Christ’s Kingdom is “No Part of This World”

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It took me four days to assemble this. It's based on a public talk that I found informative.

http://www.kxmode.com/JW/Christs_Kingdo ... his_World/

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What happened here? I could swear ["you should never swear", quips my mother] that I put in a response to this as did others. Did something melt?

@kxmode: I mean no disrespect, and I appreciate your being a WP supporter. I also admire the passion of your beliefs, but my personal integrity leads me to ask the following in hopes of getting an honest answer either representing yourself or your church.

If Jehovah's Witnesses (or any religion that denies humans evolved) are so wrong about something that has so much physical evidence of many different types showing it happened and NO evidence yet found that falsifies it, doesn't that damage their credibility on spiritual matters not so easily checked?

Pope John Paul II said about evolution: "The convergence, neither sought nor induced, of results of work done independently one from the other, constitutes in itself a significant argument in favor of this theory." I know, many don't consider Catholics to be "true" Christians. Still, there are two words that back up what the Pope says: Nested Hierarchies.

There are nested hierarchies of many different types of data that all produce the same tree of life. Such patterns are expected and explained by evolution, but not by Special Creation (unless you believe in theistic evolution, evolution as a tool of God's creation). This tree of life is also shown by the chronological order and geographical distribution of the fossil record, and the fossil record includes MANY transitional forms just where they would be expected to be found based on measurements of other types of data.

IF evolution didn't happen, then why did God make it look so much like it did? And any church that tries to tell you that the evidence doesn't support evolution, or that the same evidence can be interpreted (read: ignored, denied or distorted) to support their view is either badly misinformed about this subject or knowingly lying about it. That's just the way it is, like it or not. If you don't like it, take it up with Jehovah. Don't shoot me; I'm just the messenger.

Why hasn't my question been addressed?

I'm not saying Jehovah's Witnesses are incorrect in saying evolution doesn't happen. I know though that the evidence is different than the way they present it, and if it were the way they present it I would not have the questions I do. IF evolution doesn't happen, why are there literally tons of evidence strongly suggesting it does? And why should I trust opinions on spiritual matters from a religion that ignores, denies, or distorts this evidence?

I would respect such religions more IF they would admit that the evidence exists but say they choose not to accept it for religious reasons. To deny what is demonstrably real though, that is something I can't swallow.

I beg to differ. You are offering opinions on spiritual matters. I am asking why I should trust those opinions when the official position of your church ignores, denies or distorts things I know are real. This is PPR where differences of opinion are shared, but even in other forums on this site it is quite common for the topic to wander from the original subject, frequently much more off topic than my question is.

I thank you for your reply though. Your silence on this subject speaks volumes.