dssynergy
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Invalid Baptism
by dssynergy innew to the board, first post.
just curious if anyone has ever tried to leave because of an invalid baptism.
if a person felt their baptism was invalid because they did it under pressure, and did not really devote themselves to jehovah, and would not now be baptized if given the chance ~ would they still be disfellowshipped or disassociated??
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I held back my laughter...
by dssynergy inwhen i visited bethel last week, i was explaining to my friend why i only choose to hire people with bachelor degrees...they need to be well educated, professional, have a certain level of experience, etc.
her comment: "yeah, worldly people aren't used to the constant learning that we do as jehovah's witnesses.
me: "uh, yeah.
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Thanks to you - I think I bought myself some time....
by dssynergy inso i've been working out of town the last month and i'm back home for a couple of weeks to attend a conference and some business meetings.
my mom while i was away has been concerned about my meeting attendance (haven't gon in almost a year, except memorial) - even when i was home she was concerned.
so today, when we met up for dinner - inevitibly, my meeting attendance came up as a topic of concern.
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For Those of You who Believe in Heaven...
by dssynergy ini'm a 5th generation jw - and i have to admit a lot of it doesn't make sense to me.. question: if when a person dies, they go to heaven, what is the point?
question: if jesus is a perfect competent ruler, why would he need "assistants"?
discuss.
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Going to Heaven...I'm Confused
by dssynergy inso, the whole concept of jehovah having people going to heaven to rule with christ doesn't make sense to me.
doesn't the idea that christ "needs" helpers insinuate that he is not the perfect ruler that he is portrayed to be?
why does god need people in heaven?
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Confession
by dssynergy inwhat's up with the limit on posting topics and replies??
my question has to do with confession.
the way i read the literature, it is a suggested practice ~ not a command.
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What about WikiLeaks?
by dssynergy inwith all of the internal documents that i'm sure are floating around or accessible by insiders on this board, what about submitting them to wikileaks and see what they do with the material?
how embarasing would that be for wtbs for all that exposure?
i realize that wikileaks is mostly about governments - but i bet they would see the importance of opening up this can of worms too if it was shown to them.. just my .02. ds.
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A Little sick to my stomach
by dssynergy ini just heard from my family that my little nephew, going to turn 8 soon, just joined the ministry school.
i felt a little sick when i heard.
so starts the panting on the treadmill and the "faith by works" routine that leads to imho, superficial christianity.
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Interesting...where do you think this is headed??
by dssynergy inso, i haven't attended the meetings for many months now - getting close to a year.
i did attend some of the district assembly, and told the elder in charge of my service group that although i wasn't attending the meeting, i was listening by phone because i'm having trouble with anxiety.
(true at the time).