candysearching
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What's so bad about Satan?
by robhic inwhy is satan supposed to be so bad?
he gets the blame, sure, but what does he explicitly do?
that god had?
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I'm new here and have lots of questions
by jaada inhello, i am new to this board, i am not a jehovahs witness however i studied with them for years, i went out into service a couple of times, but i havent done anything in 4 years.
i am so confused.
i always have been scared of the last days thing, but i could never accept the fact that while i was in the meetings, my husband and parents were all at home and the witnesses would tell me that unless they changed and started coming to the meetings that they would be killed!
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No sex in NS.
by IMustBreakAway ini have been a jw all of my life and i have never heard anyone say anything about not having sex in the ns.
did the wtbs ever actually say that?
or is a bit of wittness folklore?
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BLOOD ISSUE=PROBLEM=CAN HOSPITAL BE SUED?
by jack w inhi friends, .
a good "fader" friend of mines wife was recently at the hospital.
she used to be a staunch witness but has since gotten fed up with the whole charade.
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The New System, What will we remember?
by drew sagan inthe reason for this post is based on a conversation i had a few months ago with an elder and a very stubborn publisher.
we where out in service and these two guys started talking about how in the new system everything of the past will be forgotten, "the former thigns will not be called to mind", you know how it goes.
anyway i cound't take it anymore.
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If you were God, would you want to be worshipped?
by rebel8 inif i was the god of the bible, i think my priorities would be to set the ground rules of life and manage the planet, ensuring life is good.
i cannot envision any reason to desire worship.
appreciation, yes.
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Stumped 'em!!!
by candysearching ini had a conversation (debate) with my disfellowshipped husband about "the truth" that he tries so hard to protect.
me: hey, babe, can you tell me again why jw do not celebrate birthdays?.
hubby: well, only two are mentioned in the bible, and on both, men were killed.. me: well, herod and pharoah killed men whenever they felt like it right?
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Disfellowshipped Numbers ?
by Clam in.
do the wts release statistics for those disfellowshipped from the organisation.. i understood that they published the numbers of newly baptised and those attending the memorial, but what about the other side of the balance sheet?
i'm assuming they don't for pr reasons.
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WTS advocates resisting rape to the point of death?
by M.J. inover the years the wts has vacillated on its stance regarding the distinction between rape and mutual consent to fornication.. in years past, the wts has stated that "the primary distinction between rape and consent was whether a woman screamed for help.
" (awake!, 4/22/73, p. 17).. the wts's latest published stance, however, states that while the act of screaming establishes innocence of the victim, screaming in itself is not the sole criteria for determining the victim's innocence before god.
if one is incapable of screaming, it does not matter, since jehovah can read a person's motives:.
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Problems/Questions on Practices and Beliefs
by candysearching ini posted this on another thread, but got no response.
why do jws claim to not celebrate christmas and/or birthdays, but will accept gifts?
why don't jws celebrate christmas/birthdays?