtag youdon'tknowevangelicals.
it surprised me how familiar a lot of the comments felt to me and i was struck that some of what i think of as jw behavior, mindset and attitude is shared by evangelicals.
there are differences too of course by read the list of tweets below and see if these sound familiar.
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A new Scientology Channel?
by cobweb inthis popped up in my google news feed.
if tom cruise and kirsty alley really do create a scientology channel and tom presents a variety show, how bizarre would that be.
i don't know how seriously i can take it, its hard to imagine anyone watching other than as a car crash.
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Goodreads members who liked Catherine Cookson also liked:
by cobweb inthe watchtower bible and tract society, apparently.. i wonder if this is a suggested approved reading list for jw's.. https://www.goodreads.com/author/similar/83837.catherine_cookson.