Posts by carla
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New Light! People CAN now be saved AFTER the Tribulation begins!
by FusionTheism infor decades, i remember the society, publications, and elders saying that once the great tribulation begins, it is too late to repent or be saved.
they said the "door of the ark will have been closed.".
now, however, look at the brand-new clarified understanding / new light on this from jw.org, below.. they are still saying that the majority of worldly people will not be saved, but they are now saying it is possible.. the simplified july study watchtower says this:.
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carla
Funny thing is that I don't know of any Christians that consider jw's as a 'Christian' religion. They don't get why the wt makes such statements like when the wt calls itself 'true Christianity'. I usually get, "so why do they think they are Christian?" hell if I know. Maybe if they say it often enough it will stick and they will get a break from society and not be considered a weirdo cult? -
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Tsarnaev guilty - should he get death or not?
by Simon ini think he probably will (it is the us after all) but i hope he doesn't.
he caused incredible pain and suffering to men, women and children who had never done anything to him.
many died in unimaginable agony, others are disabled for life.
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carla
I don't object the money spent putting some of these animals away for a lifetime and even the lesser crimes where rehabilitation could be possible. I do object to keeping some on death row for 20-30 years when guilt is beyond any doubt and the perp confessed, dna etc....
As for the Boston bomber I was just saying it hardly matters if he got death penalty or not as it probably won't happen or if it does it will be 20-30 years later when the American public memory will have faded and the view will be softened by then and a new trial or trial by public opinion will hold it up yet again for another 10-15 years or so.
I know many people who are tired of the 'catch and release' justice that is prevalent in the US but cannot say so verbally because it is not politically correct to do so.
I do object as a taxpayer to inmates getting sex change operations on the taxpayers dime.
I object to inmates suing because they don't like the food or it goes against their religious beliefs. Hello! it is prison! it is not supposed to be pleasant. I am not saying they should be treated inhumanly but good grief.....
I do object of quite a few cases I know of personally where a guy goes to prison, gets his education all for free, gets out and refuses to pay his child support or works all under the table so there is no paper trail. I object to these same guys getting social welfare while they continue to party & do drugs all on the taxpayers dime while their ex wives and kids live in poverty. But now I am off subject.... the whole system is messed up.
Maybe if the judges, psychologist and the parole boards were held personally responsible when they let some of these dangerous ones back into society only to re-offend or they had the pedophiles living next door to them things would change.
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What Jehovah's Witnesses need to do to become Mainstream
by FusionTheism ini was raised a jehovah's witness, so i know all the "ins-and-outs" of their theology and belief system..
in my view, they can become a part of mainstream christianity and lose their cult status by making just a few changes for the better:.
1: stop their severe shunning practices.
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carla
They will never be considered 'mainstream' because for one, the r & f must go through the gb (or 144,000) for their salvation rather than Jesus Christ, secondly the mere fact that they are not even allowed to talk to Christ (pray) will never be considered 'mainstream'. Naturally all things already mentioned; blood, pedophile/two witness rule, shunning, etc....etc..... -
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Tsarnaev guilty - should he get death or not?
by Simon ini think he probably will (it is the us after all) but i hope he doesn't.
he caused incredible pain and suffering to men, women and children who had never done anything to him.
many died in unimaginable agony, others are disabled for life.
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carla
It doesn't matter if he is given a death sentence because most people are on death row for approximately 20-30 years. In that time some looney attorney will try and get an appeal or some group will attempt to get him off anyway. We will spend a few million more dollars on this scumbag and in the end he will probably die of old age if someone doesn't off him first in prison.
If he is put in a supermax prison it will cost the taxpayer approx. $75,000.00 per year, a fed prison is about $25,000.00 per year
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Today my son told me that he can't stand this religion
by hardtobeme ini have talked to him ttat.
and he understands.
he doesn't wanna be a jw.
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carla
What a difficult position you and your son at the tender age of 14 are in!
As for the wife worried about outside friends; don't you need to prepare him to deal with all kinds of people both inside and outside the cult? (err, religion) if he doesn't learn while in the safety of your home when he gets out on his own he will be utterly lost. Well, you could try that tact.......
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Read on Watchtower Documents how discarding types-antitypes impacts the very core doctrine of the “faithful and discreet slave” itself!
by AndersonsInfo inin the july 15, 1909 watch tower, c. t. russell said, we are loath to give any explanation of types not directly or indirectly referred to in the new testament.
" yet, during the next approximately 100-years, the organization russell founded didn't follow his footsteps but did the opposite until the march 15, 2015 watchtower magazine stated "no more.
" read on watchtower documents how discarding types-antitypes impacts the very core doctrine of the faithful and discreet slave itself!.
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carla
Thank you Barb! I get confused by the jw type/anti type stuff, just when I think I get something they change it, sigh. -
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How Do You Feel About All The Time You Wasted Being. A Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus inall that i can say is....what a shame!
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carla
Not being a jw I can only comment on all the time my jw has spent in this insidious cult. He has missed out on many family moments, gorgeous Sat. mornings and so on. I was just looking through some family photographs lately and he is the only one missing. Years from now when our descendants are looking at old photo's it will be as if he did not exist should other photo's be lost with him in them. Or it will be the family story that he was in some wacky cult that used to exist in the past. I can dream can't I? -
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Orchestral Accompaniment for Singing at Congregation Meetings
by pixel into all congregationsre: orchestral accompaniment for singing at congregation meetings.
dear brothers:.
many will find that the newly composed orchestral recordings are more inspiring andconducive to our worship than is piano music alone.
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carla
What next? a guitar and drums?! sounds like they are trying to mimic Christendom now with such 'modern' music. -
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Jehovah's Witnesses mentioned on BBC News site regarding not voting
by defender of truth injehovah's witnesses.
there are about 140,000 jehovah's witnesses in the uk who will choose not to vote on 7 may.. mark o'malley, a spokesman for the christian-based religious movement, said: "as you go through the bible we see that god's kingdom is already established in heaven with god as the king of that kingdom.. "we are politically neutral as, in a sense, we have already chosen to support that kingdom's government.
we see it as a real government.. "there are limitations to what governments can do, maybe they can improve the health system, but they can't prevent death, maybe they can help children, but they can't provide a secure future for them necessarily.
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carla
jw's are neutral? My jw certainly is not! The few jw's I have talked to seem to have quite strong opinions on the state of things (politically and otherwise). Naturally my jw will not vote to make any changes in the society in which he lives but feels free to complain about most everything he disagrees with. -
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I want to carry the microphones"
by stillin inthis was the reason that our 12 year old son gave us for wanting to be baptized.
my wife and i actually agreed that he should wait a little longer, thank god!
by the time he was 13 he was running wild.
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carla
I feel for your situation but you do have choices. You could choose to have a normal relationship with your family and if wife and jw's don't like it let the chips fall. YOU as the man of the house can make decisions that would make it difficult for the jw's as well! pulling your financial support to the worldwide pedophile fund would be one of many things you could do.
I hate to say it but if my family did not accept me and my husband along with the kids as a family unit my kids would not see their grandparents, period. I would want to protect my kids from such a harmful situation. That is what the cult is, harmful, spiritually, emotionally and at times physically and/or sexually abusive. My job as a parent is to protect my kids from harmful situations.
You have a choice to put a corporation/org and the cong (as well as your own standing) before your own child or allow for natural affections and show unconditional love to your child on a daily basis not just passing in the street or quick non meaningful conversation as she passes the kids over to you while she shows you unconditional love by allowing you to see your grandchildren.
That is your legacy to your grandchildren, that is what they will remember when you are long gone. Grandma & grandpa didn't like mom for some reason or they will know it was because of the jw's and that will be the legacy of the jw's that gets passed on in that family. A damn good reason not join! no?
Sorry if this was harsh I didn't intend it to be. I find the whole shunning thing so damaging it really pisses me off.