1. Why dont you celebrate holidays?
"pagan origins", "not viewed in a good light in the bible", and most of all, to be different.
2. Why dont you allow JW to get blood transfered?
they now allow most of the blood, like 99% IIRC. why not all? because of some strange interpretation of some bible verses.
3. Is there such thing as like a relaxed version of JW? I know in christianity there are churches that dress up and do things old fashion ways. Then there are churches that do thinks more now days, dress casually and more relaxed.
there's no relaxed version of the JW faith, but there are more relaxed JWs and congregations. what might be a big no-no in some congregations is allowed in others. this mostly depends on the elders and overseers.
4. Why dont you plege to the flag? Do you guys atleast stand and take off a ball cap at a baseball game? Millions of americans died for the freedom for this country so you could have this religion.
the JW would probably exist without that "freedom so many died for". they prosper when being under "persecution". persecution proves them right ("the world hates us because we are no part of it"). personally i don't understand why someone would salute a flag, but i guess it's a yankee thang.
5. I understand you dont believed that Jesus died on a cross but moreso a pole or something like that. I talked to a guy about this. He made a big deal about it. But Couldnt a cross just be used as something to remember jesus' death? Just like a WWJD braclet?
this one is just about being different.
6.Last one. You dont believe the trinity. Wouldnt Jesus though have to be God in order to do mericles?
according to bible "history" the prophets were doing miracles too. never heard anyone say they would have been god though. there are some texts that (seem to?) back up the trinity doctrine, but if you really want to discuss this with a JW, he'll most probably will have better arguments.
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I just have some questions.
by FanofStoudemire inbut i had some questions and i have tried everything to find information about jw.
i am only 16. so if i say something that is typed wrong or sounds mean or rood i apoligise.
i have bad spelling also.
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Follow the Star All the Way to Bethlehem
by Schizm inthe report below serves as an excellent example of the shallow understanding that people in general have regarding the so-called "star of bethlehem".
notice that the "star" is held in awe ... some sort of an object that satan himself caused to glow in the dark in order to cause the premature death of jesus.
satan's worst nightmare is jesus, was back then, and still is.
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pseudochrist, i can't follow your argument about the generations (only talking about the inner consistency of the matthew narrative, i know about the incompatibility with luke and the OT).
counting from abraham to david we have 14 generations (including abraham).
then counting from david to josias (And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel;) we have 14 generations, including david.
then counting from josias to joseph we have 14 generations, including josias. ah well, it says unto christ, not unto joseph, so you are right. there are either two missing generations in the first and last "14" or one generation too many in the last "14".
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Do you remember when you first Googled "Jehovah's Witnesses"?
by Funchback ini remember when i first googled "jehovah's witnesses".
i was sick to my stomach because i feared that i was disobeying jehovah.
although i was scared that i would find something "apostate" or "demonic", i still continued to click on different links.
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did i hear miningco? there was a brother back then who ran the about.com website on jehovah's witnesses. including java chatroom and so on. it was closed because the elders were pressing that bro to do so. i was pretty active on that chat for a while. anyone else?
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Scot Peterson
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gets the death penalty...and i think he should go away..even if he didn't want the baby or to be with her, he could of left and beent he one to disappear, but no i think he's just greedy, callous, and not remoursefull... sincerely,.
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do you really believe psychopaths react to warnings? even a little bit?
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It's cases like this that make me support the death penalty...
by Elsewhere inhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/law/12/20/missouri.fetus/index.html woman accused of stealing baby appears in court
lisa montgomery charged with kidnapping resulting in death
kansas city, kansas (cnn) -- lisa montgomery, accused of strangling a 23-year-old missouri woman and cutting the fetus out of her womb, sat motionless monday as a judge read the charge against her in u.s. district court.
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john wayne is dead, clint eastwood will be someday too. the days of lynching justice are over. it's been people like you that made stonings, witch hunts and concentration camps possible. think about it.
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I'm afraid there are only 2 ways of being a true believin' Christian
by Zep inthe first way is to be completely ignorant.to ignore the fact that the bible is a hopelessly flawed man made document, and all other reasoned argument and evidence that points to the non existence of the christian god.
this strategy basically involves living inside mental cocoon and closing your eyes to any alternative views.
the best way to employ this tactic is to perform a whole lot repetitive and ritualistic action; a whole lot of head bowing and praying etc... etc....you know the drill!.
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zep, maybe there is a third way: to just don't know the facts, and not dare to start researching them.
sarah, i'm sure you're not ignorant, but maybe you are dishonest to yourself? i was. that is, i first was way number 3, then nr. 1 then nr. 2 and then i stopped believing.
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It's cases like this that make me support the death penalty...
by Elsewhere inhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/law/12/20/missouri.fetus/index.html woman accused of stealing baby appears in court
lisa montgomery charged with kidnapping resulting in death
kansas city, kansas (cnn) -- lisa montgomery, accused of strangling a 23-year-old missouri woman and cutting the fetus out of her womb, sat motionless monday as a judge read the charge against her in u.s. district court.
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If someone did this to a member of my family, there would be no phonecall to the cops.....they'd be going six feet under.
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Who is buying all of those old JW books on Ebay?
by Panda inreally who is buying those old (when christmas was still celibrated by wts) books?
i mean really $10.00 for a moldy old book?
good grief whoever it is i hope they don't have allergies.
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i sometimes buy one. you can't show a JW "apostate" literature (that's why i never bought one), but you can show em what nonsense their holy leaders produced not too long ago.
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It's cases like this that make me support the death penalty...
by Elsewhere inhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/law/12/20/missouri.fetus/index.html woman accused of stealing baby appears in court
lisa montgomery charged with kidnapping resulting in death
kansas city, kansas (cnn) -- lisa montgomery, accused of strangling a 23-year-old missouri woman and cutting the fetus out of her womb, sat motionless monday as a judge read the charge against her in u.s. district court.
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maybe this is the result of a violent society? i start to believe that... i mean, a lot of americans on here seem to see no alternative to the death penalty. a lot of americans didn't see an alternative to bomb the hell out of other countries. and that woman didn't see an alternative to kill that poor girl and steal her baby. is there really no connection? i doubt it. sick society.
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Disfellowshipped vs. Disassociated vs. Inactive Relatives
by carefully faded inhi everyone.. i'm hoping someone can clarify a couple of points for me regarding how jw's are instructed to treat relatives who have left the organization.
i understand that people who disassociate themselves are treated primarily the same way as disfellowshipped ones.
however, what is the latest instruction for how to treat inactive relatives - not the same as ones who have purposely disassociated themselves, right?.
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when you get inactive, you are not treated any different than you were before. but if you no longer attend meetings, and "let grass grow" over the whole thing, you have a good chance that they forget about DFing you, even if you celebrate such satanic feasts like birthday.