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Virushead Posts For Ex-JWSArchive for September, 2010
From The November AWAKE! Conclusions On The Articles About Atheism
Saturday, September 25th, 2010I don’t usually do reviews of the Watchtower Society’s literature, but the November issue of the AWAKE! magazine was special because it dealt with atheists and atheism. This isn’t something that flies off the Society’s printing presses every month, and as an atheist with Witness in-laws, I just had to bite. Now that my reviews [...]
From the AWAKE! Magazine: “I WAS RAISED AN ATHEIST.”
Saturday, September 18th, 2010“I WAS RAISED AN ATHEIST” is the last article about atheism in the November issue of the AWAKE! magazine. This one gives us a personal testimonial of an atheist turned believer, named Frantisek Vyskocil.1 That could make this article the most interesting part of the whole AWAKE! for many people. When you consider how predictable [...]
From The AWAKE! Magazine: A WORLD WITHOUT RELIGION-AN IMPROVEMENT?
Monday, September 13th, 2010Yep, my (non)award winning series on the November issue of the AWAKE! magazine continues. This time, the Watchtower Society has gone into grudge match mode by throwing a world without religion into the ring with one that has religion. Which side will be the victor in their article? I bet it’ll be a surprise! OK, [...]
From The AWAKE! Magazine: HAS SCIENCE DONE AWAY WITH GOD?
Friday, September 10th, 2010This is the second article in the November AWAKE! that deals with atheists, following “IS ATHEISM ON THE MARCH?” Current and former Jehovah’s Witnesses may notice that atheism isn’t a topic that the Watchtower Society covers very often. I guess we aren’t their typical bread and butter when it comes to making converts, as most [...]
From The AWAKE! Magazine: IS ATHEISM ON THE MARCH?
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010I’ve been looking for articles on atheists and atheism from the Watchtower Society for a while now, and I was always disappointed that they didn’t have much to say. They continue to pick on evolution, of course, which many people associate with atheism. But why not atheists? Aren’t we the cool and happening boogiemen of [...]