I don`t understand why coloured people trash and loot there own city they live in ? As a protest ?
smiddy3
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In 2020 In Your Country or State Are Race Relations Better or Worse Than Before?
by minimus inarchie bunker from all in the family was considered by many as a racist.
there are still many people who think and act like him.
of course, in today’s world, there are many extremes.
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Sin and death - how does it make sense to ANY believer of ANY religion?
by BourneIdentity insince adam and eve’s fall, we are all sinners.
it’s what we do, there is no way to change it, sinning is a daily part of life.
there are major sins, but most of us commit minor ones everyday in words, thoughts or deeds.
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If God was so pissed off with the disobedience of Adam and Eve ,he could have {instead of creating a hell on earth for every living person after them},just either killed them off and created another "perfect" couple and saved the human race thousands of years of death ,disease and misery that he is responsible for.
And of course he would have had to put down Satan also ,but no ,apparently Satan was a buddy of his because he never shuns him and lets him come and go before his heavenly throne whenever Satan wants to.
And only thousands of years later does he decide to cast him out of heaven and instead of casting him off to Your Anus ,sorry Uranus ,where he could do no damage ,no he has to send him down to earth to cause more problems to the human race ,as if he hasn`t done enough already.
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Politics Aside...
by wisdomfrombelow inthere seem to many seemingly political topics started in this section.
it's usually something controversial and not related to this subject area.
it would be nice to have this area reserved for it's appropriate subject.
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I think the OP has a valid point ? maybe some of us just need to be a bit more aware of what section we are posting under .
Point taken wisdom ,and i think simon would agree with that also ,thats why there are different catergories to post on.
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Cape Town JW's and Ex JW's
by Darkshadow2020 inhi guys,.
i just signed up to the forum today.
i left the organisation over a year ago and have been sharing my experiences and shedding light on jw's on a religious forum.
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Welcome Darkshadow2020 to the forum ,I`m in Victoria Australia ,its good to hear the water problem their is not as bad as it was predicted to be ?
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My Mom died last week.
by Still Totally ADD inlast wednesday my elder brother called me to let me know mom had died.
she was 97 years old and was in a nursing home for the last 7 years.
her mind had left her many years ago to the point she didn't recognize any of us.
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I`m sorry for your loss and offer my condolences to you S.T.A .I hope now that the ice has been broken between your brother and you ,that he has mellowed enough to have a more normal relationship with you and that you can be brothers supporting each other as you both are getting on in years.
Wishing you all the best .
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How do you feel about identifying roughly where you are from ? Country, Region,State ?
by smiddy3 inhi friends ,.
is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?
what country state or region you are from ?
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Thanks jwleaks ,what an amazing photo ,it gives new meaning to Australia being a Sunburnt country .Apart from the loss of life and property that humans have gone through the amount of wildlife that have been killed and traumatised is horrendous .
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How do you feel about identifying roughly where you are from ? Country, Region,State ?
by smiddy3 inhi friends ,.
is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?
what country state or region you are from ?
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smiddy3
I previously lived in Melbourne Aust. in at least 5 congregations then moved to S.E.Qld in the Redcliffe and Margate congs.
I do not know how to show what a lovely place I now live in ,Lakes Entrance Vic Aust......Anybody ?
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Looking for suggestions, I'm being called on by a JW
by Tameria2001 injust before the pandemic affected my area, a couple of jws came to my door.
this was the first time i didn't tell them to hit the road but instead had a pleasant conversation with them.
i never revealed that i am a former jw, nor do i ever want the jws in my area to know that i was ever one.
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smiddy3
Last time I wrote, I mentioned that we see the signs of change on the horizon. I'm sure you're familiar with the Lord's Prayer, where Jesus said to pray for God's Kingdom to come.
If I may presume the last time she talked ,she quoted "in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here..." etc,etc,etc.
The last time a couple of JW`s came to my door i asked them what period of time would they like to go back and live in ? This period of time is the absolute best that mankind has ever lived in.The advancements in science and technology to make our life so much more pleasant and comfortable ,air travel all over the world <the advancements in medicines and hospital procedures keeping people alive much longer with the quality of life never before experienced ?
What are you people talking about ?
Needless to say that was a conversation stopper ,but I went on .The "Our Father" prayer that Jesus told his followers to pray for is 2000 years old and is going to come when when we die and go to heaven.I have my religion you have yours ,good day to you.
Notice i used "Our Father " prayer which denotes you may be a catholic without you ever saying that.
And if by any chance they try to tell you they know Gods name is Jehovah ,you can always say the catholic Douay version of the bible has the name Jehovah in it printed centuries ago ,and the modern Knox Catholic version of the bible uses Yahweh throughout the Old Testament .
And if you want to put the final nail in the coffin of JW arguments : Ancient Catholic Churches throughout the world have the name Jehovah engraved in stone on many of their churches .
I hope this helps Tameria 2001
About the 13th century the term “Jehovah” appeared when Christian scholars took the consonants of “Yahweh” and pronounced it with the vowels of “Adonai.” This resulted in the sound “Yahowah,” which has a Latinized spelling of “Jehovah.” The first recorded use of this spelling was made by a Spanish Dominican monk, Raymundus Martini, in 1270.
from a catholic source.
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In 2020 In Your Country or State Are Race Relations Better or Worse Than Before?
by minimus inarchie bunker from all in the family was considered by many as a racist.
there are still many people who think and act like him.
of course, in today’s world, there are many extremes.
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Better or worse than before WHAT ?
Most of my life i have lived in dominately white neighbourhoods ,however in the past 15 years or so I have lived in a mixed race of indigenous people and white people at a guess maybe 75% white 25 % indigenous.
I have a couple of indigenous associates yet more white friends ,and i know some shitheads that are black and also know some arseholes who are white .
Overall I think a little bit of racism is from both sides here ,however its certainly not a big problem that I know about.
I`m in Australia.
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Watchtower August 2020 Are they introducing new light?
by Listener inthe latest watchtower is now out and they make this statement -.
7 during the thousand year rule of christ, all of jehovah’s earthly children will have to make changes to please him.
so all of them will have true fellow feeling as they help the resurrected ones to combat sinful tendencies and to live by jehovah’s standards.
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smiddy3
How can anyone keep up with the flip flops double speak and contradictions JW`s make ? Its got to the stage where even the writers of the publications cant keep up with what they currently beleive as truth ?
Come to think of it ,maybe its a good thing ,surely someones going to throw up there hand in despair and say enoughs enough? I can`t take it anymore ! Let me outa here .
Next thing you know they are here