Topics Started by EverApostate

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Theists, why does God allow suffering..
by The Quiet One in
1. watchtower
2. bible
..specifically, the suffering of animals.

you can talk about free will/sin/people choosing to not listen to god etc to explain human suffering being allowed.. but how can you love a god that allows animals, that haven't sinned or chosen to not have anything to do with god, to have their short lives ended in often long, drawn out, painful ways.

i could list stories i've read that would probably make you feel ill, but i'm not looking to shock anyone or start an emotional debate.
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The most successful teaching of Jehovah's Witnesses and an amazing new book on the divine name
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jehovah's witnesses have had to revise their chronology and various doctrinal interpretations due to events and scholarly corrections.

but the one teaching where they have been consistently ahead of the curve is the importance of jehovah's name.. .

i'm going to run through a (necessarily selective) timeline of jw events and scholarly publications that demonstrate the phenomenal success of this teaching in the last days.
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How I recently handled JWs at my door
by Christian guy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the jws stopped by my house a couple weeks ago on a saturday morning.

i knew that with others most likely waiting for them out in the car they probably did not then have much time to engage in any serious conversation.

so i let them talk while i feigned interest in what they had to say.
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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?
by Funchback in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there were many addressed to me.

for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.
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Were you 'alive in '75' and how was that year for you?
by punkofnice in
1. jw
2. experiences
i was a junior borgite in 1975. i remeber looking at the calendar at work in october and thinking: 'armageddon isn't here yet.....and it doesn't feel like it will be here anytime soon either!'.

i was surprised that jehovah hadn't obeyed the superior command to bring the big 'a' as instructed to him by fred franz.

how dare god disobey the jw leader!!!!!.
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Universal sovereignty on trial
by Factfulness in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i just had a thought of clarity regarding the jw explanation for this doctrine.

they explain that satan challenged god regarding his right to rule.

god failed to prove his right to rule.
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Need Help: My Correspondence with the Headquarters
by Lobsto in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a month ago i sent a letter to the us branch about 607. my purpose for sending it was because i wanted to show to my parents through the letters the truth behind the date system.

two days ago, i received a response from them.

i think this is gonna be the first of many.
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RC 2017
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
due to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).

the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .

as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses Accept Evolution?
by jukief in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
by evolution or by creation?

by evolution or by creation?

"the bible is a myth" and "evolution is true".
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Did man really go to the moon?
by atomant in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.