Wasanelder Once

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  What is this "religion"?

  by Kom 197 in

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  for a long time, i was convinced jehovah witnesses were just people preaching the word of god in a different way than other christians.

  i was shown the real truth over the past few months.

  i've been friends with this guy for over 5 years.

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  Do you take this man and his elders as your lawfully wedded husband? If the answer is no, drop him.
  
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  The utter absurdity of the "universal sovereignty issue", chapter 4,786

  by sir82 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so on the jw broadcast channel, there is a new 4 minute video entitled "why does god permit suffering".

  i won't give them free advertising by linking to it, but you'll find it under the "latest videos" section.. it looks like it will be something that will eventually be used in field serve-us as a video to show householders.. anyway, it gives the illustration of the teacher and a "rebellious student" who says he has a "better way to solve the problem".

  the infinitely wise teacher allows him to try, he fails, and the teacher is "vindicated".. other posts on this site demonstrate how inane the illustration really is - it breaks down nearly effortlessly.. anyway, the video goes on to explain that god allowed "rebellious humans" to continue on because (more or less direct quote) "millions of angels were observing.

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  I think you got it right. As soon as I learned that this teaching was after Russell and concocted by the "Judge" it became rather suspicious to me that a legalistic, lawyers mind was behind it. If he had been a baker it would have been the "bakers oven" issue of "universal bread pans". Something like that. Just couldn't buy it at that point.
  
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  Do You Think a Schism is in the Future?

  by lepermessiah in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was thinking about this over the weekend.

  just this week, there was the "consolidation" talk (in my wife's congregation) , the article about shunning that went viral, and the annual "show your love and obedience to jehovah by giving us your money" watchtower.

  i know my wife said people are running scared about this consolidation even though it was sold as maximizing space to help other areas, build kh in other countries, etc...... the media and government has hit them hard in many countries, but they have gotten off easy in the usa, where the majority of the people and money reside.

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  You know the saying, "you can't make this shit up". Well, they can.
  
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  How soon is soon?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i guess if the jdubs have no clue how long a generation is they also wouldn't know how long a time period the word "soon" refers too.. 60 years ago my mother would hammer into my brain how soon the great tribulation was.

  soon jehovah would destroy the wicked.

  then a few years later there was no need to go to college because the end was so soon.

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  The very subject inspired me to make a video long ago. It seems like it was sooner than that.

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  Do You Care If A World Leader Had An Affair Before Taking Office?

  by minimus in

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  i don’t care about it unless someone runs on a record of being a model family man or woman.. does it bother you if a president or princess or top government official “cheats “??

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  He is a well known pussy grabber. Sadly it turns out he has to pay for it. Kennedy, at least was attractive and had a variety of women. I guess that speaks to his charisma. A good president doesn't have to pay to get laid, I think this proves it. You ain't nuthin till you're sleeping with a mob moll.
  
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  Life is a bag of Sh^t

  by JRK in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  happy st. paddy's day.. that being said, life is a bag of shit.. so please give me some sort of positivity in this post.. i wish i could get it from whom i would like it from, but that is a bullshit dream.. life sucks then you die!.

  jk.

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  I always listen to and sing this song when I feel as you do now. Try it!

  All Things Must Pass
  
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  We are all victims of abuse, both emotional and spiritual-Stand Tall

  by CovertsadJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  good morning, .

  sexual abuse is most certainly the most horrific type of child abuse, but the more i read the more i realize that anyone born into the "cult" is a victim.

  we are all victims of lying, emotional and spiritual abuse over years or over decades.

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  Thanks. Its good to be past all that and redirecting my mind and spirit towards a better world view.
  
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  TRUE SCRIPTURE EXISTS, A LIVING ONE

  by venus in

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  2. bible

  i find three categories of people according to the way they display their human qualities—(1) more than humans, (2) less than humans and (3) mixed in those qualities in varying degrees.. when i observe how they are all faring with their choices, it tells me what i should do and what i should not do.

  hence my scripture is the mankind and letters are living human beings—present and past.

  though it is not possible to see beyond an individual’s birth, i can see the history of nations (collective individuals) beyond their present generation into their past, through many generations which shows how their past deeds contributed to their present reality.

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  I like turtles
  
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  An incredible video worth watching

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those of you who are dissillusioned jehovahs witnesses, but still have a love for god, his son and the bible, i urge you to watch the following video.

  the lecture given by sean finnegan will help you see things more clearly as a christian.. personally, this has to be one of the best presentations ever given and now know my christian identity.

  the answer is given in the video.

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  All these religious founders try to restore what never was. Its only their flavor of fantasy and self promotion.
  
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  TRUE SCRIPTURE EXISTS, A LIVING ONE

  by venus in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i find three categories of people according to the way they display their human qualities—(1) more than humans, (2) less than humans and (3) mixed in those qualities in varying degrees.. when i observe how they are all faring with their choices, it tells me what i should do and what i should not do.

  hence my scripture is the mankind and letters are living human beings—present and past.

  though it is not possible to see beyond an individual’s birth, i can see the history of nations (collective individuals) beyond their present generation into their past, through many generations which shows how their past deeds contributed to their present reality.

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  In 2013, in a comprehensive review[6] covering 96% of the literature on Mother Teresa, a group of Université de Montréal academics reinforced the foregoing criticism, detailing, among other issues, the missionary's practice of "caring for the sick by glorifying their suffering instead of relieving it, … her questionable political contacts, her suspicious management of the enormous sums of money she received, and her overly dogmatic views regarding, in particular, abortion, contraception, and divorce". Questioning the Vatican's motivations for ignoring the mass of criticism, the study concluded that Mother Teresa's "hallowed image—which does not stand up to analysis of the facts—was constructed, and that her beatification was orchestrated by an effective media relations campaign" engineered by the Catholic convert and anti-abortion BBC journalist Malcolm Muggeridge.

  She was sometimes accused by Hindus in her adopted country of trying to convert the poor to Catholicism by "stealth".[22] Christopher Hitchens described Mother Teresa's organisation as a cult that promoted suffering and did not help those in need. He said that Mother Teresa's own words on poverty proved that her intention was not to help people, quoting her words at a 1981 press conference in which she was asked: "Do you teach the poor to endure their lot?" She replied: "I think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people."

  "I like turtles" is just shorter.