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The Watchtower's Dilemma
by metatron indilemma (n.) - a situation involving choice between equally unsatisfactory alternatives.. .
that's exactly where the governing body - and directors- find themselves.. they are becoming painfully aware of growing malaise and lack of growth in the organization.. in response, they could:.
scream louder about armageddon being close ( not likely to work).
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Now you dont believe the Bible , which characters sound dodgy?
by sleepy inwhen you stop believing the bible to be the word of god the motives behind the actions of gods prophets and followers come across rather differently.
in fact much like fundlmentlists today.you have joshua comiting genocide , and paul moving in and tacking control of the christians and changing the religion to his own beliefs.
which other characters actions can be interpreted differenly when you see them just as ordinary humans with more selfish motives?
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Who actually did the disfellowshipping?
by barbar in.
when i was disfellowshipped, i was really looking for a way out, although i did not want to be disfellowshipped, it was easier than making the break on my own.. i appreciate that many are distraught when they get df'd, but was the actual meeting controlled by the elders or you?.
how many were really in control of the meeting and knew that being disfellowshipped was actually a way of ensuring that you would get no more hassle from the elders?
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If you had the choice ,when you became a jw,,,,,,,
by kls inwould you have been better off being born in to it or have been better off being recruited as an adult .
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what are the pros and cons of both.
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What did you get for Father's Day?
by confusedjw incelebrating my first father's day and guess what!
and i'm not making this up.. my wife just handed me .
removable duck tape (yes duck not duct).
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Comments You Will Not Hear at the 5-23-04 WT Study (4-15-04)
by blondie incomments you will not hear at the 5-23-04 (week of 5-17 to 5-23-2004) wt study (4-15-04)
paragraphs 1-2. being made in god?s image, humans have the capacity to reflect godly attributes.. there was a time that the wts used to say "man" was created in god?s image.
" man was created first and for some time was alone, being in god?s image by himself.
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Does the jelly mould theory hold water?
by barbar ini recall the idea that just like a jelly mould that has a dent all of the jellies will also be dented.
therefore just as adam was imperfect we to would have the imperfection.. if a cook makes a faulty jelly, is it the jelly that would be blamed?
no, it is the cook for using sub-standard tools or materials.. the same is true with adam, the faulty materials should have been replaced immediately, it is no good blaming the offspring of adam and making them pay for his faults.. i never could understand the suggestion that we had to pay for adams sin.
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Nephalim
by barbar infor many years i have wondered about the nephalim, sorry if this is a previously asked question.. i don't undertsand how the angels could have got women pregnant.
surely they did not have any inherent capabilities of producing life.. it seems to me that only a creator would have that ability.
so how did the angels get the women pregnant?.
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"Comments You Will Not Hear at the 2/15/04 WT Study" by Blondie
by Gopher inin blondie's absence this week, i am posting the comments she sent me for the week's watchtower study.
since the article is mainly a statistical recap of jw statistics for 2003 (and basically the wts patting themselves on the back), this post is shorter than blondie's usual commentary.
comments you will not hear at the 2-15-04 wt study
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did you ever miss the memorial?
by freelife indid any of you ever miss the memorial while you were in?
i missed 2 of them.
once i had a very serious staff infection in my leg and i could not wear any pants or shorts because it ran all the way up my thigh.