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  PORTUGAL: In-depth news investigation about Jehovah's Witnesses and shunning

  by EdenOne in

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  "observador" the leading online daily newspaper in portugal, published today an in-depth investigation about the practice of shunning by the jehovah's witnesses.. starting with the ongoing petition that i have submitted to collect signatures, the investigative reporter tânia pereirinha details how the branch is organized, who is who in the local branch office, the history of the organization, the pedophilia scandals, interviews lawmakers and the person responsible for the overseeing of the law of religious freedom, and the focuses on four life stories of people who were shunned.

  one of those stories is of our very own tj curioso, who posts in this forum.. https://observador.pt/especiais/eles-mataram-me-em-vida-o-inferno-nas-testemunhas-de-jeova/.

  "they killed me while i was still living - the hell of jehovah's witnesses" is the name of the article.

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  doubtfull1799

  Any way to get an English translation?
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  Stephen Hawking

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  a great summary of his career:.

  http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160107-these-are-the-discoveries-that-made-stephen-hawking-famous.

  and an appalling development since his death illustrating "the illusion of knowledge:".

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  A great summary of his career:

  http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160107-these-are-the-discoveries-that-made-stephen-hawking-famous
  

  And an appalling development since his death illustrating "the illusion of knowledge:"

  http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2018/03/14/a-bunch-of-religious-people-think-stephen-hawking-is-currently-burning-in-hell/
  

  "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." - Hawking/Boorstin (attribution unclear)
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  An incredible video worth watching

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those of you who are dissillusioned jehovahs witnesses, but still have a love for god, his son and the bible, i urge you to watch the following video.

  the lecture given by sean finnegan will help you see things more clearly as a christian.. personally, this has to be one of the best presentations ever given and now know my christian identity.

  the answer is given in the video.

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  Restorationist values? All he seems to be doing is exactly what Russell tried to do in the 1800's. We all know how that turned out. I don't see his ideas turning out any better.
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  An incredible video worth watching

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those of you who are dissillusioned jehovahs witnesses, but still have a love for god, his son and the bible, i urge you to watch the following video.

  the lecture given by sean finnegan will help you see things more clearly as a christian.. personally, this has to be one of the best presentations ever given and now know my christian identity.

  the answer is given in the video.

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  Thanks for the post, but sorry I need to offer an alternative view - I only got 2 mins in and already disagree with 3 of his initial broad premises:

  1. Our time can be compared to the first 3 centuries of Christianity.

  2. Back then they only used persuasion, not coercion.

  3. People today are more than ever looking for authenticity.

  I find his summation of religious history to make his point very shallow and superficial, not really any better than what the Society does. I'll keep listening to see if he reaches a good conclusion but its not a good start!
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  Memorial Invitation 2018 : Subliminal Message ?

  by jwdoctrine in

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  http://jwdoctrine.com/memorial-invitation-2018-demonic-subliminal/.

  memorial invitation : subliminal message.

  at first glance, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the invitation but on closer look a disturbing detail becomes apparent.it is in the upper right corner of the illustration of jesus christ celebrating the last supper with his disciples in the upper room...there seem to be trees outside the window but on closer inspection, all thanks to the pdf format of the invitation that allows you a very close look down to the fine detail, these are not trees but letters!!!.

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  You're succumbing to the human tendency to see patterns where there are none. Random lines can easily look like letters if yo are trying to see a pattern. This is a long bow to draw.

  Besides, it has long been proven that subliminal messaging does not work, so why go to the time and trouble to use it?
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  How do we Avoid...becoming Intellectually Dishonest?

  by TerryWalstrom in

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  intellectual honesty: "i am willing to be wrong when facts go against cherished beliefs.".

  are you willing to be wrong?.

  without a willingness to be wrong (who can always be right?

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  doubtfull1799

  Good post!
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  March 2018 Broadcast - When quotes become rumors

  by Listener in

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  this months broadcast is presented by losche and he discusses the need for trust in the fds.

  the following is transcribed from the 12.30 mark.. satan also has the scheme to spread rumors about our brothers including the faithful slave.

  the method of spreading rumors is not new.

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  Jehovah & Jesus trust the F&DS???? I don't remember them ever saying that.

  Imagine if a couple of men came to your door and claimed to be working for the government but they had no offical badges, no letters of authority on a govt letterhead etc, nothing, but you must trust them because they say so and listen to everything they say.

  Now imagine, that based on your skeptical hesitation, the same men then go on to claim that you have every reason to trust them because the Govt fully trusts them!!! The same Govt that doesn't even acknowledge their existence boy providing them with any credentials???
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  March 2018 Broadcast - When quotes become rumors

  by Listener in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this months broadcast is presented by losche and he discusses the need for trust in the fds.

  the following is transcribed from the 12.30 mark.. satan also has the scheme to spread rumors about our brothers including the faithful slave.

  the method of spreading rumors is not new.

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  stuckinarut2 speechless! Whaaaaaat????? Mic drop!

  Just teasing... hehehehe :-)
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  The Value Of Offence

  by freemindfade in

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uejzbx1iu0.

  fantastic video by thermain trees, they always do a great job, this one was no exception.

  worth the time.

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  I second that. I love their videos and the informed psychological research that underpins much of their work. I was initially put off a bit by the title, but wow, brilliantly reasoned and so valuable.
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  Facing my own mortality!

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i’m 71 years old now.

  seven decades plus.

  but, i put that in perspective owing to the fact that my older brother died in 1992 at the age of only 51. it was a very sobering time for me even though i was only 45 at the time.

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  Good post. Something I struggle with.

  I think Pete Zahut makes a good point I hadn't thought about before:

  It's a difficult thing to come to grips with ones own mortality all at once rather than doing it gradually over ones lifetime

  The constant suppression of our mortality over the years due to our false hope of not having to face it is no doubt not healthy psychologically and makes it that much harder when reality bites!