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Creed
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1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why do you think that jws are so against putting all their beliefs down into a creed?

is it because they realised it would change so often?.

i always remembered in the das that they would criticise other christian denominations for having creeds, but if you asked them their faith in a nutshell, would they be able to tell you?
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Baptism... and Why I'm so Lucky
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1. jw
2. experiences
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Which Doctrine Convinced You That This Wasn't Right
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1. watchtower
2. beliefs
what wt doctrine convinced or made you doubt your faith in the wtbts?

for me it was the 144,000 and the nature of christ's resurrection.

i seriously could not believe that there were two classes of christians when it was not stated implicitly in the bible, but was expected to be believed in as absolute truth.
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The Passion... of the Brian?
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1. social
2. entertainment
good news folks!

they are re-releasing monty python's "life of brian" in theatres.

yes brian and the people's liberation front of judea are back in this epic set in 33 ad.
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"All those who call on the name of Jehovah..."
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1. watchtower
2. beliefs
sound familiar?

doesn't it bother you how jw's think that just by saying the work "jehovah" it will ward off anything evil?

you've heard it all, yelling "jehovah" can exorcise, prevent rape and robbery and the list goes on.
Funny News Quotes
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1. social
2. humour
i was watching the news tonight and the anchorman said "the scientists decided to crash the galileo space probe into jupitar to prevent it from contaminating one of jupiter's moon with earth orgasms... uh organisms".

whats the funniest thing you've heard on the news?
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Can Material Things Transfer Grace?
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1. watchtower
2. beliefs
do you believe that sacraments such as baptism, conformation, the eucharist, or perhaps people can transfer grace to a person?

personally, i think yes because of acts 19, 11-12: 11god did extraordinary miracles through paul, 12so that when the handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, their diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.

(nrsv)
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"Kingdom Melodies"
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1. watchtower
2. beliefs
why exactly are they so bad?

are they afraid that a true orchestral and choral piece will glorify god too much?

btw, can you think of any other songs that kingdom melodies sound like?
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The Star, God's Plan or Malicious Plot of Satan?
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1. watchtower
2. bible
i'm not talking about stars in general; such a subject about stars in general would be ridiculous.

i'm specifically talking about the star that the three magi saw that led them to jesus.

the wt holds that this was a malicious plot of satan's to bring jesus to herod.
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Raised a JW... did you have a childhood?
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1. jw
2. experiences
personally i was quite serious at a young age.. there was no "boys will be boys" growing up.

personally i feel kind of cheated out of a childhood by an organization that forced you to think that "everything around you was going to be gone soon so you better grow up, start publishing, and giving talks.

" did any of you experience a less than stellar childhood, especially because of the lack of holidays and socially-isolating religion gowing up?