Wasn't aware from my readings that "there are JW haters here." I presume a JW means a person who supports the belief system of the WTB&S. Perhaps you are referring to haters of a religious organisation in the same manner some religions people attack Roman Catholicism, or the Church of England, Islam or any religion which is not one's own. It's certainly not my experience of the people I relate to - respect of the individual even though you don't hold the same views.
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50Cult Fighters are short sighted fools
by proplog2 inthe anti-cultists are narrow minded and uninformed to say the least.. you see a lot of this here.
it is mostly a cover for irrational hatred.
most religions organized in a way that they expected their members to take their beliefs seriously.
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Witnesses instructed not to harbor private ideas
by cyberguy intoday's watchtower lesson instructs witnesses not to think for themselves when it comes to bible understanding:.
augest 1, 2001, p. 14, par.
first, since "oneness" is to be observed, a mature christian must be in unity and full harmony with fellow believers as far as faith and knowledge are concerned.
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The direction from the Roman Catholic church not allowing the people to read the Bible was that the common people could not possibly understand it and they may come to some false conclusion (called the truth) and hence they were not allowed to do it without direction and oversight from the church. Is there an echo somewhere.????
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Witnesses instructed not to harbor private ideas
by cyberguy intoday's watchtower lesson instructs witnesses not to think for themselves when it comes to bible understanding:.
augest 1, 2001, p. 14, par.
first, since "oneness" is to be observed, a mature christian must be in unity and full harmony with fellow believers as far as faith and knowledge are concerned.
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No Fred, the King of the North represents the ishmaelites and the sons of Isaac is the King of the South and Babylon the Great is the great commercial systems of the world. I do hope you are not harbouring private thoughts there about the King of the North being Canada. You must wait until the light gets brighter.
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Watchtower Observer Threatened Again!
by Kent inbut, problems starting at hop 4 in network "norsk data a/s" are causing ip .
| 21 | 40 | 203.134.2.14 | s3-0-0.br01.mel.iprimus.net.au | melbourne, australia | +10.0 | 415 | x- | primus telecommunications |.
| 22 | 40 | 203.134.24.1 | e2-1.cr02.mel.iprimus.net.au | melbourne, australia | +10.0 | 390 | x | primus telecommunications |.
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AMOS
Kent, what a shocker. Take care.
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Brother "Some"
by Norm inthe elusive brother some and the watchtower society.. in brooklyn , they have for years been bothered by a shady and very mystical brother.
they usually call him some.
we receive constant reassurances from the watchtower that what is printed in the literature is the truth.
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Good one Norm. We must have had an unseemly number of Brother Some and Sister Some. I recall Farmer Some who didn't plant his potato crop in 1974 as there would be no harvest in 1975. And the PO Some, he left his Senior job with the municipal council at the end of 1974 to go pioneering with his 5 children, he ended up cleaning butchers's shops. Then of course there was Families Some 1 & 2 and 3 who all went back to their homeland, sold their houses, late 1973 to spend all their cash during 74, generally have a good time before Paradise started. The WT is just so right about these somes! Heavens knows where they got these ideas from, it certainly wans't SOME brother in Bethel, not in Australia anyway....
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Cult Fighters are short sighted fools
by proplog2 inthe anti-cultists are narrow minded and uninformed to say the least.. you see a lot of this here.
it is mostly a cover for irrational hatred.
most religions organized in a way that they expected their members to take their beliefs seriously.
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Re this discussion on cults. Isn't there a definition of a cult as opposed to just going along (even without thinking) with anything? I recall years ago looking at the steps of brainwashing, if I remember correctly the JWs had 10 or 11 out of the 12. The only aspect they didn't have was to actively put people into a destabilised state (except that many people are just found that way) in their poaching work. ie have had a major crisis within the last two years, death in family etc. thoughts please.
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Cult Fighters are short sighted fools
by proplog2 inthe anti-cultists are narrow minded and uninformed to say the least.. you see a lot of this here.
it is mostly a cover for irrational hatred.
most religions organized in a way that they expected their members to take their beliefs seriously.
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AMOS
Where do you hide Fred?
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view of an American from Afghanistan
by Tatiana inthis was posted on another forum by someone i talk to.....any thoughts on this post?.
"this was sent to me from a friend and is supposedly written by an american that is from afghanistan.
> i've been hearing a lot of talk about "bombing .
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Hi Tatiana,
Heard of a most interesting experience, sorry about that word. A friend of ours who is a local minister (of one of Babylon the Great's churches) found out that the local muslim mulla's house had been attacked during the night with bottles and rocks. Our friend,rang, only his wife was home, but offered to have the family stay in Babylon the Great's own home as long as it was needed for his family to be safe. The mulla turned up on our friends doorsteps in tears, saying that he thought that Christians hated Muslims and was just so overwhelmed that he had offered his home to the "devil" as he called himself, as this is what he believed all Christians viewed any Muslim. Who knows how many Muslims may find freedom for themselves as well through all this tragedy. Cheers. -
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view of an American from Afghanistan
by Tatiana inthis was posted on another forum by someone i talk to.....any thoughts on this post?.
"this was sent to me from a friend and is supposedly written by an american that is from afghanistan.
> i've been hearing a lot of talk about "bombing .
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Tatiana, akin in your feelings on those movies, affects me in the same way. I have taken the liberty of sending you via email a lovely set of sayings with slides a nursing colleague sent me today. Timely reminder and soothing reflections. Anne
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Anyone up on witness dogma?
by FrightMare inanyone here know if witnesses are allowed to serve in the military?
i know they're not allowed to fight in war, but are they allowed to be chefs for soldiers, for example.. when cornelius became christian, the bible doesn't say that he left his military career.. furthermore, matthew 5:41: "if someone in authority impresses you for a mile, go with him two miles.".
any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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Little Toe, UNREAL. I recall that one poor sod of a JW went to the JC to confess he had taken blood. He said he was truly sorry. Unfortunately, some bright spark asked him "will you do it again?" and the twit said YES - so in their mercy they promptly disfellowshipped the cad. Can all these JWs who were wrongfully d/f make compensation claims for loss of loved ones? Or is this not retrospective?