Topics Started by juandefiero

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Why ExJW's should care about the FBI vs. Apple encryption case
by juandefiero in
1. jw
2. friends
many people that don't keep up with technology news are, at best, vaguely aware that apple is fighting a court order to create a tool for the government to unlock one of the san bernadino terrorist's iphone.. what the fbi is asking for could jeopardize the security of all iphones.

besides the obvious possible slippery slope leading to governmental abuse of this technology they're asking apple to create, there is a more personal reason for many exjw's to be concerned about.. anytime you create a weakness in information security, there is always the possibility of that weakness being exploited.

sometimes, those weaknesses are difficult to exploit, sometimes they are easy.
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2002 Dateline NBC Pedophile episode...
by juandefiero in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
does anyone have a copy or link to these videos?

it seems to have disappeared off of youtube.. (see below).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xjqvpduyya.
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This thread is for proof that God exists
by juandefiero in
1. jw
2. friends
however, i haven't found any evidence to support that belief.. have you?

if so please, show me the evidence that god exists, and i will believe along with you.. criteria:.

(1) you must specify which god you are talking about;.
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Do Witness children die from not taking blood?
by juandefiero in
1. watchtower
2. medical
yes - awake!

1994 may 22 p.2 youths who put god first (3-15).

"in former times thousands of youths died for putting god first.
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Things JW's and Atheists have in common
by juandefiero in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was just thinking about something someone said on another thread.

to paraphrase, 'jw beliefs like there being no hellfire, immortal soul, the condition at death...have the ring of truth.'.

i realized, atheists believe these things too!.
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Overlapping "Kinds"...Coming soon to a Watchtower near you?
by juandefiero in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
putting on my carnac hat here.. let's say the evidence for evolution becomes so overwhelming that the society eventually has to accept it due to much turmoil in the congregations.

how do they do so without saying they've been wrong?.

why, redefine a word, of course!
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Analytical trend after broadcasts?
by juandefiero in
1. forum
2. suggestions
simon,.

i'm not sure if you ever share analytics data.. but i've been noticing a trend.

it seems that every time a new jw broadcast, we get a seeming increase in new members the week after.. does the data show that?.
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Collection of Flip Flops
by juandefiero in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hey there.. a while back, someone declared they were no longer going to participate in this forum, however they left behind an amazing legacy.

it was a collection of watchtower flip flops (old light vs. nu-lite) all in one document, fully referenced.. i downloaded a copy of the document, however i completely forgot who the user was that shared it.. any clue?.
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I can't let go of this obsession...
by juandefiero in
1. jw
2. friends
i really want to let go of the exjw obsession.

but i can't.

i keep coming here and other sites several times a day.i want to shout from the rooftops to my family and friends and say, "it's all a lie!
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Lurkers: Is it true that no servant of Jehovah in the bible celebrated birthdays?
by juandefiero in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
did you know that job's family celebrated birthdays?

the word translated "his own day" at job 1:4 is the same word translated "day of his birth" in job 3:1. .

seems deceptive, does it not, to change that translation.