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  The True Church Cannot Be Seen

  by maccauk11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the true church is one not made by human hands it cannot be seen or touched nor is it made with bricks and mortar.

  it is a living breathing entity made up of believers in messiah.

  all earthly representations of it are counterfeit and a delusion to stop you from entering into the new spiritual covenant started after the destruction of jerusalem and the temple in 70ad.

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  garyneal

  is there a connection between bad grammar/punctuation and religious fundamentalism?

  Yes, it is called a lack of a real education. Years of homeschooling followed by enrolling in bible colleges.
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  So done with expectations and waiting for 'when it happens'...

  by Bruja-del-Sol in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  ok, i haven't introduced myself properly.

  sorry for that, but i just never feel like i've got something really interesting to say.

  so i rather respond on topics of other people.

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  My wife is a "in the moment" kind of girl when it comes to everything. For many things I agree for the moment is all we can control. I just think it goes too far when she uses that outlook to justify going in credit card debt and not trying to save money for big purchases and emergencies. Sometimes I think she uses shopping and spending to compensate for something she feels she lacks in her personal life.

  Like you, I had expectations that never materialized "on my timetable." I had to finally just learn to enjoy life as it is. We can try to look forward to some imagined perfect day and overlook all the good things we miss on this day doing so.
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  JW's DO celebrate Xmas!

  by PrincessCynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm finding it really funny how many witnesses celebrate christmas without actually 'celebrating christmas'.

  i'm just looking at facebook and seeing how many got together with family on christmas day or boxing day and had a big roast dinner, often with turkey, ate too much, drank too much, played some board games etc.

  then a few days later i'm seeing photos from all their 'family present days' where the kids get a ton of gifts to open.

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  My sister-in-law likes to say "Happy Born Day"

  Totally lame cover in my opinion.
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  JW's DO celebrate Xmas!

  by PrincessCynic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm finding it really funny how many witnesses celebrate christmas without actually 'celebrating christmas'.

  i'm just looking at facebook and seeing how many got together with family on christmas day or boxing day and had a big roast dinner, often with turkey, ate too much, drank too much, played some board games etc.

  then a few days later i'm seeing photos from all their 'family present days' where the kids get a ton of gifts to open.

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  My wife would just say, "They are just getting together because it is the one day they have off, so why not take advantage."

  Regarding the "yearly gift" thing, she just tries not to do it saying, "...it's like getting as close to the fire as possible..." kind of thing. She tries very hard to an extent but does not kmow other witnesses well enough to see their hypocrisy. Also she is obsessed with the idea of taking trips, a Jehovah's Witness trait that appears to be a mechanism to compensate for all those enforced rigid rules of their's.
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  Christmas, Saturnalia, Winter Solstice, Winter Hellos Card List??

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i will collect names and addresses from whoever wants to participate, just pm me.

  only 21 days until christmas and some cards may have to go overseas.. so i'll make a 2 week deadline...december 18. i will send the names and addresses to you by pm on december 11 and then on the 18.. blondie.

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  Happy Holidays to everyone. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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  Fred Franz talk before Gilead explaining why there was NO 1st Century GB

  by BU2B in

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  2. bible

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-vymdlw83c.

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  Marked
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  Another problem for JW apologists

  by Jeffro in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the 2013 edition of the new world translation renders 2 kings 17:1 as:.

  in the 12th year of king ahaz of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king over israel in samaria; he ruled for nine years.. this is in fact a better rendering than the previous nwt, which stated:.

  in the twelfth year of ahaz the king of judah, hoshea the son of elah became king in samaria over israel for nine years.. despite their improved rendering, the watch tower society still claims that hoshea's reign 'really' began in 758 bce, but that it was 'established' in the 12th year of ahaz.

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  In the end, I find the Watchtower's defense of 607 bce laughable since it is obvious that it is promoted to support 1914. That year is becoming more irrelevant with each passing year.
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  Went to church for the first time in a long long time.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  well its been since i was around 5 years young that i last went to church.

  so today i went to a church of a friend and it was very nice.

  they sang some songs with a band, good songs unlike jw's.

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  What is the Mormon take on those worldly people, Cold Steel?
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  Presents at grandmas, why jehovah hates it etc

  by DS211 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  well we just got back from grandmas and the girls my wife and i all got presents.

  my daughter was ripping through them like a madgirl and automatically my wife is like "shes being greedy"....i stood and said "no shes excited she never gets wrapped presents".

  she agreed.

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  There was a time when I seriously considered becoming a Jehovah's Witness and I asked my mother how she would feel if I were to do so. Knowing that it would mean that I would not be spending Christmases with them, I was concerned how that would affect my relationship with them. She said she would miss having us for the holidays but she would be okay with it. She said that she has cousins who are witnesses so she was familiar with it somewhat. It was reassuring to know that she would not be upset about it and would still accept it and me.

  I knew before I decided to "take that plunge," I needed to make sure this really was the one true religion. Well, needless to say, I never became a witness.

  How anyone can get roped in the religion giving all the information that is out there is beyond me.
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  I have JUST become a GREAT GRANNY Of Twins.

  by mouthy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  henry 51bs 12 oz,eve 51bs 14 oz...phil my grnason by marriage just called.. ashley the new mum) my granddaughter who herself was a twin,from my melanie who died when she was 42(cancer).

  they are doing well born by ceaserian at 2.40p.m today!!!!!

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  Congratulations Granny Grace.