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My D/f appeal meeting went amazingly, but the still want to d/f me
by jwfacts insorry how long this is but i found the meeting very exciting.
the short version is i said directly that i do not believe in the wts, feel being d/f is unfair on my jw family so asked them to just leave me alone.
it didn't work.
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The Stake is a more pagan symbol than the Cross
by jwfacts ini just found an interesting sumerian myth that i wanted to share.
the watchtower claims that the cross was not used by true christians and is of pagan origins.
(watchtower 1989 may 1 p.26 it reveres a pagan symbol masquerading as christian.
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Who won't be posting over the Christmas break?
by jwfacts inwell this is my last post for 10 whole days.
a record as from the time of my first post i have not been able to stop coming here every day.
i am off with the family camping, 4wdriving, staying in a resort in the tropics and my wife is forbidding access to the computer.. i would like to wish everyone a happy new year and hope to be back in touch soon.. anyone else going to be away from the site for the break?
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The REAL issue with blood
by jwfacts inthere is a number of things written about blood at the moment, but what is the heart of the issue.. it is not doctrine.
religions are able to make up any doctrine they feel like.
most christians can see that the jw blood doctrine is unscriptural, but individuals will never agree on doctrine.. it is not the lack of logic in the current jw stance even though it is illogical to disallow blood transfusions, but allow blood component transfusions.
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I have a lawyer in Australia interested in the BLOOD NEWS
by jwfacts inthe elders came to me last night inviting me to a meeting on the charge of apostasy.
i told them that i will not come and that if i am announced from the platform i will sue each elder involved in my case personally.
(i had been having a few end of year drinks at work just before they arrived unannounced at my door so was unusally bold and forceful) anyway today i went to the lawyer that i have been using for business dealings to discuss the situation and to ask for a letter to be drafted that i can send out to the individual elders.
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What are you REALLY like?
by jwfacts init is strange chatting on the net, not knowing what everyone is really like.
do you pretend to be someone you are not?
i find it hard to know how to take people here sometimes, as words do not convey as much without seeing the facial expressions and hearing the tonal inflections.
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Even if the bible is not inspired, is Christianity a good thing?
by jwfacts ini dont want to offend anyone that worships jesus, but am toying with a few ideas at the moment.. i am not sure yet about the inspiration of the bible.
however reading franz' christian freedom gives me a lot more respect for jesus teachings and christianity.
lets say that jesus was just a man.
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I need help with a discussion with my parents!
by jwfacts inmy parents are on the circuit, well educated, well intentioned and totally committed to the wts.
for years i have argued with them over issues and doctrine.
they know most things that are wrong with the wts but refuse to budge on the idea that it is the only true religion.
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World War I did not start during the last days
by jwfacts injehovah's witnesses place great emphasis on world war i proving that the last days started in 1914. what few realise is that world war one started prior to the start of the last days.
the war started in aug whereas the wts claims the last days started on october 2 1914. this means that wwi started during the gentile times and as such can not be claimed to be an indication of the last days.. i asked my pioneer school conductor about this and he claimed that satan started wwi in august as a smokescreen to divert peoples attention from jesus rulership talking place shortly afterwards.
this is an unsubstantiated excuse.
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What will you do to celebrate Oct 2 2014?
by jwfacts inlike most people reading this, i was convinced that by 2014 the new system would 'definitely' have been operating for at least a decade.
now that i know this is not going to be the case i am going to have to think of some way to recognise 100 years of wts let downs and failed predictions.
there is no point fretting over the past so i think it will be a good time to celebrate.