The whole JW mentality of do nothing with this life but door knock and write down not at homes because Jehovah's gonna getcha reminds me of the parable of the talents in which the wicked slave buried his talent for FEAR of the returning master. Even if what they believed about a returning Christ were true, their approach seems like Bunk. No better, no worse than any other religion/cult/militantly narrow-minded and inflexibly ritualistic structure for saving the world.
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This is why I don't want to be a JW
by TooBad TooSad intoday at the meeting an elder said the following: "we don't want to focus on.
the life that we have now, we have to focus on the life that we will have in the.
new order.
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Why is Pharaoh's name not given in the book of Genesis?
by VM44 inwhy is pharaoh's (or rather pharaohs', as there were more than one) not given in the book of genesis?.
did the writer (or compiler) of the book have something to gain by not being precise as to the idientity of pharaoh?.
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"New Light, The bible is a not the word of God sorry we were wrong for the last 3000 years oh well." LOL As if they'd say sorry. That's just unrealistic. :OP
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JWD 2008 ... 218 Countries Served
by Simon inwow, i just looked at the stats from last year and we had visits from 218 different countries!
rankcountryvisits1united states1,199,9332united kingdom167,0173canada159,7444australia51,7955germany21,2056france16,3637ireland15,4438netherlands14,2769sweden11,74510brazil11,06311japan10,36512norway9,85213new zealand8,84514south africa8,27215italy7,67116belgium7,58417poland7,38618finland6,54519spain6,43320denmark5,97821puerto rico5,95722mexico5,65423philippines4,87224india4,53225portugal3,62826trinidad and tobago2,53827peru2,51528(not set)2,38929greece2,37030ukraine2,14231switzerland2,12632austria2,11533romania2,07734russia1,88835cyprus1,88036south korea1,79937singapore1,56038czech republic1,41639chile1,21440hungary1,17741china1,16142malaysia1,08243croatia1,06944argentina1,06945barbados1,05246colombia1,02647estonia1,02248indonesia94749nigeria94150turkey81051jamaica78952israel76853hong kong75454luxembourg75455venezuela74556united arab emirates69557ecuador68958saudi arabia55659ghana53460latvia53261slovakia51062taiwan46463dominican republic46264bahamas44165new caledonia43566egypt43567iceland42368thailand42069bermuda38870bulgaria34371pakistan33872kenya33073serbia and montenegro30074vietnam27975netherlands antilles27576costa rica26977iran26378el salvador26079lithuania25680serbia25481slovenia24882malta22083afghanistan21284ivory coast19685guatemala18486sri lanka18487lebanon17788nicaragua16789antigua and barbuda16790macedonia16191zambia15992moldova15793morocco15594ethiopia15595cameroon14096qatar13897panama13198mozambique12099kuwait120100fiji115101bolivia112102jersey111103u.s.
virgin islands106104mauritius105105uruguay104106honduras96107zimbabwe94108madagascar92109jordan92110senegal87111bahrain86112martinique85113georgia79114guam79115albania77116uganda77117botswana74118guadeloupe70119tunisia70120bosnia and herzegovina69121grenada69122algeria69123bangladesh66124kazakhstan66125malawi62126aruba61127turks and caicos islands59128syria57129namibia56130tanzania55131belize53132iraq52133armenia51134guyana50135dominica50136angola49137cayman islands44138paraguay42139sudan41140french guiana41141belarus40142oman40143suriname40144gibraltar39145saint vincent and the grenadines36146benin33147saint lucia32148saint kitts and nevis31149palestinian territory30150haiti30151faroe islands30152reunion30153myanmar29154french polynesia28155yemen27156libya26157british virgin islands26158cape verde26159cambodia25160mali23161mongolia23162brunei22163togo22164macau sar china21165azerbaijan21166rwanda18167northern mariana islands17168nepal17169tonga16170congo - kinshasa16171montenegro16172lesotho15173liberia14174central african republic12175gabon12176guernsey12177seychelles12178eritrea12179maldives11180papua new guinea11181swaziland11182monaco11183anguilla10184burkina faso10185uzbekistan9186montserrat9187micronesia9188kyrgyzstan7189andorra7190cuba7191greenland7192solomon islands7193liechtenstein6194falkland islands6195laos6196samoa5197american samoa5198gambia4199vanuatu4200burundi4201sierra leone4202saint helena3203kiribati3204djibouti3205congo - brazzaville2206marshall islands2207turkmenistan1208east timor1209palau1210guinea1211cook islands1212niger1213tokelau1214guinea-bissau1215mauritania1216mayotte1217nauru1218norfolk island1 .
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Wow, cool.
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Who was the biggest Jehovah's Witness rebel?
by slimboyfat inwho was raised a jw and went on to lead life in stark contrast to their upbringing?.
i have often thought the award should go to dwight eisenhower.
from a religion that railed against politics and warfare he first invaded western europe and then went on to become president of the united states.
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Based on numbers helped, years of untold effort, and virtually thankless work, I think SIMON ET AL deserve honourable mention too. At least in my books.
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Don't shout at your hard drives... they don't like it.
by Elsewhere indid you know that your hard drive will slow down if you yell at it?
this is funny as hell:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdacjrsceq4.
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hahaha good one
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What is globalization?
by cruzanheart ininternational thinking at its best!
question: what is the truest definition of globalization?
answer:.
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Globalization is a change from the way we've always done things, at least appearance-wise. The way we've always done things has had it's serious pros and cons, for some more than for others. So will globalization. Prepare for change, change, and more change. C'est la vie.
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Who was the biggest Jehovah's Witness rebel?
by slimboyfat inwho was raised a jw and went on to lead life in stark contrast to their upbringing?.
i have often thought the award should go to dwight eisenhower.
from a religion that railed against politics and warfare he first invaded western europe and then went on to become president of the united states.
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RAYMOND FRANZ comes to mind. All the way to the Governing Body and then rebels, OPENLY. :O) ///////// And yes, I love it that the 34th Prez wuz raised a dub. I just read that link too, from someone else's thread about Jerry Bergman's articles. It's encouraging to be reminded that anything is possible. It's not surprising, though. Makes perfect sense in the case of Eisenhower. Religion and government are both political technologies. Not a huge leap, except if he went from being a follower to being a leader. :) Yet boys have been known to turn into men. Is that rebellion or growth? The different religions (and governments) are simply different BRANDS of political technology. Each brand has it's advantages, disadvantages, pros, cons, loyalists, and defectors. Happy shopping. Happy defecting. :)
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Yes, It's a classic JW ad hominem attack on a persons character.
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Do you believe in life after death?
by Newborn ini'm not scared of death but as for most people i find it hard to accept it's just over when we die...but no-one can ever know... and i'm working on coming to terms with that.
maybe it's harder for us who's been sure of living forever in paradise?.
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i quit said, "... I'm not even sure what life is before death." Good answer.
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How ...
by SPAZnik in... did they go from "religion is a snare and a racket" to being one?
this puzzled me even when i was in it.
is this not the height of hypocrisy?
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Thx for the snippet, ynot. Yes, I agree it does ultimately come down to men dissing the traditions of other men. Very true. According to the JWs, men should wipe their asses twice a week in a building with no windows and NOT once a week in a building with a cross on top. Much, much cleaner and that much more godly. :O)