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  WTBTS vs. Islam

  by kairos in

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  the articles and meeting parts have been missing something all along, as far as i can see.. jws are taught to demonize all 'worldly' ( not jws) organizations, individuals and religions as having no value only to be destroyed by god at 'harm-you-gettin'-( armageddon ).. why do they not mention islam?no scathing denouncements?.

  the only publication i really remember, was the "mankind's search for god" book that touched on the beliefs and practices of muslims.. why do you think this is the case?.

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  Kairos, the problem with Islam is that moderate Islam doesn't appeal to those suffering the effects of colonialism, Zionism and racism, and theocratic Sharia Islam does. Think about how zealous the Spanish were for Canon Law and the Inquisition after the Andalusian era. There aren't Sunnis or Shi'ites, or moderates and radicals. There are Batini or spiritual Muslims, and Sharia, or legalistic Muslims. Sufis and Agha Khanis are the non-legalistic ones and they are small minorities, while the Salafi legalists have money, numbers, and influence thanks to the wealth of the Gulf Arab states.
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  WTBTS vs. Islam

  by kairos in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the articles and meeting parts have been missing something all along, as far as i can see.. jws are taught to demonize all 'worldly' ( not jws) organizations, individuals and religions as having no value only to be destroyed by god at 'harm-you-gettin'-( armageddon ).. why do they not mention islam?no scathing denouncements?.

  the only publication i really remember, was the "mankind's search for god" book that touched on the beliefs and practices of muslims.. why do you think this is the case?.

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  Muslims are a hard sell. The Muslims pay people when they convert, specifically to offset leaving behind old associations. That's a whole lot better than love bombing. Maybe if Jehovah's Witnesses weren't so anti-education they'd be able to afford to keep their kingdom halls and pay people to convert.
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  Who knows Natheer Salih ?

  by rege brazzy in

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  many bro s spoken about the bethelite natheer salih as a wise iraquian jew that became jw.he worked in writting dpertmente.

  somebody knows him ?

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  SonoftheTrinity

  The name is ominous if you speak any Arabic. It would translate almost as the kind of pen name a crypto apostate would have. 'Natheer Salih' translates as 'Earnest Warner' which is the kind of name conspiracy theories are made of.
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  Article from Jamaica: Jehovah's Witnesses' properties for sale - Rising costs force religious group to go small

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160410/jehovahs-witnesses-properties-sale-rising-costs-force-religious-group-go-small jehovah's witnesses' properties for sale - rising costs force religious group to go small.

  sunday | april 10, 2016 | 12:00 am by erica virtue.

  norman grindley.

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  SonoftheTrinity

  Maybe if they come up with a Jamaican Patois New World Translation they can drum up New Jamaican Congregations out of thin air and call it growth.

  Puradvencha dem kom op wid a Jumiekan Patwa Nyuu Wurold Chranzlieshan dem ka jrom op a woliipa Nyuu Jumiekan Kangregieshan dem outa tin ier an chat seh a gruo dem a gruo.
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  Article from Jamaica: Jehovah's Witnesses' properties for sale - Rising costs force religious group to go small

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20160410/jehovahs-witnesses-properties-sale-rising-costs-force-religious-group-go-small jehovah's witnesses' properties for sale - rising costs force religious group to go small.

  sunday | april 10, 2016 | 12:00 am by erica virtue.

  norman grindley.

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  SonoftheTrinity

  Jamaica is probably the poorest of Her Majesty's Realms within the commonwealth, so calling it a 'Temple' instead of a 'Kingdom Hall' might have actually been done out of courtesy to the Queen.
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  Who knows Natheer Salih ?

  by rege brazzy in

  1. jw
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  many bro s spoken about the bethelite natheer salih as a wise iraquian jew that became jw.he worked in writting dpertmente.

  somebody knows him ?

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  Something is fishy here. Natheer Salih is not a Jewish name. It's a very Islamic name.
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  Did Freddy Franz receive secret instructions from a Jewish aquaintance?

  by truthseeker in

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  i recently met a sister who told me she heard of a story that the late president of the watchtower society, mr. freddy franz, received secret instructions on how to direct the organization from a jewish acquaintance.. is this a conspiracy theory or could there be some truth to it?.

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  Natheer Salih sounds more like a Shiite name than a Jewish one. BTW Natheer Salih would translate from the Arabic as almost a pun 'Earnest Warner', particularly poignant in this situation.
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  What does the rise of Donald Trump tell us about the USA?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  i thank one of my former lecturers for drawing my attention to this overview.. after some 100 years, living out its "manifest destiny" dream, as the hegemon of the world, what has this 'dream' done to/for the usa?

  the approaching presidential election provides an opportunity to examine this question.. and what of all the appendage organisations (like the wts) that rode across the world on the hegemon's coattails?.

  the answer may be here: http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism.

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  I think America is burnt out with her alliances. Look at South Korea. Tell South Korea to be an immigrant-friendly multicultural country and do it chop-chop like America and Western Europe or say goodbye to America's protection! We aren't just the Policeman of the World, we're the underpaid corrupt and aging Tijuana policeman of the world. BTW I don't support Trump, but the thing about our alliances makes a lot of sense. It would be a lot more constructive if Trump weren't such an insult-comic fascist. Mussolini and a Dorito fell in love and had a baby and named him Trump.
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  Wearing a Guy Fawkes mask outside a JW Convention.

  by SonoftheTrinity in

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  i don't want my wife recognizing me, but i feel like making an anti-jw scene.

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  I don't want my wife recognizing me, but I feel like making an anti-JW scene.
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  The Original Sin - Emperor’s New Suit

  by learnaway in

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  introduction: most religions based on the bible, have been teaching paul’s propagated doctrine for thousands of years which claims that human beings are born with the original sin, inherited from adam, thereby redemption is required.

  it is not enough to be described with a few lines of explanation that paul’s doctrine is false, because this examination goes against the faith of the redemption doctrine, which cultivated by tertullian, augustine, calvin; and gave a source of power and enormous wealth for the church for many millennia.

  however, hopefully readers could grasp the undeniable truth regarding original sin and redemption..

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  SonoftheTrinity

  Original Sin is Characteristic of Western Christianity. Eastern Christianity teaches that we have a flawed nature, but not that we and our descendants are guilty from birth of Adam's sin. Island man, what you are saying sounds a lot like Gnosticism. You might have some interesting conversations with Mandean refugees fleeing Iraq. They are being persecuted for believing what you just articulated and being followers of John the Baptist but not Jesus.