Debate and Controversy

Pit Bull terrier attack

feeds@yuku.com (esar haddon) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:35:14 GMT

"The uncle of a four-year-old boy mauled to death by a pitbull dog in Liverpool is being questioned by detectives.

Christian Foulkes, 21, said to be the dog's owner, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter earlier today, four days after his nephew, John-Paul Massey, was attacked and killed.

He has been living with his mother Helen Foulkes, 63, at the terraced house in the Wavertree district of the city until recently, when it is understood he moved away to join the...

How Do You View The Bible?

feeds@yuku.com (SwingLifeAway) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:24:21 GMT

I've been thinking a lot lately about how I've gone from someone who based their entire life off of the Bible to someone who basically disregards the vast majority of it in about a year. Anyways, that got me thinking, how do you guys view the Bible? Although I know that most of us in here have thrown out the belief that it is the complete inspired word of God, do you think that it is a book that is worth putting any sort of "belief" into (i.e. is it still a 'good...

Millenarianism

feeds@yuku.com (esar haddon) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:37:06 GMT

I have been meaning to read about the Millenarian branch of Christianity, which group Jehovah's Witnesse's belongs too. I read this Wikipedia article with gret interest.

Millenarianism

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Millenarianism (also millenarism) is the...

God on Trial - The Verdict

feeds@yuku.com (superpunk) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:04:38 GMT

Man this is powerful stuff.

"The people of Amalek, the people of Egypt...what was it like for them, when Adonai turned against them? It was like this. Today there was a selection, yes? When David defeated the...

Is "GOD" Real? A question for everyone.....

feeds@yuku.com (BethSarim) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:49:28 GMT

Wow....now there's a question I never thought I'd be asking myself. However since leaving the org. it is something that immediately came up in my line of questioning and still persists to this day. Will I ever find out the answer? Probably not, but I would like to explore the debate a little more. I know , I know, most of you are tired of debating this same ol' argument over and over, but I honestly only am interested in every ones opinion of "why" they have chosen to...

Are you good without God?..........Millions Are

feeds@yuku.com (whytebyrd2) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:41 GMT

This morning I saw this http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/atheist_ads_on_trimet_tells_co.html and thought, Cool!

It's not that I'm an atheist but I do think that this is a great question for...

Scientology Interview goes wrong!

feeds@yuku.com (esar haddon) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:42:41 GMT

WHEN SHUNNING DOES KILL

feeds@yuku.com (Eddie) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:12:45 GMT

He was an elder i knew...and his wife was not a witness. He was a tyrant and she was a lovely lady. I cleaned thier windows and enjoyed having a cup of tea with her. She was heartbroken because her son was banished from the family. As a teenager he had done the unthinkable and rebelled against dads beliefs.

When the news came that she had hanged herself in the home i was truly shocked and saddened. People were shocked that such a lovely sweet lady could do such a thing....

Zodiac killer Why Shunning can kill

feeds@yuku.com (birdie5378) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:26:26 GMT

In 1974 I was married to a JW who was DF'ed for smoking. I was told that even though we had Never Slept togeater that I could not leave him. He was gay. I had no proof of that at the time, except that he showed NO intrest in sex.

Rod insisted that we move from Fairfield CA to Vallejio Ca. We moved to 1727 Tenneessee Street. Rodney's uncle was an Elder in the congragation We were told that we had to WALK to all of the meetings. I had a two year old daughter. We were told...

Question for the scientific minded and/or atheists

feeds@yuku.com (Destined4More) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:09:59 GMT

Okay, before I ask my question please do not laugh to much at me. lol I saw the movie Paranormal Activity recently and this movie scared the Jebus out of me. I'm sure it is this year's version of the Exorists. Anywho, I am having trouble sleeping at night and I was wondering if any of you could give me your explanations as to why this stuff is not real. What scientific explanations have proven these theories to be untrue.
Even if I do not completely convert to your way of...

Muslims taking over the US, Europe and Canada. Amazing.

feeds@yuku.com (fashionplate08) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:33:58 GMT

The other day, I received an email from my mom, forwarding to me a link to a Youtube video depicting how the 3rd World Muslims are going to take over the world and insist on only a one religion world - theirs. The video was akin in tone to the sort of Armageddon fantasies that JWs sell to the sheep and anyone else dumb and uninformed enough to believe it. The anti-Muslim video was really some openly anti-muslim propaganda, no doubt done by some devout Christian fundamentalist, who was having...

Paranormal Activity

feeds@yuku.com (lovebeachgirl) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:18:06 GMT

There is a new movie out called Parananormal Activity. Now, normally I would put this into the Entertainment, Media and Books thread, but I actually wanted to see what people think about ghost stories, demonic stories, and the like.

My cousin and his girlfriend were telling me about this movie last night. They believe in ghosts and all of that, and asked if I did. I said I wasn't really sure. They haven't been proven scientifically or logically, so in my opinion, I...

An Apology....

feeds@yuku.com (Kingsmeg) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:20:26 GMT

I would just like to apologize to everyone being a little harsh the other day. Every now and then I get a bug up my ass and say exactly what I mean. Sigh. I really don't have a problem with Christians, at least not with 99.9% of them (but that other 0.1% are assholes ).

Note: this post is intended only for those members of the forum who happen to be Christians and were possibly offended...

DF, whats the rules?

feeds@yuku.com (sad) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:29:37 GMT

Isnt a disfellowshipping something thats done when a person isnt repentent?
Then why does it seem that some people are df then reinstated within a couple of months as things have come to light?
Also why can one person be put out for one thing and yet someone else remains in, and the df one was truly sorry.
Makes me angry.

Need more answers

feeds@yuku.com (eye 8 one 2) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:05:07 GMT

Hi,

I just disassociated myself after 30 years of servitude. However, even after having read both of Ray Franz' books I still have some issues as I continue to read my Bible. For instance, in 1st Timothy it still speaks of elders and servants and that seeking those offices is a good thing. This to me implies that back then, there was an organizational structure, which is not what I've come to learn recently. I agree that there is only One way to God, but Paul was writing...

The Trinity Debate

feeds@yuku.com (michaelangelo45) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:58:21 GMT

There's one thing I'm now sure about when it comes to The Trinity, and this is that, within it's own ideological framework, nobody really appears to be quite sure about it.

Tom Cruise Interview

feeds@yuku.com (esar haddon) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:41:38 GMT

Reminds me of what 'experts' we were as JW's on any subject under the sun...

Everybody Has Two Bodies

feeds@yuku.com (gotmyownmind) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:15:28 GMT

Soul-----Flesh

Inner man-----Outer man

Heavenly spirit body-----Earthly fleshly body

Up Above-----Down Below

Invisible-----Visible

The World Population & The Number "12" (Pt. 2)

feeds@yuku.com (gotmyownmind) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:17:32 GMT

Q: How many Christians are there worldwide?
A: According to WikiAnswers:

Many sources mention 2.1 billion Christians in the world (about one third of the total population of the planet), but estimating numbers is fraught with difficulties. What is included among the definition of 'Christian' is not agreed upon by many of the groups involved.
The term 'Christian' in its simplest definition refers to one who believes in Jesus...

The World Population & The Number "12"

feeds@yuku.com (gotmyownmind) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:07:01 GMT

12 - Disciples
12 - Tribes
12 - Billion Souls

At any given time there are approximately 6 billion people living on earth.

6 Billion in Heaven (those who have not been born yet & those already passed)
6 Billion on Earth

1/3 (4 billion) followed Satan in the first world age. These 4 billion are those who live in the "final generation." So it's easy to understand why this world is in the state that it's in and why it's...