logansrun
JoinedTopics Started by logansrun
-
42
JWs and the problem of Creation en toto
by logansrun injehovah's witnesses will often scoff with scornful disdain at young earth creationists for believing that the "days" in genesis are literal and that the entire universe is only about 6 to 10 thousand years old.
what about the ages of rocks measured in the millions?
light from stars millions of light years away?
-
14
For you ol' timers: How has the WT changed in your view?
by logansrun inhow have the publications changed over the years, in your opinion?
do you feel that they are more "politically correct" now than in the past?
what about writing style?
-
3
Has the Society ever lost a court case?
by logansrun inin all my years of being a jw i have been, as everyone else, bombarded by the amount of times the society pays homage to it's own legal department and their successes (the latest one involving the us supremem court case in their favor even prompted an awake!
cover article, blagh!).
never, though, have i heard of them actually losing a decision, be it great or small.
-
18
Why Ray Franz? A very theoretical proposal
by logansrun inever wonder why more members of the gb don't wise up and make waves like ray franz did?
sure, most probably know that there are serious deficiencies with the society, but why did ray franz in particular go the extra mile of leaving the organization altogether and writing against it?
i have a pet theory i will relate: .
-
16
For those of you with personal experiences with the GB...
by logansrun inlet me start off by saying that i am fully and utterly through with the jws from both a logical and emotional point of view.
i'm happy and content in my decision to leave.
but one thing that i find very curious is the personalities of the gb members themselves.
-
28
What are the stages of walking away?
by logansrun inwell, it's been a good ten months since i walked away from the jws and it's been quite a journey.
i notice that the initial fears, self-doubt and rage are no longer with me.
when i first left i could hardly look at a wt or awake magazine without getting wave after wave of anxiety and frustration.
-
5
Watchtower Publication Titles
by logansrun inis it just me, or has the society changed the way they title their literature; a change that has taken place in just the last few years?
what i mean is that the titles for publications these days are much more direct (to the point of being very awkward sounding) and are subtley designed to make someone do something -- right from the start with the title itself.
examples?
-
6
Jesus temptatation by Satan...a JW conumdrum
by logansrun insome liberal christians view the charachter of satan as being a symbol for the evil within humans which tempts us all.
the jws will often point to jesus being tempted by satan as being proof that this is an unreasonable explanation since "jesus was perfect and he could not have evil thoughts in him.
" now this raises a conumdrum for a similar, but related matter.. just what can a perfect person do or not do when it comes to "sinful" thoughts?
-
1
Does the Bible have a built in fail safe system?
by logansrun ini've come to the conclusion that the bible has it's own built-in fail safe system; that is, incorporated into the text are scriptures which corners one into a position where it is impossible to believe otherwise.
scriptures that warn against "apostasy", "independent thinking" and the like are used all the time by the society to show how correct they are in their advice.
for example, they will state that the bible warns against independent thinking and, lo and behold, people that do independent thinking leave the "truth", often christianity all together.
-
3
My picture....Logansrun / Bradley
by logansrun in.
i wonder if now i'll be disfellowshipped :o.
[link]http://profiles.yahoo.com/spinoza_1976[/link].