Topics Started by Pallbearer

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From Paradise Lost To Paradise Regained: Is the WTS the sole promoter of this doctrine?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
howdy folks,.

i am interested in learning whether or not the watchtower society is the only religious entity that teaches the "from paradise lost to paradise regained" idea.. the "idea" is that god's original purpose for man and the earth has not changed.

god purposed for adam and eve and their offspring to reproduce and fill the earth and live forever upon it; but the problem of sin entered into the picture and temporarily interrupted that purpose from being completed.
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Questions I have about the "Ministry School".
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i remember that jehovah's witnesses used to have a 2-hour, 2-part mid-week meeting which included a 1-hour "ministry school" followed by a 1-hour "service meeting".

please correct me if i am wrong in any respect but to the best of my memory the ministry school was composed of 4 parts, as follows:.

part 1: an "instruction talk".
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"extremism" -- What *specifically* did Russia ban Jehovah's Witnesses for?
by Pallbearer in
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2. beliefs
russia's reason for banning jehovah's witnesses is said to be due to extremism.

but what exactly does that mean, or refer to?

specifically, what practice (or practices) of jehovah's witnesses does russia consider to be extreme?
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A 10-year-old thread is most-definitely worthy of being resurrected!
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a few minutes ago i posted in a topic that is 10 years old, and i had hoped that the thread would be brought back to the top but it didn't happen.

the thing is that the subject matter is still as relevant today as it was a decade previous.. the title to the thread was/is: "is there (was there ever) an anglo american dual world power?".

for anyone who hasn't read the thread i highly recommend that you do.
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If a JW becomes inactive is he then labeled as an apostate?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have heard a rumor that if a jw becomes inactive he or she is considered to be an apostate.

is this true?

has anyone here on this forum had such an experience?
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Will God resurrect our beloved pets? What do you think?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the watchtower doesn't hold out any hope for us ever seeing our beloved animals again.

i find it very difficult to believe that god -- a god of love -- would refuse to resurrect an animal that we had become so attached to.

over the years i have bonded with no less than four (4) dogs, all of which were/are like family to me.
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What did Charles Taze Russell and the Bible Students believe?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know that present-day jehovah's witnesses believe that 144,000 are to go to heaven and rule alongside jesus, and that the survivors of armageddon along with those who will be resurrected are to live on earth with the prospect of living here forever.. questions:.

> what did pastor russell and the bible students originally believe about the earth?.

> did they believe that the earth would always exist and that it would become a paradise?.
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Questions About the Watchtower's View on Blood Transfusions.
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i admit to not being very well informed about the watchtower's view on blood transfusions.

i have a couple of questions that i hope someone here is able to answer.. i understand that the watchtower now considers it to be okay to receive blood fractions.. my first question is: are all fractions considered to be permissible?

and if not, specifically which fractions are not permissible?.
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A few questions I need help with please.
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
howdy folks!.

has that title changed?

if so, what is it now called?
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Would I be in trouble?
by Pallbearer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
would i be in trouble?let's suppose that i had never stopped going to the meetings at the kingdom hall, and that i was still actively engaged in the field service.

if you were to be invited into my home you couldn't help but notice that the entire top (probably 6 foot across) of my entertainment center (a piece of furniture that holds the tv and that has glassed-in shelves on each side) is crowded with religious figurines, most of which came from the local catholic store.. .

next to that is the nativity scene that has several pieces: the wise men, the "star", the babe jesus, and joseph and mary etc.