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Jehovah's Witnesses 2015 Regional Convention Saturday PM experience parents shunning children
by Watchtower-Free inclip 3 minutes long.
ron and brenda sutton ................warwick 3 children
it was the missed association with family that brought them back.
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Three Strikes and your out GOD.
by smiddy inadam and eve were created perfect , yet they failed a simple test of obedience .. they had free will ,and if they exercised that free will to do what god did not want them to do they were punished ?!.
and so were their offspring for thousands of years , and he is a loving god ?.
tower of babel : fail .
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HI IS ANYONE HERE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LOOKING FOR FRIENDS
by ebony200 inhello im from southern california, and im looking to meet people in or around my area of orange county ca.
i left the jw org back in 2005 and i think it was the best thing for me, but i have been dealing with lonelyness since all of my friends are in the org i had to start all over again, i would like to connect with people , so email me.. thanks.
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wt and charity
by zeb ini know of no charitable work by wt.
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hm of the r&f live in poor situations who could be helped, raised out of their situation using the vast resources of the wt.. the wt could run job search programs to help unemployed get work.. it could run its own medical insurance in countries where such is prohibitively expensive.. " but if anyone has the worlds goods and sees a brother in need yet closes his hand against him how does gods love abide in him?
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Well another one leaves the Borg.
by John Aquila ini took a quick trip to the store and i happened to see a young man (about 26-28 years old) who got baptized about the same time i was leaving- about 2 years ago.
a couple of pioneer sisters found him in the door to door work.
one of them, a very attractive girl.
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What is your understanding of a christian Minister of God ?
by smiddy inas i understand it ,a christian minister of god is someone who goes to school gets the opportunity to further their education at a higher level ,then studies greek hebrew , latin , and what is available in ancient manuscripts , and demonstrates they have a comprehension of all these issues.....and of course they would need to get a pass on these subjects.. i think this would be the minimum standard required in the mainstream christian churches ,greek orthodox , catholic, all branches ,church of england ,and most of the mainstream protestant religions.
then we come to jehovah `s witnesses , none of the above applies to them , all they have is , they have been baptized by water immersion into their religion with none of the above qualifications.. and this includes minors , some as young as ten , possibly even younger in some situations who are classed as ministers of god simply by their baptism by water immersion.. they are also on record as saying higher education is a waste of time.why ?
because the end is just around the corner , a phrase that has been repeated and repeated since the year 1914 till now.. what young child could possibly hold their own with a discussion in theology or even comprehend the complexities of christianity with their counterparts.?.
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having a dark night of the soul
by Miss Behaving ini'm writing this here because i need someone to talk to, and you're the only folks i know who will understand.
most of the time i think i'm a pretty happy and together person, but lately, i'll see something that reminds me of my family and i'll spontaneously start crying.
i miss them so much and my heart keeps breaking, and even though i have kind people i work and volunteer with, i feel so incredibly lonely sometimes.
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Our hall is asking for money...
by thedepressedsoul ini guess the branch isn't happy with the amount being sent each month since we are way lower than our loan amount.
we now have to another financial survey to see the max amount that can be given.
it is "encouraged" for all to be in attendance and give much forethought and consideration to the amount you can donate each month.
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Amateurs Built the Ark
by enigma1863 inare you familiar with the motto "professionals built the titanic amateurs built the ark?".
i find it somewhat annoying.
i've been looking for a good analogy like amelia earhart was a professional pilot dorothy was just a girl from kansas but she got back home..
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Jehovah vs Yahweh , a challenge for those still active in good standing.
by smiddy ini know this is not going to happen and it`s o.k.
for me to bring it up now that i have been out for more than 20 years ,however i would just love for a brother brave enough , or one with nothing to lose to do this.. { in the first edition of the " aid book" speaking of god`s name they stated it was not important about the exact pronunciation of his name so long as the intent was known who was being addressed , the creator , the almighty god .}.
in light of the above , if you are given the opportunity to either open in prayer or close in prayer at one of the meetings instead of using the name jehovah , which was coined by a catholic monk in the 13th century ,you use the equally accepted ,equivalent name " yahweh" ,which is accepted by christendom and jehovah witnesses as being the more likely pronunciation due to new light.in this 21st century.. of course i can understand nobody taking up this challenge , it would take balls i agree.however they did state yahweh is probably the more accurate rendering of god`s name .. and i would be very curious as to what counsel one would be given for doing such a thing.