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Thomas Jefferson Comments
by Farkel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
in thomas jefferson's "notes on the state of virginia", query xvii, "religion", he states: .

"the first settlers in this country were emigrants from england, of the english church, just at a point of time when it was flushed with complete victory over the religious of all other persuasions.

possessed, as they became, of the powers of making, administering, and executing the laws, they shewed (sic) equal intolerance in this country with their presbyterian brethren... the poor quakers were flying from persecution in england.
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What Do You Stand For?
by Corvin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
honestly now, either you stand for something, or get knocked down for nothing.

brother, it seems absurd to be hammering pith like a poet with a loss for words.

trying to describe and angels face .
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Which Doctrine Convinced You That This Wasn't Right
by ignorance is strength in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what wt doctrine convinced or made you doubt your faith in the wtbts?

for me it was the 144,000 and the nature of christ's resurrection.

i seriously could not believe that there were two classes of christians when it was not stated implicitly in the bible, but was expected to be believed in as absolute truth.
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TV channel defends plan to show an abortion in full
by ignored_one in
1. watchtower
2. medical
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/04/05/nabor05.xml

channel 4 defends plan to screen an abortion .

by hugh davies .
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Why did you lie to us Jesus?
by XQsThaiPoes in
1. watchtower
2. bible
luke 11:10-13

for everyone asking receives, and everyone seeking finds, and to everyone knocking it will be opened.

11 indeed, which father is there among you who, if his son asks for a fish, will perhaps hand him a serpent instead of a fish?
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The "Left Behind" book series. Has anyone read the books?
by Yizuman in
1. jw
2. friends
has anyone read the "left behind" book series?

http://www.leftbehind.com .

yizuman.
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30 more anointed last year..what the...
by Fruitcake in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
hey, .

ive been on other sites, and i am a disfellowshipped witness dropping in to say hi, wanted to say that i have noticed that there have been 30 more anointed that have bit the cracker...and drunk the wine .anyone know how the gb is explaining this one?

thought the numbers would be going down , from how i was taught.....is the gb hoping no one will notice this , or will they be sending assassins to help lower that number?.
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for those who "grew up in the borg"
by zev in
1. jw
2. friends
at this late, middle stage of my life, i've started wondering, now that i know what i know, about the things in my life that i "lived" with.

having been raised all my life in the "borg" i have known nothing else.

when questions began forming years ago, it started me thinking.
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Notes from 2001 District Conv.---Friday
by LostMyReligion in
1. jw
2. friends
here are a few notes i took at the friday session of the 2001 "teachers of god's word" district convention.

i thought i would share these upbuilding theocratic point with my new friends, along with my thoughts as i was listening to the program.

1st instruction of the day: sing loudly and listen to the prayer!
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R U disfellowshipped 2
by DFshipped in
1. jw
2. experiences
hi people.

i am a df'd person hoping to return to the fold.

i am not critical of the decision to df me nor of the loving organization i believe to be in the palm of jesus hand.. i would find it most encouraging to hear from others who feel the same and would like to "hold hands" on the way back.. this board is hailed as a supportive respectful place so if you do not fit this description may i ask you to move on and not hinder the participants here in following their god given right to pursue their goal.