Topics Started by okage
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Did Jesus really exist?
by slimboyfat ini had been wondering over the past few years whether there really was a historical jesus at all, until a few months ago when i read bart ehrman's latest book "did jesus exist?
" initially i was persuaded by his argument that the nt contains multiple sources that testify to jesus' existence.
but more recently i have been reading the christ myth position of richard carrier and his responses to ehrman.
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Okage Takes Issue With: The Dumbest Thing a JW Ever Said To Him
by okage inschnare posted a thread called "demonic: what's the stupidest thing you've ever heard a jw say?
" so i give my credit for inspiration to that thread found here:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/experiences/261046/1/its-demonic-whats-the-stupidest-thing-youve-ever-heard-a-jw-say.
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Okage Takes Issue with: November 1st 2013 Watchtower Magazine
by okage injust a few issues i had from looking at this potential new york-printed toilet paper:.
pg 4: the lie that made god nameless.
this sub-article talks about how god's name is jehovah and quotes isaiah 42:8 "i am jehovah.
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Ouija Board!!!
by XPeterX into those who don't believe in this shyt:you'd better not post here .
ok...so you ever used it?what experiences do you have?were you able to summon a demon?what did he tell you?what did you see?i'm really curious and i wanna try it!.
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Long serving pioneer no longer has hours quota to stay on the list...
by NVR2L8 ina family member visited us this past weekend and said that my 80 years old mother was recently told she no longer has to meet the annual hour quota to remain on the pioneer list.
"what a loving provision from the brothers" were my sister's exact words.
"mom was so stressed out with having to get her hours in every month" are you freaking kidding me?
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Question regarding parental obligation to report to authorities
by gbrn ini am relatively new to the forum, and not quite as familiar with all of the ins and outs of jw culture as many of you are, so i apologize if this is an ignorant question.
it is quite apparent the wt has handled child abuse allegations in a horrible way, viewing it as sin as opposed to a crime.
after an allegation is reported to the elders, and they are not required by law to report to the authorities, why don't parents simply go to the authorities themselves and report the crime.
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Small town community torn apart by sex scandal.
by Bonnie_Clyde inthis doesn't have anything to do with the witnesses.
but it's hard to believe these teachers would support a pedophile even if he was a "nice guy.
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130803/metro06/308020127/.
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Does the information on this website look familiar?
by okage into those who mine jw.org for their pdfs, this weblink may look a little familiar:.
http://illustrationstoencourage.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/the-truth-about-halloween/.
i can't recall the official statement from the wts regarding jws making jw sites (jwfacts may have a good knowledge of it), but i was under the impression their official stance was "don't.".
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For the Lurkers: You are not alone.
by okage inin the seats of kingdom halls, you wait patiently for the meetings to end so you can escape the lie you've forced yourself to live.
at the conventions you smile at people you grew up with knowing that if they knew how you truly felt, they would leave you with nothing but memories.. you have questions.
you may even have answers.
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A rant regarding Gonzalo Campo and Youtube
by okage innews team 10 in san diego reported on campo's actions with that revealing video deposition by campo himself.
by the policies created and ordered by the watchtower society, gonzalo campo was protected as a known serial pedophile and awarded a position of authority and access to children after the fact.. when candace conti's story became public, many active witnesses denied it was even a thing.
others who couldn't deny it sought to blame her and in a personal conversation between myself and a handful of jehovah's witnesses, i learned that there were those among the ranks who believe any nine year old girl is capable of seducing a grown man.