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  what sin is facial hair supposed to lead to?

  by little1 in

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  i am curious as to why jws aren't allowed to have facial hair.

  and why, then, was it okay for jesus?.

  inquiring minds want to know.. l1

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  I am curious as to why JWs aren't allowed to have facial hair. Why not? And why, then, was it okay for Jesus?

  IMO it was okay for Jesus, because he was not trying to sell WTS literture.
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  Positive about jw

  by one in

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  there are many thing i dont regret about jw

  learning from jw about cristmas is one of them

  the jw were very open about cristmas, going against the "system" require some strenght and that in itself attracted many to the jw org.

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  My point is that you use an example of being anti-Christmas as a reason to be positive. My point is that just about everything can be traced or seen in other religions and cultures. Ours of the weeks and months come from the names of ancient gods. When you point to those pagan customs I worship none of they worshipped. Christmas is a time that I give thanks that God came to be a sacrifice for me, since I can not do anything to save myself. My celebration of Christmas is Christ centered not Horus oriented.

  I would say that the WTS is putting the pagan back in, where Christianity has been trying to remove the pagan enfaces for 1700 years.
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  Information on Validity of 1914 Date

  by Bluegrass Tom in

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  here are a few facts that i have recently discovered by doing some research.

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  Bluegrass, are you telling us that there is nothing valid to the 1914 date? Triple A
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  Extrem earthquake near Indonesia (8,9), thousands of dead people

  by Erich in

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  an extrem strong earthquake happened recently in the indian ocean near island of sumatra.

  level 8,5 - 8,9. no contact to many islands and coasts anymore.

  no phone to the maledives and other touristic islands possible.

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  List of the eight worst tsunamis, this one looks like it is going to fit somewhere in the middle.

  http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/tsunamis/tenworst.shtml

  [ t s u n a m i s : e i g h t w o r s t t s u n a m i s ] Date Location Dead 1883, August 27 Krakatoa, Indonesia 36,000 1707 Japan Up to 30,000 1896, June 15 Sanriku, Japan 27,000 1755, November 1 Lisbon, Portugal 10,000 1933, March Sanriku, Japan 3,000 1960, May 22 Hilo, Hawaii, and Pacific Islands Over 450 1979, December 12 San Juan, Colombia Over 250 1946, April 1 Hawaii 173
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  Positive about jw

  by one in

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  there are many thing i dont regret about jw

  learning from jw about cristmas is one of them

  the jw were very open about cristmas, going against the "system" require some strenght and that in itself attracted many to the jw org.

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  http://de.essortment.com/christmaspagan_rece.htm

  Few people realize that the origins of a form of Christmas was pagan & celebrated in Europe long before anyone there had heard of Jesus Christ.

  The answer lies in the pagan origins of Christmas. In ancient Babylon, the feast of the Son of Isis (Goddess of Nature) was celebrated on December 25. Raucous partying, gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift-giving were traditions of this feast.

  If you want to use the through out Christmas because it has things that are simular to pagans, than why stop with Christmas. In the story of Isis, we are introduced to resurrection and water baptism. So those should be equally discouraged.
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  Why They Quit Celebrating Christmas.

  by Blueblades in

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  2. friends

  this from the proclaimers book, page 199.. when shown ( who showed them?

  ) that celebrating the birth of jesus had actually become of greater interest to people than the ransom provided by his death; that the revelry of the holiday and the spirit in which many gifts were given did not honor god; that the magi whose gift - given was being imitated were actually demon - inspired astrologers; that parents set an example for their children in lying by what they told them about santa claus; that "st. nicholas" ( santa claus ) was admittedly ( who admitted this ) another name for the devil himself; and that such festivals were, as acknowledged by cardinal newman in his essay on the development of christian doctrine, "the very instruments and appendages of demon - worship' the church had adopted ---------- when made aware of these things ( who made them aware ) jehovah's witnesses promptly and permanently stopped having any part in christmas celebrations.. so, let me get this straight, from 1919 ( when they were supposedly selected by jesus as the faithful and discreet slave,) they continued this demonic practice of celebrating christmas until a member of christendom, cardinal newman and not jesus, showed them , made them aware, some seven years after jesus saw fit to select them as his slave, that all this time they were celebrating a demonic holiday.. who is lying to whom?

  stop blaming the parents and everyone else for your own blatant bold faced lies!.

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  Sorry ColdRedRain, miss understood your post. Triple A
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  Why They Quit Celebrating Christmas.

  by Blueblades in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this from the proclaimers book, page 199.. when shown ( who showed them?

  ) that celebrating the birth of jesus had actually become of greater interest to people than the ransom provided by his death; that the revelry of the holiday and the spirit in which many gifts were given did not honor god; that the magi whose gift - given was being imitated were actually demon - inspired astrologers; that parents set an example for their children in lying by what they told them about santa claus; that "st. nicholas" ( santa claus ) was admittedly ( who admitted this ) another name for the devil himself; and that such festivals were, as acknowledged by cardinal newman in his essay on the development of christian doctrine, "the very instruments and appendages of demon - worship' the church had adopted ---------- when made aware of these things ( who made them aware ) jehovah's witnesses promptly and permanently stopped having any part in christmas celebrations.. so, let me get this straight, from 1919 ( when they were supposedly selected by jesus as the faithful and discreet slave,) they continued this demonic practice of celebrating christmas until a member of christendom, cardinal newman and not jesus, showed them , made them aware, some seven years after jesus saw fit to select them as his slave, that all this time they were celebrating a demonic holiday.. who is lying to whom?

  stop blaming the parents and everyone else for your own blatant bold faced lies!.

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  Saint Nicholas was not Dutch.

  Here is a good website to learn about the origin of what is not seen as Santa Claus, http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=38

  The true story of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in Patara, a village in what is now Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised him to be a devout Christian, died in an epidemic while Nicholas was still young. Obeying Jesus' words to "sell what you own and give the money to the poor," Nicholas used his whole inheritance to assist the needy, the sick, and the suffering. He dedicated his life to serving God and was made Bishop of Myra while still a young man. Bishop Nicholas became known throughout the land for his generosity to the those in need, his love for children, and his concern for sailors and ships.

  The Dutch did bring Santa Claus to the Americas, they called him Sinter Claus.
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  Positive about jw

  by one in

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  there are many thing i dont regret about jw

  learning from jw about cristmas is one of them

  the jw were very open about cristmas, going against the "system" require some strenght and that in itself attracted many to the jw org.

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  One, you are a little general with your comment in this post. What about Christmas do you consider pagan? Just give one or two thing we can chew on. Also you stated that,

  Anything I ever read or heard did not refute jw doctrines.

  Do not know what you are reading, but it must only be WTS literture.
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  //What if Micheal Moore made a documentary on the WTS

  by Goldminer in

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  i recently watched the 9/11farenheit documentary and found it very interesting.how much is actually true and how much is not,i don't know,but i got the impression that micheal moore is for real and trying to open people's eyes to truths we don't see.. anyways,i was just sitting there,wondering what kind of documentary he'd come up with if he decided he wanted to look into the wts.i believe it would be very interesting,and definitely an eye-opener.of course the shallow-minded jw would say it's all propaganda no matter how clear the subject was presented.. i'd love to hear your thoughts on this ...any ideas for a title?

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  Suggest you get "Fahrenhype 9/11", you might not want Michael Moore on your side after that. There is enough against the WTS without having to resort to the documenting that Michael Moore did for "Fahrenheit 9/11"
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  What do yall do when you have a bad day?

  by missy04 in

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  what makes you feel better when you have a totally sucky day??.

  ~sarah

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  I snuggle up next to my wife. It does not matter how bad the day has been, this just makes everything right.