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I do not believe in the divinity of Christ and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.
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Thanks for the tip. I've nixed some false quotations in the past, and am happy to remove any...
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Ben Franklin never said that...another of the many fake quotes circulating on the internet....
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Thank you for the comments. Yes, the passivity and respect you mention are part of the special...
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Indeed. It cracks me up when an Abrahamic fundamentalist calls atheists amoral, nihilistic, and...
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This Christians' rhetorical questions translate into those lame accusations we hear from...
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If I may toot my own shofar, a few of the posts I like best:
JW elders who encourage their children to go to college/university and who advise others to do the same will likely be removed as an elder. This was taught at the last elders' meeting I attended with the Circuit Overseer.
Very interesting. I never heard that myself – then again, as I was in "the Truth" until only age 18 or so, I didn't pay a heck of a lot of attention to internal organizational or political aspects of the congregations.
You say "last elders' meeting I attended"; does that mean you were an elder? If so, I'll bet you've got fascinating stories to tell. (Got a book or website of your own?)
I'm still wondering about what was, to me, one of the greatest mysteries at the time: How did those among the 144,000 "know" of their special status? Or how did they convince the organization (is there someone in charge of granting/denying requests for recognition as one of the 144,000?) I believe I even worried once or twice that I could be one of them, yet be too ignorant or too sinful to know it!
Should any knowledgeable ex-elder or overseer etc. with an insight pass by here, please fill us in!