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  Interesting thought on the importance of the name Jehovah.

  by PaNiCAtTaCk in

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  first off, i did not write this.

  i found it on the net.

  i think this guy made an interesting point.

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  Could it be because it was considered in acient times blasphemous to speak or write/read outloud gods name. Wasn't it removed from ancient scrolls? So God allowed man to change his 'thoughts' as written in the Bible? Seems to blow a hole in the inspiration of it! CS 101
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  Hello all; helping those in the org

  by stapler99 in

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  i've been lurking for a while so thought i'd introduce myself.

  i'm in my late teens and left the jws just before i left home.

  i used to know what absolute belief was, but never got baptised because i didn't feel any love for god.

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  Welcome here and nice first post! Seems to me your mind is well able to think and reason, something a lot of us have struggled with. Wish you well on your journey

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  crush at work

  by nomoreTRUTHplz in

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  ok advice needed.

  i am currently separated from my husband, have 2 children and we will end up divorcing.

  i have met a man at work that i am getting a crush on.

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  When emotions get involved its difficult to take a logical choice. The strictist logical answer is give yourself time to get over everything, but then nothing is ever so clear cut is it. Its nice to be wanted and have attention returned to you, so thats only natural for you to have that need. I really think despite advice people give us we tend to do what feels right to us anyhow. Sure it could bring its own stresses or it could make you happy - who knows, only you know if your ready to handle the responsibility of another relationship and whether you need time alone to sort out your head. My only advice is to think about it, and dont jump in with both feet until your ready.

  Wish you well

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  Excommunication is good!!!!

  by I-follow-the-narrow-path in

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  while talking to my teacher today we talked about excommunication.

  i told her i thought it was mean to not talk to those members which have been excommunicated.

  she told me; however, that those who leave the church should be punished.

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  The thing is we should all make up our own minds with our OWN christian conscience whether or not we want fellowship with someone or not. We are usually being asked by the elders through an announcement that someone is to be shunned, and yet we have not established for ourselves the validity of that action with the person themselves, is that right? Is that Christian?

  If someone was promoting something we condemned chances are we would avoid them, but if they simply choose to believe something else or live another lifestyle without being part of the congregation, it makes no sense to shun them (ie punish them). It really stems from the delluded claim that the Witnesses are God's only true religion, which after research you will realise they are far from being.

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  Interesting thought on the importance of the name Jehovah.

  by PaNiCAtTaCk in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  first off, i did not write this.

  i found it on the net.

  i think this guy made an interesting point.

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  After reading the Davinci Code, you wonder how much faith we can really put into anything. How much of the history we have can be proven? The example you site about God's name is quite significant, seeing as though the witnesses say God preserved the Bible and the group of followers he aparantly chose have adopted his name, surely he would have wanted his real name not some ancient English version of what it could be? How would we feel if someone constantly addressed us incorrectly, I know when my name gets abbreviated sometimes it irks me!

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  At This Point, Would You Care If You Are or Were Disfellowshipped???

  by minimus in

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  at this stage of "coming out" of the "truth", would it faze you if you were disfellowshipped?

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  You can bet once the rumour mill has started, people would know why your out anyhow, the announcement will still start the gossips off, with the same result - shunning

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  Pharisees!

  by Good Girl or Bad Girl? in

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  i'm sure this kind of thing has been discussed before, but who here thinks the elders remind them of the pharisees with their guidelines strict rules?

  like the length of a slit in your skirt, or no sideburns on men or no beards, or men can't dye their hair, or no colored dress shirts or suits on the "brothers".

  they would say these were guidelines but then take your "privileges" away if you didn't comply.

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  I'd have to say this was one of the first area's in my mind that started me on the road to leaving. I would hear how the Pharisees acted and how 'we' were not like that and yet it so was. I started to realise the discrepancy of what we are told to what actually happens. In the end I decided this system of worship was no better than that which had been rejected by God (as per the bible).

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  Pet Hates. What are Yours?!!!

  by Spectrum in

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  some mindless fun!

  hoovering.

  really hate this one.

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  People that park on your bumper, how do they think you'll get out? When doing delivery's people that can't wait a few minutes while the roads blocked and lean on the horn. People that stop on the main road to let someone out when there is space behind. Hmm a lot of road pet hates here!

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  What are your reasons for not joining another religion?

  by MARTINLEYSHON in

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  i am going to start this debate of by saying that those of us who were raised in the so called truth, and i being one of them, can only come to terms with our past by accepting that our parents infected our minds like a virus infects a computer.

  we wouldn't categorise children according to their parents' political stance, since they are too young to make up their minds about such matters.

  but they (jw) segregate them from the world.

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  Because to me all religions want you to do what 'they' say and only 'they' are right, it has always been used to control.

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  I don't know if I am ready to be labeled Apostate

  by spawn2u in

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  how can you be an apostate if you are not oposing something with force?

  i do not believe in any religion and have trouble with organizations including corporations (oops already said that with the word religion).

  i agree with most everything i have read on this board.

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  I am only apostate to the WTS which in turn are apostate to the Bible, so at the end of the day its only from the point of view you choose to look at it.

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